diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index 559a58baff6e..27a24571e96c 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ config SAMPLE_TRACE_EVENTS
 	help
 	  This build trace event example modules.
 
+config SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK
+        tristate "Build trace_printk module - tests various trace_printk formats"
+	depends on EVENT_TRACING && m
+	help
+	 This builds a module that calls trace_printk() and can be used to
+	 test various trace_printk() calls from a module.
+
 config SAMPLE_KOBJECT
 	tristate "Build kobject examples -- loadable modules only"
 	depends on m
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index 2e3b523d7097..1a20169d85ac 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLES)	+= kobject/ kprobes/ trace_events/ livepatch/ \
 			   hw_breakpoint/ kfifo/ kdb/ hidraw/ rpmsg/ seccomp/ \
-			   configfs/ connector/ v4l/
+			   configfs/ connector/ v4l/ trace_printk/
diff --git a/samples/trace_printk/Makefile b/samples/trace_printk/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19900ab2b00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/trace_printk/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# builds a module that calls various trace_printk routines
+# then to use one (as root):  insmod <module_name.ko>
+
+# This module can also be used to test the trace_printk code.
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK) += trace-printk.o
diff --git a/samples/trace_printk/trace-printk.c b/samples/trace_printk/trace-printk.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9e0040ff7be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/trace_printk/trace-printk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/irq_work.h>
+
+/* Must not be static to force gcc to consider these non constant */
+char *trace_printk_test_global_str =
+	"This is a dynamic string that will use trace_puts\n";
+
+char *trace_printk_test_global_str_irq =
+	"(irq) This is a dynamic string that will use trace_puts\n";
+
+char *trace_printk_test_global_str_fmt =
+	"%sThis is a %s that will use trace_printk\n";
+
+static struct irq_work irqwork;
+
+static void trace_printk_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
+{
+	trace_printk("(irq) This is a static string that will use trace_bputs\n");
+	trace_printk(trace_printk_test_global_str_irq);
+
+	trace_printk("(irq) This is a %s that will use trace_bprintk()\n",
+		     "static string");
+
+	trace_printk(trace_printk_test_global_str_fmt,
+		     "(irq) ", "dynamic string");
+}
+
+static int __init trace_printk_init(void)
+{
+	init_irq_work(&irqwork, trace_printk_irq_work);
+
+	trace_printk("This is a static string that will use trace_bputs\n");
+	trace_printk(trace_printk_test_global_str);
+
+	/* Kick off printing in irq context */
+	irq_work_queue(&irqwork);
+
+	trace_printk("This is a %s that will use trace_bprintk()\n",
+		     "static string");
+
+	trace_printk(trace_printk_test_global_str_fmt, "", "dynamic string");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit trace_printk_exit(void)
+{
+}
+
+module_init(trace_printk_init);
+module_exit(trace_printk_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Steven Rostedt");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("trace-printk");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");