diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h b/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h
index 7d34f27b..d7488346 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ enum tracecmd_file_states {
 	TRACECMD_FILE_PRINTK,
 	TRACECMD_FILE_CMD_LINES,
 	TRACECMD_FILE_CPU_COUNT,
+	TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS,
 	TRACECMD_FILE_OPTIONS,
 	TRACECMD_FILE_CPU_LATENCY,
 	TRACECMD_FILE_CPU_FLYRECORD,
diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-input.c b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-input.c
index 9dff2188..5088a059 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-input.c
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-input.c
@@ -881,6 +881,39 @@ static int read_cpus(struct tracecmd_input *handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int read_buffers(struct tracecmd_input *handle)
+{
+	struct input_buffer_instance *buffer;
+	unsigned long long offset;
+	unsigned int count;
+	int i;
+
+	if (handle->file_version < 7 || handle->file_state >= TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (read4(handle, &count) < 0)
+		return -1;
+	i = handle->nr_buffers;
+	handle->nr_buffers += count;
+	handle->buffers = realloc(handle->buffers,
+				  sizeof(*handle->buffers) * handle->nr_buffers);
+	if (!handle->buffers)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (; i < handle->nr_buffers; i++) {
+		buffer = &handle->buffers[i];
+		if (read8(handle, &offset) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		buffer->offset = offset;
+		buffer->name = read_string(handle);
+		if (!buffer->name)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	handle->file_state = TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * tracecmd_read_headers - read the header information from trace.dat
  * @handle: input handle for the trace.dat file
@@ -955,6 +988,13 @@ int tracecmd_read_headers(struct tracecmd_input *handle,
 	if (state <= handle->file_state)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (read_buffers(handle) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (state <= handle->file_state)
+		return 0;
+
+
 	if (read_options_type(handle) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
index aa55a089..57b11493 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
@@ -376,6 +376,17 @@ static int check_out_state(struct tracecmd_output *handle, int new_state)
 	if (!handle)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (handle->file_version < 7) {
+		switch (new_state) {
+		case TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS:
+			tracecmd_warning("State %d is not supported in trace file version %d",
+					 new_state, handle->file_version);
+			return -1;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch (new_state) {
 	case TRACECMD_FILE_HEADERS:
 	case TRACECMD_FILE_FTRACE_EVENTS:
@@ -384,10 +395,16 @@ static int check_out_state(struct tracecmd_output *handle, int new_state)
 	case TRACECMD_FILE_PRINTK:
 	case TRACECMD_FILE_CMD_LINES:
 	case TRACECMD_FILE_CPU_COUNT:
-	case TRACECMD_FILE_OPTIONS:
+	case TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS:
 		if (handle->file_state == (new_state - 1))
 			return 0;
 		break;
+	case TRACECMD_FILE_OPTIONS:
+		if (handle->file_version < 7 && handle->file_state == TRACECMD_FILE_CPU_COUNT)
+			return 0;
+		if (handle->file_version >= 7 && handle->file_state == TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS)
+			return 0;
+		break;
 	case TRACECMD_FILE_CPU_LATENCY:
 	case TRACECMD_FILE_CPU_FLYRECORD:
 		if (handle->file_state == TRACECMD_FILE_OPTIONS)
@@ -1436,7 +1453,7 @@ int tracecmd_add_buffer_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int tracecmd_write_buffers_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+static int write_buffers_description_v6(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_option *option;
 	struct tracecmd_buffer *buf;
@@ -1450,6 +1467,56 @@ int tracecmd_write_buffers_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int write_buffers_description_v7(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_buffer *buf;
+	char *data = NULL;
+	int count = 0;
+	int size;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = check_out_state(handle, TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		tracecmd_warning("Cannot write buffers descriptions");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(buf, &handle->buffers, list) {
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	count = convert_endian_4(handle, count);
+	ret = do_write_check(handle, &count, 4);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(buf, &handle->buffers, list) {
+		size = 8 + strlen(buf->name) + 1;
+		data = malloc(size);
+		if (!data)
+			goto error;
+		*(tsize_t *)data = 0;
+		strcpy(data + 8, buf->name);
+		/* Save the data location in case it needs to be updated */
+		buf->offset = do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+		if (do_write_check(handle, data, size))
+			goto error;
+	}
+
+	handle->file_state = TRACECMD_FILE_BUFERS;
+	return 0;
+error:
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int tracecmd_write_buffers_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+{
+	if (handle->file_version >= 7)
+		return write_buffers_description_v7(handle);
+
+	return write_buffers_description_v6(handle);
+}
+
 static tsize_t get_buffer_file_offset(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_buffer *buf;
@@ -1508,7 +1575,8 @@ struct tracecmd_output *tracecmd_create_file_latency(const char *output_file, in
 
