diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 58809fffc817..869eeba2005a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2532,6 +2532,10 @@ rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 			       rb_is_reader_page(cpu_buffer->tail_page)))
 			return;
+		/*
+		 * No need for a memory barrier here, as the update
+		 * of the tail_page did it for this page.
+		 */
 		local_set(&cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit,
 			  rb_page_write(cpu_buffer->commit_page));
 		rb_inc_page(cpu_buffer, &cpu_buffer->commit_page);
@@ -2545,6 +2549,8 @@ rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	while (rb_commit_index(cpu_buffer) !=
 	       rb_page_write(cpu_buffer->commit_page)) {
 
+		/* Make sure the readers see the content of what is committed. */
+		smp_wmb();
 		local_set(&cpu_buffer->commit_page->page->commit,
 			  rb_page_write(cpu_buffer->commit_page));
 		RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
@@ -3920,7 +3926,12 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we see any padding after the write update
-	 * (see rb_reset_tail())
+	 * (see rb_reset_tail()).
+	 *
+	 * In addition, a writer may be writing on the reader page
+	 * if the page has not been fully filled, so the read barrier
+	 * is also needed to make sure we see the content of what is
+	 * committed by the writer (see rb_set_commit_to_write()).
 	 */
 	smp_rmb();