return record__write(rec, event, event->header.size);
 }
 
+static int
+backward_rb_find_range(void *buf, int mask, u64 head, u64 *start, u64 *end)
+{
+       struct perf_event_header *pheader;
+       u64 evt_head = head;
+       int size = mask + 1;
+
+       pr_debug2("backward_rb_find_range: buf=%p, head=%"PRIx64"\n", buf, head);
+       pheader = (struct perf_event_header *)(buf + (head & mask));
+       *start = head;
+       while (true) {
+               if (evt_head - head >= (unsigned int)size) {
+                       pr_debug("Finshed reading backward ring buffer: rewind\n");
+                       if (evt_head - head > (unsigned int)size)
+                               evt_head -= pheader->size;
+                       *end = evt_head;
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               pheader = (struct perf_event_header *)(buf + (evt_head & mask));
+
+               if (pheader->size == 0) {
+                       pr_debug("Finshed reading backward ring buffer: get start\n");
+                       *end = evt_head;
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               evt_head += pheader->size;
+               pr_debug3("move evt_head: %"PRIx64"\n", evt_head);
+       }
+       WARN_ONCE(1, "Shouldn't get here\n");
+       return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+rb_find_range(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+             void *data, int mask, u64 head, u64 old,
+             u64 *start, u64 *end)
+{
+       if (!evlist->backward) {
+               *start = old;
+               *end = head;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       return backward_rb_find_range(data, mask, head, start, end);
+}
+
 static int record__mmap_read(struct record *rec, int idx)
 {
        struct perf_mmap *md = &rec->evlist->mmap[idx];
        void *buf;
        int rc = 0;
 
+       if (rb_find_range(rec->evlist, data, md->mask, head,
+                         old, &start, &end))
+               return -1;
+
        if (start == end)
                return 0;