 	if (tracecmd_write_cpus(handle, cpus) < 0)
 		goto out_free;
-
+	if (tracecmd_write_buffers_description(handle) < 0)
+		goto out_free;
 	if (tracecmd_write_options(handle) < 0)
 		goto out_free;
 
@@ -1701,7 +1769,9 @@ int tracecmd_append_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 	ret = tracecmd_write_cpus(handle, cpus);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-
+	ret = tracecmd_write_buffers_description(handle);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	ret = tracecmd_write_options(handle);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-dump.c b/tracecmd/trace-dump.c
index ed82104b..56acb01d 100644
--- a/tracecmd/trace-dump.c
+++ b/tracecmd/trace-dump.c
@@ -420,6 +420,29 @@ static void dump_cpus_count(int fd)
 	do_print(SUMMARY, "\t%d [CPUs with tracing data]\n", trace_cpus);
 }
 
+static void dump_buffers(int fd)
+{
+	unsigned long long offset;
+	char name[DUMP_SIZE];
+	int count;
+
+	if (file_version < 7)
+		return;
+
+	if (read_file_number(fd, &count, 4))
+		die("cannot read the buffers count");
+	do_print(SUMMARY, "\t%d [buffers with tracing data]\n", count);
+
+	while (count) {
+		if (read_file_number(fd, &offset, 8))
+			die("cannot read the buffer offset");
+		if (read_file_string(fd, name, DUMP_SIZE))
+			die("cannot read the buffer name");
+		do_print(SUMMARY, "\t\t 0x%llx %s[data offset, buffer name]\n", offset, name);
+		count--;
+	}
+}
+
 static void dump_option_string(int fd, int size, char *desc)
 {
 	do_print(OPTIONS, "\t\t[Option %s, %d bytes]\n", desc, size);
@@ -762,6 +785,7 @@ static void dump_file(const char *file)
 	dump_printk(fd);
 	dump_cmdlines(fd);
 	dump_cpus_count(fd);
+	dump_buffers(fd);
 	dump_therest(fd);
 
 	tep_free(tep);
diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-listen.c b/tracecmd/trace-listen.c
index 0ae1c948..62debdb6 100644
--- a/tracecmd/trace-listen.c
+++ b/tracecmd/trace-listen.c
@@ -604,6 +604,9 @@ static int put_together_file(int cpus, int ofd, const char *node,
 
 	if (write_options) {
 		ret = tracecmd_write_cpus(handle, cpus);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+		ret = tracecmd_write_buffers_description(handle);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 		ret = tracecmd_write_options(handle);
diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-record.c b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
index e12d77cc..5516fe3a 100644
--- a/tracecmd/trace-record.c
+++ b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
@@ -3653,6 +3653,9 @@ setup_connection(struct buffer_instance *instance, struct common_record_context
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
 		ret = tracecmd_write_cpus(network_handle, instance->cpu_count);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error;
+		ret = tracecmd_write_buffers_description(network_handle);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
 		ret = tracecmd_write_options(network_handle);
@@ -3856,6 +3859,7 @@ static void setup_agent(struct buffer_instance *instance,
 	add_options(network_handle, ctx);
 	tracecmd_write_cmdlines(network_handle);
 	tracecmd_write_cpus(network_handle, instance->cpu_count);
+	tracecmd_write_buffers_description(network_handle);
 	tracecmd_write_options(network_handle);
 	tracecmd_msg_finish_sending_data(instance->msg_handle);
 	instance->network_handle = network_handle;
