diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 7270e7b69262..de35c56b3d96 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@ static ssize_t port_fops_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		.pos = *ppos,
 		.u.data = &sgl,
 	};
+	unsigned int occupancy;
 
 	/*
 	 * Rproc_serial does not yet support splice. To support splice
@@ -929,21 +930,18 @@ static ssize_t port_fops_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 	if (is_rproc_serial(port->out_vq->vdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/*
-	 * pipe->nrbufs == 0 means there are no data to transfer,
-	 * so this returns just 0 for no data.
-	 */
 	pipe_lock(pipe);
-	if (!pipe->nrbufs) {
-		ret = 0;
+	ret = 0;
+	if (pipe_empty(pipe->head, pipe->tail))
 		goto error_out;
-	}
 
 	ret = wait_port_writable(port, filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_out;
 
-	buf = alloc_buf(port->portdev->vdev, 0, pipe->nrbufs);
+	occupancy = pipe_occupancy(pipe->head, pipe->tail);
+	buf = alloc_buf(port->portdev->vdev, 0, occupancy);
+			
 	if (!buf) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_out;
@@ -951,7 +949,7 @@ static ssize_t port_fops_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 
 	sgl.n = 0;
 	sgl.len = 0;
-	sgl.size = pipe->nrbufs;
+	sgl.size = occupancy;
 	sgl.sg = buf->sg;
 	sg_init_table(sgl.sg, sgl.size);
 	ret = __splice_from_pipe(pipe, &sd, pipe_to_sg);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index dadd617d826c..c56011f95a87 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static int fuse_copy_fill(struct fuse_copy_state *cs)
 			cs->pipebufs++;
 			cs->nr_segs--;
 		} else {
-			if (cs->nr_segs == cs->pipe->buffers)
+			if (cs->nr_segs >= cs->pipe->ring_size)
 				return -EIO;
 
 			page = alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER);
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static int fuse_ref_page(struct fuse_copy_state *cs, struct page *page,
 	struct pipe_buffer *buf;
 	int err;
 
-	if (cs->nr_segs == cs->pipe->buffers)
+	if (cs->nr_segs >= cs->pipe->ring_size)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	err = unlock_request(cs->req);
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	if (!fud)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	bufs = kvmalloc_array(pipe->buffers, sizeof(struct pipe_buffer),
+	bufs = kvmalloc_array(pipe->ring_size, sizeof(struct pipe_buffer),
 			      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bufs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (pipe->nrbufs + cs.nr_segs > pipe->buffers) {
+	if (pipe_occupancy(pipe->head, pipe->tail) + cs.nr_segs > pipe->ring_size) {
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1935,6 +1935,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 				     struct file *out, loff_t *ppos,
 				     size_t len, unsigned int flags)
 {
+	unsigned int head, tail, mask, count;
 	unsigned nbuf;
 	unsigned idx;
 	struct pipe_buffer *bufs;
@@ -1949,8 +1950,12 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 
 	pipe_lock(pipe);
 
-	bufs = kvmalloc_array(pipe->nrbufs, sizeof(struct pipe_buffer),
-			      GFP_KERNEL);
+	head = pipe->head;
+	tail = pipe->tail;
+	mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	count = head - tail;
+
+	bufs = kvmalloc_array(count, sizeof(struct pipe_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bufs) {
 		pipe_unlock(pipe);
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1958,8 +1963,8 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 
 	nbuf = 0;
 	rem = 0;
-	for (idx = 0; idx < pipe->nrbufs && rem < len; idx++)
-		rem += pipe->bufs[(pipe->curbuf + idx) & (pipe->buffers - 1)].len;
+	for (idx = tail; idx < head && rem < len; idx++)
+		rem += pipe->bufs[idx & mask].len;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (rem < len)
@@ -1970,16 +1975,16 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		struct pipe_buffer *ibuf;
 		struct pipe_buffer *obuf;
 
-		BUG_ON(nbuf >= pipe->buffers);
-		BUG_ON(!pipe->nrbufs);
-		ibuf = &pipe->bufs[pipe->curbuf];
+		BUG_ON(nbuf >= pipe->ring_size);
+		BUG_ON(tail == head);
+		ibuf = &pipe->bufs[tail & mask];
 		obuf = &bufs[nbuf];
 
 		if (rem >= ibuf->len) {
 			*obuf = *ibuf;
 			ibuf->ops = NULL;
-			pipe->curbuf = (pipe->curbuf + 1) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
-			pipe->nrbufs--;
+			tail++;
+			pipe->tail = tail;
 		} else {
 			if (!pipe_buf_get(pipe, ibuf))
 				goto out_free;
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 8a2ab2f974bd..e9b361cb093e 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ unsigned long pipe_user_pages_hard;
 unsigned long pipe_user_pages_soft = PIPE_DEF_BUFFERS * INR_OPEN_CUR;
 
 /*
- * We use a start+len construction, which provides full use of the 
- * allocated memory.
- * -- Florian Coosmann (FGC)
- * 
+ * We use head and tail indices that aren't masked off, except at the point of
+ * dereference, but rather they're allowed to wrap naturally.  This means there
+ * isn't a dead spot in the buffer, but the ring has to be a power of two and
+ * <= 2^31.
+ * -- David Howells 2019-09-23.
+ *
  * Reads with count = 0 should always return 0.
  * -- Julian Bradfield 1999-06-07.
  *
@@ -285,10 +287,12 @@ pipe_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	ret = 0;
 	__pipe_lock(pipe);
 	for (;;) {
-		int bufs = pipe->nrbufs;
-		if (bufs) {
-			int curbuf = pipe->curbuf;
-			struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + curbuf;
+		unsigned int head = pipe->head;
+		unsigned int tail = pipe->tail;
+		unsigned int mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+
+		if (!pipe_empty(head, tail)) {
+			struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[tail & mask];
 			size_t chars = buf->len;
 			size_t written;
 			int error;
@@ -321,17 +325,17 @@ pipe_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 
 			if (!buf->len) {
 				pipe_buf_release(pipe, buf);
-				curbuf = (curbuf + 1) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
-				pipe->curbuf = curbuf;
-				pipe->nrbufs = --bufs;
+				tail++;
+				pipe->tail = tail;
 				do_wakeup = 1;
 			}
 			total_len -= chars;
 			if (!total_len)
 				break;	/* common path: read succeeded */
+			if (!pipe_empty(head, tail))	/* More to do? */
+				continue;
 		}
-		if (bufs)	/* More to do? */
-			continue;
+
 		if (!pipe->writers)
 			break;
 		if (!pipe->waiting_writers) {
@@ -380,6 +384,7 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
 	struct file *filp = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = filp->private_data;
+	unsigned int head, tail, max_usage, mask;
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 	int do_wakeup = 0;
 	size_t total_len = iov_iter_count(from);
@@ -397,12 +402,15 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	tail = pipe->tail;
+	head = pipe->head;
+	max_usage = pipe->ring_size;
+	mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+
 	/* We try to merge small writes */
 	chars = total_len & (PAGE_SIZE-1); /* size of the last buffer */
-	if (pipe->nrbufs && chars != 0) {
-		int lastbuf = (pipe->curbuf + pipe->nrbufs - 1) &
-							(pipe->buffers - 1);
-		struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + lastbuf;
+	if (!pipe_empty(head, tail) && chars != 0) {
+		struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[(head - 1) & mask];
 		int offset = buf->offset + buf->len;
 
