diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index ee180b2a5b39..e95b5ca70a53 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -323,6 +323,73 @@ static inline bool armv8pmu_event_is_chained(struct perf_event *event)
 #define	ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(x)	\
 	(((x) - ARMV8_IDX_COUNTER0) & ARMV8_PMU_COUNTER_MASK)
 
+/*
+ * This code is really good
+ */
+
+#define PMEVN_CASE(n, case_macro) \
+	case n: case_macro(n); break
+
+#define PMEVN_SWITCH(x, case_macro)				\
+	do {							\
+		switch (x) {					\
+		PMEVN_CASE(0,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(1,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(2,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(3,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(4,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(5,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(6,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(7,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(8,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(9,  case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(10, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(11, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(12, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(13, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(14, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(15, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(16, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(17, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(18, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(19, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(20, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(21, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(22, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(23, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(24, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(25, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(26, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(27, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(28, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(29, case_macro);			\
+		PMEVN_CASE(30, case_macro);			\
+		default: WARN(1, "Invalid PMEV* index");	\
+		}						\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define RETURN_READ_PMEVCNTRN(n) \
+	return read_sysreg(pmevcntr##n##_el0)
+static unsigned long read_pmevcntrn(int n)
+{
+	PMEVN_SWITCH(n, RETURN_READ_PMEVCNTRN);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define WRITE_PMEVCNTRN(n) \
+	write_sysreg(val, pmevcntr##n##_el0)
+static void write_pmevcntrn(int n, unsigned long val)
+{
+	PMEVN_SWITCH(n, WRITE_PMEVCNTRN);
+}
+
+#define WRITE_PMEVTYPERN(n) \
+	write_sysreg(val, pmevtyper##n##_el0)
+static void write_pmevtypern(int n, unsigned long val)
+{
+	PMEVN_SWITCH(n, WRITE_PMEVTYPERN);
+}
+
 static inline u32 armv8pmu_pmcr_read(void)
 {
 	return read_sysreg(pmcr_el0);
@@ -351,17 +418,11 @@ static inline int armv8pmu_counter_has_overflowed(u32 pmnc, int idx)
 	return pmnc & BIT(ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx));
 }
 
-static inline void armv8pmu_select_counter(int idx)
+static inline u32 armv8pmu_read_evcntr(int idx)
 {
 	u32 counter = ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx);
-	write_sysreg(counter, pmselr_el0);
-	isb();
-}
 
-static inline u64 armv8pmu_read_evcntr(int idx)
-{
-	armv8pmu_select_counter(idx);
-	return read_sysreg(pmxevcntr_el0);
+	return read_pmevcntrn(counter);
 }
 
 static inline u64 armv8pmu_read_hw_counter(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -433,8 +494,9 @@ static u64 armv8pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 
 static inline void armv8pmu_write_evcntr(int idx, u64 value)
 {
-	armv8pmu_select_counter(idx);
-	write_sysreg(value, pmxevcntr_el0);
+	u32 counter = ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx);
+
+	write_pmevcntrn(counter, value);
 }
 
 static inline void armv8pmu_write_hw_counter(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -469,9 +531,10 @@ static void armv8pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u64 value)
 
 static inline void armv8pmu_write_evtype(int idx, u32 val)
 {
-	armv8pmu_select_counter(idx);
+	u32 counter = ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx);
+
 	val &= ARMV8_PMU_EVTYPE_MASK;
-	write_sysreg(val, pmxevtyper_el0);
+	write_pmevtypern(counter, val);
 }
 
 static inline void armv8pmu_write_event_type(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -491,7 +554,10 @@ static inline void armv8pmu_write_event_type(struct perf_event *event)
 		armv8pmu_write_evtype(idx - 1, hwc->config_base);
 		armv8pmu_write_evtype(idx, chain_evt);
 	} else {
-		armv8pmu_write_evtype(idx, hwc->config_base);
+		if (idx == ARMV8_IDX_CYCLE_COUNTER)
+			write_sysreg(hwc->config_base, pmccfiltr_el0);
+		else
+			armv8pmu_write_evtype(idx, hwc->config_base);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -595,9 +661,10 @@ static void armv8pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * Disable counter
 	 */
 	armv8pmu_disable_event_counter(event);
+	isb();
 
 	/*
-	 * Set event (if destined for PMNx counters).
+	 * Set event.
 	 */
 	armv8pmu_write_event_type(event);
 
