#define BUF_PAGE_SIZE (PAGE_SIZE - BUF_PAGE_HDR_SIZE)
 
+/* Max payload is BUF_PAGE_SIZE - header (8bytes) */
+#define BUF_MAX_DATA_SIZE (BUF_PAGE_SIZE - (sizeof(u32) * 2))
+
 int ring_buffer_print_page_header(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
        struct buffer_data_page field;
        int commit = 0;
        int nr_loops = 0;
 
+       length = rb_calculate_event_length(length);
  again:
        /*
         * We allow for interrupts to reenter here and do a trace.
        if (atomic_read(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled))
                goto out;
 
-       length = rb_calculate_event_length(length);
-       if (length > BUF_PAGE_SIZE)
+       if (length > BUF_MAX_DATA_SIZE)
                goto out;
 
        event = rb_reserve_next_event(cpu_buffer, length);
 {
        struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
        struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-       unsigned long event_length;
        void *body;
        int ret = -EBUSY;
        int cpu, resched;
        if (atomic_read(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled))
                goto out;
 
-       event_length = rb_calculate_event_length(length);
-       event = rb_reserve_next_event(cpu_buffer, event_length);
+       if (length > BUF_MAX_DATA_SIZE)
+               goto out;
+
+       event = rb_reserve_next_event(cpu_buffer, length);
        if (!event)
                goto out;