diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 9173ea95f918a..aa12f36e47110 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ struct event_constraint {
 	int	weight;
 };
 
+struct amd_nb {
+	int nb_id;  /* NorthBridge id */
+	int refcnt; /* reference count */
+	struct perf_event *owners[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX];
+	struct event_constraint event_constraints[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX];
+};
+
 struct cpu_hw_events {
 	struct perf_event	*events[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX]; /* in counter order */
 	unsigned long		active_mask[BITS_TO_LONGS(X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)];
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ struct cpu_hw_events {
 	int			assign[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX]; /* event to counter assignment */
 	u64			tags[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX];
 	struct perf_event	*event_list[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX]; /* in enabled order */
+	struct amd_nb		*amd_nb;
 };
 
 #define __EVENT_CONSTRAINT(c, n, m, w) {\
@@ -153,6 +161,8 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 
 static struct x86_pmu x86_pmu __read_mostly;
 
+static raw_spinlock_t amd_nb_lock;
+
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu_hw_events, cpu_hw_events) = {
 	.enabled = 1,
 };
@@ -802,7 +812,7 @@ static u64 amd_pmu_event_map(int hw_event)
 
 static u64 amd_pmu_raw_event(u64 hw_event)
 {
-#define K7_EVNTSEL_EVENT_MASK	0x7000000FFULL
+#define K7_EVNTSEL_EVENT_MASK	0xF000000FFULL
 #define K7_EVNTSEL_UNIT_MASK	0x00000FF00ULL
 #define K7_EVNTSEL_EDGE_MASK	0x000040000ULL
 #define K7_EVNTSEL_INV_MASK	0x000800000ULL
@@ -2210,6 +2220,7 @@ perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
 }
 
 static struct event_constraint unconstrained;
+static struct event_constraint emptyconstraint;
 
 static struct event_constraint bts_constraint =
 	EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, 1ULL << X86_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS, 0);
@@ -2249,10 +2260,146 @@ intel_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, struct perf_event *event
 	return &unconstrained;
 }
 
+/*
+ * AMD64 events are detected based on their event codes.
+ */
+static inline int amd_is_nb_event(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
+{
+	return (hwc->config & 0xe0) == 0xe0;
+}
+
+static void amd_put_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
+				      struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+	struct amd_nb *nb = cpuc->amd_nb;
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * only care about NB events
+	 */
+	if (!(nb && amd_is_nb_event(hwc)))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * need to scan whole list because event may not have
+	 * been assigned during scheduling
+	 *
+	 * no race condition possible because event can only
+	 * be removed on one CPU at a time AND PMU is disabled
+	 * when we come here
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < x86_pmu.num_events; i++) {
+		if (nb->owners[i] == event) {
+			cmpxchg(nb->owners+i, event, NULL);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+ /*
+  * AMD64 NorthBridge events need special treatment because
+  * counter access needs to be synchronized across all cores
+  * of a package. Refer to BKDG section 3.12
+  *
+  * NB events are events measuring L3 cache, Hypertransport
+  * traffic. They are identified by an event code >= 0xe00.
+  * They measure events on the NorthBride which is shared
+  * by all cores on a package. NB events are counted on a
+  * shared set of counters. When a NB event is programmed
+  * in a counter, the data actually comes from a shared
+  * counter. Thus, access to those counters needs to be
+  * synchronized.
+  *
+  * We implement the synchronization such that no two cores
+  * can be measuring NB events using the same counters. Thus,
+  * we maintain a per-NB allocation table. The available slot
+  * is propagated using the event_constraint structure.
+  *
+  * We provide only one choice for each NB event based on
+  * the fact that only NB events have restrictions. Consequently,
+  * if a counter is available, there is a guarantee the NB event
+  * will be assigned to it. If no slot is available, an empty
+  * constraint is returned and scheduling will eventually fail
+  * for this event.
+  *
+  * Note that all cores attached the same NB compete for the same
+  * counters to host NB events, this is why we use atomic ops. Some
+  * multi-chip CPUs may have more than one NB.
+  *
+  * Given that resources are allocated (cmpxchg), they must be
+  * eventually freed for others to use. This is accomplished by
+  * calling amd_put_event_constraints().
+  *
+  * Non NB events are not impacted by this restriction.
+  */
 static struct event_constraint *
 amd_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	return &unconstrained;
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+	struct amd_nb *nb = cpuc->amd_nb;
+	struct perf_event *old = NULL;
+	int max = x86_pmu.num_events;
+	int i, j, k = -1;
+
+	/*
+	 * if not NB event or no NB, then no constraints
+	 */
+	if (!(nb && amd_is_nb_event(hwc)))
+		return &unconstrained;
+
+	/*
+	 * detect if already present, if so reuse
+	 *
+	 * cannot merge with actual allocation
+	 * because of possible holes
+	 *
+	 * event can already be present yet not assigned (in hwc->idx)
+	 * because of successive calls to x86_schedule_events() from
+	 * hw_perf_group_sched_in() without hw_perf_enable()
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < max; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * keep track of first free slot
+		 */
+		if (k == -1 && !nb->owners[i])
+			k = i;
+
+		/* already present, reuse */
+		if (nb->owners[i] == event)
+			goto done;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * not present, so grab a new slot
+	 * starting either at:
+	 */
+	if (hwc->idx != -1) {
+		/* previous assignment */
+		i = hwc->idx;
+	} else if (k != -1) {
+		/* start from free slot found */
+		i = k;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * event not found, no slot found in
+		 * first pass, try again from the
+		 * beginning
+		 */
+		i = 0;
+	}
+	j = i;
+	do {
+		old = cmpxchg(nb->owners+i, NULL, event);
+		if (!old)
+			break;
+		if (++i == max)
+			i = 0;
+	} while (i != j);
+done:
+	if (!old)
+		return &nb->event_constraints[i];
+
+	return &emptyconstraint;
 }
 