 		if (pipe_buf_can_merge(buf) && offset + chars <= PAGE_SIZE) {
@@ -423,18 +431,16 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	}
 
 	for (;;) {
-		int bufs;
-
 		if (!pipe->readers) {
 			send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
 			if (!ret)
 				ret = -EPIPE;
 			break;
 		}
-		bufs = pipe->nrbufs;
-		if (bufs < pipe->buffers) {
-			int newbuf = (pipe->curbuf + bufs) & (pipe->buffers-1);
-			struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + newbuf;
+
+		tail = pipe->tail;
+		if (!pipe_full(head, tail, max_usage)) {
+			struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[head & mask];
 			struct page *page = pipe->tmp_page;
 			int copied;
 
@@ -470,14 +476,19 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 				buf->ops = &packet_pipe_buf_ops;
 				buf->flags = PIPE_BUF_FLAG_PACKET;
 			}
-			pipe->nrbufs = ++bufs;
+
+			head++;
+			pipe->head = head;
 			pipe->tmp_page = NULL;
 
 			if (!iov_iter_count(from))
 				break;
 		}
-		if (bufs < pipe->buffers)
+
+		if (!pipe_full(head, tail, max_usage))
 			continue;
+
+		/* Wait for buffer space to become available. */
 		if (filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
 			if (!ret)
 				ret = -EAGAIN;
@@ -515,17 +526,19 @@ out:
 static long pipe_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = filp->private_data;
-	int count, buf, nrbufs;
+	int count, head, tail, mask;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 		case FIONREAD:
 			__pipe_lock(pipe);
 			count = 0;
-			buf = pipe->curbuf;
-			nrbufs = pipe->nrbufs;
-			while (--nrbufs >= 0) {
-				count += pipe->bufs[buf].len;
-				buf = (buf+1) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
+			head = pipe->head;
+			tail = pipe->tail;
+			mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+
+			while (tail != head) {
+				count += pipe->bufs[tail & mask].len;
+				tail++;
 			}
 			__pipe_unlock(pipe);
 
@@ -541,21 +554,25 @@ pipe_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	__poll_t mask;
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = filp->private_data;
-	int nrbufs;
+	unsigned int head = READ_ONCE(pipe->head);
+	unsigned int tail = READ_ONCE(pipe->tail);
 
 	poll_wait(filp, &pipe->wait, wait);
 
+	BUG_ON(pipe_occupancy(head, tail) > pipe->ring_size);
+
 	/* Reading only -- no need for acquiring the semaphore.  */
-	nrbufs = pipe->nrbufs;
 	mask = 0;
 	if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
-		mask = (nrbufs > 0) ? EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM : 0;
+		if (!pipe_empty(head, tail))
+			mask |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
 		if (!pipe->writers && filp->f_version != pipe->w_counter)
 			mask |= EPOLLHUP;
 	}
 
 	if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
-		mask |= (nrbufs < pipe->buffers) ? EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM : 0;
+		if (!pipe_full(head, tail, pipe->ring_size))
+			mask |= EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM;
 		/*
 		 * Most Unices do not set EPOLLERR for FIFOs but on Linux they
 		 * behave exactly like pipes for poll().
@@ -679,7 +696,7 @@ struct pipe_inode_info *alloc_pipe_info(void)
 	if (pipe->bufs) {
 		init_waitqueue_head(&pipe->wait);
 		pipe->r_counter = pipe->w_counter = 1;
-		pipe->buffers = pipe_bufs;
+		pipe->ring_size = pipe_bufs;
 		pipe->user = user;
 		mutex_init(&pipe->mutex);
 		return pipe;
@@ -697,9 +714,9 @@ void free_pipe_info(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	(void) account_pipe_buffers(pipe->user, pipe->buffers, 0);
+	(void) account_pipe_buffers(pipe->user, pipe->ring_size, 0);
 	free_uid(pipe->user);
-	for (i = 0; i < pipe->buffers; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < pipe->ring_size; i++) {
 		struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + i;
 		if (buf->ops)
 			pipe_buf_release(pipe, buf);
@@ -880,7 +897,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(pipe, int __user *, fildes)
 
 static int wait_for_partner(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int *cnt)
 {
-	int cur = *cnt;	
+	int cur = *cnt;
 
 	while (cur == *cnt) {
 		pipe_wait(pipe);
@@ -955,7 +972,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 			}
 		}
 		break;
-	
+
 	case FMODE_WRITE:
 	/*
 	 *  O_WRONLY
@@ -975,7 +992,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 				goto err_wr;
 		}
 		break;
-	
+
 	case FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE:
 	/*
 	 *  O_RDWR
@@ -1054,14 +1071,14 @@ unsigned int round_pipe_size(unsigned long size)
 static long pipe_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct pipe_buffer *bufs;
-	unsigned int size, nr_pages;
+	unsigned int size, nr_slots, head, tail, mask, n;
 	unsigned long user_bufs;
 	long ret = 0;
 
 	size = round_pipe_size(arg);
-	nr_pages = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	nr_slots = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
-	if (!nr_pages)
+	if (!nr_slots)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
@@ -1071,13 +1088,13 @@ static long pipe_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned long arg)
 	 * Decreasing the pipe capacity is always permitted, even
 	 * if the user is currently over a limit.
 	 */
-	if (nr_pages > pipe->buffers &&
+	if (nr_slots > pipe->ring_size &&
 			size > pipe_max_size && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	user_bufs = account_pipe_buffers(pipe->user, pipe->buffers, nr_pages);
+	user_bufs = account_pipe_buffers(pipe->user, pipe->ring_size, nr_slots);
 
-	if (nr_pages > pipe->buffers &&
+	if (nr_slots > pipe->ring_size &&
 			(too_many_pipe_buffers_hard(user_bufs) ||
 			 too_many_pipe_buffers_soft(user_bufs)) &&
 			is_unprivileged_user()) {
@@ -1086,17 +1103,21 @@ static long pipe_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned long arg)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We can shrink the pipe, if arg >= pipe->nrbufs. Since we don't
-	 * expect a lot of shrink+grow operations, just free and allocate
-	 * again like we would do for growing. If the pipe currently
+	 * We can shrink the pipe, if arg is greater than the ring occupancy.
+	 * Since we don't expect a lot of shrink+grow operations, just free and
+	 * allocate again like we would do for growing.  If the pipe currently
 	 * contains more buffers than arg, then return busy.
 	 */
-	if (nr_pages < pipe->nrbufs) {
+	mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	head = pipe->head;
+	tail = pipe->tail;
+	n = pipe_occupancy(pipe->head, pipe->tail);
+	if (nr_slots < n) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_revert_acct;
 	}
 
