diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index eda2633a393d..9210a95cb4e6 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define OP_BUFFER_FLAGS	0
 
-static struct ring_buffer *op_ring_buffer;
+static struct trace_buffer *op_ring_buffer;
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer, op_cpu_buffer);
 
 static void wq_sync_buffer(struct work_struct *work);
diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 1a40277b512c..df0124eabece 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 
-struct ring_buffer;
+struct trace_buffer;
 struct ring_buffer_iter;
 
 /*
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ u64 ring_buffer_event_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer_event *event);
  *  else
  *    ring_buffer_unlock_commit(buffer, event);
  */
-void ring_buffer_discard_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+void ring_buffer_discard_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				struct ring_buffer_event *event);
 
 /*
  * size is in bytes for each per CPU buffer.
  */
-struct ring_buffer *
+struct trace_buffer *
 __ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags, struct lock_class_key *key);
 
 /*
@@ -97,38 +97,38 @@ __ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags, struct lock_class_key *k
 	__ring_buffer_alloc((size), (flags), &__key);	\
 })
 
-int ring_buffer_wait(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, int full);
-__poll_t ring_buffer_poll_wait(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
+int ring_buffer_wait(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, int full);
+__poll_t ring_buffer_poll_wait(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
 			  struct file *filp, poll_table *poll_table);
 
 
 #define RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS -1
 
-void ring_buffer_free(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_free(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
 
-int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size, int cpu);
+int ring_buffer_resize(struct trace_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size, int cpu);
 
-void ring_buffer_change_overwrite(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int val);
+void ring_buffer_change_overwrite(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int val);
 
-struct ring_buffer_event *ring_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+struct ring_buffer_event *ring_buffer_lock_reserve(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 						   unsigned long length);
-int ring_buffer_unlock_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+int ring_buffer_unlock_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			      struct ring_buffer_event *event);
-int ring_buffer_write(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+int ring_buffer_write(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 		      unsigned long length, void *data);
 
-void ring_buffer_nest_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-void ring_buffer_nest_end(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_nest_start(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_nest_end(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
 
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-ring_buffer_peek(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
+ring_buffer_peek(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
 		 unsigned long *lost_events);
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
+ring_buffer_consume(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
 		    unsigned long *lost_events);
 
 struct ring_buffer_iter *
-ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, gfp_t flags);
+ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, gfp_t flags);
 void ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync(void);
 void ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter);
 void ring_buffer_read_finish(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter);
@@ -140,59 +140,59 @@ ring_buffer_read(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter, u64 *ts);
 void ring_buffer_iter_reset(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter);
 int ring_buffer_iter_empty(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter);
 
-unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
-void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-void ring_buffer_reset(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+void ring_buffer_reset(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
-int ring_buffer_swap_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer_a,
-			 struct ring_buffer *buffer_b, int cpu);
+int ring_buffer_swap_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer_a,
+			 struct trace_buffer *buffer_b, int cpu);
 #else
 static inline int
-ring_buffer_swap_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer_a,
-		     struct ring_buffer *buffer_b, int cpu)
+ring_buffer_swap_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer_a,
+		     struct trace_buffer *buffer_b, int cpu)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 #endif
 
-bool ring_buffer_empty(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-bool ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+bool ring_buffer_empty(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+bool ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
-void ring_buffer_record_disable(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-void ring_buffer_record_enable(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-void ring_buffer_record_off(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-void ring_buffer_record_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-bool ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-bool ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-void ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-void ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+void ring_buffer_record_disable(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_record_enable(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_record_off(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_record_on(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+bool ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+bool ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+void ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
-u64 ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_bytes_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_entries(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_overruns(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_entries_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_dropped_events_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-unsigned long ring_buffer_read_events_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+u64 ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_bytes_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_entries(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_overruns(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_entries_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_overrun_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_dropped_events_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_read_events_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
-u64 ring_buffer_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-void ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+u64 ring_buffer_time_stamp(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+void ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				      int cpu, u64 *ts);
-void ring_buffer_set_clock(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+void ring_buffer_set_clock(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			   u64 (*clock)(void));
-void ring_buffer_set_time_stamp_abs(struct ring_buffer *buffer, bool abs);
-bool ring_buffer_time_stamp_abs(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
+void ring_buffer_set_time_stamp_abs(struct trace_buffer *buffer, bool abs);
+bool ring_buffer_time_stamp_abs(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
 
