1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index d9f5cd4e533f..e186ee1e63f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ armpmu_map_cache_event(const unsigned (*cache_map)
 static int
 armpmu_map_hw_event(const unsigned (*event_map)[PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX], u64 config)
 {
-        int mapping = (*event_map)[config];
+        int mapping;
+
+        if (config >= PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        mapping = (*event_map)[config];
         return mapping == HW_OP_UNSUPPORTED ? -ENOENT : mapping;
 }
 
@@ -253,6 +258,9 @@ validate_event(struct pmu_hw_events *hw_events,
         struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
         struct pmu *leader_pmu = event->group_leader->pmu;
 
+        if (is_software_event(event))
+                return 1;
+
         if (event->pmu != leader_pmu || event->state < PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
                 return 1;