diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index c8297761e414b43aac4e6a6323d2846fe3fa2b47..25b4f686d9189242f6e6d817b563101f7ce07262 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
 		    unsigned long *lost_events);
 
 struct ring_buffer_iter *
-ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+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);
 
 struct ring_buffer_event *
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 5885cdfc41f374f0b1b0afda6f5163ea229534ad..2a090448ef6b88a60fcd06c73e4c46197c4edfb1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3332,23 +3332,30 @@ ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_consume);
 
 /**
- * ring_buffer_read_start - start a non consuming read of the buffer
+ * ring_buffer_read_prepare - Prepare for a non consuming read of the buffer
  * @buffer: The ring buffer to read from
  * @cpu: The cpu buffer to iterate over
  *
- * This starts up an iteration through the buffer. It also disables
- * the recording to the buffer until the reading is finished.
- * This prevents the reading from being corrupted. This is not
- * a consuming read, so a producer is not expected.
+ * This performs the initial preparations necessary to iterate
+ * through the buffer.  Memory is allocated, buffer recording
+ * is disabled, and the iterator pointer is returned to the caller.
  *
- * Must be paired with ring_buffer_finish.
+ * Disabling buffer recordng prevents the reading from being
+ * corrupted. This is not a consuming read, so a producer is not
+ * expected.
+ *
+ * After a sequence of ring_buffer_read_prepare calls, the user is
+ * expected to make at least one call to ring_buffer_prepare_sync.
+ * Afterwards, ring_buffer_read_start is invoked to get things going
+ * for real.
+ *
+ * This overall must be paired with ring_buffer_finish.
  */
 struct ring_buffer_iter *
-ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	struct ring_buffer_iter *iter;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return NULL;
@@ -3362,15 +3369,52 @@ ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 	iter->cpu_buffer = cpu_buffer;
 
 	atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
+
+	return iter;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_prepare);
+
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync - Synchronize a set of prepare calls
+ *
+ * All previously invoked ring_buffer_read_prepare calls to prepare
+ * iterators will be synchronized.  Afterwards, read_buffer_read_start
+ * calls on those iterators are allowed.
+ */
+void
+ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync(void)
+{
 	synchronize_sched();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync);
+
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_read_start - start a non consuming read of the buffer
+ * @iter: The iterator returned by ring_buffer_read_prepare
+ *
+ * This finalizes the startup of an iteration through the buffer.
+ * The iterator comes from a call to ring_buffer_read_prepare and
+ * an intervening ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync must have been
+ * performed.
+ *
+ * Must be paired with ring_buffer_finish.
+ */
+void
+ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
+{
+	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!iter)
+		return;
+
+	cpu_buffer = iter->cpu_buffer;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 	arch_spin_lock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
 	rb_iter_reset(iter);
 	arch_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
-
-	return iter;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_start);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 8b9ba41ec14655bf52b439fa34b69ea214a29d58..756d7283318bd24e4998ca93d72d1edf62f8bef1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2201,15 +2201,20 @@ __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (iter->cpu_file == TRACE_PIPE_ALL_CPU) {
 		for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) {
-
 			iter->buffer_iter[cpu] =
-				ring_buffer_read_start(iter->tr->buffer, cpu);
+				ring_buffer_read_prepare(iter->tr->buffer, cpu);
+		}
+		ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync();
+		for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) {
+			ring_buffer_read_start(iter->buffer_iter[cpu]);
 			tracing_iter_reset(iter, cpu);
 		}
 	} else {
 		cpu = iter->cpu_file;
 		iter->buffer_iter[cpu] =
-				ring_buffer_read_start(iter->tr->buffer, cpu);
+			ring_buffer_read_prepare(iter->tr->buffer, cpu);
+		ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync();
+		ring_buffer_read_start(iter->buffer_iter[cpu]);
 		tracing_iter_reset(iter, cpu);
 	}