* __ring_buffer_alloc - allocate a new ring_buffer
* @size: the size in bytes per cpu that is needed.
* @flags: attributes to set for the ring buffer.
+ * @key: ring buffer reader_lock_key.
*
* Currently the only flag that is available is the RB_FL_OVERWRITE
* flag. This flag means that the buffer will overwrite old data
/**
* ring_buffer_size - return the size of the ring buffer (in bytes)
* @buffer: The ring buffer.
+ * @cpu: The CPU to get ring buffer size from.
*/
unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
{
* ring_buffer_swap_cpu - swap a CPU buffer between two ring buffers
* @buffer_a: One buffer to swap with
* @buffer_b: The other buffer to swap with
+ * @cpu: the CPU of the buffers to swap
*
* This function is useful for tracers that want to take a "snapshot"
* of a CPU buffer and has another back up buffer lying around.