diff -r 54cdcd915a6b linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c	Fri Apr 11 08:29:44 2008 -0300
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c	Sun Apr 13 10:46:37 2008 +0100
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_set_buffer_size(st
 	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 -r 54cdcd915a6b linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.c
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.c	Fri Apr 11 08:29:44 2008 -0300
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.c	Sun Apr 13 10:46:37 2008 +0100
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ void dvb_ringbuffer_flush(struct dvb_rin
 	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 -r 54cdcd915a6b linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h	Fri Apr 11 08:29:44 2008 -0300
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h	Sun Apr 13 10:46:37 2008 +0100
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ extern ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_free(struc
 /* return the number of bytes waiting in the buffer */
 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 */
 /* ---------------------- */