diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
index 7e28d9467bb491e61a51c827b1582f16cb2cc30a..4cbe03287b0892594f4c84fca58746f82e5acdbd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
@@ -648,48 +648,48 @@ static __initconst const struct x86_pmu amd_pmu = {
 	.cpu_dead		= amd_pmu_cpu_dead,
 };
 
-static int setup_event_constraints(void)
+static int __init amd_core_pmu_init(void)
 {
-	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x15)
+	if (!cpu_has_perfctr_core)
+		return 0;
+
+	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86) {
+	case 0x15:
+		pr_cont("Fam15h ");
 		x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = amd_get_event_constraints_f15h;
-	return 0;
-}
+		break;
 
-static int setup_perfctr_core(void)
-{
-	if (!cpu_has_perfctr_core) {
-		WARN(x86_pmu.get_event_constraints == amd_get_event_constraints_f15h,
-		     KERN_ERR "Odd, counter constraints enabled but no core perfctrs detected!");
+	default:
+		pr_err("core perfctr but no constraints; unknown hardware!\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	WARN(x86_pmu.get_event_constraints == amd_get_event_constraints,
-	     KERN_ERR "hw perf events core counters need constraints handler!");
-
 	/*
 	 * If core performance counter extensions exists, we must use
 	 * MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL/MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR msrs. See also
-	 * x86_pmu_addr_offset().
+	 * amd_pmu_addr_offset().
 	 */
 	x86_pmu.eventsel	= MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL;
 	x86_pmu.perfctr		= MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR;
 	x86_pmu.num_counters	= AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "perf: AMD core performance counters detected\n");
-
+	pr_cont("core perfctr, ");
 	return 0;
 }
 
 __init int amd_pmu_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	/* Performance-monitoring supported from K7 and later: */
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 < 6)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	x86_pmu = amd_pmu;
 
-	setup_event_constraints();
-	setup_perfctr_core();
+	ret = amd_core_pmu_init();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* Events are common for all AMDs */
 	memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, amd_hw_cache_event_ids,