-	bufs = kcalloc(nr_pages, sizeof(*bufs),
+	bufs = kcalloc(nr_slots, sizeof(*bufs),
 		       GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (unlikely(!bufs)) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1105,33 +1126,36 @@ static long pipe_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned long arg)
 
 	/*
 	 * The pipe array wraps around, so just start the new one at zero
-	 * and adjust the indexes.
+	 * and adjust the indices.
 	 */
-	if (pipe->nrbufs) {
-		unsigned int tail;
-		unsigned int head;
-
-		tail = pipe->curbuf + pipe->nrbufs;
-		if (tail < pipe->buffers)
-			tail = 0;
-		else
-			tail &= (pipe->buffers - 1);
-
-		head = pipe->nrbufs - tail;
-		if (head)
-			memcpy(bufs, pipe->bufs + pipe->curbuf, head * sizeof(struct pipe_buffer));
-		if (tail)
-			memcpy(bufs + head, pipe->bufs, tail * sizeof(struct pipe_buffer));
+	if (n > 0) {
+		unsigned int h = head & mask;
+		unsigned int t = tail & mask;
+		if (h > t) {
+			memcpy(bufs, pipe->bufs + t,
+			       n * sizeof(struct pipe_buffer));
+		} else {
+			unsigned int tsize = pipe->ring_size - t;
+			if (h > 0)
+				memcpy(bufs + tsize, pipe->bufs,
+				       h * sizeof(struct pipe_buffer));
+			memcpy(bufs, pipe->bufs + t,
+			       tsize * sizeof(struct pipe_buffer));
+		}
 	}
 
-	pipe->curbuf = 0;
+	head = n;
+	tail = 0;
+
 	kfree(pipe->bufs);
 	pipe->bufs = bufs;
-	pipe->buffers = nr_pages;
-	return nr_pages * PAGE_SIZE;
+	pipe->ring_size = nr_slots;
+	pipe->tail = tail;
+	pipe->head = head;
+	return pipe->ring_size * PAGE_SIZE;
 
 out_revert_acct:
-	(void) account_pipe_buffers(pipe->user, nr_pages, pipe->buffers);
+	(void) account_pipe_buffers(pipe->user, nr_slots, pipe->ring_size);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1161,7 +1185,7 @@ long pipe_fcntl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		ret = pipe_set_size(pipe, arg);
 		break;
 	case F_GETPIPE_SZ:
-		ret = pipe->buffers * PAGE_SIZE;
+		ret = pipe->ring_size * PAGE_SIZE;
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 98412721f056..22b0a47a35c0 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		       struct splice_pipe_desc *spd)
 {
 	unsigned int spd_pages = spd->nr_pages;
+	unsigned int tail = pipe->tail;
+	unsigned int head = pipe->head;
+	unsigned int mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
 	int ret = 0, page_nr = 0;
 
 	if (!spd_pages)
@@ -196,9 +199,8 @@ ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	while (pipe->nrbufs < pipe->buffers) {
-		int newbuf = (pipe->curbuf + pipe->nrbufs) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
-		struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + newbuf;
+	while (!pipe_full(head, tail, pipe->ring_size)) {
+		struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[head & mask];
 
 		buf->page = spd->pages[page_nr];
 		buf->offset = spd->partial[page_nr].offset;
@@ -207,7 +209,8 @@ ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		buf->ops = spd->ops;
 		buf->flags = 0;
 
-		pipe->nrbufs++;
+		head++;
+		pipe->head = head;
 		page_nr++;
 		ret += buf->len;
 
@@ -228,17 +231,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(splice_to_pipe);
 
 ssize_t add_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct pipe_buffer *buf)
 {
+	unsigned int head = pipe->head;
+	unsigned int tail = pipe->tail;
+	unsigned int mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(!pipe->readers)) {
 		send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
 		ret = -EPIPE;
-	} else if (pipe->nrbufs == pipe->buffers) {
+	} else if (pipe_full(head, tail, pipe->ring_size)) {
 		ret = -EAGAIN;
 	} else {
-		int newbuf = (pipe->curbuf + pipe->nrbufs) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
-		pipe->bufs[newbuf] = *buf;
-		pipe->nrbufs++;
+		pipe->bufs[head & mask] = *buf;
+		pipe->head = head + 1;
 		return buf->len;
 	}
 	pipe_buf_release(pipe, buf);
@@ -252,14 +257,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_to_pipe);
  */
 int splice_grow_spd(const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_pipe_desc *spd)
 {
-	unsigned int buffers = READ_ONCE(pipe->buffers);
+	unsigned int max_usage = READ_ONCE(pipe->ring_size);
 
-	spd->nr_pages_max = buffers;
-	if (buffers <= PIPE_DEF_BUFFERS)
+	spd->nr_pages_max = max_usage;
+	if (max_usage <= PIPE_DEF_BUFFERS)
 		return 0;
 
-	spd->pages = kmalloc_array(buffers, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
-	spd->partial = kmalloc_array(buffers, sizeof(struct partial_page),
+	spd->pages = kmalloc_array(max_usage, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	spd->partial = kmalloc_array(max_usage, sizeof(struct partial_page),
 				     GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (spd->pages && spd->partial)
@@ -298,10 +303,11 @@ ssize_t generic_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 {
 	struct iov_iter to;
 	struct kiocb kiocb;
-	int idx, ret;
+	unsigned int i_head;
+	int ret;
 
 	iov_iter_pipe(&to, READ, pipe, len);
-	idx = to.idx;
+	i_head = to.head;
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, in);
 	kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos;
 	ret = call_read_iter(in, &kiocb, &to);
@@ -309,7 +315,7 @@ ssize_t generic_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 		*ppos = kiocb.ki_pos;
 		file_accessed(in);
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
-		to.idx = idx;
+		to.head = i_head;
 		to.iov_offset = 0;
 		iov_iter_advance(&to, 0); /* to free what was emitted */
 		/*
@@ -370,11 +376,12 @@ static ssize_t default_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	struct iov_iter to;
 	struct page **pages;
 	unsigned int nr_pages;
+	unsigned int mask;
 	size_t offset, base, copied = 0;
 	ssize_t res;
 	int i;
 
-	if (pipe->nrbufs == pipe->buffers)
+	if (pipe_full(pipe->head, pipe->tail, pipe->ring_size))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	/*
@@ -400,8 +407,9 @@ static ssize_t default_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 		}
 	}
 
-	pipe->bufs[to.idx].offset = offset;
-	pipe->bufs[to.idx].len -= offset;
+	mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	pipe->bufs[to.head & mask].offset = offset;
+	pipe->bufs[to.head & mask].len -= offset;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		size_t this_len = min_t(size_t, len, PAGE_SIZE - offset);
@@ -443,7 +451,8 @@ static int pipe_to_sendpage(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 
 	more = (sd->flags & SPLICE_F_MORE) ? MSG_MORE : 0;
 
