diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index ebf723f33794e..0f3d01562ded2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -2257,7 +2257,10 @@ static int x86_pmu_event_idx(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (!(hwc->flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_RDPMC_ALLOWED))
 		return 0;
 
-	return hwc->event_base_rdpmc + 1;
+	if (is_metric_idx(hwc->idx))
+		return INTEL_PMC_FIXED_RDPMC_METRICS + 1;
+	else
+		return hwc->event_base_rdpmc + 1;
 }
 
 static ssize_t get_attr_rdpmc(struct device *cdev,
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index db833346c119c..c72e4904e0567 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -2258,7 +2258,13 @@ static int icl_set_topdown_event_period(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (left == x86_pmu.max_period) {
 		wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR3, 0);
 		wrmsrl(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0);
-		local64_set(&hwc->period_left, 0);
+		hwc->saved_slots = 0;
+		hwc->saved_metric = 0;
+	}
+
+	if ((hwc->saved_slots) && is_slots_event(event)) {
+		wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR3, hwc->saved_slots);
+		wrmsrl(MSR_PERF_METRICS, hwc->saved_metric);
 	}
 
 	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
@@ -2279,7 +2285,7 @@ static inline u64 icl_get_metrics_event_value(u64 metric, u64 slots, int idx)
 	return  mul_u64_u32_div(slots, val, 0xff);
 }
 
-static void __icl_update_topdown_event(struct perf_event *event,
+static u64 icl_get_topdown_value(struct perf_event *event,
 				       u64 slots, u64 metrics)
 {
 	int idx = event->hw.idx;
@@ -2290,7 +2296,50 @@ static void __icl_update_topdown_event(struct perf_event *event,
 	else
 		delta = slots;
 
-	local64_add(delta, &event->count);
+	return delta;
+}
+
+static void __icl_update_topdown_event(struct perf_event *event,
+				       u64 slots, u64 metrics,
+				       u64 last_slots, u64 last_metrics)
+{
+	u64 delta, last = 0;
+
+	delta = icl_get_topdown_value(event, slots, metrics);
+	if (last_slots)
+		last = icl_get_topdown_value(event, last_slots, last_metrics);
+
+	/*
+	 * The 8bit integer fraction of metric may be not accurate,
+	 * especially when the changes is very small.
+	 * For example, if only a few bad_spec happens, the fraction
+	 * may be reduced from 1 to 0. If so, the bad_spec event value
+	 * will be 0 which is definitely less than the last value.
+	 * Avoid update event->count for this case.
+	 */
+	if (delta > last) {
+		delta -= last;
+		local64_add(delta, &event->count);
+	}
+}
+
+static void update_saved_topdown_regs(struct perf_event *event,
+				      u64 slots, u64 metrics)
+{
+	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
+	struct perf_event *other;
+	int idx;
+
+	event->hw.saved_slots = slots;
+	event->hw.saved_metric = metrics;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask, INTEL_PMC_IDX_TD_BE_BOUND + 1) {
+		if (!is_topdown_idx(idx))
+			continue;
+		other = cpuc->events[idx];
+		other->hw.saved_slots = slots;
+		other->hw.saved_metric = metrics;
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2304,6 +2353,7 @@ static u64 icl_update_topdown_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
 	struct perf_event *other;
 	u64 slots, metrics;
+	bool reset = true;
 	int idx;
 
 	/* read Fixed counter 3 */
@@ -2318,19 +2368,39 @@ static u64 icl_update_topdown_event(struct perf_event *event)
 		if (!is_topdown_idx(idx))
 			continue;
 		other = cpuc->events[idx];
-		__icl_update_topdown_event(other, slots, metrics);
+		__icl_update_topdown_event(other, slots, metrics,
+					   event ? event->hw.saved_slots : 0,
+					   event ? event->hw.saved_metric : 0);
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Check and update this event, which may have been cleared
 	 * in active_mask e.g. x86_pmu_stop()
 	 */
-	if (event && !test_bit(event->hw.idx, cpuc->active_mask))
-		__icl_update_topdown_event(event, slots, metrics);
+	if (event && !test_bit(event->hw.idx, cpuc->active_mask)) {
+		__icl_update_topdown_event(event, slots, metrics,
+					   event->hw.saved_slots,
+					   event->hw.saved_metric);
 
-	/* The fixed counter 3 has to be written before the PERF_METRICS. */
-	wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR3, 0);
-	wrmsrl(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0);
+		/*
+		 * In x86_pmu_stop(), the event is cleared in active_mask first,
+		 * then drain the delta, which indicates context switch for
+		 * counting.
+		 * Save metric and slots for context switch.
+		 * Don't need to reset the PERF_METRICS and Fixed counter 3.
+		 * Because the values will be restored in next schedule in.
+		 */
+		update_saved_topdown_regs(event, slots, metrics);
+		reset = false;
+	}
+
+	if (reset) {
+		/* The fixed counter 3 has to be written before the PERF_METRICS. */
+		wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR3, 0);
+		wrmsrl(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0);
+		if (event)
+			update_saved_topdown_regs(event, 0, 0);
+	}
 
 	return slots;
 }
@@ -3578,8 +3648,6 @@ static int intel_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 			 */
 			leader->hw.flags |= PERF_X86_EVENT_TOPDOWN;
 			event->hw.flags  |= PERF_X86_EVENT_TOPDOWN;
-
-			event->hw.flags &= ~PERF_X86_EVENT_RDPMC_ALLOWED;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 6048650f8c1da..46a3974eb4fe6 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -212,17 +212,26 @@ struct hw_perf_event {
 	 */
 	u64				sample_period;
 
-	/*
-	 * The period we started this sample with.
-	 */
-	u64				last_period;
+	union {
+		struct { /* Sampling */
+			/*
+			 * The period we started this sample with.
+			 */
+			u64				last_period;
 
-	/*
-	 * However much is left of the current period; note that this is
-	 * a full 64bit value and allows for generation of periods longer
-	 * than hardware might allow.
-	 */
-	local64_t			period_left;
+			/*
+			 * However much is left of the current period;
+			 * note that this is a full 64bit value and
+			 * allows for generation of periods longer
+			 * than hardware might allow.
+			 */
+			local64_t			period_left;
+		};
+		struct { /* Topdown events counting for context switch */
+			u64				saved_metric;
+			u64				saved_slots;
+		};
+	};
 
 	/*
 	 * State for throttling the event, see __perf_event_overflow() and