diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index e206951603c1..8619c5345889 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -195,20 +195,24 @@ void *ring_buffer_event_data(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 #define TS_MASK		((1ULL << TS_SHIFT) - 1)
 #define TS_DELTA_TEST	(~TS_MASK)
 
-/*
- * This hack stolen from mm/slob.c.
- * We can store per page timing information in the page frame of the page.
- * Thanks to Peter Zijlstra for suggesting this idea.
- */
-struct buffer_page {
+struct buffer_data_page {
 	u64		 time_stamp;	/* page time stamp */
-	local_t		 write;		/* index for next write */
 	local_t		 commit;	/* write commited index */
+	unsigned char	 data[];	/* data of buffer page */
+};
+
+struct buffer_page {
+	local_t		 write;		/* index for next write */
 	unsigned	 read;		/* index for next read */
 	struct list_head list;		/* list of free pages */
-	void *page;			/* Actual data page */
+	struct buffer_data_page *page;	/* Actual data page */
 };
 
+static void rb_init_page(struct buffer_data_page *page)
+{
+	local_set(&page->commit, 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * Also stolen from mm/slob.c. Thanks to Mathieu Desnoyers for pointing
  * this issue out.
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ static inline int test_time_stamp(u64 delta)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define BUF_PAGE_SIZE PAGE_SIZE
+#define BUF_PAGE_SIZE (PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(struct buffer_data_page))
 
 /*
  * head_page == tail_page && head == tail then buffer is empty.
@@ -333,6 +337,7 @@ static int rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		if (!addr)
 			goto free_pages;
 		page->page = (void *)addr;
+		rb_init_page(page->page);
 	}
 
 	list_splice(&pages, head);
@@ -378,6 +383,7 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 	if (!addr)
 		goto fail_free_reader;
 	page->page = (void *)addr;
+	rb_init_page(page->page);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->list);
 
@@ -647,6 +653,7 @@ int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size)
 			if (!addr)
 				goto free_pages;
 			page->page = (void *)addr;
+			rb_init_page(page->page);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -682,7 +689,7 @@ static inline int rb_null_event(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 
 static inline void *__rb_page_index(struct buffer_page *page, unsigned index)
 {
-	return page->page + index;
+	return page->page->data + index;
 }
 
 static inline struct ring_buffer_event *
@@ -712,7 +719,7 @@ static inline unsigned rb_page_write(struct buffer_page *bpage)
 
 static inline unsigned rb_page_commit(struct buffer_page *bpage)
 {
-	return local_read(&bpage->commit);
+	return local_read(&bpage->page->commit);
 }
 
 /* Size is determined by what has been commited */
@@ -804,14 +811,15 @@ rb_set_commit_event(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 			  cpu_buffer->commit_page == cpu_buffer->tail_page))
 			return;
-		cpu_buffer->commit_page->commit =
+		cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit =
 			cpu_buffer->commit_page->write;
 		rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &cpu_buffer->commit_page);
-		cpu_buffer->write_stamp = cpu_buffer->commit_page->time_stamp;
+		cpu_buffer->write_stamp =
+			cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->time_stamp;
 	}
 
 	/* Now set the commit to the event's index */
-	local_set(&cpu_buffer->commit_page->commit, index);
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit, index);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -826,16 +834,17 @@ rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	 * assign the commit to the tail.
 	 */
 	while (cpu_buffer->commit_page != cpu_buffer->tail_page) {
-		cpu_buffer->commit_page->commit =
+		cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit =
 			cpu_buffer->commit_page->write;
 		rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &cpu_buffer->commit_page);
-		cpu_buffer->write_stamp = cpu_buffer->commit_page->time_stamp;
+		cpu_buffer->write_stamp =
+			cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->time_stamp;
 		/* add barrier to keep gcc from optimizing too much */
 		barrier();
 	}
 	while (rb_commit_index(cpu_buffer) !=
 	       rb_page_write(cpu_buffer->commit_page)) {
-		cpu_buffer->commit_page->commit =
+		cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit =
 			cpu_buffer->commit_page->write;
 		barrier();
 	}
@@ -843,7 +852,7 @@ rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 
 static void rb_reset_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
-	cpu_buffer->read_stamp = cpu_buffer->reader_page->time_stamp;
+	cpu_buffer->read_stamp = cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->time_stamp;
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page->read = 0;
 }
 
@@ -862,7 +871,7 @@ static inline void rb_inc_iter(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 	else
 		rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &iter->head_page);
 
-	iter->read_stamp = iter->head_page->time_stamp;
+	iter->read_stamp = iter->head_page->page->time_stamp;
 	iter->head = 0;
 }
 
@@ -998,12 +1007,12 @@ __rb_reserve_next(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		 */
 		if (tail_page == cpu_buffer->tail_page) {
 			local_set(&next_page->write, 0);
-			local_set(&next_page->commit, 0);
+			local_set(&next_page->page->commit, 0);
 			cpu_buffer->tail_page = next_page;
 
 			/* reread the time stamp */
 			*ts = ring_buffer_time_stamp(cpu_buffer->cpu);
-			cpu_buffer->tail_page->time_stamp = *ts;
+			cpu_buffer->tail_page->page->time_stamp = *ts;
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -1048,7 +1057,7 @@ __rb_reserve_next(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	 * this page's time stamp.
 	 */
 	if (!tail && rb_is_commit(cpu_buffer, event))
-		cpu_buffer->commit_page->time_stamp = *ts;
+		cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->time_stamp = *ts;
 
 	return event;
 
@@ -1099,7 +1108,7 @@ rb_add_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 			event->time_delta = *delta & TS_MASK;
 			event->array[0] = *delta >> TS_SHIFT;
 		} else {
-			cpu_buffer->commit_page->time_stamp = *ts;
+			cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->time_stamp = *ts;
 			event->time_delta = 0;
 			event->array[0] = 0;
 		}
@@ -1552,7 +1561,7 @@ static void rb_iter_reset(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 	if (iter->head)
 		iter->read_stamp = cpu_buffer->read_stamp;
 	else
-		iter->read_stamp = iter->head_page->time_stamp;
+		iter->read_stamp = iter->head_page->page->time_stamp;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1696,7 +1705,7 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page->list.prev = reader->list.prev;
 
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->write, 0);
-	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->commit, 0);
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->commit, 0);
 
 	/* Make the reader page now replace the head */
 	reader->list.prev->next = &cpu_buffer->reader_page->list;
@@ -2088,7 +2097,7 @@ rb_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	cpu_buffer->head_page
 		= list_entry(cpu_buffer->pages.next, struct buffer_page, list);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->head_page->write, 0);
-	local_set(&cpu_buffer->head_page->commit, 0);
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->head_page->page->commit, 0);
 
 	cpu_buffer->head_page->read = 0;
 
@@ -2097,7 +2106,7 @@ rb_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->list);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->write, 0);
-	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->commit, 0);
+	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->commit, 0);
 	cpu_buffer->reader_page->read = 0;
 
 	cpu_buffer->overrun = 0;