diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 9c31c9f6b93f..dbc0f93396aa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracing_is_on);
 #define RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE (offsetof(struct ring_buffer_event, array))
 #define RB_ALIGNMENT		4U
 #define RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA	(RB_ALIGNMENT * RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA_TYPE_LEN_MAX)
+#define RB_EVNT_MIN_SIZE	8U	/* two 32bit words */
 
 /* define RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA for 'case RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA:' */
 #define RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA 0 ... RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA_TYPE_LEN_MAX
@@ -1170,6 +1171,59 @@ static unsigned rb_calculate_event_length(unsigned length)
 	return length;
 }
 
+static inline void
+rb_reset_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+	      struct buffer_page *tail_page,
+	      unsigned long tail, unsigned long length)
+{
+	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
+
+	/*
+	 * Only the event that crossed the page boundary
+	 * must fill the old tail_page with padding.
+	 */
+	if (tail >= BUF_PAGE_SIZE) {
+		local_sub(length, &tail_page->write);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	event = __rb_page_index(tail_page, tail);
+
+	/*
+	 * If this event is bigger than the minimum size, then
+	 * we need to be careful that we don't subtract the
+	 * write counter enough to allow another writer to slip
+	 * in on this page.
+	 * We put in a discarded commit instead, to make sure
+	 * that this space is not used again.
+	 *
+	 * If we are less than the minimum size, we don't need to
+	 * worry about it.
+	 */
+	if (tail > (BUF_PAGE_SIZE - RB_EVNT_MIN_SIZE)) {
+		/* No room for any events */
+
+		/* Mark the rest of the page with padding */
+		rb_event_set_padding(event);
+
+		/* Set the write back to the previous setting */
+		local_sub(length, &tail_page->write);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Put in a discarded event */
+	event->array[0] = (BUF_PAGE_SIZE - tail) - RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE;
+	event->type_len = RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING;
+	/* time delta must be non zero */
+	event->time_delta = 1;
+	/* Account for this as an entry */
+	local_inc(&tail_page->entries);
+	local_inc(&cpu_buffer->entries);
+
+	/* Set write to end of buffer */
+	length = (tail + length) - BUF_PAGE_SIZE;
+	local_sub(length, &tail_page->write);
+}
 
 static struct ring_buffer_event *
 rb_move_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
@@ -1264,17 +1318,7 @@ rb_move_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		cpu_buffer->tail_page->page->time_stamp = *ts;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * The actual tail page has moved forward.
-	 */
-	if (tail < BUF_PAGE_SIZE) {
-		/* Mark the rest of the page with padding */
-		event = __rb_page_index(tail_page, tail);
-		rb_event_set_padding(event);
-	}
-
-	/* Set the write back to the previous setting */
-	local_sub(length, &tail_page->write);
+	rb_reset_tail(cpu_buffer, tail_page, tail, length);
 
 	/*
 	 * If this was a commit entry that failed,
@@ -1293,7 +1337,7 @@ rb_move_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 
  out_reset:
 	/* reset write */
-	local_sub(length, &tail_page->write);
+	rb_reset_tail(cpu_buffer, tail_page, tail, length);
 
 	if (likely(lock_taken))
 		__raw_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->lock);