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+		Lockless Ring Buffer Design
+		===========================
+
+Copyright 2009 Red Hat Inc.
+   Author:   Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
+  License:   The GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
+               (dual licensed under the GPL v2)
+Reviewers:   Mathieu Desnoyers, Huang Ying, Hidetoshi Seto,
+	     and Frederic Weisbecker.
+
+
+Written for: 2.6.31
+
+Terminology used in this Document
+---------------------------------
+
+tail - where new writes happen in the ring buffer.
+
+head - where new reads happen in the ring buffer.
+
+producer - the task that writes into the ring buffer (same as writer)
+
+writer - same as producer
+
+consumer - the task that reads from the buffer (same as reader)
+
+reader - same as consumer.
+
+reader_page - A page outside the ring buffer used solely (for the most part)
+    by the reader.
+
+head_page - a pointer to the page that the reader will use next
+
+tail_page - a pointer to the page that will be written to next
+
+commit_page - a pointer to the page with the last finished non nested write.
+
+cmpxchg - hardware assisted atomic transaction that performs the following:
+
+   A = B iff previous A == C
+
+   R = cmpxchg(A, C, B) is saying that we replace A with B if and only if
+      current A is equal to C, and we put the old (current) A into R
+
+   R gets the previous A regardless if A is updated with B or not.
+
+   To see if the update was successful a compare of R == C may be used.
+
+The Generic Ring Buffer
+-----------------------
+
+The ring buffer can be used in either an overwrite mode or in
+producer/consumer mode.
+
+Producer/consumer mode is where the producer were to fill up the
+buffer before the consumer could free up anything, the producer
+will stop writing to the buffer. This will lose most recent events.
+
+Overwrite mode is where the produce were to fill up the buffer
+before the consumer could free up anything, the producer will
+overwrite the older data. This will lose the oldest events.
+
+No two writers can write at the same time (on the same per cpu buffer),
+but a writer may interrupt another writer, but it must finish writing
+before the previous writer may continue. This is very important to the
+algorithm. The writers act like a "stack". The way interrupts works
+enforces this behavior.
+
+
+  writer1 start
+     <preempted> writer2 start
+         <preempted> writer3 start
+                     writer3 finishes
+                 writer2 finishes
+  writer1 finishes
+
+This is very much like a writer being preempted by an interrupt and
+the interrupt doing a write as well.
+
+Readers can happen at any time. But no two readers may run at the
+same time, nor can a reader preempt/interrupt another reader. A reader
+can not preempt/interrupt a writer, but it may read/consume from the
+buffer at the same time as a writer is writing, but the reader must be
+on another processor to do so. A reader may read on its own processor
+and can be preempted by a writer.
+
+A writer can preempt a reader, but a reader can not preempt a writer.
+But a reader can read the buffer at the same time (on another processor)
+as a writer.
+
+The ring buffer is made up of a list of pages held together by a link list.
+
+At initialization a reader page is allocated for the reader that is not
+part of the ring buffer.
+
+The head_page, tail_page and commit_page are all initialized to point
+to the same page.
+
+The reader page is initialized to have its next pointer pointing to
+the head page, and its previous pointer pointing to a page before
+the head page.
+
+The reader has its own page to use. At start up time, this page is
+allocated but is not attached to the list. When the reader wants
+to read from the buffer, if its page is empty (like it is on start up)
+it will swap its page with the head_page. The old reader page will
+become part of the ring buffer and the head_page will be removed.
+The page after the inserted page (old reader_page) will become the
+new head page.
+
+Once the new page is given to the reader, the reader could do what
+it wants with it, as long as a writer has left that page.
+
+A sample of how the reader page is swapped: Note this does not
+show the head page in the buffer, it is for demonstrating a swap
+only.
+
+  +------+
+  |reader|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |
+  +------+
+                  +---+   +---+   +---+
+                  |   |-->|   |-->|   |
+                  |   |<--|   |<--|   |
+                  +---+   +---+   +---+
+                   ^ |             ^ |
+                   | +-------------+ |
+                   +-----------------+
+
+
+  +------+
+  |reader|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |-------------------+
+  +------+                   v
+    |             +---+   +---+   +---+
+    |             |   |-->|   |-->|   |
+    |             |   |<--|   |<--|   |<-+
+    |             +---+   +---+   +---+  |
+    |              ^ |             ^ |   |
+    |              | +-------------+ |   |
+    |              +-----------------+   |
+    +------------------------------------+
+
+  +------+
+  |reader|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |-------------------+
+  +------+ <---------------+ v
+    |  ^          +---+   +---+   +---+
+    |  |          |   |-->|   |-->|   |
+    |  |          |   |   |   |<--|   |<-+
+    |  |          +---+   +---+   +---+  |
+    |  |             |             ^ |   |
+    |  |             +-------------+ |   |
+    |  +-----------------------------+   |
+    +------------------------------------+
+
+  +------+
+  |buffer|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |-------------------+
+  +------+ <---------------+ v
+    |  ^          +---+   +---+   +---+
+    |  |          |   |   |   |-->|   |
+    |  |  New     |   |   |   |<--|   |<-+
+    |  | Reader   +---+   +---+   +---+  |
+    |  |  page ----^                 |   |
+    |  |                             |   |
+    |  +-----------------------------+   |
+    +------------------------------------+
+
+
+
+It is possible that the page swapped is the commit page and the tail page,
+if what is in the ring buffer is less than what is held in a buffer page.
+
+
+          reader page    commit page   tail page
+              |              |             |
+              v              |             |
+             +---+           |             |
+             |   |<----------+             |
+             |   |<------------------------+
+             |   |------+
+             +---+      |
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+This case is still valid for this algorithm.
+When the writer leaves the page, it simply goes into the ring buffer
+since the reader page still points to the next location in the ring
+buffer.
+
+
+The main pointers:
+
+  reader page - The page used solely by the reader and is not part
+                of the ring buffer (may be swapped in)
+
+  head page - the next page in the ring buffer that will be swapped
+              with the reader page.
+
+  tail page - the page where the next write will take place.
+
+  commit page - the page that last finished a write.
+
+The commit page only is updated by the outer most writer in the
+writer stack. A writer that preempts another writer will not move the
+commit page.
+
+When data is written into the ring buffer, a position is reserved
+in the ring buffer and passed back to the writer. When the writer
+is finished writing data into that position, it commits the write.
+
+Another write (or a read) may take place at anytime during this
+transaction. If another write happens it must finish before continuing
+with the previous write.
+
+
+   Write reserve:
+
+       Buffer page
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+  <--- given back to writer (current commit)
+      |reserved |
+      +---------+ <--- tail pointer
+      | empty   |
+      +---------+
+
+   Write commit:
+
+       Buffer page
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+  <--- next positon for write (current commit)
+      | empty   |
+      +---------+
+
+
+ If a write happens after the first reserve:
+
+       Buffer page
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+  <-- current commit
+      |reserved |
+      +---------+  <--- given back to second writer
+      |reserved |
+      +---------+ <--- tail pointer
+
+  After second writer commits:
+
+
+       Buffer page
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+  <--(last full commit)
+      |reserved |
+      +---------+
+      |pending  |
+      |commit   |
+      +---------+ <--- tail pointer
+
+  When the first writer commits:
+
+       Buffer page
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+
+      |written  |
+      +---------+  <--(last full commit and tail pointer)
+
+
+The commit pointer points to the last write location that was
+committed without preempting another write. When a write that
+preempted another write is committed, it only becomes a pending commit
+and will not be a full commit till all writes have been committed.
+
+The commit page points to the page that has the last full commit.
+The tail page points to the page with the last write (before
+committing).
+
+The tail page is always equal to or after the commit page. It may
+be several pages ahead. If the tail page catches up to the commit
+page then no more writes may take place (regardless of the mode
+of the ring buffer: overwrite and produce/consumer).
+
+The order of pages are:
+
+ head page
+ commit page
+ tail page
+
+Possible scenario:
+                             tail page
+  head page         commit page  |
+      |                 |        |
+      v                 v        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+There is a special case that the head page is after either the commit page
+and possibly the tail page. That is when the commit (and tail) page has been
+swapped with the reader page. This is because the head page is always
+part of the ring buffer, but the reader page is not. When ever there
+has been less than a full page that has been committed inside the ring buffer,
+and a reader swaps out a page, it will be swapping out the commit page.
+
+
+          reader page    commit page   tail page
+              |              |             |
+              v              |             |
+             +---+           |             |
+             |   |<----------+             |
+             |   |<------------------------+
+             |   |------+
+             +---+      |
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+                        ^
+                        |
+                    head page
+
+
+In this case, the head page will not move when the tail and commit
+move back into the ring buffer.
+
+The reader can not swap a page into the ring buffer if the commit page
+is still on that page. If the read meets the last commit (real commit
+not pending or reserved), then there is nothing more to read.
+The buffer is considered empty until another full commit finishes.
+
+When the tail meets the head page, if the buffer is in overwrite mode,
+the head page will be pushed ahead one. If the buffer is in producer/consumer
+mode, the write will fail.
+
+Overwrite mode:
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+                        ^
+                        |
+                    head page
+
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+                                 ^
+                                 |
+                             head page
+
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+                                 ^
+                                 |
+                             head page
+
+Note, the reader page will still point to the previous head page.
+But when a swap takes place, it will use the most recent head page.
+
+
+Making the Ring Buffer Lockless:
+--------------------------------
+
+The main idea behind the lockless algorithm is to combine the moving
+of the head_page pointer with the swapping of pages with the reader.
+State flags are placed inside the pointer to the page. To do this,
+each page must be aligned in memory by 4 bytes. This will allow the 2
+least significant bits of the address to be used as flags. Since
+they will always be zero for the address. To get the address,
+simply mask out the flags.
+
+  MASK = ~3
+
+  address & MASK
+
+Two flags will be kept by these two bits:
+
+   HEADER - the page being pointed to is a head page
+
+   UPDATE - the page being pointed to is being updated by a writer
+          and was or is about to be a head page.
+
+
+          reader page
+              |
+              v
+             +---+
+             |   |------+
+             +---+      |
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+
+The above pointer "-H->" would have the HEADER flag set. That is
+the next page is the next page to be swapped out by the reader.
+This pointer means the next page is the head page.
+
+When the tail page meets the head pointer, it will use cmpxchg to
+change the pointer to the UPDATE state:
+
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+"-U->" represents a pointer in the UPDATE state.
+
+Any access to the reader will need to take some sort of lock to serialize
+the readers. But the writers will never take a lock to write to the
+ring buffer. This means we only need to worry about a single reader,
+and writes only preempt in "stack" formation.
+
+When the reader tries to swap the page with the ring buffer, it
+will also use cmpxchg. If the flag bit in the pointer to the
+head page does not have the HEADER flag set, the compare will fail
