2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index e47ee462c2f2..0140830225e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -799,6 +799,12 @@ static inline int __perf_event_disable(void *info)			{ return -1; }
 static inline void perf_event_task_tick(void)                           { }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL)
+extern bool perf_event_can_stop_tick(void);
+#else
+static inline bool perf_event_can_stop_tick(void)                       { return true; }
+#endif
+
 #define perf_output_put(handle, x) perf_output_copy((handle), &(x), sizeof(x))
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 75b58bb75b32..ddb993b52190 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2560,6 +2560,16 @@ done:
                 list_del_init(&cpuctx->rotation_list);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
+bool perf_event_can_stop_tick(void)
+{
+        if (list_empty(&__get_cpu_var(rotation_list)))
+                return true;
+        else
+                return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 void perf_event_task_tick(void)
 {
         struct list_head *head = &__get_cpu_var(rotation_list);