diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/empty-pmu-events.c b/tools/perf/pmu-events/empty-pmu-events.c
index 1c7a2cfa321f..3a7ec31576f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/empty-pmu-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/empty-pmu-events.c
@@ -20,73 +20,73 @@ struct pmu_table_entry {
 
 static const char *const big_c_string =
 /* offset=0 */ "tool\000"
-/* offset=5 */ "duration_time\000tool\000Wall clock interval time in nanoseconds\000config=1\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=78 */ "user_time\000tool\000User (non-kernel) time in nanoseconds\000config=2\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=145 */ "system_time\000tool\000System/kernel time in nanoseconds\000config=3\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=210 */ "has_pmem\000tool\0001 if persistent memory installed otherwise 0\000config=4\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=283 */ "num_cores\000tool\000Number of cores. A core consists of 1 or more thread, with each thread being associated with a logical Linux CPU\000config=5\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=425 */ "num_cpus\000tool\000Number of logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=6\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=525 */ "num_cpus_online\000tool\000Number of online logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=7\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=639 */ "num_dies\000tool\000Number of dies. Each die has 1 or more cores\000config=8\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=712 */ "num_packages\000tool\000Number of packages. Each package has 1 or more die\000config=9\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=795 */ "slots\000tool\000Number of functional units that in parallel can execute parts of an instruction\000config=0xa\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=902 */ "smt_on\000tool\0001 if simultaneous multithreading (aka hyperthreading) is enable otherwise 0\000config=0xb\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=1006 */ "system_tsc_freq\000tool\000The amount a Time Stamp Counter (TSC) increases per second\000config=0xc\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=1102 */ "default_core\000"
-/* offset=1115 */ "bp_l1_btb_correct\000branch\000L1 BTB Correction\000event=0x8a\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=1174 */ "bp_l2_btb_correct\000branch\000L2 BTB Correction\000event=0x8b\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=1233 */ "l3_cache_rd\000cache\000L3 cache access, read\000event=0x40\000\00000\000Attributable Level 3 cache access, read\000"
-/* offset=1328 */ "segment_reg_loads.any\000other\000Number of segment register loads\000event=6,period=200000,umask=0x80\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=1427 */ "dispatch_blocked.any\000other\000Memory cluster signals to block micro-op dispatch for any reason\000event=9,period=200000,umask=0x20\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=1557 */ "eist_trans\000other\000Number of Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(R) Technology (EIST) transitions\000event=0x3a,period=200000\000\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=1672 */ "hisi_sccl,ddrc\000"
-/* offset=1687 */ "uncore_hisi_ddrc.flux_wcmd\000uncore\000DDRC write commands\000event=2\000\00000\000DDRC write commands\000"
-/* offset=1773 */ "uncore_cbox\000"
-/* offset=1785 */ "unc_cbo_xsnp_response.miss_eviction\000uncore\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\000event=0x22,umask=0x81\000\00000\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\000"
-/* offset=2016 */ "event-hyphen\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000event=0xe0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000"
-/* offset=2081 */ "event-two-hyph\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000event=0xc0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000"
-/* offset=2152 */ "hisi_sccl,l3c\000"
-/* offset=2166 */ "uncore_hisi_l3c.rd_hit_cpipe\000uncore\000Total read hits\000event=7\000\00000\000Total read hits\000"
-/* offset=2246 */ "uncore_imc_free_running\000"
-/* offset=2270 */ "uncore_imc_free_running.cache_miss\000uncore\000Total cache misses\000event=0x12\000\00000\000Total cache misses\000"
-/* offset=2365 */ "uncore_imc\000"
-/* offset=2376 */ "uncore_imc.cache_hits\000uncore\000Total cache hits\000event=0x34\000\00000\000Total cache hits\000"
-/* offset=2454 */ "uncore_sys_ddr_pmu\000"