-size_t ring_buffer_nr_pages(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-size_t ring_buffer_nr_dirty_pages(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+size_t ring_buffer_nr_pages(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+size_t ring_buffer_nr_dirty_pages(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
-void *ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
-void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, void *data);
-int ring_buffer_read_page(struct ring_buffer *buffer, void **data_page,
+void *ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, void *data);
+int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, void **data_page,
 			  size_t len, int cpu, int full);
 
 struct trace_seq;
diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index f70e5bc7e8db..5f7b2b1fce24 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry,
 struct trace_event_file;
 
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer **current_buffer,
+trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve(struct trace_buffer **current_buffer,
 				struct trace_event_file *trace_file,
 				int type, unsigned long len,
 				unsigned long flags, int pc);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ extern int trace_event_reg(struct trace_event_call *event,
 			    enum trace_reg type, void *data);
 
 struct trace_event_buffer {
-	struct ring_buffer		*buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer		*buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event	*event;
 	struct trace_event_file		*trace_file;
 	void				*entry;
diff --git a/include/trace/trace_events.h b/include/trace/trace_events.h
index 472b33d23a10..13a58d453992 100644
--- a/include/trace/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/trace/trace_events.h
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static inline notrace int trace_event_get_offsets_##call(		\
  *	enum event_trigger_type __tt = ETT_NONE;
  *	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
  *	struct trace_event_raw_<call> *entry; <-- defined in stage 1
- *	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+ *	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
  *	unsigned long irq_flags;
  *	int __data_size;
  *	int pc;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 3b926f62ed83..0735ae8545d8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void trace_note(struct blk_trace *bt, pid_t pid, int action,
 {
 	struct blk_io_trace *t;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event = NULL;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = NULL;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = NULL;
 	int pc = 0;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	bool blk_tracer = blk_tracer_enabled;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void __blk_add_trace(struct blk_trace *bt, sector_t sector, int bytes,
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event = NULL;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = NULL;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = NULL;
 	struct blk_io_trace *t;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	unsigned long *sequence;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 3f655371eaf6..f846de2aa435 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ enum {
 struct ring_buffer_per_cpu {
 	int				cpu;
 	atomic_t			record_disabled;
-	struct ring_buffer		*buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer	*buffer;
 	raw_spinlock_t			reader_lock;	/* serialize readers */
 	arch_spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct lock_class_key		lock_key;
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ struct ring_buffer_per_cpu {
 	struct rb_irq_work		irq_work;
 };
 
-struct ring_buffer {
+struct trace_buffer {
 	unsigned			flags;
 	int				cpus;
 	atomic_t			record_disabled;
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ struct ring_buffer_iter {
  *
  * Returns the number of pages used by a per_cpu buffer of the ring buffer.
  */
-size_t ring_buffer_nr_pages(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+size_t ring_buffer_nr_pages(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	return buffer->buffers[cpu]->nr_pages;
 }
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ size_t ring_buffer_nr_pages(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
  *
  * Returns the number of pages that have content in the ring buffer.
  */
-size_t ring_buffer_nr_dirty_pages(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+size_t ring_buffer_nr_dirty_pages(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	size_t read;
 	size_t cnt;
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static void rb_wake_up_waiters(struct irq_work *work)
  * as data is added to any of the @buffer's cpu buffers. Otherwise
  * it will wait for data to be added to a specific cpu buffer.
  */
-int ring_buffer_wait(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, int full)
+int ring_buffer_wait(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, int full)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *uninitialized_var(cpu_buffer);
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ int ring_buffer_wait(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, int full)
  * Returns EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM if data exists in the buffers,
  * zero otherwise.
  */
-__poll_t ring_buffer_poll_wait(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
+__poll_t ring_buffer_poll_wait(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
 			  struct file *filp, poll_table *poll_table)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
@@ -742,13 +742,13 @@ __poll_t ring_buffer_poll_wait(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
 /* Up this if you want to test the TIME_EXTENTS and normalization */
 #define DEBUG_SHIFT 0
 
-static inline u64 rb_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+static inline u64 rb_time_stamp(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	/* shift to debug/test normalization and TIME_EXTENTS */
 	return buffer->clock() << DEBUG_SHIFT;
 }
 