-	if (sd->len < sd->total_len && pipe->nrbufs > 1)
+	if (sd->len < sd->total_len &&
+	    pipe_occupancy(pipe->head, pipe->tail) > 1)
 		more |= MSG_SENDPAGE_NOTLAST;
 
 	return file->f_op->sendpage(file, buf->page, buf->offset,
@@ -481,10 +490,13 @@ static void wakeup_pipe_writers(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 static int splice_from_pipe_feed(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_desc *sd,
 			  splice_actor *actor)
 {
+	unsigned int head = pipe->head;
+	unsigned int tail = pipe->tail;
+	unsigned int mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
 	int ret;
 
-	while (pipe->nrbufs) {
-		struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + pipe->curbuf;
+	while (!pipe_empty(tail, head)) {
+		struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[tail & mask];
 
 		sd->len = buf->len;
 		if (sd->len > sd->total_len)
@@ -511,8 +523,8 @@ static int splice_from_pipe_feed(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_des
 
 		if (!buf->len) {
 			pipe_buf_release(pipe, buf);
-			pipe->curbuf = (pipe->curbuf + 1) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
-			pipe->nrbufs--;
+			tail++;
+			pipe->tail = tail;
 			if (pipe->files)
 				sd->need_wakeup = true;
 		}
@@ -543,7 +555,7 @@ static int splice_from_pipe_next(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_des
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
-	while (!pipe->nrbufs) {
+	while (pipe_empty(pipe->head, pipe->tail)) {
 		if (!pipe->writers)
 			return 0;
 
@@ -686,7 +698,7 @@ iter_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 		.pos = *ppos,
 		.u.file = out,
 	};
-	int nbufs = pipe->buffers;
+	int nbufs = pipe->ring_size;
 	struct bio_vec *array = kcalloc(nbufs, sizeof(struct bio_vec),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 	ssize_t ret;
@@ -699,16 +711,19 @@ iter_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 	splice_from_pipe_begin(&sd);
 	while (sd.total_len) {
 		struct iov_iter from;
+		unsigned int head = pipe->head;
+		unsigned int tail = pipe->tail;
+		unsigned int mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
 		size_t left;
-		int n, idx;
+		int n;
 
 		ret = splice_from_pipe_next(pipe, &sd);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
 
-		if (unlikely(nbufs < pipe->buffers)) {
+		if (unlikely(nbufs < pipe->ring_size)) {
 			kfree(array);
-			nbufs = pipe->buffers;
+			nbufs = pipe->ring_size;
 			array = kcalloc(nbufs, sizeof(struct bio_vec),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!array) {
@@ -719,16 +734,13 @@ iter_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 
 		/* build the vector */
 		left = sd.total_len;
-		for (n = 0, idx = pipe->curbuf; left && n < pipe->nrbufs; n++, idx++) {
-			struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + idx;
+		for (n = 0; !pipe_empty(head, tail) && left && n < nbufs; tail++, n++) {
+			struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[tail & mask];
 			size_t this_len = buf->len;
 
 			if (this_len > left)
 				this_len = left;
 
-			if (idx == pipe->buffers - 1)
-				idx = -1;
-
 			ret = pipe_buf_confirm(pipe, buf);
 			if (unlikely(ret)) {
 				if (ret == -ENODATA)
@@ -752,14 +764,15 @@ iter_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 		*ppos = sd.pos;
 
 		/* dismiss the fully eaten buffers, adjust the partial one */
+		tail = pipe->tail;
 		while (ret) {
-			struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + pipe->curbuf;
+			struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[tail & mask];
 			if (ret >= buf->len) {
 				ret -= buf->len;
 				buf->len = 0;
 				pipe_buf_release(pipe, buf);
-				pipe->curbuf = (pipe->curbuf + 1) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
-				pipe->nrbufs--;
+				tail++;
+				pipe->tail = tail;
 				if (pipe->files)
 					sd.need_wakeup = true;
 			} else {
@@ -942,15 +955,17 @@ ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file *in, struct splice_desc *sd,
 	sd->flags &= ~SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK;
 	more = sd->flags & SPLICE_F_MORE;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(pipe->nrbufs != 0);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!pipe_empty(pipe->head, pipe->tail));
 
 	while (len) {
+		unsigned int p_space;
 		size_t read_len;
 		loff_t pos = sd->pos, prev_pos = pos;
 
 		/* Don't try to read more the pipe has space for. */
-		read_len = min_t(size_t, len,
-				 (pipe->buffers - pipe->nrbufs) << PAGE_SHIFT);
+		p_space = pipe->ring_size -
+			pipe_occupancy(pipe->head, pipe->tail);
+		read_len = min_t(size_t, len, p_space << PAGE_SHIFT);
 		ret = do_splice_to(in, &pos, pipe, read_len, flags);
 		if (unlikely(ret <= 0))
 			goto out_release;
@@ -989,7 +1004,7 @@ ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file *in, struct splice_desc *sd,
 	}
 
 done:
-	pipe->nrbufs = pipe->curbuf = 0;
+	pipe->tail = pipe->head = 0;
 	file_accessed(in);
 	return bytes;
 
@@ -998,8 +1013,8 @@ out_release:
 	 * If we did an incomplete transfer we must release
 	 * the pipe buffers in question:
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < pipe->buffers; i++) {
-		struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + i;
+	for (i = 0; i < pipe->ring_size; i++) {
+		struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[i];
 
 		if (buf->ops)
 			pipe_buf_release(pipe, buf);
@@ -1075,7 +1090,7 @@ static int wait_for_space(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned flags)
 			send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
 			return -EPIPE;
 		}
-		if (pipe->nrbufs != pipe->buffers)
+		if (!pipe_full(pipe->head, pipe->tail, pipe->ring_size))
 			return 0;
 		if (flags & SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK)
 			return -EAGAIN;
@@ -1442,16 +1457,16 @@ static int ipipe_prep(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int flags)
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
-	 * Check ->nrbufs without the inode lock first. This function
+	 * Check the pipe occupancy without the inode lock first. This function
 	 * is speculative anyways, so missing one is ok.
 	 */
-	if (pipe->nrbufs)
+	if (!pipe_empty(pipe->head, pipe->tail))
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = 0;
 	pipe_lock(pipe);
 
-	while (!pipe->nrbufs) {
+	while (pipe_empty(pipe->head, pipe->tail)) {
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
 			break;
@@ -1480,16 +1495,16 @@ static int opipe_prep(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int flags)
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
-	 * Check ->nrbufs without the inode lock first. This function
+	 * Check pipe occupancy without the inode lock first. This function
 	 * is speculative anyways, so missing one is ok.
 	 */
-	if (pipe->nrbufs < pipe->buffers)
+	if (pipe_full(pipe->head, pipe->tail, pipe->ring_size))
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = 0;
 	pipe_lock(pipe);
 