-/* offset=2473 */ "sys_ddr_pmu.write_cycles\000uncore\000ddr write-cycles event\000event=0x2b\000v8\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=2546 */ "uncore_sys_ccn_pmu\000"
-/* offset=2565 */ "sys_ccn_pmu.read_cycles\000uncore\000ccn read-cycles event\000config=0x2c\0000x01\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=2639 */ "uncore_sys_cmn_pmu\000"
-/* offset=2658 */ "sys_cmn_pmu.hnf_cache_miss\000uncore\000Counts total cache misses in first lookup result (high priority)\000eventid=1,type=5\000(434|436|43c|43a).*\00000\000\000"
-/* offset=2798 */ "CPI\000\0001 / IPC\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=2820 */ "IPC\000group1\000inst_retired.any / cpu_clk_unhalted.thread\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=2883 */ "Frontend_Bound_SMT\000\000idq_uops_not_delivered.core / (4 * (cpu_clk_unhalted.thread / 2 * (1 + cpu_clk_unhalted.one_thread_active / cpu_clk_unhalted.ref_xclk)))\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3049 */ "dcache_miss_cpi\000\000l1d\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3113 */ "icache_miss_cycles\000\000l1i\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3180 */ "cache_miss_cycles\000group1\000dcache_miss_cpi + icache_miss_cycles\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3251 */ "DCache_L2_All_Hits\000\000l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit + l2_rqsts.pf_hit + l2_rqsts.rfo_hit\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3345 */ "DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000max(l2_rqsts.all_demand_data_rd - l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit, 0) + l2_rqsts.pf_miss + l2_rqsts.rfo_miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3479 */ "DCache_L2_All\000\000DCache_L2_All_Hits + DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3543 */ "DCache_L2_Hits\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Hits, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3611 */ "DCache_L2_Misses\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Miss, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3681 */ "M1\000\000ipc + M2\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3703 */ "M2\000\000ipc + M1\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3725 */ "M3\000\0001 / M3\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
-/* offset=3745 */ "L1D_Cache_Fill_BW\000\00064 * l1d.replacement / 1e9 / duration_time\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=5 */ "duration_time\000tool\000Wall clock interval time in nanoseconds\000config=1\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=79 */ "user_time\000tool\000User (non-kernel) time in nanoseconds\000config=2\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=147 */ "system_time\000tool\000System/kernel time in nanoseconds\000config=3\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=213 */ "has_pmem\000tool\0001 if persistent memory installed otherwise 0\000config=4\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=287 */ "num_cores\000tool\000Number of cores. A core consists of 1 or more thread, with each thread being associated with a logical Linux CPU\000config=5\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=430 */ "num_cpus\000tool\000Number of logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=6\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=531 */ "num_cpus_online\000tool\000Number of online logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=7\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=646 */ "num_dies\000tool\000Number of dies. Each die has 1 or more cores\000config=8\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=720 */ "num_packages\000tool\000Number of packages. Each package has 1 or more die\000config=9\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=804 */ "slots\000tool\000Number of functional units that in parallel can execute parts of an instruction\000config=0xa\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=912 */ "smt_on\000tool\0001 if simultaneous multithreading (aka hyperthreading) is enable otherwise 0\000config=0xb\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=1017 */ "system_tsc_freq\000tool\000The amount a Time Stamp Counter (TSC) increases per second\000config=0xc\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=1114 */ "default_core\000"
