diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 1dd42c18f1cb7b5df36834ec095c363398a070b7..65e9c5efb61834e8faa3972bd76935e84ebe2482 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -196,12 +196,11 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 	void		(*enable_all)(int added);
 	void		(*enable)(struct perf_event *);
 	void		(*disable)(struct perf_event *);
-	int		(*hw_config)(struct perf_event_attr *attr, struct hw_perf_event *hwc);
+	int		(*hw_config)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*schedule_events)(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int n, int *assign);
 	unsigned	eventsel;
 	unsigned	perfctr;
 	u64		(*event_map)(int);
-	u64		(*raw_event)(u64);
 	int		max_events;
 	int		num_counters;
 	int		num_counters_fixed;
@@ -426,28 +425,26 @@ set_ext_hw_attr(struct hw_perf_event *hwc, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int x86_hw_config(struct perf_event_attr *attr, struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
+static int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Generate PMC IRQs:
 	 * (keep 'enabled' bit clear for now)
 	 */
-	hwc->config = ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT;
+	event->hw.config = ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT;
 
 	/*
 	 * Count user and OS events unless requested not to
 	 */
-	if (!attr->exclude_user)
-		hwc->config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR;
-	if (!attr->exclude_kernel)
-		hwc->config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS;
+	if (!event->attr.exclude_user)
+		event->hw.config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR;
+	if (!event->attr.exclude_kernel)
+		event->hw.config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS;
 
-	return 0;
-}
+	if (event->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
+		event->hw.config |= event->attr.config & X86_RAW_EVENT_MASK;
 
-static u64 x86_pmu_raw_event(u64 hw_event)
-{
-	return hw_event & X86_RAW_EVENT_MASK;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -489,7 +486,7 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	hwc->last_tag = ~0ULL;
 
 	/* Processor specifics */
-	err = x86_pmu.hw_config(attr, hwc);
+	err = x86_pmu.hw_config(event);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -508,16 +505,8 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Raw hw_event type provide the config in the hw_event structure
-	 */
-	if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_RAW) {
-		hwc->config |= x86_pmu.raw_event(attr->config);
-		if ((hwc->config & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ANY) &&
-		    perf_paranoid_cpu() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EACCES;
+	if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE)
 		return set_ext_hw_attr(hwc, attr);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
index 37e9517729df068f3ab18931c37ed4ace1d3cc33..bbd7339f08a906c5ff1b8f1120c9c5a02b7eccd0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
@@ -111,9 +111,19 @@ static u64 amd_pmu_event_map(int hw_event)
 	return amd_perfmon_event_map[hw_event];
 }
 
-static u64 amd_pmu_raw_event(u64 hw_event)
+static int amd_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	return hw_event & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK;
+	int ret = x86_pmu_hw_config(event);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (event->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_RAW)
+		return 0;
+
+	event->hw.config |= event->attr.config & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -365,12 +375,11 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu amd_pmu = {
 	.enable_all		= x86_pmu_enable_all,
 	.enable			= x86_pmu_enable_event,
 	.disable		= x86_pmu_disable_event,
-	.hw_config		= x86_hw_config,
+	.hw_config		= amd_pmu_hw_config,
 	.schedule_events	= x86_schedule_events,
 	.eventsel		= MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0,
 	.perfctr		= MSR_K7_PERFCTR0,
 	.event_map		= amd_pmu_event_map,
-	.raw_event		= amd_pmu_raw_event,
 	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(amd_perfmon_event_map),
 	.num_counters		= 4,
 	.cntval_bits		= 48,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index dfdd6f90fc8e57cd6b1bd0f61691d7c9d6887485..30bf10c55f1e639dae28a79a1f928b5785e15667 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -758,6 +758,30 @@ intel_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, struct perf_event *event
 	return x86_get_event_constraints(cpuc, event);
 }
 