-	while (pipe->nrbufs >= pipe->buffers) {
+	while (pipe_full(pipe->head, pipe->tail, pipe->ring_size)) {
 		if (!pipe->readers) {
 			send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
 			ret = -EPIPE;
@@ -1520,7 +1535,10 @@ static int splice_pipe_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
 			       size_t len, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct pipe_buffer *ibuf, *obuf;
-	int ret = 0, nbuf;
+	unsigned int i_head, o_head;
+	unsigned int i_tail, o_tail;
+	unsigned int i_mask, o_mask;
+	int ret = 0;
 	bool input_wakeup = false;
 
 
@@ -1540,7 +1558,14 @@ retry:
 	 */
 	pipe_double_lock(ipipe, opipe);
 
+	i_tail = ipipe->tail;
+	i_mask = ipipe->ring_size - 1;
+	o_head = opipe->head;
+	o_mask = opipe->ring_size - 1;
+
 	do {
+		size_t o_len;
+
 		if (!opipe->readers) {
 			send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
 			if (!ret)
@@ -1548,14 +1573,18 @@ retry:
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (!ipipe->nrbufs && !ipipe->writers)
+		i_head = ipipe->head;
+		o_tail = opipe->tail;
+
+		if (pipe_empty(i_head, i_tail) && !ipipe->writers)
 			break;
 
 		/*
 		 * Cannot make any progress, because either the input
 		 * pipe is empty or the output pipe is full.
 		 */
-		if (!ipipe->nrbufs || opipe->nrbufs >= opipe->buffers) {
+		if (pipe_empty(i_head, i_tail) ||
+		    pipe_full(o_head, o_tail, opipe->ring_size)) {
 			/* Already processed some buffers, break */
 			if (ret)
 				break;
@@ -1575,9 +1604,8 @@ retry:
 			goto retry;
 		}
 
-		ibuf = ipipe->bufs + ipipe->curbuf;
-		nbuf = (opipe->curbuf + opipe->nrbufs) & (opipe->buffers - 1);
-		obuf = opipe->bufs + nbuf;
+		ibuf = &ipipe->bufs[i_tail & i_mask];
+		obuf = &opipe->bufs[o_head & o_mask];
 
 		if (len >= ibuf->len) {
 			/*
@@ -1585,10 +1613,12 @@ retry:
 			 */
 			*obuf = *ibuf;
 			ibuf->ops = NULL;
-			opipe->nrbufs++;
-			ipipe->curbuf = (ipipe->curbuf + 1) & (ipipe->buffers - 1);
-			ipipe->nrbufs--;
+			i_tail++;
+			ipipe->tail = i_tail;
 			input_wakeup = true;
+			o_len = obuf->len;
+			o_head++;
+			opipe->head = o_head;
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * Get a reference to this pipe buffer,
@@ -1610,12 +1640,14 @@ retry:
 			pipe_buf_mark_unmergeable(obuf);
 
 			obuf->len = len;
-			opipe->nrbufs++;
-			ibuf->offset += obuf->len;
-			ibuf->len -= obuf->len;
+			ibuf->offset += len;
+			ibuf->len -= len;
+			o_len = len;
+			o_head++;
+			opipe->head = o_head;
 		}
-		ret += obuf->len;
-		len -= obuf->len;
+		ret += o_len;
+		len -= o_len;
 	} while (len);
 
 	pipe_unlock(ipipe);
@@ -1641,7 +1673,10 @@ static int link_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
 		     size_t len, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct pipe_buffer *ibuf, *obuf;
-	int ret = 0, i = 0, nbuf;
+	unsigned int i_head, o_head;
+	unsigned int i_tail, o_tail;
+	unsigned int i_mask, o_mask;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Potential ABBA deadlock, work around it by ordering lock
@@ -1650,6 +1685,11 @@ static int link_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
 	 */
 	pipe_double_lock(ipipe, opipe);
 
+	i_tail = ipipe->tail;
+	i_mask = ipipe->ring_size - 1;
+	o_head = opipe->head;
+	o_mask = opipe->ring_size - 1;
+
 	do {
 		if (!opipe->readers) {
 			send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
@@ -1658,15 +1698,19 @@ static int link_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
 			break;
 		}
 
+		i_head = ipipe->head;
+		o_tail = opipe->tail;
+
 		/*
-		 * If we have iterated all input buffers or ran out of
+		 * If we have iterated all input buffers or run out of
 		 * output room, break.
 		 */
-		if (i >= ipipe->nrbufs || opipe->nrbufs >= opipe->buffers)
+		if (pipe_empty(i_head, i_tail) ||
+		    pipe_full(o_head, o_tail, opipe->ring_size))
 			break;
 
-		ibuf = ipipe->bufs + ((ipipe->curbuf + i) & (ipipe->buffers-1));
-		nbuf = (opipe->curbuf + opipe->nrbufs) & (opipe->buffers - 1);
+		ibuf = &ipipe->bufs[i_tail & i_mask];
+		obuf = &opipe->bufs[o_head & o_mask];
 
 		/*
 		 * Get a reference to this pipe buffer,
@@ -1678,7 +1722,6 @@ static int link_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		obuf = opipe->bufs + nbuf;
 		*obuf = *ibuf;
 
 		/*
@@ -1691,11 +1734,12 @@ static int link_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
 
 		if (obuf->len > len)
 			obuf->len = len;
-
-		opipe->nrbufs++;
 		ret += obuf->len;
 		len -= obuf->len;
-		i++;
+
+		o_head++;
+		opipe->head = o_head;
+		i_tail++;
 	} while (len);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index 5c626fdc10db..96158ca80456 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ struct pipe_buffer {
  *	struct pipe_inode_info - a linux kernel pipe
  *	@mutex: mutex protecting the whole thing
  *	@wait: reader/writer wait point in case of empty/full pipe
- *	@nrbufs: the number of non-empty pipe buffers in this pipe
- *	@buffers: total number of buffers (should be a power of 2)
- *	@curbuf: the current pipe buffer entry
+ *	@head: The point of buffer production
+ *	@tail: The point of buffer consumption
+ *	@ring_size: total number of buffers (should be a power of 2)
  *	@tmp_page: cached released page
  *	@readers: number of current readers of this pipe
  *	@writers: number of current writers of this pipe
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ struct pipe_buffer {
 struct pipe_inode_info {
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
-	unsigned int nrbufs, curbuf, buffers;
+	unsigned int head;
+	unsigned int tail;
+	unsigned int ring_size;
 	unsigned int readers;
 	unsigned int writers;
 	unsigned int files;
@@ -104,6 +106,56 @@ struct pipe_buf_operations {
 	bool (*get)(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 };
 