+/* offset=1127 */ "bp_l1_btb_correct\000branch\000L1 BTB Correction\000event=0x8a\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=1187 */ "bp_l2_btb_correct\000branch\000L2 BTB Correction\000event=0x8b\000\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=1247 */ "l3_cache_rd\000cache\000L3 cache access, read\000event=0x40\000\00000\000Attributable Level 3 cache access, read\000\000"
+/* offset=1343 */ "segment_reg_loads.any\000other\000Number of segment register loads\000event=6,period=200000,umask=0x80\000\00000\000\0000,1\000"
+/* offset=1446 */ "dispatch_blocked.any\000other\000Memory cluster signals to block micro-op dispatch for any reason\000event=9,period=200000,umask=0x20\000\00000\000\0000,1\000"
+/* offset=1580 */ "eist_trans\000other\000Number of Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(R) Technology (EIST) transitions\000event=0x3a,period=200000\000\00000\000\0000,1\000"
+/* offset=1699 */ "hisi_sccl,ddrc\000"
+/* offset=1714 */ "uncore_hisi_ddrc.flux_wcmd\000uncore\000DDRC write commands\000event=2\000\00000\000DDRC write commands\000\000"
+/* offset=1801 */ "uncore_cbox\000"
+/* offset=1813 */ "unc_cbo_xsnp_response.miss_eviction\000uncore\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\000event=0x22,umask=0x81\000\00000\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\0000,1\000"
+/* offset=2048 */ "event-hyphen\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000event=0xe0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000\000"
+/* offset=2114 */ "event-two-hyph\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000event=0xc0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000\000"
+/* offset=2186 */ "hisi_sccl,l3c\000"
+/* offset=2200 */ "uncore_hisi_l3c.rd_hit_cpipe\000uncore\000Total read hits\000event=7\000\00000\000Total read hits\000\000"
+/* offset=2281 */ "uncore_imc_free_running\000"
+/* offset=2305 */ "uncore_imc_free_running.cache_miss\000uncore\000Total cache misses\000event=0x12\000\00000\000Total cache misses\000\000"
+/* offset=2401 */ "uncore_imc\000"
+/* offset=2412 */ "uncore_imc.cache_hits\000uncore\000Total cache hits\000event=0x34\000\00000\000Total cache hits\000\000"
+/* offset=2491 */ "uncore_sys_ddr_pmu\000"
+/* offset=2510 */ "sys_ddr_pmu.write_cycles\000uncore\000ddr write-cycles event\000event=0x2b\000v8\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=2584 */ "uncore_sys_ccn_pmu\000"
+/* offset=2603 */ "sys_ccn_pmu.read_cycles\000uncore\000ccn read-cycles event\000config=0x2c\0000x01\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=2678 */ "uncore_sys_cmn_pmu\000"
+/* offset=2697 */ "sys_cmn_pmu.hnf_cache_miss\000uncore\000Counts total cache misses in first lookup result (high priority)\000eventid=1,type=5\000(434|436|43c|43a).*\00000\000\000\000"
+/* offset=2838 */ "CPI\000\0001 / IPC\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=2860 */ "IPC\000group1\000inst_retired.any / cpu_clk_unhalted.thread\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=2923 */ "Frontend_Bound_SMT\000\000idq_uops_not_delivered.core / (4 * (cpu_clk_unhalted.thread / 2 * (1 + cpu_clk_unhalted.one_thread_active / cpu_clk_unhalted.ref_xclk)))\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3089 */ "dcache_miss_cpi\000\000l1d\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3153 */ "icache_miss_cycles\000\000l1i\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3220 */ "cache_miss_cycles\000group1\000dcache_miss_cpi + icache_miss_cycles\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3291 */ "DCache_L2_All_Hits\000\000l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit + l2_rqsts.pf_hit + l2_rqsts.rfo_hit\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3385 */ "DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000max(l2_rqsts.all_demand_data_rd - l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit, 0) + l2_rqsts.pf_miss + l2_rqsts.rfo_miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3519 */ "DCache_L2_All\000\000DCache_L2_All_Hits + DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3583 */ "DCache_L2_Hits\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Hits, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3651 */ "DCache_L2_Misses\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Miss, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3721 */ "M1\000\000ipc + M2\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3743 */ "M2\000\000ipc + M1\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3765 */ "M3\000\0001 / M3\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
+/* offset=3785 */ "L1D_Cache_Fill_BW\000\00064 * l1d.replacement / 1e9 / duration_time\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000"
 ;
 
