1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
index 759e5f3e9029..e46d81f70979 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ static int arc_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
         struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
         int ret;
 
+        /* ARC 700 PMU does not support sampling events */
+        if (is_sampling_event(event))
+                return -ENOENT;
+
         switch (event->attr.type) {
         case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
                 if (event->attr.config >= PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX)