1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index 1dcf67057f16..46a82d1e4cbe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ x86_perf_counter_set_period(struct perf_counter *counter,
                 left += period;
                 atomic64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
         }
+        /*
+         * Quirk: certain CPUs dont like it if just 1 event is left:
+         */
+        if (unlikely(left < 2))
+                left = 2;
 
         per_cpu(prev_left[idx], smp_processor_id()) = left;