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__common_tool[] = {
-{ 5 }, /* duration_time\000tool\000Wall clock interval time in nanoseconds\000config=1\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 210 }, /* has_pmem\000tool\0001 if persistent memory installed otherwise 0\000config=4\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 283 }, /* num_cores\000tool\000Number of cores. A core consists of 1 or more thread, with each thread being associated with a logical Linux CPU\000config=5\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 425 }, /* num_cpus\000tool\000Number of logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=6\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 525 }, /* num_cpus_online\000tool\000Number of online logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=7\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 639 }, /* num_dies\000tool\000Number of dies. Each die has 1 or more cores\000config=8\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 712 }, /* num_packages\000tool\000Number of packages. Each package has 1 or more die\000config=9\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 795 }, /* slots\000tool\000Number of functional units that in parallel can execute parts of an instruction\000config=0xa\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 902 }, /* smt_on\000tool\0001 if simultaneous multithreading (aka hyperthreading) is enable otherwise 0\000config=0xb\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 145 }, /* system_time\000tool\000System/kernel time in nanoseconds\000config=3\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 1006 }, /* system_tsc_freq\000tool\000The amount a Time Stamp Counter (TSC) increases per second\000config=0xc\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 78 }, /* user_time\000tool\000User (non-kernel) time in nanoseconds\000config=2\000\00000\000\000 */
+{ 5 }, /* duration_time\000tool\000Wall clock interval time in nanoseconds\000config=1\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 213 }, /* has_pmem\000tool\0001 if persistent memory installed otherwise 0\000config=4\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 287 }, /* num_cores\000tool\000Number of cores. A core consists of 1 or more thread, with each thread being associated with a logical Linux CPU\000config=5\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 430 }, /* num_cpus\000tool\000Number of logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=6\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 531 }, /* num_cpus_online\000tool\000Number of online logical Linux CPUs. There may be multiple such CPUs on a core\000config=7\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 646 }, /* num_dies\000tool\000Number of dies. Each die has 1 or more cores\000config=8\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 720 }, /* num_packages\000tool\000Number of packages. Each package has 1 or more die\000config=9\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 804 }, /* slots\000tool\000Number of functional units that in parallel can execute parts of an instruction\000config=0xa\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 912 }, /* smt_on\000tool\0001 if simultaneous multithreading (aka hyperthreading) is enable otherwise 0\000config=0xb\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 147 }, /* system_time\000tool\000System/kernel time in nanoseconds\000config=3\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 1017 }, /* system_tsc_freq\000tool\000The amount a Time Stamp Counter (TSC) increases per second\000config=0xc\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 79 }, /* user_time\000tool\000User (non-kernel) time in nanoseconds\000config=2\000\00000\000\000\000 */
 