-u64 ring_buffer_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+u64 ring_buffer_time_stamp(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	u64 time;
 
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ u64 ring_buffer_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_time_stamp);
 
-void ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+void ring_buffer_normalize_time_stamp(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				      int cpu, u64 *ts)
 {
 	/* Just stupid testing the normalize function and deltas */
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ static int rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 }
 
 static struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *
-rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer *buffer, long nr_pages, int cpu)
+rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct trace_buffer *buffer, long nr_pages, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	struct buffer_page *bpage;
@@ -1374,10 +1374,10 @@ static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
  * when the buffer wraps. If this flag is not set, the buffer will
  * drop data when the tail hits the head.
  */
-struct ring_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
+struct trace_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
 					struct lock_class_key *key)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	long nr_pages;
 	int bsize;
 	int cpu;
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__ring_buffer_alloc);
  * @buffer: the buffer to free.
  */
 void
-ring_buffer_free(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+ring_buffer_free(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
@@ -1463,18 +1463,18 @@ ring_buffer_free(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_free);
 
-void ring_buffer_set_clock(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+void ring_buffer_set_clock(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			   u64 (*clock)(void))
 {
 	buffer->clock = clock;
 }
 
-void ring_buffer_set_time_stamp_abs(struct ring_buffer *buffer, bool abs)
+void ring_buffer_set_time_stamp_abs(struct trace_buffer *buffer, bool abs)
 {
 	buffer->time_stamp_abs = abs;
 }
 
-bool ring_buffer_time_stamp_abs(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+bool ring_buffer_time_stamp_abs(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	return buffer->time_stamp_abs;
 }
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ static void update_pages_handler(struct work_struct *work)
  *
  * Returns 0 on success and < 0 on failure.
  */
-int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size,
+int ring_buffer_resize(struct trace_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size,
 			int cpu_id)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_resize);
 
-void ring_buffer_change_overwrite(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int val)
+void ring_buffer_change_overwrite(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int val)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&buffer->mutex);
 	if (val)
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ rb_move_tail(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 {
 	struct buffer_page *tail_page = info->tail_page;
 	struct buffer_page *commit_page = cpu_buffer->commit_page;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = cpu_buffer->buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = cpu_buffer->buffer;
 	struct buffer_page *next_page;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@ static void rb_commit(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 }
 
 static __always_inline void
-rb_wakeups(struct ring_buffer *buffer, struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+rb_wakeups(struct trace_buffer *buffer, struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
 	size_t nr_pages;
 	size_t dirty;
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ trace_recursive_unlock(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
  * Call this function before calling another ring_buffer_lock_reserve() and
  * call ring_buffer_nest_end() after the nested ring_buffer_unlock_commit().
  */
-void ring_buffer_nest_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+void ring_buffer_nest_start(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	int cpu;
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@ void ring_buffer_nest_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
  * Must be called after ring_buffer_nest_start() and after the
  * ring_buffer_unlock_commit().
  */
-void ring_buffer_nest_end(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+void ring_buffer_nest_end(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	int cpu;
@@ -2775,7 +2775,7 @@ void ring_buffer_nest_end(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
  *
  * Must be paired with ring_buffer_lock_reserve.
  */
-int ring_buffer_unlock_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+int ring_buffer_unlock_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			      struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
@@ -2868,7 +2868,7 @@ __rb_reserve_next(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 }
 