 static int x86_event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -2465,7 +2612,8 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu amd_pmu = {
 	.apic			= 1,
 	/* use highest bit to detect overflow */
 	.max_period		= (1ULL << 47) - 1,
-	.get_event_constraints	= amd_get_event_constraints
+	.get_event_constraints	= amd_get_event_constraints,
+	.put_event_constraints	= amd_put_event_constraints
 };
 
 static __init int p6_pmu_init(void)
@@ -2589,6 +2737,91 @@ static __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct amd_nb *amd_alloc_nb(int cpu, int nb_id)
+{
+	struct amd_nb *nb;
+	int i;
+
+	nb = kmalloc(sizeof(struct amd_nb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!nb)
+		return NULL;
+
+	memset(nb, 0, sizeof(*nb));
+	nb->nb_id = nb_id;
+
+	/*
+	 * initialize all possible NB constraints
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < x86_pmu.num_events; i++) {
+		set_bit(i, nb->event_constraints[i].idxmsk);
+		nb->event_constraints[i].weight = 1;
+	}
+	return nb;
+}
+
+static void amd_pmu_cpu_online(int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpu_hw_events *cpu1, *cpu2;
+	struct amd_nb *nb = NULL;
+	int i, nb_id;
+
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_max_cores < 2)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * function may be called too early in the
+	 * boot process, in which case nb_id is bogus
+	 */
+	nb_id = amd_get_nb_id(cpu);
+	if (nb_id == BAD_APICID)
+		return;
+
+	cpu1 = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
+	cpu1->amd_nb = NULL;
+
+	raw_spin_lock(&amd_nb_lock);
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
+		cpu2 = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, i);
+		nb = cpu2->amd_nb;
+		if (!nb)
+			continue;
+		if (nb->nb_id == nb_id)
+			goto found;
+	}
+
+	nb = amd_alloc_nb(cpu, nb_id);
+	if (!nb) {
+		pr_err("perf_events: failed NB allocation for CPU%d\n", cpu);
+		raw_spin_unlock(&amd_nb_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+found:
+	nb->refcnt++;
+	cpu1->amd_nb = nb;
+
+	raw_spin_unlock(&amd_nb_lock);
+}
+
+static void amd_pmu_cpu_offline(int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw;
+
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_max_cores < 2)
+		return;
+
+	cpuhw = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
+
+	raw_spin_lock(&amd_nb_lock);
+
+	if (--cpuhw->amd_nb->refcnt == 0)
+		kfree(cpuhw->amd_nb);
+
+	cpuhw->amd_nb = NULL;
+
+	raw_spin_unlock(&amd_nb_lock);
+}
+
 static __init int amd_pmu_init(void)
 {
 	/* Performance-monitoring supported from K7 and later: */
@@ -2601,6 +2834,11 @@ static __init int amd_pmu_init(void)
 	memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, amd_hw_cache_event_ids,
 	       sizeof(hw_cache_event_ids));
 
+	/*
+	 * explicitly initialize the boot cpu, other cpus will get
+	 * the cpu hotplug callbacks from smp_init()
+	 */
+	amd_pmu_cpu_online(smp_processor_id());
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2934,4 +3172,25 @@ struct perf_callchain_entry *perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs)
 void hw_perf_event_setup_online(int cpu)
 {
 	init_debug_store_on_cpu(cpu);
+
+	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
+	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
+		amd_pmu_cpu_online(cpu);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+void hw_perf_event_setup_offline(int cpu)
+{
+	init_debug_store_on_cpu(cpu);
+
+	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
+	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
+		amd_pmu_cpu_offline(cpu);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 74c60021cdbcd..fb4e56eb58f4d 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void __weak hw_perf_enable(void)		{ barrier(); }
 
 void __weak hw_perf_event_setup(int cpu)	{ barrier(); }
 void __weak hw_perf_event_setup_online(int cpu)	{ barrier(); }
+void __weak hw_perf_event_setup_offline(int cpu)	{ barrier(); }
 
 int __weak
 hw_perf_group_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_leader,
@@ -5462,6 +5463,10 @@ perf_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 		perf_event_exit_cpu(cpu);
 		break;
 
+	case CPU_DEAD:
+		hw_perf_event_setup_offline(cpu);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		break;
 	}