1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index c886dc8c63f8..6e8ab0427041 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1316,9 +1316,16 @@ static struct attribute_group x86_pmu_format_group = {
  */
 static void __init filter_events(struct attribute **attrs)
 {
+        struct device_attribute *d;
+        struct perf_pmu_events_attr *pmu_attr;
         int i, j;
 
         for (i = 0; attrs[i]; i++) {
+                d = (struct device_attribute *)attrs[i];
+                pmu_attr = container_of(d, struct perf_pmu_events_attr, attr);
+                /* str trumps id */
+                if (pmu_attr->event_str)
+                        continue;
                 if (x86_pmu.event_map(i))
                         continue;
 
@@ -1361,17 +1368,14 @@ static ssize_t events_sysfs_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *at
 {
         struct perf_pmu_events_attr *pmu_attr = \
                 container_of(attr, struct perf_pmu_events_attr, attr);
-
         u64 config = x86_pmu.event_map(pmu_attr->id);
-        return x86_pmu.events_sysfs_show(page, config);
-}
 
-#define EVENT_VAR(_id)  event_attr_##_id
-#define EVENT_PTR(_id) &event_attr_##_id.attr.attr
+        /* string trumps id */
+        if (pmu_attr->event_str)
+                return sprintf(page, "%s", pmu_attr->event_str);
 
-#define EVENT_ATTR(_name, _id)                                          \
-        PMU_EVENT_ATTR(_name, EVENT_VAR(_id), PERF_COUNT_HW_##_id,      \
-                        events_sysfs_show)
+        return x86_pmu.events_sysfs_show(page, config);
+}
 
 EVENT_ATTR(cpu-cycles,                  CPU_CYCLES              );
 EVENT_ATTR(instructions,                INSTRUCTIONS            );