diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index c5448c103770a5aeeb505024bac41ce3dfefc900..9d590138f870e4b7d6b5061d9088667bd8604e7b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -1881,8 +1881,8 @@ static int parse_action(char *str, struct hist_trigger_attrs *attrs)
 	if (attrs->n_actions >= HIST_ACTIONS_MAX)
 		return ret;
 
-	if ((strncmp(str, "onmatch(", sizeof("onmatch(") - 1) == 0) ||
-	    (strncmp(str, "onmax(", sizeof("onmax(") - 1) == 0)) {
+	if ((str_has_prefix(str, "onmatch(")) ||
+	    (str_has_prefix(str, "onmax("))) {
 		attrs->action_str[attrs->n_actions] = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!attrs->action_str[attrs->n_actions]) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1899,34 +1899,34 @@ static int parse_assignment(char *str, struct hist_trigger_attrs *attrs)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if ((strncmp(str, "key=", sizeof("key=") - 1) == 0) ||
-	    (strncmp(str, "keys=", sizeof("keys=") - 1) == 0)) {
+	if ((str_has_prefix(str, "key=")) ||
+	    (str_has_prefix(str, "keys="))) {
 		attrs->keys_str = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!attrs->keys_str) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else if ((strncmp(str, "val=", sizeof("val=") - 1) == 0) ||
-		 (strncmp(str, "vals=", sizeof("vals=") - 1) == 0) ||
-		 (strncmp(str, "values=", sizeof("values=") - 1) == 0)) {
+	} else if ((str_has_prefix(str, "val=")) ||
+		   (str_has_prefix(str, "vals=")) ||
+		   (str_has_prefix(str, "values="))) {
 		attrs->vals_str = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!attrs->vals_str) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else if (strncmp(str, "sort=", sizeof("sort=") - 1) == 0) {
+	} else if (str_has_prefix(str, "sort=")) {
 		attrs->sort_key_str = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!attrs->sort_key_str) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else if (strncmp(str, "name=", sizeof("name=") - 1) == 0) {
+	} else if (str_has_prefix(str, "name=")) {
 		attrs->name = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!attrs->name) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else if (strncmp(str, "clock=", sizeof("clock=") - 1) == 0) {
+	} else if (str_has_prefix(str, "clock=")) {
 		strsep(&str, "=");
 		if (!str) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ static int parse_assignment(char *str, struct hist_trigger_attrs *attrs)
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else if (strncmp(str, "size=", sizeof("size=") - 1) == 0) {
+	} else if (str_has_prefix(str, "size=")) {
 		int map_bits = parse_map_size(str);
 
 		if (map_bits < 0) {
@@ -3558,7 +3558,7 @@ static struct action_data *onmax_parse(char *str)
 	if (!onmax_fn_name || !str)
 		goto free;
 
-	if (strncmp(onmax_fn_name, "save", sizeof("save") - 1) == 0) {
+	if (str_has_prefix(onmax_fn_name, "save")) {
 		char *params = strsep(&str, ")");
 
 		if (!params) {
@@ -4346,7 +4346,7 @@ static int parse_actions(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data)
 	for (i = 0; i < hist_data->attrs->n_actions; i++) {
 		str = hist_data->attrs->action_str[i];
 
-		if (strncmp(str, "onmatch(", sizeof("onmatch(") - 1) == 0) {
+		if (str_has_prefix(str, "onmatch(")) {
 			char *action_str = str + sizeof("onmatch(") - 1;
 
 			data = onmatch_parse(tr, action_str);
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@ static int parse_actions(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data)
 				break;
 			}
 			data->fn = action_trace;
-		} else if (strncmp(str, "onmax(", sizeof("onmax(") - 1) == 0) {
+		} else if (str_has_prefix(str, "onmax(")) {
 			char *action_str = str + sizeof("onmax(") - 1;
 
 			data = onmax_parse(action_str);