diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst
index a96ea0ed662e..7ac7b7581466 100644
--- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst
+++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 
         After starting the workload, let it run for *s* seconds before starting collecting the data, allowing the system to warm-up. Statistical data generated during warm-up is discarded.
 
+**--trace-buffer-size** *kB*
+        Set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB for the tracing output.
+
 **-h**, **--help**
 
         Print help menu.
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config
index 6d4ba77847b6..0b7ecfb30d19 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 STOP_ERROR :=
 
 LIBTRACEEVENT_MIN_VERSION = 1.5
-LIBTRACEFS_MIN_VERSION = 1.3
+LIBTRACEFS_MIN_VERSION = 1.6
 
 define lib_setup
   $(eval LIB_INCLUDES += $(shell sh -c "$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags lib$(1)"))
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
index c6100ff46a7f..198a17a3ea2e 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct osnoise_hist_params {
 	int			bucket_size;
 	int			entries;
 	int			warmup;
+	int			buffer_size;
 };
 
 struct osnoise_hist_cpu {
@@ -469,6 +470,7 @@ static void osnoise_hist_usage(char *usage)
 		"		d:runtime[us|ms|s]:period[us|ms|s] - use SCHED_DEADLINE with runtime and period",
 		"						       in nanoseconds",
 		"	     --warm-up: let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data",
+		"	     --trace-buffer-size kB: set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB",
 		NULL,
 	};
 
@@ -533,13 +535,14 @@ static struct osnoise_hist_params
 			{"trigger",		required_argument,	0, '4'},
 			{"filter",		required_argument,	0, '5'},
 			{"warm-up",		required_argument,	0, '6'},
+			{"trace-buffer-size",	required_argument,	0, '7'},
 			{0, 0, 0, 0}
 		};
 
 		/* getopt_long stores the option index here. */
 		int option_index = 0;
 
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::b:d:e:E:DhH:p:P:r:s:S:t::T:01234:5:6:",
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::b:d:e:E:DhH:p:P:r:s:S:t::T:01234:5:6:7:",
 				 long_options, &option_index);
 
 		/* detect the end of the options. */
@@ -685,6 +688,9 @@ static struct osnoise_hist_params
 		case '6':
 			params->warmup = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
 			break;
+		case '7':
+			params->buffer_size = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
+			break;
 		default:
 			osnoise_hist_usage("Invalid option");
 		}
@@ -891,6 +897,11 @@ int osnoise_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				goto out_hist;
 		}
 
+		if (params->buffer_size > 0) {
+			retval = trace_set_buffer_size(&record->trace, params->buffer_size);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_hist;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
index 53a074c1222e..7e5aab22727d 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct osnoise_top_params {
 	int			cgroup;
 	int			hk_cpus;
 	int			warmup;
+	int			buffer_size;
 	cpu_set_t		hk_cpu_set;
 	struct sched_attr	sched_param;
 	struct trace_events	*events;
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ static void osnoise_top_usage(struct osnoise_top_params *params, char *usage)
 		"		d:runtime[us|ms|s]:period[us|ms|s] - use SCHED_DEADLINE with runtime and period",
 		"						       in nanoseconds",
 		"	     --warm-up s: let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data",
+		"	     --trace-buffer-size kB: set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB",
 		NULL,
 	};
 
@@ -384,13 +386,14 @@ struct osnoise_top_params *osnoise_top_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			{"trigger",		required_argument,	0, '0'},
 			{"filter",		required_argument,	0, '1'},
 			{"warm-up",		required_argument,	0, '2'},
+			{"trace-buffer-size",	required_argument,	0, '3'},
 			{0, 0, 0, 0}
 		};
 
 		/* getopt_long stores the option index here. */
 		int option_index = 0;
 
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::d:De:hH:p:P:qr:s:S:t::T:0:1:2:",
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::d:De:hH:p:P:qr:s:S:t::T:0:1:2:3:",
 				 long_options, &option_index);
 
 		/* Detect the end of the options. */
@@ -517,6 +520,9 @@ struct osnoise_top_params *osnoise_top_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 		case '2':
 			params->warmup = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
 			break;
+		case '3':
+			params->buffer_size = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
+			break;
 		default:
 			osnoise_top_usage(params, "Invalid option");
 		}
@@ -725,6 +731,12 @@ int osnoise_top_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if (retval)
 				goto out_top;
 		}
+
+		if (params->buffer_size > 0) {
+			retval = trace_set_buffer_size(&record->trace, params->buffer_size);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_top;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
index 6eb6e38d4a05..d4bab86ca1b9 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct timerlat_hist_params {
 	int			bucket_size;
 	int			entries;
 	int			warmup;
+	int			buffer_size;
 };
 
 struct timerlat_hist_cpu {
@@ -669,6 +670,7 @@ static void timerlat_hist_usage(char *usage)
 		"	  -k/--kernel-threads: use timerlat kernel-space threads instead of rtla user-space threads",
 		"	  -U/--user-load: enable timerlat for user-defined user-space workload",
 		"	     --warm-up s: let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data",
+		"	     --trace-buffer-size kB: set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB",
 		NULL,
 	};
 
