3 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 3415a3bb363..bbd52be552d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_set_buffer_size(struct dmxdev_filter *dmxdevfilter,
         mem = buf->data;
         buf->data = NULL;
         buf->size = size;
-        dvb_ringbuffer_flush(buf);
+
+        /* reset and not flush in case the buffer shrinks */
+        dvb_ringbuffer_reset(buf);
         spin_unlock_irq(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
         vfree(mem);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.c
index ac9d93cf83c..872985b7912 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.c
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ void dvb_ringbuffer_flush(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)
         rbuf->error = 0;
 }
 
-
+void dvb_ringbuffer_reset(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)
+{
+        rbuf->pread = rbuf->pwrite = 0;
+        rbuf->error = 0;
+}
 
 void dvb_ringbuffer_flush_spinlock_wakeup(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h
index d97714e7573..89082626296 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct dvb_ringbuffer {
 **     to lock read or write operations.
 **     Two or more readers must be locked against each other.
 **     Flushing the buffer counts as a read operation.
+**     Resetting the buffer counts as a read and write operation.
 **     Two or more writers must be locked against each other.
 */
 
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ extern ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_free(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf);
 extern ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_avail(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf);
 
 
+/*
+** Reset the read and write pointers to zero and flush the buffer
+** This counts as a read and write operation
+*/
+extern void dvb_ringbuffer_reset(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf);
+
+
 /* read routines & macros */
 /* ---------------------- */
 /* flush buffer */