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-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c3
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index d9f5cd4..0500f10b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ 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;