diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 2c96c43c313a..4e568a7ef464 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ struct kvm_pmc {
 	struct perf_event *perf_event;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	/*
+	 * only for creating or reusing perf_event,
 	 * eventsel value for general purpose counters,
 	 * ctrl value for fixed counters.
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index d9b9a0f0db17..7f391750ebd3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ static inline void __kvm_perf_overflow(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, bool in_pmi)
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = pmc_to_pmu(pmc);
 	bool skip_pmi = false;
 
-	/* Ignore counters that have been reprogrammed already. */
 	if (test_and_set_bit(pmc->idx, pmu->reprogram_pmi))
 		return;
 
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ static bool check_pmu_event_filter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 	return allow_event;
 }
 
-void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
+static void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = pmc_to_pmu(pmc);
 	u64 eventsel = pmc->eventsel;
@@ -335,7 +334,6 @@ void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 			      !(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS),
 			      eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reprogram_counter);
 
 void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
@@ -345,10 +343,11 @@ void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	for_each_set_bit(bit, pmu->reprogram_pmi, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
 		struct kvm_pmc *pmc = static_call(kvm_x86_pmu_pmc_idx_to_pmc)(pmu, bit);
 
-		if (unlikely(!pmc || !pmc->perf_event)) {
+		if (unlikely(!pmc)) {
 			clear_bit(bit, pmu->reprogram_pmi);
 			continue;
 		}
+
 		reprogram_counter(pmc);
 	}
 
@@ -542,7 +541,9 @@ static inline bool eventsel_match_perf_hw_id(struct kvm_pmc *pmc,
 static inline bool cpl_is_matched(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 {
 	bool select_os, select_user;
-	u64 config = pmc->current_config;
+	u64 config = pmc_is_gp(pmc) ? pmc->eventsel :
+		(u64)fixed_ctrl_field(pmc_to_pmu(pmc)->fixed_ctr_ctrl,
+				      pmc->idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED);
 
 	if (pmc_is_gp(pmc)) {
 		select_os = config & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index 5cc5721f260b..847e7112a5d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ static inline void kvm_init_pmu_capability(void)
 					     KVM_PMC_MAX_FIXED);
 }
 
-void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc);
+static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogam(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
+{
+	__set_bit(pmc->idx, pmc_to_pmu(pmc)->reprogram_pmi);
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmc->vcpu);
+}
 
 void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
index f24613a108c5..70219c19b872 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int amd_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		data &= ~pmu->reserved_bits;
 		if (data != pmc->eventsel) {
 			pmc->eventsel = data;
-			reprogram_counter(pmc);
+			kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogam(pmc);
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 6242b0b81116..863a6ff9e214 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void reprogram_fixed_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u64 data)
 		pmc = get_fixed_pmc(pmu, MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR0 + i);
 
 		__set_bit(INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED + i, pmu->pmc_in_use);
-		reprogram_counter(pmc);
+		kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogam(pmc);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void reprogram_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u64 diff)
 	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&diff, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
 		pmc = intel_pmc_idx_to_pmc(pmu, bit);
 		if (pmc)
-			reprogram_counter(pmc);
+			kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogam(pmc);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 				reserved_bits ^= HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED;
 			if (!(data & reserved_bits)) {
 				pmc->eventsel = data;
-				reprogram_counter(pmc);
+				kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogam(pmc);
 				return 0;
 			}
 		} else if (intel_pmu_handle_lbr_msrs_access(vcpu, msr_info, false))
