diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 3046deacf7b3..c3f354cfc5ba 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2648,6 +2648,9 @@ rb_reset_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		/* Mark the rest of the page with padding */
 		rb_event_set_padding(event);
 
+		/* Make sure the padding is visible before the write update */
+		smp_wmb();
+
 		/* Set the write back to the previous setting */
 		local_sub(length, &tail_page->write);
 		return;
@@ -2659,6 +2662,9 @@ rb_reset_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	/* time delta must be non zero */
 	event->time_delta = 1;
 
+	/* Make sure the padding is visible before the tail_page->write update */
+	smp_wmb();
+
 	/* Set write to end of buffer */
 	length = (tail + length) - BUF_PAGE_SIZE;
 	local_sub(length, &tail_page->write);
@@ -4627,6 +4633,33 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	arch_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
+	/*
+	 * The writer has preempt disable, wait for it. But not forever
+	 * Although, 1 second is pretty much "forever"
+	 */
+#define USECS_WAIT	1000000
+        for (nr_loops = 0; nr_loops < USECS_WAIT; nr_loops++) {
+		/* If the write is past the end of page, a writer is still updating it */
+		if (likely(!reader || rb_page_write(reader) <= BUF_PAGE_SIZE))
+			break;
+
+		udelay(1);
+
+		/* Get the latest version of the reader write value */
+		smp_rmb();
+	}
+
+	/* The writer is not moving forward? Something is wrong */
+	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, nr_loops == USECS_WAIT))
+		reader = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we see any padding after the write update
+	 * (see rb_reset_tail())
+	 */
+	smp_rmb();
+
+
 	return reader;
 }