return start_write_offset;
 }
 
+/*
+ *
+ * hv_get_ringbuffer_availbytes()
+ *
+ * Get number of bytes available to read and to write to
+ * for the specified ring buffer
+ */
+static void
+hv_get_ringbuffer_availbytes(const struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi,
+                            u32 *read, u32 *write)
+{
+       u32 read_loc, write_loc, dsize;
+
+       /* Capture the read/write indices before they changed */
+       read_loc = READ_ONCE(rbi->ring_buffer->read_index);
+       write_loc = READ_ONCE(rbi->ring_buffer->write_index);
+       dsize = rbi->ring_datasize;
+
+       *write = write_loc >= read_loc ? dsize - (write_loc - read_loc) :
+               read_loc - write_loc;
+       *read = dsize - *write;
+}
+
 /* Get various debug metrics for the specified ring buffer. */
 void hv_ringbuffer_get_debuginfo(const struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info,
                                 struct hv_ring_buffer_debug_info *debug_info)
 
        u32 priv_read_index;
 };
 
-/*
- *
- * hv_get_ringbuffer_availbytes()
- *
- * Get number of bytes available to read and to write to
- * for the specified ring buffer
- */
-static inline void
-hv_get_ringbuffer_availbytes(const struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi,
-                            u32 *read, u32 *write)
-{
-       u32 read_loc, write_loc, dsize;
-
-       /* Capture the read/write indices before they changed */
-       read_loc = rbi->ring_buffer->read_index;
-       write_loc = rbi->ring_buffer->write_index;
-       dsize = rbi->ring_datasize;
-
-       *write = write_loc >= read_loc ? dsize - (write_loc - read_loc) :
-               read_loc - write_loc;
-       *read = dsize - *write;
-}
 
 static inline u32 hv_get_bytes_to_read(const struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
 {