--- /dev/null
+From e5c23779f93d45e39a52758ca593bd7e62e9b4be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
+Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 15:33:30 -0500
+Subject: arm_pmu: Validate single/group leader events
+
+From: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
+
+commit e5c23779f93d45e39a52758ca593bd7e62e9b4be upstream.
+
+In the case where there is only a cycle counter available (i.e.
+PMCR_EL0.N is 0) and an event other than CPU cycles is opened, the open
+should fail as the event can never possibly be scheduled. However, the
+event validation when an event is opened is skipped when the group
+leader is opened. Fix this by always validating the group leader events.
+
+Reported-by: Al Grant <al.grant@arm.com>
+Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
+Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
+Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
+Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
+Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220408203330.4014015-1-robh@kernel.org
+Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
+Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
+Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
+---
+ drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c | 10 ++++------
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
++++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ validate_group(struct perf_event *event)
+ if (!validate_event(event->pmu, &fake_pmu, leader))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
++ if (event == leader)
++ return 0;
++
+ for_each_sibling_event(sibling, leader) {
+ if (!validate_event(event->pmu, &fake_pmu, sibling))
+ return -EINVAL;
+@@ -418,12 +421,7 @@ __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *
+ local64_set(&hwc->period_left, hwc->sample_period);
+ }
+
+- if (event->group_leader != event) {
+- if (validate_group(event) != 0)
+- return -EINVAL;
+- }
+-
+- return 0;
++ return validate_group(event);
+ }
+
+ static int armpmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)