diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 220e2ea..91f3e087 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_NODEID_MSR	(6*32+19) /* NodeId MSR */
 #define X86_FEATURE_TBM		(6*32+21) /* trailing bit manipulations */
 #define X86_FEATURE_TOPOEXT	(6*32+22) /* topology extensions CPUID leafs */
+#define X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_CORE (6*32+23) /* core performance counter extensions */
 
 /*
  * Auxiliary flags: Linux defined - For features scattered in various
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@
 #define cpu_has_xsave		boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVE)
 #define cpu_has_hypervisor	boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR)
 #define cpu_has_pclmulqdq	boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PCLMULQDQ)
+#define cpu_has_perfctr_core	boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_CORE)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86_INVLPG) || defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
 # define cpu_has_invlpg		1
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 3161943..10bfe24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -321,14 +321,22 @@
 	return new_raw_count;
 }
 
+/* using X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_CORE to later implement ALTERNATIVE() here */
+static inline int x86_pmu_addr_offset(int index)
+{
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_CORE))
+		return index << 1;
+	return index;
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int x86_pmu_config_addr(int index)
 {
-	return x86_pmu.eventsel + index;
+	return x86_pmu.eventsel + x86_pmu_addr_offset(index);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int x86_pmu_event_addr(int index)
 {
-	return x86_pmu.perfctr + index;
+	return x86_pmu.perfctr + x86_pmu_addr_offset(index);
 }
 
 static atomic_t active_events;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
index 67e2202..461f62b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@
 /*
  * AMD64 events are detected based on their event codes.
  */
+static inline unsigned int amd_get_event_code(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
+{
+	return ((hwc->config >> 24) & 0x0f00) | (hwc->config & 0x00ff);
+}
+
 static inline int amd_is_nb_event(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
 {
 	return (hwc->config & 0xe0) == 0xe0;
@@ -385,13 +390,181 @@
 	.cpu_dead		= amd_pmu_cpu_dead,
 };
 
