}
 }
 
-static int open_probe_events(const char *trace_file, bool readwrite)
+int open_trace_file(const char *trace_file, bool readwrite)
 {
        char buf[PATH_MAX];
        int ret;
 
 static int open_kprobe_events(bool readwrite)
 {
-       return open_probe_events("kprobe_events", readwrite);
+       return open_trace_file("kprobe_events", readwrite);
 }
 
 static int open_uprobe_events(bool readwrite)
 {
-       return open_probe_events("uprobe_events", readwrite);
+       return open_trace_file("uprobe_events", readwrite);
 }
 
 int probe_file__open(int flag)
        size_t len = 0;
        bool target_line = false;
        bool ret = probe_type_table[type].avail;
+       int fd;
 
        if (type >= PROBE_TYPE_END)
                return false;
        if (ret || probe_type_table[type].checked)
                return ret;
 
-       if (asprintf(&buf, "%s/README", tracing_path) < 0)
+       fd = open_trace_file("README", false);
+       if (fd < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       fp = fopen(buf, "r");
-       if (!fp)
-               goto end;
+       fp = fdopen(fd, "r");
+       if (!fp) {
+               close(fd);
+               return ret;
+       }
 
-       zfree(&buf);
        while (getline(&buf, &len, fp) > 0 && !ret) {
                if (!target_line) {
                        target_line = !!strstr(buf, " type: ");
        probe_type_table[type].avail = ret;
 
        fclose(fp);
-end:
        free(buf);
 
        return ret;
 
 
 /* probe-file.c depends on libelf */
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
+int open_trace_file(const char *trace_file, bool readwrite);
 int probe_file__open(int flag);
 int probe_file__open_both(int *kfd, int *ufd, int flag);
 struct strlist *probe_file__get_namelist(int fd);