diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
index beffafd7dcc3f..3ea8056148d84 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
@@ -302,6 +302,25 @@ static inline int amd_pmu_addr_offset(int index, bool eventsel)
 	return offset;
 }
 
+/*
+ * 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 bool amd_is_pair_event_code(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
+{
+	if (!(x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_PAIR))
+		return false;
+
+	switch (amd_get_event_code(hwc)) {
+	case 0x003:	return true;	/* Retired SSE/AVX FLOPs */
+	default:	return false;
+	}
+}
+
 static int amd_core_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	if (event->attr.exclude_host && event->attr.exclude_guest)
@@ -320,14 +339,6 @@ static int amd_core_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * 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;
@@ -865,6 +876,20 @@ amd_get_event_constraints_f15h(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int idx,
 	}
 }
 
+static struct event_constraint pair_constraint;
+
+static struct event_constraint *
+amd_get_event_constraints_f17h(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int idx,
+			       struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+
+	if (amd_is_pair_event_code(hwc))
+		return &pair_constraint;
+
+	return &unconstrained;
+}
+
 static ssize_t amd_event_sysfs_show(char *page, u64 config)
 {
 	u64 event = (config & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_EVENT) |
@@ -908,33 +933,15 @@ static __initconst const struct x86_pmu amd_pmu = {
 
 static int __init amd_core_pmu_init(void)
 {
+	u64 even_ctr_mask = 0ULL;
+	int i;
+
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_CORE))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Avoid calulating the value each time in the NMI handler */
+	/* Avoid calculating the value each time in the NMI handler */
 	perf_nmi_window = msecs_to_jiffies(100);
 
-	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86) {
-	case 0x15:
-		pr_cont("Fam15h ");
-		x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = amd_get_event_constraints_f15h;
-		break;
-	case 0x17:
-		pr_cont("Fam17h ");
-		/*
-		 * In family 17h, there are no event constraints in the PMC hardware.
-		 * We fallback to using default amd_get_event_constraints.
-		 */
-		break;
-	case 0x18:
-		pr_cont("Fam18h ");
-		/* Using default amd_get_event_constraints. */
-		break;
-	default:
-		pr_err("core perfctr but no constraints; unknown hardware!\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * If core performance counter extensions exists, we must use
 	 * MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL/MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR msrs. See also
@@ -949,6 +956,30 @@ static int __init amd_core_pmu_init(void)
 	 */
 	x86_pmu.amd_nb_constraints = 0;
 
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x15) {
+		pr_cont("Fam15h ");
+		x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = amd_get_event_constraints_f15h;
+	}
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 0x17) {
+		pr_cont("Fam17h+ ");
+		/*
+		 * Family 17h and compatibles have constraints for Large
+		 * Increment per Cycle events: they may only be assigned an
+		 * even numbered counter that has a consecutive adjacent odd
+		 * numbered counter following it.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < x86_pmu.num_counters - 1; i += 2)
+			even_ctr_mask |= 1 << i;
+
+		pair_constraint = (struct event_constraint)
+				    __EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, even_ctr_mask, 0,
+				    x86_pmu.num_counters / 2, 0,
+				    PERF_X86_EVENT_PAIR);
+
+		x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = amd_get_event_constraints_f17h;
+		x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_PAIR;
+	}
+
 	pr_cont("core perfctr, ");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index ecacfbf4ebc12..0ed910237c4d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static inline bool constraint_match(struct event_constraint *c, u64 ecode)
 #define PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD	0x0200 /* use PEBS auto-reload */
 #define PERF_X86_EVENT_LARGE_PEBS	0x0400 /* use large PEBS */
 #define PERF_X86_EVENT_PEBS_VIA_PT	0x0800 /* use PT buffer for PEBS */
+#define PERF_X86_EVENT_PAIR		0x1000 /* Large Increment per Cycle */
 
 struct amd_nb {
 	int nb_id;  /* NorthBridge id */
@@ -735,6 +736,7 @@ do {									\
 #define PMU_FL_EXCL_ENABLED	0x8 /* exclusive counter active */
 #define PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL		0x10 /* all events are valid PEBS events */
 #define PMU_FL_TFA		0x20 /* deal with TSX force abort */
+#define PMU_FL_PAIR		0x40 /* merge counters for large incr. events */
 
 #define EVENT_VAR(_id)  event_attr_##_id
 #define EVENT_PTR(_id) &event_attr_##_id.attr.attr
