@@ -269,6 +269,15 @@ int isa207_get_constraint(u64 event, unsigned long *maskp, unsigned long *valp)
mask |= CNST_PMC_MASK(pmc);
value |= CNST_PMC_VAL(pmc);
+
+ /*
+ * PMC5 and PMC6 are used to count cycles and instructions and
+ * they do not support most of the constraint bits. Add a check
+ * to exclude PMC5/6 from most of the constraints except for
+ * EBB/BHRB.
+ */
+ if (pmc >= 5)
+ goto ebb_bhrb;
}
if (pmc <= 4) {
@@ -335,6 +344,7 @@ int isa207_get_constraint(u64 event, unsigned long *maskp, unsigned long *valp)
}
}
+ebb_bhrb:
if (!pmc && ebb)
/* EBB events must specify the PMC */
return -1;