+and the reader will need to look for the new head page and try again.
+Note, the flag UPDATE and HEADER are never set at the same time.
+
+The reader swaps the reader page as follows:
+
+  +------+
+  |reader|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |
+  +------+
+                  +---+    +---+    +---+
+                  |   |--->|   |--->|   |
+                  |   |<---|   |<---|   |
+                  +---+    +---+    +---+
+                   ^ |               ^ |
+                   | +---------------+ |
+                   +-----H-------------+
+
+The reader sets the reader page next pointer as HEADER to the page after
+the head page.
+
+
+  +------+
+  |reader|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |-------H-----------+
+  +------+                   v
+    |             +---+    +---+    +---+
+    |             |   |--->|   |--->|   |
+    |             |   |<---|   |<---|   |<-+
+    |             +---+    +---+    +---+  |
+    |              ^ |               ^ |   |
+    |              | +---------------+ |   |
+    |              +-----H-------------+   |
+    +--------------------------------------+
+
+It does a cmpxchg with the pointer to the previous head page to make it
+point to the reader page. Note that the new pointer does not have the HEADER
+flag set.  This action atomically moves the head page forward.
+
+  +------+
+  |reader|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |-------H-----------+
+  +------+                   v
+    |  ^          +---+   +---+   +---+
+    |  |          |   |-->|   |-->|   |
+    |  |          |   |<--|   |<--|   |<-+
+    |  |          +---+   +---+   +---+  |
+    |  |             |             ^ |   |
+    |  |             +-------------+ |   |
+    |  +-----------------------------+   |
+    +------------------------------------+
+
+After the new head page is set, the previous pointer of the head page is
+updated to the reader page.
+
+  +------+
+  |reader|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |-------H-----------+
+  +------+ <---------------+ v
+    |  ^          +---+   +---+   +---+
+    |  |          |   |-->|   |-->|   |
+    |  |          |   |   |   |<--|   |<-+
+    |  |          +---+   +---+   +---+  |
+    |  |             |             ^ |   |
+    |  |             +-------------+ |   |
+    |  +-----------------------------+   |
+    +------------------------------------+
+
+  +------+
+  |buffer|          RING BUFFER
+  |page  |-------H-----------+  <--- New head page
+  +------+ <---------------+ v
+    |  ^          +---+   +---+   +---+
+    |  |          |   |   |   |-->|   |
+    |  |  New     |   |   |   |<--|   |<-+
+    |  | Reader   +---+   +---+   +---+  |
+    |  |  page ----^                 |   |
+    |  |                             |   |
+    |  +-----------------------------+   |
+    +------------------------------------+
+
+Another important point. The page that the reader page points back to
+by its previous pointer (the one that now points to the new head page)
+never points back to the reader page. That is because the reader page is
+not part of the ring buffer. Traversing the ring buffer via the next pointers
+will always stay in the ring buffer. Traversing the ring buffer via the
+prev pointers may not.
+
+Note, the way to determine a reader page is simply by examining the previous
+pointer of the page. If the next pointer of the previous page does not
+point back to the original page, then the original page is a reader page:
+
+
+             +--------+
+             | reader |  next   +----+
+             |  page  |-------->|    |<====== (buffer page)
+             +--------+         +----+
+                 |                | ^
+                 |                v | next
+            prev |              +----+
+                 +------------->|    |
+                                +----+
+
+The way the head page moves forward:
+
+When the tail page meets the head page and the buffer is in overwrite mode
+and more writes take place, the head page must be moved forward before the
+writer may move the tail page. The way this is done is that the writer
+performs a cmpxchg to convert the pointer to the head page from the HEADER
+flag to have the UPDATE flag set. Once this is done, the reader will
+not be able to swap the head page from the buffer, nor will it be able to
+move the head page, until the writer is finished with the move.
+
+This eliminates any races that the reader can have on the writer. The reader
+must spin, and this is why the reader can not preempt the writer.
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+The following page will be made into the new head page.
+
+           tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+After the new head page has been set, we can set the old head page
+pointer back to NORMAL.
+
+           tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+After the head page has been moved, the tail page may now move forward.
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+
+The above are the trivial updates. Now for the more complex scenarios.
+
+
+As stated before, if enough writes preempt the first write, the
+tail page may make it all the way around the buffer and meet the commit
+page. At this time, we must start dropping writes (usually with some kind
+of warning to the user). But what happens if the commit was still on the
+reader page? The commit page is not part of the ring buffer. The tail page
+must account for this.
+
+
+          reader page    commit page
+              |              |
+              v              |
+             +---+           |
+             |   |<----------+
+             |   |
+             |   |------+
+             +---+      |
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+               ^
+               |
+           tail page
+
+If the tail page were to simply push the head page forward, the commit when
+leaving the reader page would not be pointing to the correct page.
+
+The solution to this is to test if the commit page is on the reader page
+before pushing the head page. If it is, then it can be assumed that the
+tail page wrapped the buffer, and we must drop new writes.
+
+This is not a race condition, because the commit page can only be moved
+by the outter most writer (the writer that was preempted).
+This means that the commit will not move while a writer is moving the
+tail page. The reader can not swap the reader page if it is also being
+used as the commit page. The reader can simply check that the commit
+is off the reader page. Once the commit page leaves the reader page
+it will never go back on it unless a reader does another swap with the
+buffer page that is also the commit page.
+
+
+Nested writes
+-------------
+
+In the pushing forward of the tail page we must first push forward
+the head page if the head page is the next page. If the head page
+is not the next page, the tail page is simply updated with a cmpxchg.
+
+Only writers move the tail page. This must be done atomically to protect
+against nested writers.
+
+  temp_page = tail_page
+  next_page = temp_page->next
+  cmpxchg(tail_page, temp_page, next_page)
+
+The above will update the tail page if it is still pointing to the expected
+page. If this fails, a nested write pushed it forward, the the current write
+does not need to push it.
+
+
+           temp page
+               |
+               v
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+Nested write comes in and moves the tail page forward:
+
+                    tail page (moved by nested writer)
+            temp page   |
+               |        |
+               v        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+The above would fail the cmpxchg, but since the tail page has already
+been moved forward, the writer will just try again to reserve storage
+on the new tail page.
+
+But the moving of the head page is a bit more complex.
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+The write converts the head page pointer to UPDATE.
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+But if a nested writer preempts here. It will see that the next
+page is a head page, but it is also nested. It will detect that
+it is nested and will save that information. The detection is the
+fact that it sees the UPDATE flag instead of a HEADER or NORMAL
+pointer.
+
+The nested writer will set the new head page pointer.
+
+           tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+But it will not reset the update back to normal. Only the writer
+that converted a pointer from HEAD to UPDATE will convert it back
+to NORMAL.
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+After the nested writer finishes, the outer most writer will convert
+the UPDATE pointer to NORMAL.
+
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+
+It can be even more complex if several nested writes came in and moved
+the tail page ahead several pages:
+
+
+(first writer)
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-H->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+The write converts the head page pointer to UPDATE.
+
+            tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+Next writer comes in, and sees the update and sets up the new
+head page.
+
+(second writer)
+
+           tail page
+               |
+               v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+The nested writer moves the tail page forward. But does not set the old
+update page to NORMAL because it is not the outer most writer.
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-H->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+Another writer preempts and sees the page after the tail page is a head page.
+It changes it from HEAD to UPDATE.
+
+(third writer)
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-U->|   |--->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+The writer will move the head page forward:
+
+
+(third writer)
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-U->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+But now that the third writer did change the HEAD flag to UPDATE it
+will convert it to normal:
+
+
+(third writer)
+
+                    tail page
+                        |
+                        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+
+Then it will move the tail page, and return back to the second writer.
+
+
+(second writer)
+
+                             tail page
+                                 |
+                                 v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+
+The second writer will fail to move the tail page because it was already
+moved, so it will try again and add its data to the new tail page.
+It will return to the first writer.
+
+
+(first writer)
+
+                             tail page
+                                 |
+                                 v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+The first writer can not know atomically test if the tail page moved
+while it updates the HEAD page. It will then update the head page to
+what it thinks is the new head page.
+
+
+(first writer)
+
+                             tail page
+                                 |
+                                 v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-H->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+Since the cmpxchg returns the old value of the pointer the first writer
+will see it succeeded in updating the pointer from NORMAL to HEAD.
+But as we can see, this is not good enough. It must also check to see
+if the tail page is either where it use to be or on the next page:
+
+
+(first writer)
+
+               A        B    tail page
+               |        |        |
+               v        v        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |-H->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+If tail page != A and tail page does not equal B, then it must reset the
+pointer back to NORMAL. The fact that it only needs to worry about
+nested writers, it only needs to check this after setting the HEAD page.
+
+
+(first writer)
+
+               A        B    tail page
+               |        |        |
+               v        v        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |-U->|   |--->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
+Now the writer can update the head page. This is also why the head page must
+remain in UPDATE and only reset by the outer most writer. This prevents
+the reader from seeing the incorrect head page.
+
+
+(first writer)
+
+               A        B    tail page
+               |        |        |
+               v        v        v
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+<---|   |--->|   |--->|   |--->|   |-H->
+--->|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---|   |<---
+    +---+    +---+    +---+    +---+
+
diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 29f8599e6bea..7fca71693ae7 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_overruns(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 unsigned long ring_buffer_entries_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 unsigned long ring_buffer_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 unsigned long ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_nmi_dropped_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
 u64 ring_buffer_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 void ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index bf27bb7a63e2..e648ba4f70e0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -322,6 +322,14 @@ struct buffer_data_page {
 	unsigned char	 data[];	/* data of buffer page */
 };
 
