diff --git a/tracecmd/include/trace-local.h b/tracecmd/include/trace-local.h
index 71b9249..554f1a3 100644
--- a/tracecmd/include/trace-local.h
+++ b/tracecmd/include/trace-local.h
@@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ void update_first_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance, int topt);
 void show_instance_file(struct buffer_instance *instance, const char *name);
 
 int count_cpus(void);
+void write_tracing_on(struct buffer_instance *instance, int on);
+char *get_instance_dir(struct buffer_instance *instance);
+int write_instance_file(struct buffer_instance *instance,
+			const char *file, const char *str, const char *type);
+void tracecmd_init_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance);
+void tracecmd_make_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance);
+int tracecmd_local_cpu_count(void);
+void tracecmd_set_clock(struct buffer_instance *instance);
+void tracecmd_remove_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance);
 
 /* No longer in event-utils.h */
 void __noreturn die(const char *fmt, ...); /* Can be overriden */
diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-record.c b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
index 29f5784..4a82773 100644
--- a/tracecmd/trace-record.c
+++ b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static inline int no_top_instance(void)
 	return first_instance != &top_instance;
 }
 
-static void init_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance)
+void tracecmd_init_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 {
 	instance->event_next = &instance->events;
 }
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void reset_save_file_cond(const char *file, int prio,
  */
 void add_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance, int cpu_count)
 {
-	init_instance(instance);
+	tracecmd_init_instance(instance);
 	instance->next = buffer_instances;
 	if (first_instance == buffer_instances)
 		first_instance = instance;
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static void add_event(struct buffer_instance *instance, struct event_list *event
 static void reset_event_list(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 {
 	instance->events = NULL;
-	init_instance(instance);
+	tracecmd_init_instance(instance);
 }
 
 static char *get_temp_file(struct buffer_instance *instance, int cpu)
@@ -792,8 +792,7 @@ get_instance_file(struct buffer_instance *instance, const char *file)
 	return path;
 }
 
-static char *
-get_instance_dir(struct buffer_instance *instance)
+char *get_instance_dir(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 {
 	char *buf;
 	char *path;
@@ -837,9 +836,8 @@ static int write_file(const char *file, const char *str, const char *type)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-write_instance_file(struct buffer_instance *instance,
-		    const char *file, const char *str, const char *type)
+int write_instance_file(struct buffer_instance *instance,
+			const char *file, const char *str, const char *type)
 {
 	char *path;
 	int ret;
@@ -1981,7 +1979,7 @@ static int open_tracing_on(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 	return fd;
 }
 
-static void write_tracing_on(struct buffer_instance *instance, int on)
+void write_tracing_on(struct buffer_instance *instance, int on)
 {
 	int ret;
 	int fd;
@@ -2305,7 +2303,7 @@ void tracecmd_enable_events(void)
 	enable_events(first_instance);
 }
 
-static void set_clock(struct buffer_instance *instance)
+void tracecmd_set_clock(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 {
 	char *path;
 	char *content;
@@ -4442,49 +4440,58 @@ static void clear_func_filters(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void make_instances(void)
+void tracecmd_make_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 {
-	struct buffer_instance *instance;
 	struct stat st;
 	char *path;
 	int ret;
 
+	path = get_instance_dir(instance);
+	ret = stat(path, &st);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = mkdir(path, 0777);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			die("mkdir %s", path);
+	} else
+		/* Don't delete instances that already exist */
+		instance->flags |= BUFFER_FL_KEEP;
+	tracecmd_put_tracing_file(path);
+
+}
+
+static void make_instances(void)
+{
+	struct buffer_instance *instance;
+
 	for_each_instance(instance) {
 		if (is_guest(instance))
 			continue;
+		tracecmd_make_instance(instance);
+	}
+}
 
-		path = get_instance_dir(instance);
-		ret = stat(path, &st);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			ret = mkdir(path, 0777);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				die("mkdir %s", path);
-		} else
-			/* Don't delete instances that already exist */
-			instance->flags |= BUFFER_FL_KEEP;
-		tracecmd_put_tracing_file(path);
+void tracecmd_remove_instance(struct buffer_instance *instance)
+{
+	char *path;
+
+	if (instance->tracing_on_fd > 0) {
+		close(instance->tracing_on_fd);
+		instance->tracing_on_fd = 0;
 	}
+	path = get_instance_dir(instance);
+	rmdir(path);
+	tracecmd_put_tracing_file(path);
 }
 
 void tracecmd_remove_instances(void)
 {
 	struct buffer_instance *instance;
-	char *path;
-	int ret;
 
 	for_each_instance(instance) {
 		/* Only delete what we created */
 		if (is_guest(instance) || (instance->flags & BUFFER_FL_KEEP))
 			continue;
-		if (instance->tracing_on_fd > 0) {
-			close(instance->tracing_on_fd);
-			instance->tracing_on_fd = 0;
-		}
-		path = get_instance_dir(instance);
-		ret = rmdir(path);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			die("rmdir %s", path);
-		tracecmd_put_tracing_file(path);
+		tracecmd_remove_instance(instance);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4979,7 +4986,7 @@ void trace_stop(int argc, char **argv)
 	int topt = 0;
 	struct buffer_instance *instance = &top_instance;
 
-	init_instance(instance);
+	tracecmd_init_instance(instance);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int c;
@@ -5020,7 +5027,7 @@ void trace_restart(int argc, char **argv)
 	int topt = 0;
 	struct buffer_instance *instance = &top_instance;
 
-	init_instance(instance);
+	tracecmd_init_instance(instance);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int c;
@@ -5062,7 +5069,7 @@ void trace_reset(int argc, char **argv)
 	int topt = 0;
 	struct buffer_instance *instance = &top_instance;
 
-	init_instance(instance);
+	tracecmd_init_instance(instance);
 
 	/* if last arg is -a, then -b and -d apply to all instances */
 	int last_specified_all = 0;
@@ -5146,11 +5153,16 @@ static void init_common_record_context(struct common_record_context *ctx,
 	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
 	ctx->instance = &top_instance;
 	ctx->curr_cmd = curr_cmd;
-	init_instance(ctx->instance);
+	tracecmd_init_instance(ctx->instance);
 	local_cpu_count = count_cpus();
 	ctx->instance->cpu_count = local_cpu_count;
 }
 
+int tracecmd_local_cpu_count(void)
+{
+	return local_cpu_count;
+}
+
 #define IS_EXTRACT(ctx) ((ctx)->curr_cmd == CMD_extract)
 #define IS_START(ctx) ((ctx)->curr_cmd == CMD_start)
 #define IS_STREAM(ctx) ((ctx)->curr_cmd == CMD_stream)
@@ -5728,7 +5740,7 @@ static void record_trace(int argc, char **argv,
 	tracecmd_disable_all_tracing(1);
 
 	for_all_instances(instance)
-		set_clock(instance);
+		tracecmd_set_clock(instance);
 
 	/* Record records the date first */
 	if (ctx->date &&
