* size is in bytes for each per CPU buffer.
*/
struct ring_buffer *
-ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags);
+__ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags, struct lock_class_key *key);
+
+/*
+ * Because the ring buffer is generic, if other users of the ring buffer get
+ * traced by ftrace, it can produce lockdep warnings. We need to keep each
+ * ring buffer's lock class separate.
+ */
+#define ring_buffer_alloc(size, flags) \
+({ \
+ static struct lock_class_key __key; \
+ __ring_buffer_alloc((size), (flags), &__key); \
+})
+
void ring_buffer_free(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size);