+/*
+ * Note, the buffer_page list must be first. The buffer pages
+ * are allocated in cache lines, which means that each buffer
+ * page will be at the beginning of a cache line, and thus
+ * the least significant bits will be zero. We use this to
+ * add flags in the list struct pointers, to make the ring buffer
+ * lockless.
+ */
 struct buffer_page {
 	struct list_head list;		/* list of buffer pages */
 	local_t		 write;		/* index for next write */
@@ -330,6 +338,21 @@ struct buffer_page {
 	struct buffer_data_page *page;	/* Actual data page */
 };
 
+/*
+ * The buffer page counters, write and entries, must be reset
+ * atomically when crossing page boundaries. To synchronize this
+ * update, two counters are inserted into the number. One is
+ * the actual counter for the write position or count on the page.
+ *
+ * The other is a counter of updaters. Before an update happens
+ * the update partition of the counter is incremented. This will
+ * allow the updater to update the counter atomically.
+ *
+ * The counter is 20 bits, and the state data is 12.
+ */
+#define RB_WRITE_MASK		0xfffff
+#define RB_WRITE_INTCNT		(1 << 20)
+
 static void rb_init_page(struct buffer_data_page *bpage)
 {
 	local_set(&bpage->commit, 0);
@@ -403,21 +426,20 @@ int ring_buffer_print_page_header(struct trace_seq *s)
 struct ring_buffer_per_cpu {
 	int				cpu;
 	struct ring_buffer		*buffer;
-	spinlock_t			reader_lock; /* serialize readers */
+	spinlock_t			reader_lock;	/* serialize readers */
 	raw_spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct lock_class_key		lock_key;
-	struct list_head		pages;
+	struct list_head		*pages;
 	struct buffer_page		*head_page;	/* read from head */
 	struct buffer_page		*tail_page;	/* write to tail */
 	struct buffer_page		*commit_page;	/* committed pages */
 	struct buffer_page		*reader_page;
-	unsigned long			nmi_dropped;
-	unsigned long			commit_overrun;
-	unsigned long			overrun;
-	unsigned long			read;
+	local_t				commit_overrun;
+	local_t				overrun;
 	local_t				entries;
 	local_t				committing;
 	local_t				commits;
+	unsigned long			read;
 	u64				write_stamp;
 	u64				read_stamp;
 	atomic_t			record_disabled;
@@ -489,6 +511,385 @@ void ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp);
 
