diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
index 765d2ebff991..e4f0c7853449 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
@@ -203,32 +203,26 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
 
 	This displays the total combined size of all the trace buffers.
 
-  buffer_subbuf_order:
-
-	This sets or displays the sub buffer page size order. The ring buffer
-	is broken up into several same size "sub buffers". An event can not be
-	bigger than the size of the sub buffer. Normally, the sub buffer is
-	the size of the architecture's page (4K on x86). The sub buffer also
-	contains meta data at the start which also limits the size of an event.
-	That means when the sub buffer is a page size, no event can be larger
-	than the page size minus the sub buffer meta data.
-
-	The buffer_subbuf_order allows the user to change the size of the sub
-	buffer. As the sub buffer is a set of pages by the power of 2, thus
-	the sub buffer total size is defined by the order:
-
-	order		size
-	----		----
-	0		PAGE_SIZE
-	1		PAGE_SIZE * 2
-	2		PAGE_SIZE * 4
-	3		PAGE_SIZE * 8
-
-	Changing the order will change the sub buffer size allowing for events
-	to be larger than the page size.
-
-	Note: When changing the order, tracing is stopped and any data in the
-	ring buffer and the snapshot buffer will be discarded.
+  buffer_subbuf_size_kb:
+
+	This sets or displays the sub buffer size. The ring buffer is broken up
+	into several same size "sub buffers". An event can not be bigger than
+	the size of the sub buffer. Normally, the sub buffer is the size of the
+	architecture's page (4K on x86). The sub buffer also contains meta data
+	at the start which also limits the size of an event.  That means when
+	the sub buffer is a page size, no event can be larger than the page
+	size minus the sub buffer meta data.
+
+	Note, the buffer_subbuf_size_kb is a way for the user to specify the
+	minimum size of the subbuffer. The kernel may make it bigger due to the
+	implementation details, or simply fail the operation if the kernel can
+	not handle the request.
+
+	Changing the sub buffer size allows for events to be larger than the
+	page size.
+
+	Note: When changing the sub-buffer size, tracing is stopped and any
+	data in the ring buffer and the snapshot buffer will be discarded.
 
   free_buffer:
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index b4626c9223a5..52310e3c251f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -9391,42 +9391,54 @@ static const struct file_operations buffer_percent_fops = {
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-buffer_order_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
+buffer_subbuf_size_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = filp->private_data;
+	size_t size;
 	char buf[64];
+	int order;
 	int r;
 
-	r = sprintf(buf, "%d\n", ring_buffer_subbuf_order_get(tr->array_buffer.buffer));
+	order = ring_buffer_subbuf_order_get(tr->array_buffer.buffer);
+	size = (PAGE_SIZE << order) / 1024;
+
+	r = sprintf(buf, "%zd\n", size);
 
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos, buf, r);
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-buffer_order_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
-		   size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
+buffer_subbuf_size_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
+			 size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = filp->private_data;
 	unsigned long val;
 	int old_order;
+	int order;
+	int pages;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = kstrtoul_from_user(ubuf, cnt, 10, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	val *= 1024; /* value passed in is in KB */
+
+	pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(val, PAGE_SIZE);
+	order = fls(pages - 1);
+
 	/* limit between 1 and 128 system pages */
-	if (val < 0 || val > 7)
+	if (order < 0 || order > 7)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Do not allow tracing while changing the order of the ring buffer */
 	tracing_stop_tr(tr);
 
 	old_order = ring_buffer_subbuf_order_get(tr->array_buffer.buffer);
-	if (old_order == val)
+	if (old_order == order)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set(tr->array_buffer.buffer, val);
+	ret = ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set(tr->array_buffer.buffer, order);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -9435,7 +9447,7 @@ buffer_order_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	if (!tr->allocated_snapshot)
 		goto out_max;
 
-	ret = ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set(tr->max_buffer.buffer, val);
+	ret = ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set(tr->max_buffer.buffer, order);
 	if (ret) {
 		/* Put back the old order */
 		cnt = ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set(tr->array_buffer.buffer, old_order);
@@ -9467,10 +9479,10 @@ buffer_order_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	return cnt;
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations buffer_order_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations buffer_subbuf_size_fops = {
 	.open		= tracing_open_generic_tr,
-	.read		= buffer_order_read,
-	.write		= buffer_order_write,
+	.read		= buffer_subbuf_size_read,
+	.write		= buffer_subbuf_size_write,
 	.release	= tracing_release_generic_tr,
 	.llseek		= default_llseek,
 };
@@ -9941,8 +9953,8 @@ init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer)
 	trace_create_file("buffer_percent", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
 			tr, &buffer_percent_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("buffer_subbuf_order", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
-			  tr, &buffer_order_fops);
+	trace_create_file("buffer_subbuf_size_kb", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
+			  tr, &buffer_subbuf_size_fops);
 
 	create_trace_options_dir(tr);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/ringbuffer_order.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/ringbuffer_subbuf_size.tc
similarity index 85%
rename from tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/ringbuffer_order.tc
rename to tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/ringbuffer_subbuf_size.tc
index ecbcc810e6c1..d44d09a33a74 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/ringbuffer_order.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/ringbuffer_subbuf_size.tc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-# description: Change the ringbuffer sub-buffer order
-# requires: buffer_subbuf_order
+# description: Change the ringbuffer sub-buffer size
+# requires: buffer_subbuf_size_kb
 # flags: instance
 
 get_buffer_data_size() {
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ write_buffer() {
 }
 
 test_buffer() {
-	orde=$1
-	page_size=$((4096<<order))
+	size_kb=$1
+	page_size=$((size_kb*1024))
 
 	size=`get_buffer_data_size`
 
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ test_buffer() {
 	fi
 }
 
-ORIG=`cat buffer_subbuf_order`
+ORIG=`cat buffer_subbuf_size_kb`
 
-# Could test bigger orders than 3, but then creating the string
+# Could test bigger sizes than 32K, but then creating the string
 # to write into the ring buffer takes too long
-for a in 0 1 2 3 ; do
-	echo $a > buffer_subbuf_order
+for a in 4 8 16 32 ; do
+	echo $a > buffer_subbuf_size_kb
 	test_buffer $a
 done
 
-echo $ORIG > buffer_subbuf_order
+echo $ORIG > buffer_subbuf_size_kb
 
