diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index 38298cbb07524..451eee24165ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -1359,9 +1359,12 @@ static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
 	struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm = etmq->etm;
 	int ret;
 	u8 trace_chan_id = tidq->trace_chan_id;
-	u64 instrs_executed = tidq->packet->instr_count;
+	u64 instrs_prev;
 
-	tidq->period_instructions += instrs_executed;
+	/* Get instructions remainder from previous packet */
+	instrs_prev = tidq->period_instructions;
+
+	tidq->period_instructions += tidq->packet->instr_count;
 
 	/*
 	 * Record a branch when the last instruction in
@@ -1379,26 +1382,76 @@ static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
 		 * TODO: allow period to be defined in cycles and clock time
 		 */
 
-		/* Get number of instructions executed after the sample point */
-		u64 instrs_over = tidq->period_instructions -
-			etm->instructions_sample_period;
+		/*
+		 * Below diagram demonstrates the instruction samples
+		 * generation flows:
+		 *
+		 *    Instrs     Instrs       Instrs       Instrs
+		 *   Sample(n)  Sample(n+1)  Sample(n+2)  Sample(n+3)
+		 *    |            |            |            |
+		 *    V            V            V            V
+		 *   --------------------------------------------------
+		 *            ^                                  ^
+		 *            |                                  |
+		 *         Period                             Period
+		 *    instructions(Pi)                   instructions(Pi')
+		 *
+		 *            |                                  |
+		 *            \---------------- -----------------/
+		 *                             V
+		 *                 tidq->packet->instr_count
+		 *
+		 * Instrs Sample(n...) are the synthesised samples occurring
+		 * every etm->instructions_sample_period instructions - as
+		 * defined on the perf command line.  Sample(n) is being the
+		 * last sample before the current etm packet, n+1 to n+3
+		 * samples are generated from the current etm packet.
+		 *
+		 * tidq->packet->instr_count represents the number of
+		 * instructions in the current etm packet.
+		 *
+		 * Period instructions (Pi) contains the the number of
+		 * instructions executed after the sample point(n) from the
+		 * previous etm packet.  This will always be less than
+		 * etm->instructions_sample_period.
+		 *
+		 * When generate new samples, it combines with two parts
+		 * instructions, one is the tail of the old packet and another
+		 * is the head of the new coming packet, to generate
+		 * sample(n+1); sample(n+2) and sample(n+3) consume the
+		 * instructions with sample period.  After sample(n+3), the rest
+		 * instructions will be used by later packet and it is assigned
+		 * to tidq->period_instructions for next round calculation.
+		 */
 
 		/*
-		 * Calculate the address of the sampled instruction (-1 as
-		 * sample is reported as though instruction has just been
-		 * executed, but PC has not advanced to next instruction)
+		 * Get the initial offset into the current packet instructions;
+		 * entry conditions ensure that instrs_prev is less than
+		 * etm->instructions_sample_period.
 		 */
-		u64 offset = (instrs_executed - instrs_over - 1);
-		u64 addr = cs_etm__instr_addr(etmq, trace_chan_id,
-					      tidq->packet, offset);
+		u64 offset = etm->instructions_sample_period - instrs_prev;
+		u64 addr;
 
-		ret = cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample(
-			etmq, tidq, addr, etm->instructions_sample_period);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		while (tidq->period_instructions >=
+				etm->instructions_sample_period) {
+			/*
+			 * Calculate the address of the sampled instruction (-1
+			 * as sample is reported as though instruction has just
+			 * been executed, but PC has not advanced to next
+			 * instruction)
+			 */
+			addr = cs_etm__instr_addr(etmq, trace_chan_id,
+						  tidq->packet, offset - 1);
+			ret = cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample(
+				etmq, tidq, addr,
+				etm->instructions_sample_period);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 
-		/* Carry remaining instructions into next sample period */
-		tidq->period_instructions = instrs_over;
+			offset += etm->instructions_sample_period;
+			tidq->period_instructions -=
+				etm->instructions_sample_period;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (etm->sample_branches) {
