diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index d87247d2641f5cbf4eb69a90fea392b95684e588..353c0ac7723a224b4c36bde64cda45d9c6e2497d 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
 
 extern struct cred init_cred;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
+# define INIT_PERF_COUNTERS(tsk)					\
+	.perf_counter_mutex = 						\
+		 __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(tsk.perf_counter_mutex),		\
+	.perf_counter_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.perf_counter_list),
+#else
+# define INIT_PERF_COUNTERS(tsk)
+#endif
+
 /*
  *  INIT_TASK is used to set up the first task table, touch at
  * your own risk!. Base=0, limit=0x1fffff (=2MB)
@@ -171,6 +180,7 @@ extern struct cred init_cred;
 	},								\
 	.dirties = INIT_PROP_LOCAL_SINGLE(dirties),			\
 	INIT_IDS							\
+	INIT_PERF_COUNTERS(tsk)						\
 	INIT_TRACE_IRQFLAGS						\
 	INIT_LOCKDEP							\
 	INIT_FTRACE_GRAPH						\
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
index 4ab8050eb9e8afe669e6079497a222bd87f8c08f..4159ee5940f8a7147630052a5b031375795299c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@ struct perf_counter {
 	int				oncpu;
 	int				cpu;
 
+	struct list_head		owner_entry;
+	struct task_struct		*owner;
+
 	/* mmap bits */
 	struct mutex			mmap_mutex;
 	atomic_t			mmap_count;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 9714d450f4178bba12b84406c29926d1b4d614aa..bc9326dcdde182d030148867ba4e93b8a69a62a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1389,6 +1389,8 @@ struct task_struct {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
 	struct perf_counter_context *perf_counter_ctxp;
+	struct mutex perf_counter_mutex;
+	struct list_head perf_counter_list;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 	struct mempolicy *mempolicy;
diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 0e97f8961333637c4fbb7e52d2a2ca93a26fb6c8..4c86a636976470b29913d9c63f4c711fb5fb6cb4 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -1076,79 +1076,26 @@ static void perf_counter_cpu_sched_in(struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx, int cpu)
 	__perf_counter_sched_in(ctx, cpuctx, cpu);
 }
 
-int perf_counter_task_disable(void)
+int perf_counter_task_enable(void)
 {
-	struct task_struct *curr = current;
-	struct perf_counter_context *ctx = curr->perf_counter_ctxp;
 	struct perf_counter *counter;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (!ctx || !ctx->nr_counters)
-		return 0;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-	__perf_counter_task_sched_out(ctx);
-
-	spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
-
-	/*
-	 * Disable all the counters:
-	 */
-	perf_disable();
-
-	list_for_each_entry(counter, &ctx->counter_list, list_entry) {
-		if (counter->state != PERF_COUNTER_STATE_ERROR) {
-			update_group_times(counter);
-			counter->state = PERF_COUNTER_STATE_OFF;
-		}
-	}
-
-	perf_enable();
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctx->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&current->perf_counter_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(counter, &current->perf_counter_list, owner_entry)
+		perf_counter_enable(counter);
+	mutex_unlock(&current->perf_counter_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_counter_task_enable(void)
+int perf_counter_task_disable(void)
 {
-	struct task_struct *curr = current;
-	struct perf_counter_context *ctx = curr->perf_counter_ctxp;
 	struct perf_counter *counter;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int cpu;
-
-	if (!ctx || !ctx->nr_counters)
-		return 0;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	cpu = smp_processor_id();
-
-	__perf_counter_task_sched_out(ctx);
-
-	spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable all the counters:
-	 */
-	perf_disable();
-
-	list_for_each_entry(counter, &ctx->counter_list, list_entry) {
-		if (counter->state > PERF_COUNTER_STATE_OFF)
-			continue;
-		counter->state = PERF_COUNTER_STATE_INACTIVE;
-		counter->tstamp_enabled =
-			ctx->time - counter->total_time_enabled;
-		counter->hw_event.disabled = 0;
-	}
-	perf_enable();
-
-	spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
-
-	perf_counter_task_sched_in(curr, cpu);
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	mutex_lock(&current->perf_counter_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(counter, &current->perf_counter_list, owner_entry)
+		perf_counter_disable(counter);
+	mutex_unlock(&current->perf_counter_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1416,6 +1363,11 @@ static int perf_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	perf_counter_remove_from_context(counter);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
+	mutex_lock(&counter->owner->perf_counter_mutex);
+	list_del_init(&counter->owner_entry);
+	mutex_unlock(&counter->owner->perf_counter_mutex);
+	put_task_struct(counter->owner);
+
 	free_counter(counter);
 	put_context(ctx);
 
@@ -3272,6 +3224,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_counter_open,
 	perf_install_in_context(ctx, counter, cpu);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
+	counter->owner = current;
+	get_task_struct(current);
+	mutex_lock(&current->perf_counter_mutex);
+	list_add_tail(&counter->owner_entry, &current->perf_counter_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&current->perf_counter_mutex);
+
 	fput_light(counter_file, fput_needed2);
 
 out_fput:
@@ -3488,6 +3446,9 @@ void perf_counter_init_task(struct task_struct *child)
 
 	child->perf_counter_ctxp = NULL;
 
+	mutex_init(&child->perf_counter_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&child->perf_counter_list);
+
 	/*
 	 * This is executed from the parent task context, so inherit
 	 * counters that have been marked for cloning.