 };
 
@@ -99,29 +99,29 @@ const struct pmu_table_entry pmu_events__common[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_default_core[] = {
-{ 1115 }, /* bp_l1_btb_correct\000branch\000L1 BTB Correction\000event=0x8a\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 1174 }, /* bp_l2_btb_correct\000branch\000L2 BTB Correction\000event=0x8b\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 1427 }, /* dispatch_blocked.any\000other\000Memory cluster signals to block micro-op dispatch for any reason\000event=9,period=200000,umask=0x20\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 1557 }, /* eist_trans\000other\000Number of Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(R) Technology (EIST) transitions\000event=0x3a,period=200000\000\00000\000\000 */
-{ 1233 }, /* l3_cache_rd\000cache\000L3 cache access, read\000event=0x40\000\00000\000Attributable Level 3 cache access, read\000 */
-{ 1328 }, /* segment_reg_loads.any\000other\000Number of segment register loads\000event=6,period=200000,umask=0x80\000\00000\000\000 */
+{ 1127 }, /* bp_l1_btb_correct\000branch\000L1 BTB Correction\000event=0x8a\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 1187 }, /* bp_l2_btb_correct\000branch\000L2 BTB Correction\000event=0x8b\000\00000\000\000\000 */
+{ 1446 }, /* dispatch_blocked.any\000other\000Memory cluster signals to block micro-op dispatch for any reason\000event=9,period=200000,umask=0x20\000\00000\000\0000,1\000 */
+{ 1580 }, /* eist_trans\000other\000Number of Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(R) Technology (EIST) transitions\000event=0x3a,period=200000\000\00000\000\0000,1\000 */
+{ 1247 }, /* l3_cache_rd\000cache\000L3 cache access, read\000event=0x40\000\00000\000Attributable Level 3 cache access, read\000\000 */
+{ 1343 }, /* segment_reg_loads.any\000other\000Number of segment register loads\000event=6,period=200000,umask=0x80\000\00000\000\0000,1\000 */
 };
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_hisi_sccl_ddrc[] = {
-{ 1687 }, /* uncore_hisi_ddrc.flux_wcmd\000uncore\000DDRC write commands\000event=2\000\00000\000DDRC write commands\000 */
+{ 1714 }, /* uncore_hisi_ddrc.flux_wcmd\000uncore\000DDRC write commands\000event=2\000\00000\000DDRC write commands\000\000 */
 };
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_hisi_sccl_l3c[] = {
-{ 2166 }, /* uncore_hisi_l3c.rd_hit_cpipe\000uncore\000Total read hits\000event=7\000\00000\000Total read hits\000 */
+{ 2200 }, /* uncore_hisi_l3c.rd_hit_cpipe\000uncore\000Total read hits\000event=7\000\00000\000Total read hits\000\000 */
 };
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_cbox[] = {
-{ 2016 }, /* event-hyphen\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000event=0xe0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000 */
-{ 2081 }, /* event-two-hyph\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000event=0xc0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000 */
-{ 1785 }, /* unc_cbo_xsnp_response.miss_eviction\000uncore\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\000event=0x22,umask=0x81\000\00000\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\000 */
+{ 2048 }, /* event-hyphen\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000event=0xe0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_HYPHEN\000\000 */
+{ 2114 }, /* event-two-hyph\000uncore\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000event=0xc0\000\00000\000UNC_CBO_TWO_HYPH\000\000 */
+{ 1813 }, /* unc_cbo_xsnp_response.miss_eviction\000uncore\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\000event=0x22,umask=0x81\000\00000\000A cross-core snoop resulted from L3 Eviction which misses in some processor core\0000,1\000 */
 };
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_imc[] = {
-{ 2376 }, /* uncore_imc.cache_hits\000uncore\000Total cache hits\000event=0x34\000\00000\000Total cache hits\000 */
+{ 2412 }, /* uncore_imc.cache_hits\000uncore\000Total cache hits\000event=0x34\000\00000\000Total cache hits\000\000 */
 };
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_imc_free_running[] = {
-{ 2270 }, /* uncore_imc_free_running.cache_miss\000uncore\000Total cache misses\000event=0x12\000\00000\000Total cache misses\000 */
+{ 2305 }, /* uncore_imc_free_running.cache_miss\000uncore\000Total cache misses\000event=0x12\000\00000\000Total cache misses\000\000 */
 
 };
 
@@ -129,51 +129,51 @@ const struct pmu_table_entry pmu_events__test_soc_cpu[] = {
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_default_core,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_default_core),
-     .pmu_name = { 1102 /* default_core\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 1114 /* default_core\000 */ },
 },
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_hisi_sccl_ddrc,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_hisi_sccl_ddrc),
-     .pmu_name = { 1672 /* hisi_sccl,ddrc\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 1699 /* hisi_sccl,ddrc\000 */ },
 },
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_hisi_sccl_l3c,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_hisi_sccl_l3c),
-     .pmu_name = { 2152 /* hisi_sccl,l3c\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 2186 /* hisi_sccl,l3c\000 */ },
 },
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_cbox,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_cbox),
-     .pmu_name = { 1773 /* uncore_cbox\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 1801 /* uncore_cbox\000 */ },
 },
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_imc,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_imc),
-     .pmu_name = { 2365 /* uncore_imc\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 2401 /* uncore_imc\000 */ },
 },
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_imc_free_running,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_cpu_uncore_imc_free_running),
-     .pmu_name = { 2246 /* uncore_imc_free_running\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 2281 /* uncore_imc_free_running\000 */ },
 },
 };
 