 static __always_inline struct ring_buffer_event *
-rb_reserve_next_event(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+rb_reserve_next_event(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 		      struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		      unsigned long length)
 {
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@ rb_reserve_next_event(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
  * If NULL is returned, then nothing has been allocated or locked.
  */
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-ring_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long length)
+ring_buffer_lock_reserve(struct trace_buffer *buffer, unsigned long length)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
@@ -3062,7 +3062,7 @@ rb_decrement_entry(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
  * If this function is called, do not call ring_buffer_unlock_commit on
  * the event.
  */
-void ring_buffer_discard_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+void ring_buffer_discard_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
@@ -3113,7 +3113,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_discard_commit);
  * Note, like ring_buffer_lock_reserve, the length is the length of the data
  * and not the length of the event which would hold the header.
  */
-int ring_buffer_write(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+int ring_buffer_write(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 		      unsigned long length,
 		      void *data)
 {
@@ -3193,7 +3193,7 @@ static bool rb_per_cpu_empty(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
  *
  * The caller should call synchronize_rcu() after this.
  */
-void ring_buffer_record_disable(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+void ring_buffer_record_disable(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&buffer->record_disabled);
 }
@@ -3206,7 +3206,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_record_disable);
  * Note, multiple disables will need the same number of enables
  * to truly enable the writing (much like preempt_disable).
  */
-void ring_buffer_record_enable(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+void ring_buffer_record_enable(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	atomic_dec(&buffer->record_disabled);
 }
@@ -3223,7 +3223,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_record_enable);
  * it works like an on/off switch, where as the disable() version
  * must be paired with a enable().
  */
-void ring_buffer_record_off(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+void ring_buffer_record_off(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	unsigned int rd;
 	unsigned int new_rd;
@@ -3246,7 +3246,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_record_off);
  * it works like an on/off switch, where as the enable() version
  * must be paired with a disable().
  */
-void ring_buffer_record_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+void ring_buffer_record_on(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	unsigned int rd;
 	unsigned int new_rd;
@@ -3264,7 +3264,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_record_on);
  *
  * Returns true if the ring buffer is in a state that it accepts writes.
  */
-bool ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+bool ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	return !atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled);
 }
@@ -3280,7 +3280,7 @@ bool ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
  * ring_buffer_record_disable(), as that is a temporary disabling of
  * the ring buffer.
  */
-bool ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+bool ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	return !(atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled) & RB_BUFFER_OFF);
 }
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@ bool ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
  *
  * The caller should call synchronize_rcu() after this.
  */
-void ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+void ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
@@ -3315,7 +3315,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu);
  * Note, multiple disables will need the same number of enables
  * to truly enable the writing (much like preempt_disable).
  */
-void ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+void ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
@@ -3345,7 +3345,7 @@ rb_num_of_entries(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
  * @buffer: The ring buffer
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to read from.
  */
-u64 ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+u64 ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
@@ -3378,7 +3378,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts);
  * @buffer: The ring buffer
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to read from.
  */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_bytes_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+unsigned long ring_buffer_bytes_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long ret;
@@ -3398,7 +3398,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_bytes_cpu);
  * @buffer: The ring buffer
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to get the entries from.
  */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_entries_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+unsigned long ring_buffer_entries_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
@@ -3417,7 +3417,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_entries_cpu);
  * @buffer: The ring buffer
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to get the number of overruns from
  */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+unsigned long ring_buffer_overrun_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long ret;
@@ -3440,7 +3440,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_overrun_cpu);
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to get the number of overruns from
  */
 unsigned long
-ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long ret;
@@ -3462,7 +3462,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_commit_overrun_cpu);
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to get the number of overruns from
  */
 unsigned long
-ring_buffer_dropped_events_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+ring_buffer_dropped_events_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long ret;
@@ -3483,7 +3483,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_dropped_events_cpu);
  * @cpu: The per CPU buffer to get the number of events read
  */
 unsigned long
-ring_buffer_read_events_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+ring_buffer_read_events_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
@@ -3502,7 +3502,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_events_cpu);
  * Returns the total number of entries in the ring buffer
  * (all CPU entries)
  */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_entries(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+unsigned long ring_buffer_entries(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long entries = 0;
@@ -3525,7 +3525,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_entries);
  * Returns the total number of overruns in the ring buffer
  * (all CPU entries)
  */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_overruns(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+unsigned long ring_buffer_overruns(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long overruns = 0;
@@ -3949,7 +3949,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_peek);
 static struct ring_buffer_event *
 rb_iter_peek(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter, u64 *ts)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	int nr_loops = 0;
@@ -4077,7 +4077,7 @@ rb_reader_unlock(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer, bool locked)
  * not consume the data.
  */
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-ring_buffer_peek(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
+ring_buffer_peek(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
 		 unsigned long *lost_events)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -4141,7 +4141,7 @@ ring_buffer_iter_peek(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter, u64 *ts)
  * and eventually empty the ring buffer if the producer is slower.
  */
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
+ring_buffer_consume(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
 		    unsigned long *lost_events)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
@@ -4201,7 +4201,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_consume);
  * This overall must be paired with ring_buffer_read_finish.
  */
 struct ring_buffer_iter *
-ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, gfp_t flags)
+ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_iter *iter;
@@ -4332,7 +4332,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read);
  * ring_buffer_size - return the size of the ring buffer (in bytes)
  * @buffer: The ring buffer.
  */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Earlier, this method returned
@@ -4398,7 +4398,7 @@ rb_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
  * @buffer: The ring buffer to reset a per cpu buffer of
  * @cpu: The CPU buffer to be reset
  */
-void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -4435,7 +4435,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_reset_cpu);
  * ring_buffer_reset - reset a ring buffer
  * @buffer: The ring buffer to reset all cpu buffers
  */
-void ring_buffer_reset(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+void ring_buffer_reset(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
@@ -4448,7 +4448,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_reset);
  * rind_buffer_empty - is the ring buffer empty?
  * @buffer: The ring buffer to test
  */
-bool ring_buffer_empty(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+bool ring_buffer_empty(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -4478,7 +4478,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_empty);
  * @buffer: The ring buffer
  * @cpu: The CPU buffer to test
  */
-bool ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+bool ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -4510,8 +4510,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_empty_cpu);
  * it is expected that the tracer handles the cpu buffer not being
  * used at the moment.
  */
-int ring_buffer_swap_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer_a,
-			 struct ring_buffer *buffer_b, int cpu)
+int ring_buffer_swap_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer_a,
+			 struct trace_buffer *buffer_b, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer_a;
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer_b;
@@ -4590,7 +4590,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_swap_cpu);
  * Returns:
  *  The page allocated, or ERR_PTR
  */
-void *ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+void *ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	struct buffer_data_page *bpage = NULL;
@@ -4637,7 +4637,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_alloc_read_page);
  *
  * Free a page allocated from ring_buffer_alloc_read_page.
  */
-void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, void *data)
+void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, void *data)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
 	struct buffer_data_page *bpage = data;
@@ -4697,7 +4697,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_free_read_page);
  *  >=0 if data has been transferred, returns the offset of consumed data.
  *  <0 if no data has been transferred.
  */
-int ring_buffer_read_page(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			  void **data_page, size_t len, int cpu, int full)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -4868,12 +4868,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_page);
  */
 int trace_rb_cpu_prepare(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	long nr_pages_same;
 	int cpu_i;
 	unsigned long nr_pages;
 