+static int intel_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	int ret = x86_pmu_hw_config(event);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (event->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_RAW)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!(event->attr.config & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ANY))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (x86_pmu.version < 3)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (perf_paranoid_cpu() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EACCES;
+
+	event->hw.config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ANY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __initconst struct x86_pmu core_pmu = {
 	.name			= "core",
 	.handle_irq		= x86_pmu_handle_irq,
@@ -765,12 +789,11 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu core_pmu = {
 	.enable_all		= x86_pmu_enable_all,
 	.enable			= x86_pmu_enable_event,
 	.disable		= x86_pmu_disable_event,
-	.hw_config		= x86_hw_config,
+	.hw_config		= x86_pmu_hw_config,
 	.schedule_events	= x86_schedule_events,
 	.eventsel		= MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0,
 	.perfctr		= MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0,
 	.event_map		= intel_pmu_event_map,
-	.raw_event		= x86_pmu_raw_event,
 	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(intel_perfmon_event_map),
 	.apic			= 1,
 	/*
@@ -804,12 +827,11 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu intel_pmu = {
 	.enable_all		= intel_pmu_enable_all,
 	.enable			= intel_pmu_enable_event,
 	.disable		= intel_pmu_disable_event,
-	.hw_config		= x86_hw_config,
+	.hw_config		= intel_pmu_hw_config,
 	.schedule_events	= x86_schedule_events,
 	.eventsel		= MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0,
 	.perfctr		= MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0,
 	.event_map		= intel_pmu_event_map,
-	.raw_event		= x86_pmu_raw_event,
 	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(intel_perfmon_event_map),
 	.apic			= 1,
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 4139100404e8aebe693e42b6e845833966b7a5d4..acd237d29f11cb3e25bc1bca2f146b5abb47f9aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -419,20 +419,7 @@ static u64 p4_pmu_event_map(int hw_event)
 	return config;
 }
 
-/*
- * We don't control raw events so it's up to the caller
- * to pass sane values (and we don't count the thread number
- * on HT machine but allow HT-compatible specifics to be
- * passed on)
- */
-static u64 p4_pmu_raw_event(u64 hw_event)
-{
-	return hw_event &
-		(p4_config_pack_escr(P4_ESCR_MASK_HT) |
-		 p4_config_pack_cccr(P4_CCCR_MASK_HT));
-}
-
-static int p4_hw_config(struct perf_event_attr *attr, struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
+static int p4_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	int cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 	u32 escr, cccr;
@@ -444,11 +431,29 @@ static int p4_hw_config(struct perf_event_attr *attr, struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
 	 */
 
 	cccr = p4_default_cccr_conf(cpu);
-	escr = p4_default_escr_conf(cpu, attr->exclude_kernel, attr->exclude_user);
-	hwc->config = p4_config_pack_escr(escr) | p4_config_pack_cccr(cccr);
+	escr = p4_default_escr_conf(cpu, event->attr.exclude_kernel,
+					 event->attr.exclude_user);
+	event->hw.config = p4_config_pack_escr(escr) |
+			   p4_config_pack_cccr(cccr);
 
 	if (p4_ht_active() && p4_ht_thread(cpu))
-		hwc->config = p4_set_ht_bit(hwc->config);
+		event->hw.config = p4_set_ht_bit(event->hw.config);
+
+	if (event->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_RAW)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't control raw events so it's up to the caller
+	 * to pass sane values (and we don't count the thread number
+	 * on HT machine but allow HT-compatible specifics to be
+	 * passed on)
+	 *
+	 * XXX: HT wide things should check perf_paranoid_cpu() &&
+	 *      CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+	 */
+	event->hw.config |= event->attr.config &
+		(p4_config_pack_escr(P4_ESCR_MASK_HT) |
+		 p4_config_pack_cccr(P4_CCCR_MASK_HT));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -785,7 +790,6 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu p4_pmu = {
 	.eventsel		= MSR_P4_BPU_CCCR0,
 	.perfctr		= MSR_P4_BPU_PERFCTR0,
 	.event_map		= p4_pmu_event_map,
-	.raw_event		= p4_pmu_raw_event,
 	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(p4_general_events),
 	.get_event_constraints	= x86_get_event_constraints,
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c
index 03c139a67baa8a9f83fd466da7e8c4189938ec24..9123e8ec9958d297ac3f05e10d66c97ab45c6b5d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu p6_pmu = {
 	.enable_all		= p6_pmu_enable_all,
 	.enable			= p6_pmu_enable_event,
 	.disable		= p6_pmu_disable_event,
-	.hw_config		= x86_hw_config,
+	.hw_config		= x86_pmu_hw_config,
 	.schedule_events	= x86_schedule_events,
 	.eventsel		= MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0,
 	.perfctr		= MSR_P6_PERFCTR0,
 	.event_map		= p6_pmu_event_map,
-	.raw_event		= x86_pmu_raw_event,
 	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(p6_perfmon_event_map),
 	.apic			= 1,
 	.max_period		= (1ULL << 31) - 1,