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_metrics__test_soc_cpu_default_core[] = {
-{ 2798 }, /* CPI\000\0001 / IPC\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3479 }, /* DCache_L2_All\000\000DCache_L2_All_Hits + DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3251 }, /* DCache_L2_All_Hits\000\000l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit + l2_rqsts.pf_hit + l2_rqsts.rfo_hit\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3345 }, /* DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000max(l2_rqsts.all_demand_data_rd - l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit, 0) + l2_rqsts.pf_miss + l2_rqsts.rfo_miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3543 }, /* DCache_L2_Hits\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Hits, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3611 }, /* DCache_L2_Misses\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Miss, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 2883 }, /* Frontend_Bound_SMT\000\000idq_uops_not_delivered.core / (4 * (cpu_clk_unhalted.thread / 2 * (1 + cpu_clk_unhalted.one_thread_active / cpu_clk_unhalted.ref_xclk)))\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 2820 }, /* IPC\000group1\000inst_retired.any / cpu_clk_unhalted.thread\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3745 }, /* L1D_Cache_Fill_BW\000\00064 * l1d.replacement / 1e9 / duration_time\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3681 }, /* M1\000\000ipc + M2\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3703 }, /* M2\000\000ipc + M1\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3725 }, /* M3\000\0001 / M3\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3180 }, /* cache_miss_cycles\000group1\000dcache_miss_cpi + icache_miss_cycles\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3049 }, /* dcache_miss_cpi\000\000l1d\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
-{ 3113 }, /* icache_miss_cycles\000\000l1i\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 2838 }, /* CPI\000\0001 / IPC\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3519 }, /* DCache_L2_All\000\000DCache_L2_All_Hits + DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3291 }, /* DCache_L2_All_Hits\000\000l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit + l2_rqsts.pf_hit + l2_rqsts.rfo_hit\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3385 }, /* DCache_L2_All_Miss\000\000max(l2_rqsts.all_demand_data_rd - l2_rqsts.demand_data_rd_hit, 0) + l2_rqsts.pf_miss + l2_rqsts.rfo_miss\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3583 }, /* DCache_L2_Hits\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Hits, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3651 }, /* DCache_L2_Misses\000\000d_ratio(DCache_L2_All_Miss, DCache_L2_All)\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 2923 }, /* Frontend_Bound_SMT\000\000idq_uops_not_delivered.core / (4 * (cpu_clk_unhalted.thread / 2 * (1 + cpu_clk_unhalted.one_thread_active / cpu_clk_unhalted.ref_xclk)))\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 2860 }, /* IPC\000group1\000inst_retired.any / cpu_clk_unhalted.thread\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3785 }, /* L1D_Cache_Fill_BW\000\00064 * l1d.replacement / 1e9 / duration_time\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3721 }, /* M1\000\000ipc + M2\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3743 }, /* M2\000\000ipc + M1\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3765 }, /* M3\000\0001 / M3\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3220 }, /* cache_miss_cycles\000group1\000dcache_miss_cpi + icache_miss_cycles\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3089 }, /* dcache_miss_cpi\000\000l1d\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
+{ 3153 }, /* icache_miss_cycles\000\000l1i\\-loads\\-misses / inst_retired.any\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\00000 */
 
 };
 
@@ -181,18 +181,18 @@ const struct pmu_table_entry pmu_metrics__test_soc_cpu[] = {
 {
      .entries = pmu_metrics__test_soc_cpu_default_core,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_metrics__test_soc_cpu_default_core),
-     .pmu_name = { 1102 /* default_core\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 1114 /* default_core\000 */ },
 },
 };
 