-	buffer = container_of(node, struct ring_buffer, node);
+	buffer = container_of(node, struct trace_buffer, node);
 	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -4923,7 +4923,7 @@ int trace_rb_cpu_prepare(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
 static struct task_struct *rb_threads[NR_CPUS] __initdata;
 
 struct rb_test_data {
-	struct ring_buffer	*buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long		events;
 	unsigned long		bytes_written;
 	unsigned long		bytes_alloc;
@@ -5065,7 +5065,7 @@ static __init int rb_hammer_test(void *arg)
 static __init int test_ringbuffer(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *rb_hammer;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	int cpu;
 	int ret = 0;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c
index 32149e46551c..8df0aa810950 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int reader_finish;
 static DECLARE_COMPLETION(read_start);
 static DECLARE_COMPLETION(read_done);
 
-static struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+static struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 static struct task_struct *producer;
 static struct task_struct *consumer;
 static unsigned long read;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 67084b7945ff..b4a07d7ed82a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static union trace_eval_map_item *trace_eval_maps;
 #endif /* CONFIG_TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE */
 
 static int tracing_set_tracer(struct trace_array *tr, const char *buf);
-static void ftrace_trace_userstack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+static void ftrace_trace_userstack(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				   unsigned long flags, int pc);
 
 #define MAX_TRACER_SIZE		100
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int tracing_check_open_get_tr(struct trace_array *tr)
 }
 
 int call_filter_check_discard(struct trace_event_call *call, void *rec,
-			      struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+			      struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			      struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
 	if (unlikely(call->flags & TRACE_EVENT_FL_FILTERED) &&
@@ -747,22 +747,22 @@ static inline void trace_access_lock_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
-static void __ftrace_trace_stack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+static void __ftrace_trace_stack(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				 unsigned long flags,
 				 int skip, int pc, struct pt_regs *regs);
 static inline void ftrace_trace_stack(struct trace_array *tr,
-				      struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+				      struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				      unsigned long flags,
 				      int skip, int pc, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 #else
-static inline void __ftrace_trace_stack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+static inline void __ftrace_trace_stack(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 					unsigned long flags,
 					int skip, int pc, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 }
 static inline void ftrace_trace_stack(struct trace_array *tr,
-				      struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+				      struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				      unsigned long flags,
 				      int skip, int pc, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ trace_event_setup(struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 }
 
