diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
index d59f5b2d4c2f6922cebaecf41b3d99b80a925b69..96a64d6a8bdf3dfbba1c5a57f16bcb38d3c8a7ce 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
  *
  *        60        56        52        48        44        40        36        32
  * | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
- *                                     [      thresh_cmp     ]   [  thresh_ctl   ]
- *                                                                       |
- *                                       thresh start/stop OR FAB match -*
+ *   |                                 [      thresh_cmp     ]   [  thresh_ctl   ]
+ *   |                                                                   |
+ *   *- EBB (Linux)                      thresh start/stop OR FAB match -*
  *
  *        28        24        20        16        12         8         4         0
  * | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#define EVENT_EBB_MASK		1ull
 #define EVENT_THR_CMP_SHIFT	40	/* Threshold CMP value */
 #define EVENT_THR_CMP_MASK	0x3ff
 #define EVENT_THR_CTL_SHIFT	32	/* Threshold control value (start/stop) */
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
 	 (EVENT_UNIT_MASK      << EVENT_UNIT_SHIFT)		|	\
 	 (EVENT_COMBINE_MASK   << EVENT_COMBINE_SHIFT)		|	\
 	 (EVENT_MARKED_MASK    << EVENT_MARKED_SHIFT)		|	\
+	 (EVENT_EBB_MASK       << EVENT_CONFIG_EBB_SHIFT)	|	\
 	  EVENT_PSEL_MASK)
 
 /* MMCRA IFM bits - POWER8 */
@@ -140,10 +142,10 @@
  *
  *        28        24        20        16        12         8         4         0
  * | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
- *                       [ ]   [  sample ]   [     ]   [6] [5]   [4] [3]   [2] [1]
- *                        |                     |
- *      L1 I/D qualifier -*                     |      Count of events for each PMC.
- *                                              |        p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6.
+ *                   |   [ ]   [  sample ]   [     ]   [6] [5]   [4] [3]   [2] [1]
+ *              EBB -*    |                     |
+ *                        |                     |      Count of events for each PMC.
+ *      L1 I/D qualifier -*                     |        p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6.
  *                     nc - number of counters -*
  *
  * The PMC fields P1..P6, and NC, are adder fields. As we accumulate constraints
@@ -159,6 +161,9 @@
 #define CNST_THRESH_VAL(v)	(((v) & EVENT_THRESH_MASK) << 32)
 #define CNST_THRESH_MASK	CNST_THRESH_VAL(EVENT_THRESH_MASK)
 
+#define CNST_EBB_VAL(v)		(((v) & EVENT_EBB_MASK) << 24)
+#define CNST_EBB_MASK		CNST_EBB_VAL(EVENT_EBB_MASK)
+
 #define CNST_L1_QUAL_VAL(v)	(((v) & 3) << 22)
 #define CNST_L1_QUAL_MASK	CNST_L1_QUAL_VAL(3)
 
@@ -217,7 +222,7 @@ static inline bool event_is_fab_match(u64 event)
 
 static int power8_get_constraint(u64 event, unsigned long *maskp, unsigned long *valp)
 {
-	unsigned int unit, pmc, cache;
+	unsigned int unit, pmc, cache, ebb;
 	unsigned long mask, value;
 
 	mask = value = 0;
@@ -225,9 +230,13 @@ static int power8_get_constraint(u64 event, unsigned long *maskp, unsigned long
 	if (event & ~EVENT_VALID_MASK)
 		return -1;
 
-	pmc   = (event >> EVENT_PMC_SHIFT)       & EVENT_PMC_MASK;
-	unit  = (event >> EVENT_UNIT_SHIFT)      & EVENT_UNIT_MASK;
-	cache = (event >> EVENT_CACHE_SEL_SHIFT) & EVENT_CACHE_SEL_MASK;
+	pmc   = (event >> EVENT_PMC_SHIFT)        & EVENT_PMC_MASK;
+	unit  = (event >> EVENT_UNIT_SHIFT)       & EVENT_UNIT_MASK;
+	cache = (event >> EVENT_CACHE_SEL_SHIFT)  & EVENT_CACHE_SEL_MASK;
+	ebb   = (event >> EVENT_CONFIG_EBB_SHIFT) & EVENT_EBB_MASK;
+
+	/* Clear the EBB bit in the event, so event checks work below */
+	event &= ~(EVENT_EBB_MASK << EVENT_CONFIG_EBB_SHIFT);
 
 	if (pmc) {
 		if (pmc > 6)
@@ -297,6 +306,18 @@ static int power8_get_constraint(u64 event, unsigned long *maskp, unsigned long
 		value |= CNST_THRESH_VAL(event >> EVENT_THRESH_SHIFT);
 	}
 
+	if (!pmc && ebb)
+		/* EBB events must specify the PMC */
+		return -1;
+
+	/*
+	 * All events must agree on EBB, either all request it or none.
+	 * EBB events are pinned & exclusive, so this should never actually
+	 * hit, but we leave it as a fallback in case.
+	 */
+	mask  |= CNST_EBB_VAL(ebb);
+	value |= CNST_EBB_MASK;
+
 	*maskp = mask;
 	*valp = value;
 
@@ -591,7 +612,7 @@ static struct power_pmu power8_pmu = {
 	.get_constraint		= power8_get_constraint,
 	.get_alternatives	= power8_get_alternatives,
 	.disable_pmc		= power8_disable_pmc,
-	.flags			= PPMU_HAS_SSLOT | PPMU_HAS_SIER | PPMU_BHRB,
+	.flags			= PPMU_HAS_SSLOT | PPMU_HAS_SIER | PPMU_BHRB | PPMU_EBB,
 	.n_generic		= ARRAY_SIZE(power8_generic_events),
 	.generic_events		= power8_generic_events,
 	.attr_groups		= power8_pmu_attr_groups,