+/*
+ * Making the ring buffer lockless makes things tricky.
+ * Although writes only happen on the CPU that they are on,
+ * and they only need to worry about interrupts. Reads can
+ * happen on any CPU.
+ *
+ * The reader page is always off the ring buffer, but when the
+ * reader finishes with a page, it needs to swap its page with
+ * a new one from the buffer. The reader needs to take from
+ * the head (writes go to the tail). But if a writer is in overwrite
+ * mode and wraps, it must push the head page forward.
+ *
+ * Here lies the problem.
+ *
+ * The reader must be careful to replace only the head page, and
+ * not another one. As described at the top of the file in the
+ * ASCII art, the reader sets its old page to point to the next
+ * page after head. It then sets the page after head to point to
+ * the old reader page. But if the writer moves the head page
+ * during this operation, the reader could end up with the tail.
+ *
+ * We use cmpxchg to help prevent this race. We also do something
+ * special with the page before head. We set the LSB to 1.
+ *
+ * When the writer must push the page forward, it will clear the
+ * bit that points to the head page, move the head, and then set
+ * the bit that points to the new head page.
+ *
+ * We also don't want an interrupt coming in and moving the head
+ * page on another writer. Thus we use the second LSB to catch
+ * that too. Thus:
+ *
+ * head->list->prev->next        bit 1          bit 0
+ *                              -------        -------
+ * Normal page                     0              0
+ * Points to head page             0              1
+ * New head page                   1              0
+ *
+ * Note we can not trust the prev pointer of the head page, because:
+ *
+ * +----+       +-----+        +-----+
+ * |    |------>|  T  |---X--->|  N  |
+ * |    |<------|     |        |     |
+ * +----+       +-----+        +-----+
+ *   ^                           ^ |
+ *   |          +-----+          | |
+ *   +----------|  R  |----------+ |
+ *              |     |<-----------+
+ *              +-----+
+ *
+ * Key:  ---X-->  HEAD flag set in pointer
+ *         T      Tail page
+ *         R      Reader page
+ *         N      Next page
+ *
+ * (see __rb_reserve_next() to see where this happens)
+ *
+ *  What the above shows is that the reader just swapped out
+ *  the reader page with a page in the buffer, but before it
+ *  could make the new header point back to the new page added
+ *  it was preempted by a writer. The writer moved forward onto
+ *  the new page added by the reader and is about to move forward
+ *  again.
+ *
+ *  You can see, it is legitimate for the previous pointer of
+ *  the head (or any page) not to point back to itself. But only
+ *  temporarially.
+ */
+
+#define RB_PAGE_NORMAL		0UL
+#define RB_PAGE_HEAD		1UL
+#define RB_PAGE_UPDATE		2UL
+
+
+#define RB_FLAG_MASK		3UL
+
+/* PAGE_MOVED is not part of the mask */
+#define RB_PAGE_MOVED		4UL
+
+/*
+ * rb_list_head - remove any bit
+ */
+static struct list_head *rb_list_head(struct list_head *list)
+{
+	unsigned long val = (unsigned long)list;
+
+	return (struct list_head *)(val & ~RB_FLAG_MASK);
+}
+
+/*
+ * rb_is_head_page - test if the give page is the head page
+ *
+ * Because the reader may move the head_page pointer, we can
+ * not trust what the head page is (it may be pointing to
+ * the reader page). But if the next page is a header page,
+ * its flags will be non zero.
+ */
+static int inline
+rb_is_head_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+		struct buffer_page *page, struct list_head *list)
+{
+	unsigned long val;
+
+	val = (unsigned long)list->next;
+
+	if ((val & ~RB_FLAG_MASK) != (unsigned long)&page->list)
+		return RB_PAGE_MOVED;
+
+	return val & RB_FLAG_MASK;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rb_is_reader_page
+ *
+ * The unique thing about the reader page, is that, if the
+ * writer is ever on it, the previous pointer never points
+ * back to the reader page.
+ */
+static int rb_is_reader_page(struct buffer_page *page)
+{
+	struct list_head *list = page->list.prev;
+
+	return rb_list_head(list->next) != &page->list;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rb_set_list_to_head - set a list_head to be pointing to head.
+ */
+static void rb_set_list_to_head(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+				struct list_head *list)
+{
+	unsigned long *ptr;
+
+	ptr = (unsigned long *)&list->next;
+	*ptr |= RB_PAGE_HEAD;
+	*ptr &= ~RB_PAGE_UPDATE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rb_head_page_activate - sets up head page
+ */
+static void rb_head_page_activate(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+{
+	struct buffer_page *head;
+
+	head = cpu_buffer->head_page;
+	if (!head)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set the previous list pointer to have the HEAD flag.
+	 */
+	rb_set_list_to_head(cpu_buffer, head->list.prev);
+}
+
+static void rb_list_head_clear(struct list_head *list)
+{
+	unsigned long *ptr = (unsigned long *)&list->next;
+
+	*ptr &= ~RB_FLAG_MASK;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rb_head_page_dactivate - clears head page ptr (for free list)
+ */
+static void
+rb_head_page_deactivate(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+{
+	struct list_head *hd;
+
+	/* Go through the whole list and clear any pointers found. */
+	rb_list_head_clear(cpu_buffer->pages);
+
+	list_for_each(hd, cpu_buffer->pages)
+		rb_list_head_clear(hd);
+}
+
+static int rb_head_page_set(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+			    struct buffer_page *head,
+			    struct buffer_page *prev,
+			    int old_flag, int new_flag)
+{
+	struct list_head *list;
+	unsigned long val = (unsigned long)&head->list;
+	unsigned long ret;
+
+	list = &prev->list;
+
+	val &= ~RB_FLAG_MASK;
+
+	ret = (unsigned long)cmpxchg(&list->next,
+				     val | old_flag, val | new_flag);
+
+	/* check if the reader took the page */
+	if ((ret & ~RB_FLAG_MASK) != val)
+		return RB_PAGE_MOVED;
+
+	return ret & RB_FLAG_MASK;
+}
+
+static int rb_head_page_set_update(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+				   struct buffer_page *head,
+				   struct buffer_page *prev,
+				   int old_flag)
+{
+	return rb_head_page_set(cpu_buffer, head, prev,
+				old_flag, RB_PAGE_UPDATE);
+}
+
+static int rb_head_page_set_head(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+				 struct buffer_page *head,
+				 struct buffer_page *prev,
+				 int old_flag)
+{
+	return rb_head_page_set(cpu_buffer, head, prev,
+				old_flag, RB_PAGE_HEAD);
+}
+
+static int rb_head_page_set_normal(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+				   struct buffer_page *head,
+				   struct buffer_page *prev,
+				   int old_flag)
+{
+	return rb_head_page_set(cpu_buffer, head, prev,
+				old_flag, RB_PAGE_NORMAL);
+}
+
+static inline void rb_inc_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+			       struct buffer_page **bpage)
+{
+	struct list_head *p = rb_list_head((*bpage)->list.next);
+
+	*bpage = list_entry(p, struct buffer_page, list);
+}
+
+static struct buffer_page *
+rb_set_head_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+{
+	struct buffer_page *head;
+	struct buffer_page *page;
+	struct list_head *list;
+	int i;
+
+	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, !cpu_buffer->head_page))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* sanity check */
+	list = cpu_buffer->pages;
+	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, rb_list_head(list->prev->next) != list))
+		return NULL;
+
+	page = head = cpu_buffer->head_page;
+	/*
+	 * It is possible that the writer moves the header behind
+	 * where we started, and we miss in one loop.
+	 * A second loop should grab the header, but we'll do
+	 * three loops just because I'm paranoid.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+		do {
+			if (rb_is_head_page(cpu_buffer, page, page->list.prev)) {
+				cpu_buffer->head_page = page;
+				return page;
+			}
+			rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &page);
+		} while (page != head);
+	}
+
+	RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, 1);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int rb_head_page_replace(struct buffer_page *old,
+				struct buffer_page *new)
+{
+	unsigned long *ptr = (unsigned long *)&old->list.prev->next;
+	unsigned long val;
+	unsigned long ret;
+
+	val = *ptr & ~RB_FLAG_MASK;
+	val |= RB_PAGE_HEAD;
+
+	ret = cmpxchg(ptr, val, &new->list);
+
+	return ret == val;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rb_tail_page_update - move the tail page forward
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if moved tail page, 0 if someone else did.
+ */
+static int rb_tail_page_update(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+			       struct buffer_page *tail_page,
+			       struct buffer_page *next_page)
+{
+	struct buffer_page *old_tail;
+	unsigned long old_entries;
+	unsigned long old_write;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * The tail page now needs to be moved forward.
+	 *
+	 * We need to reset the tail page, but without messing
+	 * with possible erasing of data brought in by interrupts
+	 * that have moved the tail page and are currently on it.
+	 *
+	 * We add a counter to the write field to denote this.
+	 */
+	old_write = local_add_return(RB_WRITE_INTCNT, &next_page->write);
+	old_entries = local_add_return(RB_WRITE_INTCNT, &next_page->entries);
+
+	/*
+	 * Just make sure we have seen our old_write and synchronize
+	 * with any interrupts that come in.
+	 */
+	barrier();
+
+	/*
+	 * If the tail page is still the same as what we think
+	 * it is, then it is up to us to update the tail
+	 * pointer.
+	 */
+	if (tail_page == cpu_buffer->tail_page) {
+		/* Zero the write counter */
+		unsigned long val = old_write & ~RB_WRITE_MASK;
+		unsigned long eval = old_entries & ~RB_WRITE_MASK;
+
+		/*
+		 * This will only succeed if an interrupt did
+		 * not come in and change it. In which case, we
+		 * do not want to modify it.
+		 */
+		local_cmpxchg(&next_page->write, old_write, val);
+		local_cmpxchg(&next_page->entries, old_entries, eval);
+
+		/*
+		 * No need to worry about races with clearing out the commit.
+		 * it only can increment when a commit takes place. But that
+		 * only happens in the outer most nested commit.
+		 */
+		local_set(&next_page->page->commit, 0);
+
+		old_tail = cmpxchg(&cpu_buffer->tail_page,
+				   tail_page, next_page);
+
+		if (old_tail == tail_page)
+			ret = 1;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int rb_check_bpage(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+			  struct buffer_page *bpage)
+{
+	unsigned long val = (unsigned long)bpage;
+
+	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, val & RB_FLAG_MASK))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rb_check_list - make sure a pointer to a list has the last bits zero
+ */
+static int rb_check_list(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+			 struct list_head *list)
+{
+	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, rb_list_head(list->prev) != list->prev))
+		return 1;
+	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, rb_list_head(list->next) != list->next))
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * check_pages - integrity check of buffer pages
  * @cpu_buffer: CPU buffer with pages to test
@@ -498,14 +899,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp);
  */
 static int rb_check_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
-	struct list_head *head = &cpu_buffer->pages;
+	struct list_head *head = cpu_buffer->pages;
 	struct buffer_page *bpage, *tmp;
 