 static __always_inline struct ring_buffer_event *
-__trace_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+__trace_buffer_lock_reserve(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			  int type,
 			  unsigned long len,
 			  unsigned long flags, int pc)
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracing_on);
 
 
 static __always_inline void
-__buffer_unlock_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer, struct ring_buffer_event *event)
+__buffer_unlock_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer, struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
 	__this_cpu_write(trace_taskinfo_save, true);
 
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ __buffer_unlock_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer, struct ring_buffer_event *eve
 int __trace_puts(unsigned long ip, const char *str, int size)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct print_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int alloc;
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__trace_puts);
 int __trace_bputs(unsigned long ip, const char *str)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct bputs_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int size = sizeof(struct bputs_entry);
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ int __init register_tracer(struct tracer *type)
 
 static void tracing_reset_cpu(struct array_buffer *buf, int cpu)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = buf->buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = buf->buffer;
 
 	if (!buffer)
 		return;
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ static void tracing_reset_cpu(struct array_buffer *buf, int cpu)
 
 void tracing_reset_online_cpus(struct array_buffer *buf)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = buf->buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = buf->buffer;
 	int cpu;
 
 	if (!buffer)
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ int is_tracing_stopped(void)
  */
 void tracing_start(void)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (tracing_disabled)
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ void tracing_start(void)
 
 static void tracing_start_tr(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (tracing_disabled)
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ static void tracing_start_tr(struct trace_array *tr)
  */
 void tracing_stop(void)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&global_trace.start_lock, flags);
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ void tracing_stop(void)
 
 static void tracing_stop_tr(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* If global, we need to also stop the max tracer */
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@ tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry, unsigned short type,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracing_generic_entry_update);
 
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-trace_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+trace_buffer_lock_reserve(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			  int type,
 			  unsigned long len,
 			  unsigned long flags, int pc)
@@ -2561,10 +2561,10 @@ void trace_buffered_event_disable(void)
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
-static struct ring_buffer *temp_buffer;
+static struct trace_buffer *temp_buffer;
 
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer **current_rb,
+trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve(struct trace_buffer **current_rb,
 			  struct trace_event_file *trace_file,
 			  int type, unsigned long len,
 			  unsigned long flags, int pc)
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_event_buffer_commit);
 # define STACK_SKIP 3
 
 void trace_buffer_unlock_commit_regs(struct trace_array *tr,
-				     struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+				     struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				     struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 				     unsigned long flags, int pc,
 				     struct pt_regs *regs)
@@ -2710,7 +2710,7 @@ void trace_buffer_unlock_commit_regs(struct trace_array *tr,
  * Similar to trace_buffer_unlock_commit_regs() but do not dump stack.
  */
 void
-trace_buffer_unlock_commit_nostack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+trace_buffer_unlock_commit_nostack(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				   struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
 	__buffer_unlock_commit(buffer, event);
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@ trace_function(struct trace_array *tr,
 	       int pc)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_function;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct ftrace_entry *entry;
 
@@ -2883,7 +2883,7 @@ struct ftrace_stacks {
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct ftrace_stacks, ftrace_stacks);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, ftrace_stack_reserve);
 
-static void __ftrace_trace_stack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+static void __ftrace_trace_stack(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				 unsigned long flags,
 				 int skip, int pc, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ static void __ftrace_trace_stack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 }
 
 static inline void ftrace_trace_stack(struct trace_array *tr,
-				      struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+				      struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				      unsigned long flags,
 				      int skip, int pc, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ static inline void ftrace_trace_stack(struct trace_array *tr,
 void __trace_stack(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long flags, int skip,
 		   int pc)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 
 	if (rcu_is_watching()) {
 		__ftrace_trace_stack(buffer, flags, skip, pc, NULL);
@@ -3018,7 +3018,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_dump_stack);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, user_stack_count);
 
 static void
-ftrace_trace_userstack(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long flags, int pc)
+ftrace_trace_userstack(struct trace_buffer *buffer, unsigned long flags, int pc)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_user_stack;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
@@ -3063,7 +3063,7 @@ ftrace_trace_userstack(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long flags, int pc)
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_USER_STACKTRACE_SUPPORT */
-static void ftrace_trace_userstack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+static void ftrace_trace_userstack(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				   unsigned long flags, int pc)
 {
 }
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ int trace_vbprintk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_bprint;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct trace_array *tr = &global_trace;
 	struct bprint_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -3245,7 +3245,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_vbprintk);
 
