diff --git a/sdk/log/batch.go b/sdk/log/batch.go
index 2e705c86a6c..6031d115482 100644
--- a/sdk/log/batch.go
+++ b/sdk/log/batch.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package log // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log"
 
 import (
-	"container/ring"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"slices"
@@ -255,11 +254,11 @@ type queue struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 
 	cap, len    int
-	read, write *ring.Ring
+	read, write *ring
 }
 
 func newQueue(size int) *queue {
-	r := ring.New(size)
+	r := newRing(size)
 	return &queue{
 		cap:   size,
 		read:  r,
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ func (q *queue) TryDequeue(buf []Record, write func([]Record) bool) int {
 
 	n := min(len(buf), q.len)
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		buf[i] = q.read.Value.(Record)
+		buf[i] = q.read.Value
 		q.read = q.read.Next()
 	}
 
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ func (q *queue) Flush() []Record {
 
 	out := make([]Record, q.len)
 	for i := range out {
-		out[i] = q.read.Value.(Record)
+		out[i] = q.read.Value
 		q.read = q.read.Next()
 	}
 	q.len = 0
diff --git a/sdk/log/batch_test.go b/sdk/log/batch_test.go
index 90630ac6be4..416a19e0094 100644
--- a/sdk/log/batch_test.go
+++ b/sdk/log/batch_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -560,3 +561,31 @@ func TestQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Len(t, out, goRoutines, "flushed Records")
 	})
 }
+
+func BenchmarkBatchProcessorOnEmit(b *testing.B) {
+	var r Record
+	body := log.BoolValue(true)
+	r.SetBody(body)
+
+	rSize := unsafe.Sizeof(r) + unsafe.Sizeof(body)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	bp := NewBatchProcessor(
+		defaultNoopExporter,
+		WithMaxQueueSize(b.N+1),
+		WithExportMaxBatchSize(b.N+1),
+		WithExportInterval(time.Hour),
+		WithExportTimeout(time.Hour),
+	)
+	b.Cleanup(func() { _ = bp.Shutdown(ctx) })
+
+	b.SetBytes(int64(rSize))
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		var err error
+		for pb.Next() {
+			err = bp.OnEmit(ctx, r)
+		}
+		_ = err
+	})
+}
diff --git a/sdk/log/ring.go b/sdk/log/ring.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e84cb16455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/log/ring.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package log // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log"
+
+// A ring is an element of a circular list, or ring. Rings do not have a
+// beginning or end; a pointer to any ring element serves as reference to the
+// entire ring. Empty rings are represented as nil ring pointers. The zero
+// value for a ring is a one-element ring with a nil Value.
+//
+// This is copied from the "container/ring" package. It uses a Record type for
+// Value instead of any to avoid allocations.
+type ring struct {
+	next, prev *ring
+	Value      Record
+}
+
+func (r *ring) init() *ring {
+	r.next = r
+	r.prev = r
+	return r
+}
+
+// Next returns the next ring element. r must not be empty.
+func (r *ring) Next() *ring {
+	if r.next == nil {
+		return r.init()
+	}
+	return r.next
+}
+
+// Prev returns the previous ring element. r must not be empty.
+func (r *ring) Prev() *ring {
+	if r.next == nil {
+		return r.init()
+	}
+	return r.prev
+}
+
+// newRing creates a ring of n elements.
+func newRing(n int) *ring {
+	if n <= 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	r := new(ring)
+	p := r
+	for i := 1; i < n; i++ {
+		p.next = &ring{prev: p}
+		p = p.next
+	}
+	p.next = r
+	r.prev = p
+	return r
+}
+
+// Len computes the number of elements in ring r. It executes in time
+// proportional to the number of elements.
+func (r *ring) Len() int {
+	n := 0
+	if r != nil {
+		n = 1
+		for p := r.Next(); p != r; p = p.next {
+			n++
+		}
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// Do calls function f on each element of the ring, in forward order. The
+// behavior of Do is undefined if f changes *r.
+func (r *ring) Do(f func(Record)) {
+	if r != nil {
+		f(r.Value)
+		for p := r.Next(); p != r; p = p.next {
+			f(p.Value)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sdk/log/ring_test.go b/sdk/log/ring_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e36777417d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/log/ring_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package log
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log"
+)
+
+func verifyRing(t *testing.T, r *ring, N int, sum int) {
+	// Length.
+	assert.Equal(t, N, r.Len(), "r.Len()")
+
+	// Iteration.
+	var n, s int
+	r.Do(func(v Record) {
+		n++
+		body := v.Body()
+		if body.Kind() != log.KindEmpty {
+			s += int(body.AsInt64())
+		}
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, N, n, "number of forward iterations")
+	if sum >= 0 {
+		assert.Equal(t, sum, s, "forward ring sum")
+	}
+
+	if r == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Connections.
+	if r.next != nil {
+		var p *ring // previous element.
+		for q := r; p == nil || q != r; q = q.next {
+			if p != nil {
+				assert.Equalf(t, p, q.prev, "prev = %p, expected q.prev = %p", p, q.prev)
+			}
+			p = q
+		}
+		assert.Equalf(t, p, r.prev, "prev = %p, expected r.prev = %p", p, r.prev)
+	}
+
+	// Next, Prev.
+	assert.Equal(t, r.next, r.Next(), "r.Next() != r.next")
+	assert.Equal(t, r.prev, r.Prev(), "r.Prev() != r.prev")
+}
+
+func TestNewRing(t *testing.T) {
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		// Empty value.
+		r := newRing(i)
+		verifyRing(t, r, i, -1)
+	}
+
+	for n := 0; n < 10; n++ {
+		r := newRing(n)
+		for i := 1; i <= n; i++ {
+			var rec Record
+			rec.SetBody(log.IntValue(i))
+			r.Value = rec
+			r = r.Next()
+		}
+
+		sum := (n*n + n) / 2
+		verifyRing(t, r, n, sum)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmptyRing(t *testing.T) {
+	var rNext, rPrev ring
+	verifyRing(t, rNext.Next(), 1, 0)
+	verifyRing(t, rPrev.Prev(), 1, 0)
+
+	var rLen, rDo *ring
+	assert.Equal(t, rLen.Len(), 0, "Len()")
+	rDo.Do(func(Record) { assert.Fail(t, "Do func arg called") })
+}