+	rb_head_page_deactivate(cpu_buffer);
+
 	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, head->next->prev != head))
 		return -1;
 	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, head->prev->next != head))
 		return -1;
 
+	if (rb_check_list(cpu_buffer, head))
+		return -1;
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(bpage, tmp, head, list) {
 		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 			       bpage->list.next->prev != &bpage->list))
@@ -513,25 +919,33 @@ static int rb_check_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 			       bpage->list.prev->next != &bpage->list))
 			return -1;
+		if (rb_check_list(cpu_buffer, &bpage->list))
+			return -1;
 	}
 
+	rb_head_page_activate(cpu_buffer);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 			     unsigned nr_pages)
 {
-	struct list_head *head = &cpu_buffer->pages;
 	struct buffer_page *bpage, *tmp;
 	unsigned long addr;
 	LIST_HEAD(pages);
 	unsigned i;
 
+	WARN_ON(!nr_pages);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		bpage = kzalloc_node(ALIGN(sizeof(*bpage), cache_line_size()),
 				    GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu_buffer->cpu));
 		if (!bpage)
 			goto free_pages;
+
+		rb_check_bpage(cpu_buffer, bpage);
+
 		list_add(&bpage->list, &pages);
 
 		addr = __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -541,7 +955,13 @@ static int rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		rb_init_page(bpage->page);
 	}
 
-	list_splice(&pages, head);
+	/*
+	 * The ring buffer page list is a circular list that does not
+	 * start and end with a list head. All page list items point to
+	 * other pages.
+	 */
+	cpu_buffer->pages = pages.next;
+	list_del(&pages);
 
 	rb_check_pages(cpu_buffer);
 
@@ -573,13 +993,14 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 	spin_lock_init(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
 	lockdep_set_class(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, buffer->reader_lock_key);
 	cpu_buffer->lock = (raw_spinlock_t)__RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cpu_buffer->pages);
 
 	bpage = kzalloc_node(ALIGN(sizeof(*bpage), cache_line_size()),
 			    GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu));
 	if (!bpage)
 		goto fail_free_buffer;
 
+	rb_check_bpage(cpu_buffer, bpage);
+
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page = bpage;
 	addr = __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!addr)
@@ -594,9 +1015,11 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 		goto fail_free_reader;
 
 	cpu_buffer->head_page
-		= list_entry(cpu_buffer->pages.next, struct buffer_page, list);
+		= list_entry(cpu_buffer->pages, struct buffer_page, list);
 	cpu_buffer->tail_page = cpu_buffer->commit_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
 
+	rb_head_page_activate(cpu_buffer);
+
 	return cpu_buffer;
 
  fail_free_reader:
@@ -609,15 +1032,22 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 
 static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
-	struct list_head *head = &cpu_buffer->pages;
+	struct list_head *head = cpu_buffer->pages;
 	struct buffer_page *bpage, *tmp;
 
 	free_buffer_page(cpu_buffer->reader_page);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(bpage, tmp, head, list) {
-		list_del_init(&bpage->list);
+	rb_head_page_deactivate(cpu_buffer);
+
+	if (head) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(bpage, tmp, head, list) {
+			list_del_init(&bpage->list);
+			free_buffer_page(bpage);
+		}
+		bpage = list_entry(head, struct buffer_page, list);
 		free_buffer_page(bpage);
 	}
+
 	kfree(cpu_buffer);
 }
 