+/**
+ * pipe_empty - Return true if the pipe is empty
+ * @head: The pipe ring head pointer
+ * @tail: The pipe ring tail pointer
+ */
+static inline bool pipe_empty(unsigned int head, unsigned int tail)
+{
+	return head == tail;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pipe_occupancy - Return number of slots used in the pipe
+ * @head: The pipe ring head pointer
+ * @tail: The pipe ring tail pointer
+ */
+static inline unsigned int pipe_occupancy(unsigned int head, unsigned int tail)
+{
+	return head - tail;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pipe_full - Return true if the pipe is full
+ * @head: The pipe ring head pointer
+ * @tail: The pipe ring tail pointer
+ * @limit: The maximum amount of slots available.
+ */
+static inline bool pipe_full(unsigned int head, unsigned int tail,
+			     unsigned int limit)
+{
+	return pipe_occupancy(head, tail) >= limit;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pipe_space_for_user - Return number of slots available to userspace
+ * @head: The pipe ring head pointer
+ * @tail: The pipe ring tail pointer
+ * @pipe: The pipe info structure
+ */
+static inline unsigned int pipe_space_for_user(unsigned int head, unsigned int tail,
+					       struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
+{
+	unsigned int p_occupancy, p_space;
+
+	p_occupancy = pipe_occupancy(head, tail);
+	if (p_occupancy >= pipe->ring_size)
+		return 0;
+	p_space = pipe->ring_size - p_occupancy;
+	return p_space;
+}
+
 /**
  * pipe_buf_get - get a reference to a pipe_buffer
  * @pipe:	the pipe that the buffer belongs to
diff --git a/include/linux/uio.h b/include/linux/uio.h
index ab5f523bc0df..9576fd8158d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/uio.h
+++ b/include/linux/uio.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ struct iov_iter {
 	union {
 		unsigned long nr_segs;
 		struct {
-			int idx;
-			int start_idx;
+			unsigned int head;
+			unsigned int start_head;
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index 639d5e7014c1..957f8828378a 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -325,28 +325,33 @@ done:
 static bool sanity(const struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
-	int idx = i->idx;
-	int next = pipe->curbuf + pipe->nrbufs;
+	unsigned int p_head = pipe->head;
+	unsigned int p_tail = pipe->tail;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int p_occupancy = pipe_occupancy(p_head, p_tail);
+	unsigned int i_head = i->head;
+	unsigned int idx;
+
 	if (i->iov_offset) {
 		struct pipe_buffer *p;
-		if (unlikely(!pipe->nrbufs))
+		if (unlikely(p_occupancy == 0))
 			goto Bad;	// pipe must be non-empty
-		if (unlikely(idx != ((next - 1) & (pipe->buffers - 1))))
+		if (unlikely(i_head != p_head - 1))
 			goto Bad;	// must be at the last buffer...
 
-		p = &pipe->bufs[idx];
+		p = &pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask];
 		if (unlikely(p->offset + p->len != i->iov_offset))
 			goto Bad;	// ... at the end of segment
 	} else {
-		if (idx != (next & (pipe->buffers - 1)))
+		if (i_head != p_head)
 			goto Bad;	// must be right after the last buffer
 	}
 	return true;
 Bad:
-	printk(KERN_ERR "idx = %d, offset = %zd\n", i->idx, i->iov_offset);
-	printk(KERN_ERR "curbuf = %d, nrbufs = %d, buffers = %d\n",
-			pipe->curbuf, pipe->nrbufs, pipe->buffers);
-	for (idx = 0; idx < pipe->buffers; idx++)
+	printk(KERN_ERR "idx = %d, offset = %zd\n", i_head, i->iov_offset);
+	printk(KERN_ERR "head = %d, tail = %d, buffers = %d\n",
+			p_head, p_tail, pipe->ring_size);
+	for (idx = 0; idx < pipe->ring_size; idx++)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "[%p %p %d %d]\n",
 			pipe->bufs[idx].ops,
 			pipe->bufs[idx].page,
@@ -359,18 +364,15 @@ Bad:
 #define sanity(i) true
 #endif
 
-static inline int next_idx(int idx, struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
-{
-	return (idx + 1) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
-}
-
 static size_t copy_page_to_iter_pipe(struct page *page, size_t offset, size_t bytes,
 			 struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
 	struct pipe_buffer *buf;
+	unsigned int p_tail = pipe->tail;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int i_head = i->head;
 	size_t off;
-	int idx;
 
 	if (unlikely(bytes > i->count))
 		bytes = i->count;
@@ -382,8 +384,7 @@ static size_t copy_page_to_iter_pipe(struct page *page, size_t offset, size_t by
 		return 0;
 
 	off = i->iov_offset;
-	idx = i->idx;
-	buf = &pipe->bufs[idx];
+	buf = &pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask];
 	if (off) {
 		if (offset == off && buf->page == page) {
 			/* merge with the last one */
@@ -391,18 +392,21 @@ static size_t copy_page_to_iter_pipe(struct page *page, size_t offset, size_t by
 			i->iov_offset += bytes;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		idx = next_idx(idx, pipe);
-		buf = &pipe->bufs[idx];
+		i_head++;
+		buf = &pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask];
 	}
-	if (idx == pipe->curbuf && pipe->nrbufs)
+	if (pipe_full(i_head, p_tail, pipe->ring_size))
 		return 0;
-	pipe->nrbufs++;
+
 	buf->ops = &page_cache_pipe_buf_ops;
-	get_page(buf->page = page);
+	get_page(page);
+	buf->page = page;
 	buf->offset = offset;
 	buf->len = bytes;
+
+	pipe->head = i_head + 1;
 	i->iov_offset = offset + bytes;
-	i->idx = idx;
+	i->head = i_head;
 out:
 	i->count -= bytes;
 	return bytes;
@@ -480,24 +484,30 @@ static inline bool allocated(struct pipe_buffer *buf)
 	return buf->ops == &default_pipe_buf_ops;
 }
 
-static inline void data_start(const struct iov_iter *i, int *idxp, size_t *offp)
+static inline void data_start(const struct iov_iter *i,
+			      unsigned int *iter_headp, size_t *offp)
 {
+	unsigned int p_mask = i->pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int iter_head = i->head;
 	size_t off = i->iov_offset;
-	int idx = i->idx;
-	if (off && (!allocated(&i->pipe->bufs[idx]) || off == PAGE_SIZE)) {
-		idx = next_idx(idx, i->pipe);
+
+	if (off && (!allocated(&i->pipe->bufs[iter_head & p_mask]) ||
+		    off == PAGE_SIZE)) {
+		iter_head++;
 		off = 0;
 	}
-	*idxp = idx;
+	*iter_headp = iter_head;
 	*offp = off;
 }
 
 static size_t push_pipe(struct iov_iter *i, size_t size,
-			int *idxp, size_t *offp)
+			int *iter_headp, size_t *offp)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
+	unsigned int p_tail = pipe->tail;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int iter_head;
 	size_t off;
-	int idx;
 	ssize_t left;
 
 	if (unlikely(size > i->count))
@@ -506,33 +516,34 @@ static size_t push_pipe(struct iov_iter *i, size_t size,
 		return 0;
 
