1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index 93971b1a4f0b..53c0304b734a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ armpmu_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event,
         s64 period = hwc->sample_period;
         int ret = 0;
 
+        /* The period may have been changed by PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD */
+        if (unlikely(period != hwc->last_period))
+                left = period - (hwc->last_period - left);
+
         if (unlikely(left <= -period)) {
                 left = period;
                 local64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);