diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index ed8dcfb22b2b9..2e7ae529524d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1976,6 +1976,20 @@ static void _x86_pmu_read(struct perf_event *event)
 	x86_perf_event_update(event);
 }
 
+void x86_pmu_show_pmu_cap(int num_counters, int num_counters_fixed,
+			  u64 intel_ctrl)
+{
+	pr_info("... version:                %d\n",     x86_pmu.version);
+	pr_info("... bit width:              %d\n",     x86_pmu.cntval_bits);
+	pr_info("... generic registers:      %d\n",     num_counters);
+	pr_info("... value mask:             %016Lx\n", x86_pmu.cntval_mask);
+	pr_info("... max period:             %016Lx\n", x86_pmu.max_period);
+	pr_info("... fixed-purpose events:   %lu\n",
+			hweight64((((1ULL << num_counters_fixed) - 1)
+					<< INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED) & intel_ctrl));
+	pr_info("... event mask:             %016Lx\n", intel_ctrl);
+}
+
 static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 {
 	struct x86_pmu_quirk *quirk;
@@ -2036,15 +2050,8 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 
 	pmu.attr_update = x86_pmu.attr_update;
 
-	pr_info("... version:                %d\n",     x86_pmu.version);
-	pr_info("... bit width:              %d\n",     x86_pmu.cntval_bits);
-	pr_info("... generic registers:      %d\n",     x86_pmu.num_counters);
-	pr_info("... value mask:             %016Lx\n", x86_pmu.cntval_mask);
-	pr_info("... max period:             %016Lx\n", x86_pmu.max_period);
-	pr_info("... fixed-purpose events:   %lu\n",
-			hweight64((((1ULL << x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed) - 1)
-					<< INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED) & x86_pmu.intel_ctrl));
-	pr_info("... event mask:             %016Lx\n", x86_pmu.intel_ctrl);
+	x86_pmu_show_pmu_cap(x86_pmu.num_counters, x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed,
+			     x86_pmu.intel_ctrl);
 
 	if (!x86_pmu.read)
 		x86_pmu.read = _x86_pmu_read;
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index d8c448bc837f8..a3534e39ef152 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -1092,6 +1092,9 @@ void x86_pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event);
 
 int x86_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+void x86_pmu_show_pmu_cap(int num_counters, int num_counters_fixed,
+			  u64 intel_ctrl);
+
 extern struct event_constraint emptyconstraint;
 
 extern struct event_constraint unconstrained;