mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 }
 
-int filter_check_discard(struct trace_event_file *file, void *rec,
-                        struct ring_buffer *buffer,
-                        struct ring_buffer_event *event)
-{
-       if (unlikely(file->flags & EVENT_FILE_FL_FILTERED) &&
-           !filter_match_preds(file->filter, rec)) {
-               ring_buffer_discard_commit(buffer, event);
-               return 1;
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 int call_filter_check_discard(struct trace_event_call *call, void *rec,
                              struct ring_buffer *buffer,
                              struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 
        int                             nr_events;
 };
 
-extern int filter_check_discard(struct trace_event_file *file, void *rec,
-                               struct ring_buffer *buffer,
-                               struct ring_buffer_event *event);
 extern int call_filter_check_discard(struct trace_event_call *call, void *rec,
                                     struct ring_buffer *buffer,
                                     struct ring_buffer_event *event);
        if (eflags & EVENT_FILE_FL_TRIGGER_COND)
                *tt = event_triggers_call(file, entry);
 
-       if (test_bit(EVENT_FILE_FL_SOFT_DISABLED_BIT, &file->flags))
+       if (test_bit(EVENT_FILE_FL_SOFT_DISABLED_BIT, &file->flags) ||
+           (unlikely(file->flags & EVENT_FILE_FL_FILTERED) &&
+            !filter_match_preds(file->filter, entry))) {
                ring_buffer_discard_commit(buffer, event);
-       else if (!filter_check_discard(file, entry, buffer, event))
-               return false;
+               return true;
+       }
 
-       return true;
+       return false;
 }
 
 /**