 __printf(3, 0)
 static int
-__trace_array_vprintk(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+__trace_array_vprintk(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 		      unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_print;
@@ -3326,7 +3326,7 @@ int trace_array_printk(struct trace_array *tr,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_array_printk);
 
 __printf(3, 4)
-int trace_array_printk_buf(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+int trace_array_printk_buf(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			   unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@ static struct trace_entry *
 __find_next_entry(struct trace_iterator *iter, int *ent_cpu,
 		  unsigned long *missing_events, u64 *ent_ts)
 {
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = iter->array_buffer->buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = iter->array_buffer->buffer;
 	struct trace_entry *ent, *next = NULL;
 	unsigned long lost_events = 0, next_lost = 0;
 	int cpu_file = iter->cpu_file;
@@ -6470,7 +6470,7 @@ tracing_mark_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	struct trace_array *tr = filp->private_data;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	enum event_trigger_type tt = ETT_NONE;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct print_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	ssize_t written;
@@ -6550,7 +6550,7 @@ tracing_mark_raw_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = filp->private_data;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct raw_data_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	ssize_t written;
@@ -7433,7 +7433,7 @@ static int tracing_buffers_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 }
 
 struct buffer_ref {
-	struct ring_buffer	*buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer	*buffer;
 	void			*page;
 	int			cpu;
 	refcount_t		refcount;
@@ -8272,7 +8272,7 @@ rb_simple_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 		size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = filp->private_data;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	unsigned long val;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index fd679fe92c1f..4812a36affac 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ struct trace_option_dentry;
 
 struct array_buffer {
 	struct trace_array		*tr;
-	struct ring_buffer		*buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer		*buffer;
 	struct trace_array_cpu __percpu	*data;
 	u64				time_start;
 	int				cpu;
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ struct dentry *tracing_init_dentry(void);
 struct ring_buffer_event;
 
 struct ring_buffer_event *
-trace_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+trace_buffer_lock_reserve(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			  int type,
 			  unsigned long len,
 			  unsigned long flags,
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ struct trace_entry *tracing_get_trace_entry(struct trace_array *tr,
 struct trace_entry *trace_find_next_entry(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 					  int *ent_cpu, u64 *ent_ts);
 
-void trace_buffer_unlock_commit_nostack(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+void trace_buffer_unlock_commit_nostack(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 					struct ring_buffer_event *event);
 
 int trace_empty(struct trace_iterator *iter);
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ trace_vprintk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, va_list args);
 extern int
 trace_array_vprintk(struct trace_array *tr,
 		    unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, va_list args);
-int trace_array_printk_buf(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+int trace_array_printk_buf(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			   unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...);
 void trace_printk_seq(struct trace_seq *s);
 enum print_line_t print_trace_line(struct trace_iterator *iter);
@@ -1367,17 +1367,17 @@ struct trace_subsystem_dir {
 };
 
 extern int call_filter_check_discard(struct trace_event_call *call, void *rec,
-				     struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+				     struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				     struct ring_buffer_event *event);
 
 void trace_buffer_unlock_commit_regs(struct trace_array *tr,
-				     struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+				     struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				     struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 				     unsigned long flags, int pc,
 				     struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 static inline void trace_buffer_unlock_commit(struct trace_array *tr,
-					      struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+					      struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 					      struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 					      unsigned long flags, int pc)
 {
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ void trace_buffered_event_disable(void);
 void trace_buffered_event_enable(void);
 