 	left = size;
-	data_start(i, &idx, &off);
-	*idxp = idx;
+	data_start(i, &iter_head, &off);
+	*iter_headp = iter_head;
 	*offp = off;
 	if (off) {
 		left -= PAGE_SIZE - off;
 		if (left <= 0) {
-			pipe->bufs[idx].len += size;
+			pipe->bufs[iter_head & p_mask].len += size;
 			return size;
 		}
-		pipe->bufs[idx].len = PAGE_SIZE;
-		idx = next_idx(idx, pipe);
+		pipe->bufs[iter_head & p_mask].len = PAGE_SIZE;
+		iter_head++;
 	}
-	while (idx != pipe->curbuf || !pipe->nrbufs) {
+	while (!pipe_full(iter_head, p_tail, pipe->ring_size)) {
+		struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[iter_head & p_mask];
 		struct page *page = alloc_page(GFP_USER);
 		if (!page)
 			break;
-		pipe->nrbufs++;
-		pipe->bufs[idx].ops = &default_pipe_buf_ops;
-		pipe->bufs[idx].page = page;
-		pipe->bufs[idx].offset = 0;
-		if (left <= PAGE_SIZE) {
-			pipe->bufs[idx].len = left;
+
+		buf->ops = &default_pipe_buf_ops;
+		buf->page = page;
+		buf->offset = 0;
+		buf->len = min_t(ssize_t, left, PAGE_SIZE);
+		left -= buf->len;
+		iter_head++;
+		pipe->head = iter_head;
+
+		if (left == 0)
 			return size;
-		}
-		pipe->bufs[idx].len = PAGE_SIZE;
-		left -= PAGE_SIZE;
-		idx = next_idx(idx, pipe);
 	}
 	return size - left;
 }
@@ -541,23 +552,26 @@ static size_t copy_pipe_to_iter(const void *addr, size_t bytes,
 				struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int i_head;
 	size_t n, off;
-	int idx;
 
 	if (!sanity(i))
 		return 0;
 
-	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &idx, &off);
+	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &i_head, &off);
 	if (unlikely(!n))
 		return 0;
-	for ( ; n; idx = next_idx(idx, pipe), off = 0) {
+	do {
 		size_t chunk = min_t(size_t, n, PAGE_SIZE - off);
-		memcpy_to_page(pipe->bufs[idx].page, off, addr, chunk);
-		i->idx = idx;
+		memcpy_to_page(pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask].page, off, addr, chunk);
+		i->head = i_head;
 		i->iov_offset = off + chunk;
 		n -= chunk;
 		addr += chunk;
-	}
+		off = 0;
+		i_head++;
+	} while (n);
 	i->count -= bytes;
 	return bytes;
 }
@@ -573,28 +587,31 @@ static size_t csum_and_copy_to_pipe_iter(const void *addr, size_t bytes,
 				__wsum *csum, struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int i_head;
 	size_t n, r;
 	size_t off = 0;
 	__wsum sum = *csum;
-	int idx;
 
 	if (!sanity(i))
 		return 0;
 
-	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &idx, &r);
+	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &i_head, &r);
 	if (unlikely(!n))
 		return 0;
-	for ( ; n; idx = next_idx(idx, pipe), r = 0) {
+	do {
 		size_t chunk = min_t(size_t, n, PAGE_SIZE - r);
-		char *p = kmap_atomic(pipe->bufs[idx].page);
+		char *p = kmap_atomic(pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask].page);
 		sum = csum_and_memcpy(p + r, addr, chunk, sum, off);
 		kunmap_atomic(p);
-		i->idx = idx;
+		i->head = i_head;
 		i->iov_offset = r + chunk;
 		n -= chunk;
 		off += chunk;
 		addr += chunk;
-	}
+		r = 0;
+		i_head++;
+	} while (n);
 	i->count -= bytes;
 	*csum = sum;
 	return bytes;
@@ -645,29 +662,32 @@ static size_t copy_pipe_to_iter_mcsafe(const void *addr, size_t bytes,
 				struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int i_head;
 	size_t n, off, xfer = 0;
-	int idx;
 
 	if (!sanity(i))
 		return 0;
 
-	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &idx, &off);
+	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &i_head, &off);
 	if (unlikely(!n))
 		return 0;
-	for ( ; n; idx = next_idx(idx, pipe), off = 0) {
+	do {
 		size_t chunk = min_t(size_t, n, PAGE_SIZE - off);
 		unsigned long rem;
 
-		rem = memcpy_mcsafe_to_page(pipe->bufs[idx].page, off, addr,
-				chunk);
-		i->idx = idx;
+		rem = memcpy_mcsafe_to_page(pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask].page,
+					    off, addr, chunk);
+		i->head = i_head;
 		i->iov_offset = off + chunk - rem;
 		xfer += chunk - rem;
 		if (rem)
 			break;
 		n -= chunk;
 		addr += chunk;
-	}
+		off = 0;
+		i_head++;
+	} while (n);
 	i->count -= xfer;
 	return xfer;
 }
@@ -925,23 +945,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_page_from_iter);
 static size_t pipe_zero(size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	unsigned int i_head;
 	size_t n, off;
-	int idx;
 
 	if (!sanity(i))
 		return 0;
 
-	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &idx, &off);
+	bytes = n = push_pipe(i, bytes, &i_head, &off);
 	if (unlikely(!n))
 		return 0;
 