@@ -759,15 +1189,17 @@ rb_remove_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer, unsigned nr_pages)
 	atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
 	synchronize_sched();
 
+	rb_head_page_deactivate(cpu_buffer);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
-		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, list_empty(&cpu_buffer->pages)))
+		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, list_empty(cpu_buffer->pages)))
 			return;
-		p = cpu_buffer->pages.next;
+		p = cpu_buffer->pages->next;
 		bpage = list_entry(p, struct buffer_page, list);
 		list_del_init(&bpage->list);
 		free_buffer_page(bpage);
 	}
-	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, list_empty(&cpu_buffer->pages)))
+	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, list_empty(cpu_buffer->pages)))
 		return;
 
 	rb_reset_cpu(cpu_buffer);
@@ -789,15 +1221,19 @@ rb_insert_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
 	synchronize_sched();
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
+	rb_head_page_deactivate(cpu_buffer);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, list_empty(pages)))
 			return;
 		p = pages->next;
 		bpage = list_entry(p, struct buffer_page, list);
 		list_del_init(&bpage->list);
-		list_add_tail(&bpage->list, &cpu_buffer->pages);
+		list_add_tail(&bpage->list, cpu_buffer->pages);
 	}
 	rb_reset_cpu(cpu_buffer);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
 
 	rb_check_pages(cpu_buffer);
 
@@ -948,21 +1384,14 @@ rb_reader_event(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 }
 
 static inline struct ring_buffer_event *
-rb_head_event(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
-{
-	return __rb_page_index(cpu_buffer->head_page,
-			       cpu_buffer->head_page->read);
-}
-
-static inline struct ring_buffer_event *
 rb_iter_head_event(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 {
 	return __rb_page_index(iter->head_page, iter->head);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned rb_page_write(struct buffer_page *bpage)
+static inline unsigned long rb_page_write(struct buffer_page *bpage)
 {
-	return local_read(&bpage->write);
+	return local_read(&bpage->write) & RB_WRITE_MASK;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned rb_page_commit(struct buffer_page *bpage)
@@ -970,6 +1399,11 @@ static inline unsigned rb_page_commit(struct buffer_page *bpage)
 	return local_read(&bpage->page->commit);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long rb_page_entries(struct buffer_page *bpage)
+{
+	return local_read(&bpage->entries) & RB_WRITE_MASK;
+}
+
 /* Size is determined by what has been commited */
 static inline unsigned rb_page_size(struct buffer_page *bpage)
 {
@@ -982,22 +1416,6 @@ rb_commit_index(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	return rb_page_commit(cpu_buffer->commit_page);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned rb_head_size(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
-{
-	return rb_page_commit(cpu_buffer->head_page);
-}
-
-static inline void rb_inc_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
-			       struct buffer_page **bpage)
-{
-	struct list_head *p = (*bpage)->list.next;
-
-	if (p == &cpu_buffer->pages)
-		p = p->next;
-
-	*bpage = list_entry(p, struct buffer_page, list);
-}
-
 static inline unsigned
 rb_event_index(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
@@ -1023,6 +1441,8 @@ rb_event_is_commit(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 static void
 rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
+	unsigned long max_count;
+
 	/*
 	 * We only race with interrupts and NMIs on this CPU.
 	 * If we own the commit event, then we can commit
@@ -1032,9 +1452,16 @@ rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	 * assign the commit to the tail.
 	 */
  again:
+	max_count = cpu_buffer->buffer->pages * 100;
+
 	while (cpu_buffer->commit_page != cpu_buffer->tail_page) {
-		cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit =
-			cpu_buffer->commit_page->write;
+		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, !(--max_count)))
+			return;
+		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
+			       rb_is_reader_page(cpu_buffer->tail_page)))
+			return;
+		local_set(&cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit,
+			  rb_page_write(cpu_buffer->commit_page));
 		rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &cpu_buffer->commit_page);
 		cpu_buffer->write_stamp =
 			cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->time_stamp;
@@ -1043,8 +1470,12 @@ rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	}
 	while (rb_commit_index(cpu_buffer) !=
 	       rb_page_write(cpu_buffer->commit_page)) {
-		cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit =
-			cpu_buffer->commit_page->write;
+
+		local_set(&cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit,
+			  rb_page_write(cpu_buffer->commit_page));
+		RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
+			   local_read(&cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit) &
+			   ~RB_WRITE_MASK);
 		barrier();
 	}
 
@@ -1077,7 +1508,7 @@ static void rb_inc_iter(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 	 * to the head page instead of next.
 	 */
 	if (iter->head_page == cpu_buffer->reader_page)
-		iter->head_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
+		iter->head_page = rb_set_head_page(cpu_buffer);
 	else
 		rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &iter->head_page);
 
@@ -1121,6 +1552,163 @@ rb_update_event(struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * rb_handle_head_page - writer hit the head page
+ *
+ * Returns: +1 to retry page
+ *           0 to continue
+ *          -1 on error
+ */
+static int
+rb_handle_head_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+		    struct buffer_page *tail_page,
+		    struct buffer_page *next_page)
+{
+	struct buffer_page *new_head;
+	int entries;
+	int type;
+	int ret;
+
+	entries = rb_page_entries(next_page);
+
+	/*
+	 * The hard part is here. We need to move the head
+	 * forward, and protect against both readers on
+	 * other CPUs and writers coming in via interrupts.
+	 */
+	type = rb_head_page_set_update(cpu_buffer, next_page, tail_page,
+				       RB_PAGE_HEAD);
+
+	/*
+	 * type can be one of four:
+	 *  NORMAL - an interrupt already moved it for us
+	 *  HEAD   - we are the first to get here.
+	 *  UPDATE - we are the interrupt interrupting
+	 *           a current move.
+	 *  MOVED  - a reader on another CPU moved the next
+	 *           pointer to its reader page. Give up
+	 *           and try again.
+	 */
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case RB_PAGE_HEAD:
+		/*
+		 * We changed the head to UPDATE, thus
+		 * it is our responsibility to update
+		 * the counters.
+		 */
+		local_add(entries, &cpu_buffer->overrun);
+
+		/*
+		 * The entries will be zeroed out when we move the
+		 * tail page.
+		 */
+
+		/* still more to do */
+		break;
+
+	case RB_PAGE_UPDATE:
+		/*
+		 * This is an interrupt that interrupt the
+		 * previous update. Still more to do.
+		 */
+		break;
+	case RB_PAGE_NORMAL:
+		/*
+		 * An interrupt came in before the update
+		 * and processed this for us.
+		 * Nothing left to do.
+		 */
+		return 1;
+	case RB_PAGE_MOVED:
+		/*
+		 * The reader is on another CPU and just did
+		 * a swap with our next_page.
+		 * Try again.
+		 */
+		return 1;
+	default:
+		RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, 1); /* WTF??? */
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Now that we are here, the old head pointer is
+	 * set to UPDATE. This will keep the reader from
+	 * swapping the head page with the reader page.
+	 * The reader (on another CPU) will spin till
+	 * we are finished.
+	 *
+	 * We just need to protect against interrupts
+	 * doing the job. We will set the next pointer
+	 * to HEAD. After that, we set the old pointer
+	 * to NORMAL, but only if it was HEAD before.
+	 * otherwise we are an interrupt, and only
+	 * want the outer most commit to reset it.
+	 */
+	new_head = next_page;
+	rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &new_head);
+
+	ret = rb_head_page_set_head(cpu_buffer, new_head, next_page,
+				    RB_PAGE_NORMAL);
+
+	/*
+	 * Valid returns are:
+	 *  HEAD   - an interrupt came in and already set it.
+	 *  NORMAL - One of two things:
+	 *            1) We really set it.
+	 *            2) A bunch of interrupts came in and moved
+	 *               the page forward again.
+	 */
+	switch (ret) {
+	case RB_PAGE_HEAD:
+	case RB_PAGE_NORMAL:
+		/* OK */
+		break;
+	default:
+		RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, 1);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * It is possible that an interrupt came in,
+	 * set the head up, then more interrupts came in
+	 * and moved it again. When we get back here,
+	 * the page would have been set to NORMAL but we
+	 * just set it back to HEAD.
+	 *
+	 * How do you detect this? Well, if that happened
+	 * the tail page would have moved.
+	 */
+	if (ret == RB_PAGE_NORMAL) {
+		/*
+		 * If the tail had moved passed next, then we need
+		 * to reset the pointer.
+		 */
+		if (cpu_buffer->tail_page != tail_page &&
+		    cpu_buffer->tail_page != next_page)
+			rb_head_page_set_normal(cpu_buffer, new_head,
+						next_page,
+						RB_PAGE_HEAD);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If this was the outer most commit (the one that
+	 * changed the original pointer from HEAD to UPDATE),
+	 * then it is up to us to reset it to NORMAL.
+	 */
+	if (type == RB_PAGE_HEAD) {
+		ret = rb_head_page_set_normal(cpu_buffer, next_page,
+					      tail_page,
+					      RB_PAGE_UPDATE);
+		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
+			       ret != RB_PAGE_UPDATE))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static unsigned rb_calculate_event_length(unsigned length)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_event event; /* Used only for sizeof array */
@@ -1199,96 +1787,93 @@ rb_move_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	     struct buffer_page *commit_page,
 	     struct buffer_page *tail_page, u64 *ts)
 {
-	struct buffer_page *next_page, *head_page, *reader_page;
 	struct ring_buffer *buffer = cpu_buffer->buffer;
-	bool lock_taken = false;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	struct buffer_page *next_page;
+	int ret;
 
