diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c
index 6143c99f3ec503d01423059d364577d1a5930e3a..2a2040ea5f99e5a85072ad3f6d09b5fa70b18507 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c
@@ -12,6 +12,40 @@
  */
 #include "isa207-common.h"
 
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event,		"config:0-49");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(pmcxsel,	"config:0-7");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(mark,		"config:8");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(combine,	"config:11");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(unit,		"config:12-15");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(pmc,		"config:16-19");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(cache_sel,	"config:20-23");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(sample_mode,	"config:24-28");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_sel,	"config:29-31");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_stop,	"config:32-35");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_start,	"config:36-39");
+PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_cmp,	"config:40-49");
+
+struct attribute *isa207_pmu_format_attr[] = {
+	&format_attr_event.attr,
+	&format_attr_pmcxsel.attr,
+	&format_attr_mark.attr,
+	&format_attr_combine.attr,
+	&format_attr_unit.attr,
+	&format_attr_pmc.attr,
+	&format_attr_cache_sel.attr,
+	&format_attr_sample_mode.attr,
+	&format_attr_thresh_sel.attr,
+	&format_attr_thresh_stop.attr,
+	&format_attr_thresh_start.attr,
+	&format_attr_thresh_cmp.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+struct attribute_group isa207_pmu_format_group = {
+	.name = "format",
+	.attrs = isa207_pmu_format_attr,
+};
+
 static inline bool event_is_fab_match(u64 event)
 {
 	/* Only check pmc, unit and pmcxsel, ignore the edge bit (0) */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
index ab830d106ec57ff48d703c555c9c1f49eba2b004..d07186382f3a75b147bfe582563f98341f50ea7e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ enum {
 #define	POWER8_MMCRA_IFM2		0x0000000080000000UL
 #define	POWER8_MMCRA_IFM3		0x00000000C0000000UL
 
+/* PowerISA v2.07 format attribute structure*/
+extern struct attribute_group isa207_pmu_format_group;
+
 /* Table of alternatives, sorted by column 0 */
 static const unsigned int event_alternatives[][MAX_ALT] = {
 	{ PM_MRK_ST_CMPL,		PM_MRK_ST_CMPL_ALT },
@@ -175,42 +178,8 @@ static struct attribute_group power8_pmu_events_group = {
 	.attrs = power8_events_attr,
 };
 
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event,		"config:0-49");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(pmcxsel,	"config:0-7");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(mark,		"config:8");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(combine,	"config:11");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(unit,		"config:12-15");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(pmc,		"config:16-19");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(cache_sel,	"config:20-23");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(sample_mode,	"config:24-28");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_sel,	"config:29-31");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_stop,	"config:32-35");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_start,	"config:36-39");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_cmp,	"config:40-49");
-
-static struct attribute *power8_pmu_format_attr[] = {
-	&format_attr_event.attr,
-	&format_attr_pmcxsel.attr,
-	&format_attr_mark.attr,
-	&format_attr_combine.attr,
-	&format_attr_unit.attr,
-	&format_attr_pmc.attr,
-	&format_attr_cache_sel.attr,
-	&format_attr_sample_mode.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_sel.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_stop.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_start.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_cmp.attr,
-	NULL,
-};
-
-static struct attribute_group power8_pmu_format_group = {
-	.name = "format",
-	.attrs = power8_pmu_format_attr,
-};
-
 static const struct attribute_group *power8_pmu_attr_groups[] = {
-	&power8_pmu_format_group,
+	&isa207_pmu_format_group,
 	&power8_pmu_events_group,
 	NULL,
 };
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
index 8e9a81967ff8516b8c04d47e65df92c7daeeba1c..443511b18bc5f2de59411e7d0c8e4b8f6a56cc7e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ enum {
 #define POWER9_MMCRA_IFM2		0x0000000080000000UL
 #define POWER9_MMCRA_IFM3		0x00000000C0000000UL
 
+/* PowerISA v2.07 format attribute structure*/
+extern struct attribute_group isa207_pmu_format_group;
+
 GENERIC_EVENT_ATTR(cpu-cycles,			PM_CYC);
 GENERIC_EVENT_ATTR(stalled-cycles-frontend,	PM_ICT_NOSLOT_CYC);
 GENERIC_EVENT_ATTR(stalled-cycles-backend,	PM_CMPLU_STALL);
@@ -90,42 +93,8 @@ static struct attribute_group power9_pmu_events_group = {
 	.attrs = power9_events_attr,
 };
 
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event,		"config:0-49");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(pmcxsel,	"config:0-7");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(mark,		"config:8");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(combine,	"config:11");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(unit,		"config:12-15");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(pmc,		"config:16-19");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(cache_sel,	"config:20-23");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(sample_mode,	"config:24-28");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_sel,	"config:29-31");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_stop,	"config:32-35");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_start,	"config:36-39");
-PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(thresh_cmp,	"config:40-49");
-
-static struct attribute *power9_pmu_format_attr[] = {
-	&format_attr_event.attr,
-	&format_attr_pmcxsel.attr,
-	&format_attr_mark.attr,
-	&format_attr_combine.attr,
-	&format_attr_unit.attr,
-	&format_attr_pmc.attr,
-	&format_attr_cache_sel.attr,
-	&format_attr_sample_mode.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_sel.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_stop.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_start.attr,
-	&format_attr_thresh_cmp.attr,
-	NULL,
-};
-
-static struct attribute_group power9_pmu_format_group = {
-	.name = "format",
-	.attrs = power9_pmu_format_attr,
-};
-
 static const struct attribute_group *power9_pmu_attr_groups[] = {
-	&power9_pmu_format_group,
+	&isa207_pmu_format_group,
 	&power9_pmu_events_group,
 	NULL,
 };