diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 3239a6e..cfaa2df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "util/parse-regs-options.h"
 #include "util/llvm-utils.h"
 #include "util/bpf-loader.h"
+#include "util/trigger.h"
 #include "asm/bug.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -127,44 +128,7 @@ static volatile int done;
 static volatile int signr = -1;
 static volatile int child_finished;
 
-static volatile enum {
-	AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_OFF = -1,
-	AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_DISABLED = 0,
-	AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_ENABLED = 1,
-} auxtrace_snapshot_state = AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_OFF;
-
-static inline void
-auxtrace_snapshot_on(void)
-{
-	auxtrace_snapshot_state = AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_DISABLED;
-}
-
-static inline void
-auxtrace_snapshot_enable(void)
-{
-	if (auxtrace_snapshot_state == AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_OFF)
-		return;
-	auxtrace_snapshot_state = AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_ENABLED;
-}
-
-static inline void
-auxtrace_snapshot_disable(void)
-{
-	if (auxtrace_snapshot_state == AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_OFF)
-		return;
-	auxtrace_snapshot_state = AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_DISABLED;
-}
-
-static inline bool
-auxtrace_snapshot_is_enabled(void)
-{
-	if (auxtrace_snapshot_state == AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_OFF)
-		return false;
-	return auxtrace_snapshot_state == AUXTRACE_SNAPSHOT_ENABLED;
-}
-
-static volatile int auxtrace_snapshot_err;
-static volatile int auxtrace_record__snapshot_started;
+static DEFINE_TRIGGER(auxtrace_snapshot, OFF);
 
 static void sig_handler(int sig)
 {
@@ -282,11 +246,12 @@ static void record__read_auxtrace_snapshot(struct record *rec)
 {
 	pr_debug("Recording AUX area tracing snapshot\n");
 	if (record__auxtrace_read_snapshot_all(rec) < 0) {
-		auxtrace_snapshot_err = -1;
+		auxtrace_snapshot_error();
 	} else {
-		auxtrace_snapshot_err = auxtrace_record__snapshot_finish(rec->itr);
-		if (!auxtrace_snapshot_err)
-			auxtrace_snapshot_enable();
+		if (auxtrace_record__snapshot_finish(rec->itr))
+			auxtrace_snapshot_error();
+		else
+			auxtrace_snapshot_release();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -815,21 +780,21 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 		perf_evlist__enable(rec->evlist);
 	}
 
-	auxtrace_snapshot_enable();
+	auxtrace_snapshot_release();
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long long hits = rec->samples;
 
 		if (record__mmap_read_all(rec) < 0) {
-			auxtrace_snapshot_disable();
+			auxtrace_snapshot_error();
 			err = -1;
 			goto out_child;
 		}
 
-		if (auxtrace_record__snapshot_started) {
-			auxtrace_record__snapshot_started = 0;
-			if (!auxtrace_snapshot_err)
+		if (auxtrace_snapshot_is_toggled()) {
+			auxtrace_snapshot_colddown();
+			if (!auxtrace_snapshot_is_error())
 				record__read_auxtrace_snapshot(rec);
-			if (auxtrace_snapshot_err) {
+			if (auxtrace_snapshot_is_error()) {
 				pr_err("AUX area tracing snapshot failed\n");
 				err = -1;
 				goto out_child;
@@ -858,12 +823,12 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 		 * disable events in this case.
 		 */
 		if (done && !disabled && !target__none(&opts->target)) {
-			auxtrace_snapshot_disable();
+			auxtrace_snapshot_off();
 			perf_evlist__disable(rec->evlist);
 			disabled = true;
 		}
 	}
-	auxtrace_snapshot_disable();
+	auxtrace_snapshot_off();
 
 	if (forks && workload_exec_errno) {
 		char msg[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
@@ -1442,9 +1407,9 @@ out_symbol_exit:
 
 static void snapshot_sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
 {
-	if (!auxtrace_snapshot_is_enabled())
+	if (!auxtrace_snapshot_is_released())
 		return;
-	auxtrace_snapshot_disable();
-	auxtrace_snapshot_err = auxtrace_record__snapshot_start(record.itr);
-	auxtrace_record__snapshot_started = 1;
+	auxtrace_snapshot_toggle();
+	if (auxtrace_record__snapshot_start(record.itr))
+		auxtrace_snapshot_error();
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trigger.h b/tools/perf/util/trigger.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..162c1c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trigger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#ifndef __TRIGGER_H_
+#define __TRIGGER_H_ 1
+
+struct trigger {
+	volatile enum {
+		TRIGGER_OFF		= -1,
+		TRIGGER_RELEASED	= 0,
+		TRIGGER_TOGGLED		= 1,
+		TRIGGER_COLDDOWN	= 2,
+	} state;
+	volatile bool error;
+};
+
+static inline void trigger_on(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return;
+	s->state = TRIGGER_RELEASED;
+}
+
+static inline void trigger_release(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return;
+	if (s->state != TRIGGER_OFF)
+		s->state = TRIGGER_RELEASED;
+}
+
+static inline void trigger_toggle(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return;
+	if (s->state != TRIGGER_OFF)
+		s->state = TRIGGER_TOGGLED;
+}
+
+static inline void trigger_colddown(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return;
+	if (s->state == TRIGGER_TOGGLED)
+		s->state = TRIGGER_COLDDOWN;
+}
+
+static inline void trigger_off(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return;
+	if (s->state != TRIGGER_OFF)
+		s->state = TRIGGER_OFF;
+}
+
+static inline void trigger_error(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return;
+	trigger_off(s);
+	s->error = true;
+}
+
+static inline bool trigger_is_released(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return false;
+	if (s->state != TRIGGER_OFF)
+		return s->state == TRIGGER_RELEASED;
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool trigger_is_toggled(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	if (s->error)
+		return false;
+	if (s->state != TRIGGER_OFF)
+		return s->state == TRIGGER_TOGGLED;
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool trigger_is_error(struct trigger *s)
+{
+	return s->error;
+}
+
+#define __TRIGGER_VAR(n) n##_state
+#define __DEF_TRIGGER_VOID_FUNC(n, op)	\
+static inline void n##_##op(void) {trigger_##op(&__TRIGGER_VAR(n)); }
+
+#define __DEF_TRIGGER_FUNC(n, type, op)	\
+static inline type n##_##op(void) {return trigger_##op(&__TRIGGER_VAR(n)); }
+
+#define DEFINE_TRIGGER(n, def)				\
+struct trigger n##_state = {.state = TRIGGER_##def, .error = false,};\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_VOID_FUNC(n, on)				\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_VOID_FUNC(n, release)			\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_VOID_FUNC(n, toggle)			\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_VOID_FUNC(n, colddown)			\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_VOID_FUNC(n, off)				\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_VOID_FUNC(n, error)			\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_FUNC(n, bool, is_released)		\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_FUNC(n, bool, is_toggled)			\
+__DEF_TRIGGER_FUNC(n, bool, is_error)
+
+#endif