-	for ( ; n; idx = next_idx(idx, pipe), off = 0) {
+	do {
 		size_t chunk = min_t(size_t, n, PAGE_SIZE - off);
-		memzero_page(pipe->bufs[idx].page, off, chunk);
-		i->idx = idx;
+		memzero_page(pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask].page, off, chunk);
+		i->head = i_head;
 		i->iov_offset = off + chunk;
 		n -= chunk;
-	}
+		off = 0;
+		i_head++;
+	} while (n);
 	i->count -= bytes;
 	return bytes;
 }
@@ -987,20 +1010,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic);
 static inline void pipe_truncate(struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
-	if (pipe->nrbufs) {
+	unsigned int p_tail = pipe->tail;
+	unsigned int p_head = pipe->head;
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+
+	if (!pipe_empty(p_head, p_tail)) {
+		struct pipe_buffer *buf;
+		unsigned int i_head = i->head;
 		size_t off = i->iov_offset;
-		int idx = i->idx;
-		int nrbufs = (idx - pipe->curbuf) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
+
 		if (off) {
-			pipe->bufs[idx].len = off - pipe->bufs[idx].offset;
-			idx = next_idx(idx, pipe);
-			nrbufs++;
+			buf = &pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask];
+			buf->len = off - buf->offset;
+			i_head++;
 		}
-		while (pipe->nrbufs > nrbufs) {
-			pipe_buf_release(pipe, &pipe->bufs[idx]);
-			idx = next_idx(idx, pipe);
-			pipe->nrbufs--;
+		while (p_head != i_head) {
+			p_head--;
+			pipe_buf_release(pipe, &pipe->bufs[p_head & p_mask]);
 		}
+
+		pipe->head = p_head;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1011,18 +1040,20 @@ static void pipe_advance(struct iov_iter *i, size_t size)
 		size = i->count;
 	if (size) {
 		struct pipe_buffer *buf;
+		unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+		unsigned int i_head = i->head;
 		size_t off = i->iov_offset, left = size;
-		int idx = i->idx;
+
 		if (off) /* make it relative to the beginning of buffer */
-			left += off - pipe->bufs[idx].offset;
+			left += off - pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask].offset;
 		while (1) {
-			buf = &pipe->bufs[idx];
+			buf = &pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask];
 			if (left <= buf->len)
 				break;
 			left -= buf->len;
-			idx = next_idx(idx, pipe);
+			i_head++;
 		}
-		i->idx = idx;
+		i->head = i_head;
 		i->iov_offset = buf->offset + left;
 	}
 	i->count -= size;
@@ -1053,25 +1084,27 @@ void iov_iter_revert(struct iov_iter *i, size_t unroll)
 	i->count += unroll;
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_is_pipe(i))) {
 		struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
-		int idx = i->idx;
+		unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+		unsigned int i_head = i->head;
 		size_t off = i->iov_offset;
 		while (1) {
-			size_t n = off - pipe->bufs[idx].offset;
+			struct pipe_buffer *b = &pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask];
+			size_t n = off - b->offset;
 			if (unroll < n) {
 				off -= unroll;
 				break;
 			}
 			unroll -= n;
-			if (!unroll && idx == i->start_idx) {
+			if (!unroll && i_head == i->start_head) {
 				off = 0;
 				break;
 			}
-			if (!idx--)
-				idx = pipe->buffers - 1;
-			off = pipe->bufs[idx].offset + pipe->bufs[idx].len;
+			i_head--;
+			b = &pipe->bufs[i_head & p_mask];
+			off = b->offset + b->len;
 		}
 		i->iov_offset = off;
-		i->idx = idx;
+		i->head = i_head;
 		pipe_truncate(i);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1159,13 +1192,13 @@ void iov_iter_pipe(struct iov_iter *i, unsigned int direction,
 			size_t count)
 {
 	BUG_ON(direction != READ);
-	WARN_ON(pipe->nrbufs == pipe->buffers);
+	WARN_ON(pipe_full(pipe->head, pipe->tail, pipe->ring_size));
 	i->type = ITER_PIPE | READ;
 	i->pipe = pipe;
-	i->idx = (pipe->curbuf + pipe->nrbufs) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
+	i->head = pipe->head;
 	i->iov_offset = 0;
 	i->count = count;
-	i->start_idx = i->idx;
+	i->start_head = i->head;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iov_iter_pipe);
 
@@ -1189,11 +1222,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iov_iter_discard);
 
 unsigned long iov_iter_alignment(const struct iov_iter *i)
 {
+	unsigned int p_mask = i->pipe->ring_size - 1;
 	unsigned long res = 0;
 	size_t size = i->count;
 
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_is_pipe(i))) {
-		if (size && i->iov_offset && allocated(&i->pipe->bufs[i->idx]))
+		if (size && i->iov_offset && allocated(&i->pipe->bufs[i->head & p_mask]))
 			return size | i->iov_offset;
 		return size;
 	}
@@ -1231,19 +1265,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iov_iter_gap_alignment);
 static inline ssize_t __pipe_get_pages(struct iov_iter *i,
 				size_t maxsize,
 				struct page **pages,
-				int idx,
+				int iter_head,
 				size_t *start)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
-	ssize_t n = push_pipe(i, maxsize, &idx, start);
+	unsigned int p_mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
+	ssize_t n = push_pipe(i, maxsize, &iter_head, start);
 	if (!n)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	maxsize = n;
 	n += *start;
 	while (n > 0) {
-		get_page(*pages++ = pipe->bufs[idx].page);
-		idx = next_idx(idx, pipe);
+		get_page(*pages++ = pipe->bufs[iter_head & p_mask].page);
+		iter_head++;
 		n -= PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 
@@ -1254,9 +1289,8 @@ static ssize_t pipe_get_pages(struct iov_iter *i,
 		   struct page **pages, size_t maxsize, unsigned maxpages,
 		   size_t *start)
 {
-	unsigned npages;
+	unsigned int iter_head, npages;
 	size_t capacity;
-	int idx;
 
 	if (!maxsize)
 		return 0;
@@ -1264,12 +1298,12 @@ static ssize_t pipe_get_pages(struct iov_iter *i,
 	if (!sanity(i))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	data_start(i, &idx, start);
-	/* some of this one + all after this one */
-	npages = ((i->pipe->curbuf - idx - 1) & (i->pipe->buffers - 1)) + 1;
-	capacity = min(npages,maxpages) * PAGE_SIZE - *start;
+	data_start(i, &iter_head, start);
+	/* Amount of free space: some of this one + all after this one */
+	npages = pipe_space_for_user(iter_head, i->pipe->tail, i->pipe);
+	capacity = min(npages, maxpages) * PAGE_SIZE - *start;
 
-	return __pipe_get_pages(i, min(maxsize, capacity), pages, idx, start);
+	return __pipe_get_pages(i, min(maxsize, capacity), pages, iter_head, start);
 }
 
 ssize_t iov_iter_get_pages(struct iov_iter *i,
@@ -1323,9 +1357,8 @@ static ssize_t pipe_get_pages_alloc(struct iov_iter *i,
 		   size_t *start)
 {
 	struct page **p;
+	unsigned int iter_head, npages;
 	ssize_t n;
-	int idx;
-	int npages;
 
 	if (!maxsize)
 		return 0;
@@ -1333,9 +1366,9 @@ static ssize_t pipe_get_pages_alloc(struct iov_iter *i,
 	if (!sanity(i))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	data_start(i, &idx, start);
-	/* some of this one + all after this one */
-	npages = ((i->pipe->curbuf - idx - 1) & (i->pipe->buffers - 1)) + 1;
+	data_start(i, &iter_head, start);
+	/* Amount of free space: some of this one + all after this one */
+	npages = pipe_space_for_user(iter_head, i->pipe->tail, i->pipe);
 	n = npages * PAGE_SIZE - *start;
 	if (maxsize > n)
 		maxsize = n;
@@ -1344,7 +1377,7 @@ static ssize_t pipe_get_pages_alloc(struct iov_iter *i,
 	p = get_pages_array(npages);
 	if (!p)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	n = __pipe_get_pages(i, maxsize, p, idx, start);
+	n = __pipe_get_pages(i, maxsize, p, iter_head, start);
 	if (n > 0)
 		*pages = p;
 	else
@@ -1560,15 +1593,15 @@ int iov_iter_npages(const struct iov_iter *i, int maxpages)
 
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_is_pipe(i))) {
 		struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = i->pipe;
+		unsigned int iter_head;
 		size_t off;
-		int idx;
 
 		if (!sanity(i))
 			return 0;
 
-		data_start(i, &idx, &off);
+		data_start(i, &iter_head, &off);
 		/* some of this one + all after this one */
-		npages = ((pipe->curbuf - idx - 1) & (pipe->buffers - 1)) + 1;
+		npages = pipe_space_for_user(iter_head, pipe->tail, pipe);
 		if (npages >= maxpages)
 			return maxpages;
 	} else iterate_all_kinds(i, size, v, ({