@@ -745,13 +747,14 @@ static struct timerlat_hist_params
 			{"no-aa",		no_argument,		0, '9'},
 			{"dump-task",		no_argument,		0, '\1'},
 			{"warm-up",		required_argument,	0, '\2'},
+			{"trace-buffer-size",	required_argument,	0, '\3'},
 			{0, 0, 0, 0}
 		};
 
 		/* getopt_long stores the option index here. */
 		int option_index = 0;
 
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::b:d:e:E:DhH:i:knp:P:s:t::T:uU0123456:7:8:9\1\2:",
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::b:d:e:E:DhH:i:knp:P:s:t::T:uU0123456:7:8:9\1\2:\3",
 				 long_options, &option_index);
 
 		/* detect the end of the options. */
@@ -926,6 +929,9 @@ static struct timerlat_hist_params
 		case '\2':
 			params->warmup = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
 			break;
+		case '\3':
+			params->buffer_size = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
+			break;
 		default:
 			timerlat_hist_usage("Invalid option");
 		}
@@ -1179,6 +1185,12 @@ int timerlat_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			if (retval)
 				goto out_hist;
 		}
+
+		if (params->buffer_size > 0) {
+			retval = trace_set_buffer_size(&record->trace, params->buffer_size);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_hist;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!params->no_aa) {
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
index 0acfefe151f7..3a23e8d481c6 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct timerlat_top_params {
 	int			kernel_workload;
 	int			pretty_output;
 	int			warmup;
+	int			buffer_size;
 	cpu_set_t		hk_cpu_set;
 	struct sched_attr	sched_param;
 	struct trace_events	*events;
@@ -479,6 +480,7 @@ static void timerlat_top_usage(char *usage)
 		"	  -k/--kernel-threads: use timerlat kernel-space threads instead of rtla user-space threads",
 		"	  -U/--user-load: enable timerlat for user-defined user-space workload",
 		"	     --warm-up s: let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data",
+		"	     --trace-buffer-size kB: set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB",
 		NULL,
 	};
 
@@ -547,13 +549,14 @@ static struct timerlat_top_params
 			{"dump-tasks",		no_argument,		0, '4'},
 			{"aa-only",		required_argument,	0, '5'},
 			{"warm-up",		required_argument,	0, '6'},
+			{"trace-buffer-size",	required_argument,	0, '7'},
 			{0, 0, 0, 0}
 		};
 
 		/* getopt_long stores the option index here. */
 		int option_index = 0;
 
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::d:De:hH:i:knp:P:qs:t::T:uU0:1:2:345:6:",
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::d:De:hH:i:knp:P:qs:t::T:uU0:1:2:345:6:7:",
 				 long_options, &option_index);
 
 		/* detect the end of the options. */
@@ -716,6 +719,9 @@ static struct timerlat_top_params
 		case '6':
 			params->warmup = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
 			break;
+		case '7':
+			params->buffer_size = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
+			break;
 		default:
 			timerlat_top_usage("Invalid option");
 		}
@@ -973,6 +979,12 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			if (retval)
 				goto out_top;
 		}
+
+		if (params->buffer_size > 0) {
+			retval = trace_set_buffer_size(&record->trace, params->buffer_size);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_top;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!params->no_aa) {
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c
index e1ba6d9f4265..170a706248ab 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c
@@ -540,3 +540,18 @@ int trace_is_off(struct trace_instance *tool, struct trace_instance *trace)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * trace_set_buffer_size - set the per-cpu tracing buffer size.
+ */
+int trace_set_buffer_size(struct trace_instance *trace, int size)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	debug_msg("Setting trace buffer size to %d Kb\n", size);
+	retval = tracefs_instance_set_buffer_size(trace->inst, size, -1);
+	if (retval)
+		err_msg("Error setting trace buffer size\n");
+
+	return retval;
+}
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
index 2e9a89a25615..c7c92dc9a18a 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ int trace_events_enable(struct trace_instance *instance,
 int trace_event_add_filter(struct trace_events *event, char *filter);
 int trace_event_add_trigger(struct trace_events *event, char *trigger);
 int trace_is_off(struct trace_instance *tool, struct trace_instance *trace);
+int trace_set_buffer_size(struct trace_instance *trace, int size);