 	next_page = tail_page;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	/*
-	 * Since the write to the buffer is still not
-	 * fully lockless, we must be careful with NMIs.
-	 * The locks in the writers are taken when a write
-	 * crosses to a new page. The locks protect against
-	 * races with the readers (this will soon be fixed
-	 * with a lockless solution).
-	 *
-	 * Because we can not protect against NMIs, and we
-	 * want to keep traces reentrant, we need to manage
-	 * what happens when we are in an NMI.
-	 *
-	 * NMIs can happen after we take the lock.
-	 * If we are in an NMI, only take the lock
-	 * if it is not already taken. Otherwise
-	 * simply fail.
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(in_nmi())) {
-		if (!__raw_spin_trylock(&cpu_buffer->lock)) {
-			cpu_buffer->nmi_dropped++;
-			goto out_reset;
-		}
-	} else
-		__raw_spin_lock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
-
-	lock_taken = true;
-
 	rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &next_page);
 
-	head_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
-	reader_page = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
-
-	/* we grabbed the lock before incrementing */
-	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, next_page == reader_page))
-		goto out_reset;
-
 	/*
 	 * If for some reason, we had an interrupt storm that made
 	 * it all the way around the buffer, bail, and warn
 	 * about it.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(next_page == commit_page)) {
-		cpu_buffer->commit_overrun++;
+		local_inc(&cpu_buffer->commit_overrun);
 		goto out_reset;
 	}
 
-	if (next_page == head_page) {
-		if (!(buffer->flags & RB_FL_OVERWRITE))
-			goto out_reset;
-
-		/* tail_page has not moved yet? */
-		if (tail_page == cpu_buffer->tail_page) {
-			/* count overflows */
-			cpu_buffer->overrun +=
-				local_read(&head_page->entries);
+	/*
+	 * This is where the fun begins!
+	 *
+	 * We are fighting against races between a reader that
+	 * could be on another CPU trying to swap its reader
+	 * page with the buffer head.
+	 *
+	 * We are also fighting against interrupts coming in and
+	 * moving the head or tail on us as well.
+	 *
+	 * If the next page is the head page then we have filled
+	 * the buffer, unless the commit page is still on the
+	 * reader page.
+	 */
+	if (rb_is_head_page(cpu_buffer, next_page, &tail_page->list)) {
 
-			rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &head_page);
-			cpu_buffer->head_page = head_page;
-			cpu_buffer->head_page->read = 0;
+		/*
+		 * If the commit is not on the reader page, then
+		 * move the header page.
+		 */
+		if (!rb_is_reader_page(cpu_buffer->commit_page)) {
+			/*
+			 * If we are not in overwrite mode,
+			 * this is easy, just stop here.
+			 */
+			if (!(buffer->flags & RB_FL_OVERWRITE))
+				goto out_reset;
+
+			ret = rb_handle_head_page(cpu_buffer,
+						  tail_page,
+						  next_page);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out_reset;
+			if (ret)
+				goto out_again;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * We need to be careful here too. The
+			 * commit page could still be on the reader
+			 * page. We could have a small buffer, and
+			 * have filled up the buffer with events
+			 * from interrupts and such, and wrapped.
+			 *
+			 * Note, if the tail page is also the on the
+			 * reader_page, we let it move out.
+			 */
+			if (unlikely((cpu_buffer->commit_page !=
+				      cpu_buffer->tail_page) &&
+				     (cpu_buffer->commit_page ==
+				      cpu_buffer->reader_page))) {
+				local_inc(&cpu_buffer->commit_overrun);
+				goto out_reset;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If the tail page is still the same as what we think
-	 * it is, then it is up to us to update the tail
-	 * pointer.
-	 */
-	if (tail_page == cpu_buffer->tail_page) {
-		local_set(&next_page->write, 0);
-		local_set(&next_page->entries, 0);
-		local_set(&next_page->page->commit, 0);
-		cpu_buffer->tail_page = next_page;
-
-		/* reread the time stamp */
+	ret = rb_tail_page_update(cpu_buffer, tail_page, next_page);
+	if (ret) {
+		/*
+		 * Nested commits always have zero deltas, so
+		 * just reread the time stamp
+		 */
 		*ts = rb_time_stamp(buffer, cpu_buffer->cpu);
-		cpu_buffer->tail_page->page->time_stamp = *ts;
+		next_page->page->time_stamp = *ts;
 	}
 
-	rb_reset_tail(cpu_buffer, tail_page, tail, length);
+ out_again:
 
-	__raw_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	rb_reset_tail(cpu_buffer, tail_page, tail, length);
 
 	/* fail and let the caller try again */
 	return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
@@ -1297,9 +1882,6 @@ rb_move_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	/* reset write */
 	rb_reset_tail(cpu_buffer, tail_page, tail, length);
 
-	if (likely(lock_taken))
-		__raw_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1316,6 +1898,9 @@ __rb_reserve_next(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	barrier();
 	tail_page = cpu_buffer->tail_page;
 	write = local_add_return(length, &tail_page->write);
+
+	/* set write to only the index of the write */
+	write &= RB_WRITE_MASK;
 	tail = write - length;
 