+/* AMD Family 15h */
+
+#define AMD_EVENT_TYPE_MASK	0x000000F0ULL
+
+#define AMD_EVENT_FP		0x00000000ULL ... 0x00000010ULL
+#define AMD_EVENT_LS		0x00000020ULL ... 0x00000030ULL
+#define AMD_EVENT_DC		0x00000040ULL ... 0x00000050ULL
+#define AMD_EVENT_CU		0x00000060ULL ... 0x00000070ULL
+#define AMD_EVENT_IC_DE		0x00000080ULL ... 0x00000090ULL
+#define AMD_EVENT_EX_LS		0x000000C0ULL
+#define AMD_EVENT_DE		0x000000D0ULL
+#define AMD_EVENT_NB		0x000000E0ULL ... 0x000000F0ULL
+
+/*
+ * AMD family 15h event code/PMC mappings:
+ *
+ * type = event_code & 0x0F0:
+ *
+ * 0x000	FP	PERF_CTL[5:3]
+ * 0x010	FP	PERF_CTL[5:3]
+ * 0x020	LS	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x030	LS	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x040	DC	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x050	DC	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x060	CU	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x070	CU	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x080	IC/DE	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x090	IC/DE	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x0A0	---
+ * 0x0B0	---
+ * 0x0C0	EX/LS	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x0D0	DE	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x0E0	NB	NB_PERF_CTL[3:0]
+ * 0x0F0	NB	NB_PERF_CTL[3:0]
+ *
+ * Exceptions:
+ *
+ * 0x003	FP	PERF_CTL[3]
+ * 0x00B	FP	PERF_CTL[3]
+ * 0x00D	FP	PERF_CTL[3]
+ * 0x023	DE	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x02D	LS	PERF_CTL[3]
+ * 0x02E	LS	PERF_CTL[3,0]
+ * 0x043	CU	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x045	CU	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x046	CU	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x054	CU	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x055	CU	PERF_CTL[2:0]
+ * 0x08F	IC	PERF_CTL[0]
+ * 0x187	DE	PERF_CTL[0]
+ * 0x188	DE	PERF_CTL[0]
+ * 0x0DB	EX	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x0DC	LS	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x0DD	LS	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x0DE	LS	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x0DF	LS	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x1D6	EX	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ * 0x1D8	EX	PERF_CTL[5:0]
+ */
+
+static struct event_constraint amd_f15_PMC0  = EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, 0x01, 0);
+static struct event_constraint amd_f15_PMC20 = EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, 0x07, 0);
+static struct event_constraint amd_f15_PMC3  = EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, 0x08, 0);
+static struct event_constraint amd_f15_PMC30 = EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, 0x09, 0);
+static struct event_constraint amd_f15_PMC50 = EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, 0x3F, 0);
+static struct event_constraint amd_f15_PMC53 = EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, 0x38, 0);
+
+static struct event_constraint *
+amd_get_event_constraints_f15h(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	unsigned int event_code = amd_get_event_code(&event->hw);
+
+	switch (event_code & AMD_EVENT_TYPE_MASK) {
+	case AMD_EVENT_FP:
+		switch (event_code) {
+		case 0x003:
+		case 0x00B:
+		case 0x00D:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC3;
+		default:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC53;
+		}
+	case AMD_EVENT_LS:
+	case AMD_EVENT_DC:
+	case AMD_EVENT_EX_LS:
+		switch (event_code) {
+		case 0x023:
+		case 0x043:
+		case 0x045:
+		case 0x046:
+		case 0x054:
+		case 0x055:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC20;
+		case 0x02D:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC3;
+		case 0x02E:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC30;
+		default:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC50;
+		}
+	case AMD_EVENT_CU:
+	case AMD_EVENT_IC_DE:
+	case AMD_EVENT_DE:
+		switch (event_code) {
+		case 0x08F:
+		case 0x187:
+		case 0x188:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC0;
+		case 0x0DB ... 0x0DF:
+		case 0x1D6:
+		case 0x1D8:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC50;
+		default:
+			return &amd_f15_PMC20;
+		}
+	case AMD_EVENT_NB:
+		/* not yet implemented */
+		return &emptyconstraint;
+	default:
+		return &emptyconstraint;
+	}
+}
+
+static __initconst const struct x86_pmu amd_pmu_f15h = {
+	.name			= "AMD Family 15h",
+	.handle_irq		= x86_pmu_handle_irq,
+	.disable_all		= x86_pmu_disable_all,
+	.enable_all		= x86_pmu_enable_all,
+	.enable			= x86_pmu_enable_event,
+	.disable		= x86_pmu_disable_event,
+	.hw_config		= amd_pmu_hw_config,
+	.schedule_events	= x86_schedule_events,
+	.eventsel		= MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL,
+	.perfctr		= MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR,
+	.event_map		= amd_pmu_event_map,
+	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(amd_perfmon_event_map),
+	.num_counters		= 6,
+	.cntval_bits		= 48,
+	.cntval_mask		= (1ULL << 48) - 1,
+	.apic			= 1,
+	/* use highest bit to detect overflow */
+	.max_period		= (1ULL << 47) - 1,
+	.get_event_constraints	= amd_get_event_constraints_f15h,
+	/* nortbridge counters not yet implemented: */
+#if 0
+	.put_event_constraints	= amd_put_event_constraints,
+
+	.cpu_prepare		= amd_pmu_cpu_prepare,
+	.cpu_starting		= amd_pmu_cpu_starting,
+	.cpu_dead		= amd_pmu_cpu_dead,
+#endif
+};
+
 static __init int amd_pmu_init(void)
 {
 	/* Performance-monitoring supported from K7 and later: */
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 < 6)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	x86_pmu = amd_pmu;
+	/*
+	 * If core performance counter extensions exists, it must be
+	 * family 15h, otherwise fail. See x86_pmu_addr_offset().
+	 */
+	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86) {
+	case 0x15:
+		if (!cpu_has_perfctr_core)
+			return -ENODEV;
+		x86_pmu = amd_pmu_f15h;
+		break;
+	default:
+		if (cpu_has_perfctr_core)
+			return -ENODEV;
+		x86_pmu = amd_pmu;
+		break;
+	}
 
 	/* Events are common for all AMDs */
 	memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, amd_hw_cache_event_ids,