1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index ec46eea0c4ed..eb00677ee2ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -500,12 +500,17 @@ static bool check_hw_exists(void)
         return true;
 
 bios_fail:
-        printk(KERN_CONT "Broken BIOS detected, using software events only.\n");
+        /*
+         * We still allow the PMU driver to operate:
+         */
+        printk(KERN_CONT "Broken BIOS detected, complain to your hardware vendor.\n");
         printk(KERN_ERR FW_BUG "the BIOS has corrupted hw-PMU resources (MSR %x is %Lx)\n", reg, val);
-        return false;
+
+        return true;
 
 msr_fail:
         printk(KERN_CONT "Broken PMU hardware detected, using software events only.\n");
+
         return false;
 }