 	/* See if we shot pass the end of this buffer page */
@@ -1360,12 +1945,16 @@ rb_try_to_discard(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	bpage = cpu_buffer->tail_page;
 
 	if (bpage->page == (void *)addr && rb_page_write(bpage) == old_index) {
+		unsigned long write_mask =
+			local_read(&bpage->write) & ~RB_WRITE_MASK;
 		/*
 		 * This is on the tail page. It is possible that
 		 * a write could come in and move the tail page
 		 * and write to the next page. That is fine
 		 * because we just shorten what is on this page.
 		 */
+		old_index += write_mask;
+		new_index += write_mask;
 		index = local_cmpxchg(&bpage->write, old_index, new_index);
 		if (index == old_index)
 			return 1;
@@ -1874,9 +2463,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_write);
 static int rb_per_cpu_empty(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
 	struct buffer_page *reader = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
-	struct buffer_page *head = cpu_buffer->head_page;
+	struct buffer_page *head = rb_set_head_page(cpu_buffer);
 	struct buffer_page *commit = cpu_buffer->commit_page;
 
+	/* In case of error, head will be NULL */
+	if (unlikely(!head))
+		return 1;
+
 	return reader->read == rb_page_commit(reader) &&
 		(commit == reader ||
 		 (commit == head &&
@@ -1967,7 +2560,7 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_entries_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 		return 0;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
-	ret = (local_read(&cpu_buffer->entries) - cpu_buffer->overrun)
+	ret = (local_read(&cpu_buffer->entries) - local_read(&cpu_buffer->overrun))
 		- cpu_buffer->read;
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1988,33 +2581,13 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 		return 0;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
-	ret = cpu_buffer->overrun;
+	ret = local_read(&cpu_buffer->overrun);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_overrun_cpu);
 
 /**
- * ring_buffer_nmi_dropped_cpu - get the number of nmis that were dropped
- * @buffer: The ring buffer
- * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to get the number of overruns from
- */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_nmi_dropped_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
-{
-	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
-	unsigned long ret;
-
-	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
-		return 0;
-
-	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
-	ret = cpu_buffer->nmi_dropped;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_nmi_dropped_cpu);
-
-/**
  * ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu - get the number of overruns caused by commits
  * @buffer: The ring buffer
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to get the number of overruns from
@@ -2029,7 +2602,7 @@ ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 		return 0;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
-	ret = cpu_buffer->commit_overrun;
+	ret = local_read(&cpu_buffer->commit_overrun);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2052,7 +2625,7 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_entries(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
 		cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
 		entries += (local_read(&cpu_buffer->entries) -
-			    cpu_buffer->overrun) - cpu_buffer->read;
+			    local_read(&cpu_buffer->overrun)) - cpu_buffer->read;
 	}
 
 	return entries;
@@ -2075,7 +2648,7 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_overruns(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
 	/* if you care about this being correct, lock the buffer */
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
 		cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
-		overruns += cpu_buffer->overrun;
+		overruns += local_read(&cpu_buffer->overrun);
 	}
 
 	return overruns;
@@ -2088,8 +2661,10 @@ static void rb_iter_reset(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 
 	/* Iterator usage is expected to have record disabled */
 	if (list_empty(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->list)) {
-		iter->head_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
-		iter->head = cpu_buffer->head_page->read;
+		iter->head_page = rb_set_head_page(cpu_buffer);
+		if (unlikely(!iter->head_page))
+			return;
+		iter->head = iter->head_page->read;
 	} else {
 		iter->head_page = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
 		iter->head = cpu_buffer->reader_page->read;
@@ -2206,6 +2781,7 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	struct buffer_page *reader = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int nr_loops = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__raw_spin_lock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
@@ -2239,30 +2815,56 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
-	 * Splice the empty reader page into the list around the head.
 	 * Reset the reader page to size zero.
 	 */
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->write, 0);
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->entries, 0);
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->commit, 0);
 
-	reader = cpu_buffer->head_page;
+ spin:
+	/*
+	 * Splice the empty reader page into the list around the head.
+	 */
+	reader = rb_set_head_page(cpu_buffer);
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page->list.next = reader->list.next;
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page->list.prev = reader->list.prev;
 
-	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->write, 0);
-	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->entries, 0);
-	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->commit, 0);
+	/*
+	 * cpu_buffer->pages just needs to point to the buffer, it
+	 *  has no specific buffer page to point to. Lets move it out
+	 *  of our way so we don't accidently swap it.
+	 */
+	cpu_buffer->pages = reader->list.prev;
 
-	/* Make the reader page now replace the head */
-	reader->list.prev->next = &cpu_buffer->reader_page->list;
-	reader->list.next->prev = &cpu_buffer->reader_page->list;
+	/* The reader page will be pointing to the new head */
+	rb_set_list_to_head(cpu_buffer, &cpu_buffer->reader_page->list);
+
+	/*
+	 * Here's the tricky part.
+	 *
+	 * We need to move the pointer past the header page.
+	 * But we can only do that if a writer is not currently
+	 * moving it. The page before the header page has the
+	 * flag bit '1' set if it is pointing to the page we want.
+	 * but if the writer is in the process of moving it
+	 * than it will be '2' or already moved '0'.
+	 */
+
+	ret = rb_head_page_replace(reader, cpu_buffer->reader_page);
 
 	/*
-	 * If the tail is on the reader, then we must set the head
-	 * to the inserted page, otherwise we set it one before.
+	 * If we did not convert it, then we must try again.
 	 */
-	cpu_buffer->head_page = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
+	if (!ret)
+		goto spin;
 
-	if (cpu_buffer->commit_page != reader)
-		rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &cpu_buffer->head_page);
+	/*
+	 * Yeah! We succeeded in replacing the page.
+	 *
+	 * Now make the new head point back to the reader page.
+	 */
+	reader->list.next->prev = &cpu_buffer->reader_page->list;
+	rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &cpu_buffer->head_page);
 
 	/* Finally update the reader page to the new head */
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page = reader;
@@ -2718,8 +3320,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_size);
 static void
 rb_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
+	rb_head_page_deactivate(cpu_buffer);
+
 	cpu_buffer->head_page
-		= list_entry(cpu_buffer->pages.next, struct buffer_page, list);
+		= list_entry(cpu_buffer->pages, struct buffer_page, list);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->head_page->write, 0);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->head_page->entries, 0);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->head_page->page->commit, 0);
@@ -2735,16 +3339,17 @@ rb_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->commit, 0);
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page->read = 0;
 
-	cpu_buffer->nmi_dropped = 0;
-	cpu_buffer->commit_overrun = 0;
-	cpu_buffer->overrun = 0;
-	cpu_buffer->read = 0;
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->commit_overrun, 0);
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->overrun, 0);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->entries, 0);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->committing, 0);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->commits, 0);
+	cpu_buffer->read = 0;
 
 	cpu_buffer->write_stamp = 0;
 	cpu_buffer->read_stamp = 0;
+
+	rb_head_page_activate(cpu_buffer);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3092,7 +3697,7 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 		read = 0;
 	} else {
 		/* update the entry counter */
-		cpu_buffer->read += local_read(&reader->entries);
+		cpu_buffer->read += rb_page_entries(reader);
 
 		/* swap the pages */
 		rb_init_page(bpage);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index bdb3afc8b306..b591f7a1bd7b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3630,9 +3630,6 @@ tracing_stats_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 	cnt = ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu(tr->buffer, cpu);
 	trace_seq_printf(s, "commit overrun: %ld\n", cnt);
 
-	cnt = ring_buffer_nmi_dropped_cpu(tr->buffer, cpu);
-	trace_seq_printf(s, "nmi dropped: %ld\n", cnt);
-
 	count = simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, count, ppos, s->buffer, s->len);
 
 	kfree(s);