diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm.h b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm.h
index f3ab96eaf44e..3667428d38b6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm.h
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm.h
@@ -287,4 +287,6 @@ int etm_get_trace_id(struct etm_drvdata *drvdata);
 void etm_set_default(struct etm_config *config);
 void etm_config_trace_mode(struct etm_config *config);
 struct etm_config *get_etm_config(struct etm_drvdata *drvdata);
+int etm_read_alloc_trace_id(struct etm_drvdata *drvdata);
+void etm_release_trace_id(struct etm_drvdata *drvdata);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c
index d0ab9933472b..273f37be322b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-core.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "coresight-etm.h"
 #include "coresight-etm-perf.h"
+#include "coresight-trace-id.h"
 
 /*
  * Not really modular but using module_param is the easiest way to
@@ -490,18 +491,61 @@ static int etm_trace_id(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	return etm_get_trace_id(drvdata);
 }
 
+int etm_read_alloc_trace_id(struct etm_drvdata *drvdata)
+{
+	int trace_id;
+
+	/*
+	 * This will allocate a trace ID to the cpu,
+	 * or return the one currently allocated.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&drvdata->spinlock);
+	trace_id = drvdata->traceid;
+	if (!trace_id) {
+		trace_id = coresight_trace_id_get_cpu_id(drvdata->cpu);
+		if (trace_id > 0)
+			drvdata->traceid = (u8)trace_id;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
+
+	if (trace_id <= 0)
+		pr_err("Failed to allocate trace ID for %s on CPU%d\n",
+		       dev_name(&drvdata->csdev->dev), drvdata->cpu);
+
+	return trace_id;
+}
+
+void etm_release_trace_id(struct etm_drvdata *drvdata)
+{
+	spin_lock(&drvdata->spinlock);
+	coresight_trace_id_put_cpu_id(drvdata->cpu);
+	drvdata->traceid = 0;
+	spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
+}
+
 static int etm_enable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 			   struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct etm_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(drvdata->cpu != smp_processor_id()))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Configure the tracer based on the session's specifics */
 	etm_parse_event_config(drvdata, event);
+
+	/* allocate a trace ID */
+	ret = etm_read_alloc_trace_id(drvdata);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* And enable it */
-	return etm_enable_hw(drvdata);
+	ret = etm_enable_hw(drvdata);
+
+	if (ret)
+		etm_release_trace_id(drvdata);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int etm_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
@@ -510,6 +554,11 @@ static int etm_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	struct etm_enable_arg arg = { };
 	int ret;
 
+	/* allocate a trace ID */
+	ret = etm_read_alloc_trace_id(drvdata);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	spin_lock(&drvdata->spinlock);
 
 	/*
@@ -532,6 +581,8 @@ static int etm_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 
 	if (!ret)
 		dev_dbg(&csdev->dev, "ETM tracing enabled\n");
+	else
+		etm_release_trace_id(drvdata);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -611,6 +662,8 @@ static void etm_disable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	coresight_disclaim_device_unlocked(csdev);
 
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
+
+	etm_release_trace_id(drvdata);
 }
 
 static void etm_disable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
@@ -635,6 +688,13 @@ static void etm_disable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
 	cpus_read_unlock();
 
+	/*
+	 * unlike for perf session - we only release trace IDs when resetting
+	 * sysfs. This permits sysfs users to read the trace ID after the trace
+	 * session has completed. This maintains operational behaviour with
+	 * prior trace id allocation method
+	 */
+
 	dev_dbg(&csdev->dev, "ETM tracing disabled\n");
 }
 
@@ -781,11 +841,6 @@ static void etm_init_arch_data(void *info)
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
 }
 
-static void etm_init_trace_id(struct etm_drvdata *drvdata)
-{
-	drvdata->traceid = coresight_get_trace_id(drvdata->cpu);
-}
-
 static int __init etm_hp_setup(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -871,7 +926,6 @@ static int etm_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	if (etm_arch_supported(drvdata->arch) == false)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	etm_init_trace_id(drvdata);
 	etm_set_default(&drvdata->config);
 
 	pdata = coresight_get_platform_data(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c
index 68fcbf4ce7a8..962d6ac96d64 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ static ssize_t reset_store(struct device *dev,
 
 		etm_set_default(config);
 		spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
+		/* release trace id outside the spinlock as this fn uses it */
+		etm_release_trace_id(drvdata);
 	}
 
 	return size;
@@ -1189,30 +1191,16 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(cpu);
 static ssize_t traceid_show(struct device *dev,
 			    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-	unsigned long val;
-	struct etm_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
-
-	val = etm_get_trace_id(drvdata);
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%#lx\n", val);
-}
-
-static ssize_t traceid_store(struct device *dev,
-			     struct device_attribute *attr,
-			     const char *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	int ret;
-	unsigned long val;
+	int trace_id;
 	struct etm_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
 
-	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 16, &val);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	trace_id = etm_read_alloc_trace_id(drvdata);
+	if (trace_id < 0)
+		return trace_id;
 
-	drvdata->traceid = val & ETM_TRACEID_MASK;
-	return size;
+	return sprintf(buf, "%#x\n", trace_id);
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(traceid);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(traceid);
 
 static struct attribute *coresight_etm_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_nr_addr_cmp.attr,