 static inline void
-__trace_event_discard_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+__trace_event_discard_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			     struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
 	if (this_cpu_read(trace_buffered_event) == event) {
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ __trace_event_discard_commit(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
  */
 static inline bool
 __event_trigger_test_discard(struct trace_event_file *file,
-			     struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+			     struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			     struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 			     void *entry,
 			     enum event_trigger_type *tt)
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ __event_trigger_test_discard(struct trace_event_file *file,
  */
 static inline void
 event_trigger_unlock_commit(struct trace_event_file *file,
-			    struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+			    struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 			    struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 			    void *entry, unsigned long irq_flags, int pc)
 {
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ event_trigger_unlock_commit(struct trace_event_file *file,
  */
 static inline void
 event_trigger_unlock_commit_regs(struct trace_event_file *file,
-				 struct ring_buffer *buffer,
+				 struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 				 struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 				 void *entry, unsigned long irq_flags, int pc,
 				 struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c b/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c
index d5989284a99a..eff099123aa2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_branch.c
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ probe_likely_condition(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val, int expect)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_branch;
 	struct trace_array *tr = branch_tracer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct trace_branch *entry;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int pc;
 	const char *p;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index ac557f685f0b..a16d1b601c5c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -3391,8 +3391,8 @@ static void __init
 function_test_events_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 			  struct ftrace_ops *op, struct pt_regs *pt_regs)
 {
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	struct ftrace_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	long disabled;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 94c581c1a897..0454abaeb486 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static notrace void trace_event_raw_event_synth(void *__data,
 	struct trace_event_file *trace_file = __data;
 	struct synth_trace_event *entry;
 	struct trace_event_buffer fbuffer;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct synth_event *event;
 	unsigned int i, n_u64;
 	int fields_size = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index 79b2c2df00c5..7d71546ba00a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int __trace_graph_entry(struct trace_array *tr,
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_funcgraph_entry;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	struct ftrace_graph_ent_entry *entry;
 
 	event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_GRAPH_ENT,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void __trace_graph_return(struct trace_array *tr,
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_funcgraph_exit;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	struct ftrace_graph_ret_entry *entry;
 
 	event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_GRAPH_RET,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
index fc62a6049bd3..b44446bf0872 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void trace_hwlat_sample(struct hwlat_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = hwlat_trace;
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_hwlat;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct hwlat_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 7f890262c8a3..477b6b011e7d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1175,8 +1175,8 @@ __kprobe_trace_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		    struct trace_event_file *trace_file)
 {
 	struct kprobe_trace_entry_head *entry;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	int size, dsize, pc;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
@@ -1223,8 +1223,8 @@ __kretprobe_trace_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 		       struct trace_event_file *trace_file)
 {
 	struct kretprobe_trace_entry_head *entry;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	int size, pc, dsize;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c b/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
index c30137148759..84582bf1ed5f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static void __trace_mmiotrace_rw(struct trace_array *tr,
 				struct mmiotrace_rw *rw)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_mmiotrace_rw;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct trace_mmiotrace_rw *entry;
 	int pc = preempt_count();
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static void __trace_mmiotrace_map(struct trace_array *tr,
 				struct mmiotrace_map *map)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_mmiotrace_map;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct trace_mmiotrace_map *entry;
 	int pc = preempt_count();
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
index 510fda2fcd24..97b10bb31a1f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ tracing_sched_switch_trace(struct trace_array *tr,
 			   unsigned long flags, int pc)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_context_switch;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct ctx_switch_entry *entry;
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ tracing_sched_wakeup_trace(struct trace_array *tr,
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event_wakeup;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct ctx_switch_entry *entry;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 
 	event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_WAKE,
 					  sizeof(*entry), flags, pc);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index bd92843c2b0e..837ad4818bb4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void ftrace_syscall_enter(void *data, struct pt_regs *regs, long id)
 	struct syscall_trace_enter *entry;
 	struct syscall_metadata *sys_data;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	unsigned long args[6];
 	int pc;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static void ftrace_syscall_exit(void *data, struct pt_regs *regs, long ret)
 	struct syscall_trace_exit *entry;
 	struct syscall_metadata *sys_data;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int pc;
 	int syscall_nr;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 352073d36585..6c75d94f5c2f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ static void __uprobe_trace_func(struct trace_uprobe *tu,
 				struct trace_event_file *trace_file)
 {
 	struct uprobe_trace_entry_head *entry;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	void *data;
 	int size, esize;
 	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tu->tp);