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_ccn_pmu[] = {
-{ 2565 }, /* sys_ccn_pmu.read_cycles\000uncore\000ccn read-cycles event\000config=0x2c\0000x01\00000\000\000 */
+{ 2603 }, /* sys_ccn_pmu.read_cycles\000uncore\000ccn read-cycles event\000config=0x2c\0000x01\00000\000\000\000 */
 };
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_cmn_pmu[] = {
-{ 2658 }, /* sys_cmn_pmu.hnf_cache_miss\000uncore\000Counts total cache misses in first lookup result (high priority)\000eventid=1,type=5\000(434|436|43c|43a).*\00000\000\000 */
+{ 2697 }, /* sys_cmn_pmu.hnf_cache_miss\000uncore\000Counts total cache misses in first lookup result (high priority)\000eventid=1,type=5\000(434|436|43c|43a).*\00000\000\000\000 */
 };
 static const struct compact_pmu_event pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_ddr_pmu[] = {
-{ 2473 }, /* sys_ddr_pmu.write_cycles\000uncore\000ddr write-cycles event\000event=0x2b\000v8\00000\000\000 */
+{ 2510 }, /* sys_ddr_pmu.write_cycles\000uncore\000ddr write-cycles event\000event=0x2b\000v8\00000\000\000\000 */
 
 };
 
@@ -200,17 +200,17 @@ const struct pmu_table_entry pmu_events__test_soc_sys[] = {
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_ccn_pmu,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_ccn_pmu),
-     .pmu_name = { 2546 /* uncore_sys_ccn_pmu\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 2584 /* uncore_sys_ccn_pmu\000 */ },
 },
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_cmn_pmu,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_cmn_pmu),
-     .pmu_name = { 2639 /* uncore_sys_cmn_pmu\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 2678 /* uncore_sys_cmn_pmu\000 */ },
 },
 {
      .entries = pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_ddr_pmu,
      .num_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(pmu_events__test_soc_sys_uncore_sys_ddr_pmu),
-     .pmu_name = { 2454 /* uncore_sys_ddr_pmu\000 */ },
+     .pmu_name = { 2491 /* uncore_sys_ddr_pmu\000 */ },
 },
 };
 
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ struct pmu_metrics_table {
         uint32_t num_pmus;
 };
 
+/* Struct used to make the PMU counter layout table implementation opaque to callers. */
+struct pmu_layouts_table {
+        const struct compact_pmu_event *entries;
+        size_t length;
+};
+
 /*
  * Map a CPU to its table of PMU events. The CPU is identified by the
  * cpuid field, which is an arch-specific identifier for the CPU.
@@ -240,6 +246,7 @@ struct pmu_events_map {
         const char *cpuid;
         struct pmu_events_table event_table;
         struct pmu_metrics_table metric_table;
+        struct pmu_layouts_table layout_table;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -273,6 +280,7 @@ const struct pmu_events_map pmu_events_map[] = {
 	.cpuid = 0,
 	.event_table = { 0, 0 },
 	.metric_table = { 0, 0 },
+	.layout_table = { 0, 0 },
 }
 };
 
@@ -317,6 +325,8 @@ static void decompress_event(int offset, struct pmu_event *pe)
 	pe->unit = (*p == '\0' ? NULL : p);
 	while (*p++);
 	pe->long_desc = (*p == '\0' ? NULL : p);
+	while (*p++);
+	pe->counters_list = (*p == '\0' ? NULL : p);
 }
 
 static void decompress_metric(int offset, struct pmu_metric *pm)
@@ -348,6 +358,19 @@ static void decompress_metric(int offset, struct pmu_metric *pm)
 	pm->event_grouping = *p - '0';
 }
 
+static void decompress_layout(int offset, struct pmu_layout *pm)
+{
+	const char *p = &big_c_string[offset];
+
+	pm->pmu = (*p == '\0' ? NULL : p);
+	while (*p++);
+	pm->desc = (*p == '\0' ? NULL : p);
+	p++;
+	pm->counters_num_gp = *p - '0';
+	p++;
+	pm->counters_num_fixed = *p - '0';
+}
+
 static int pmu_events_table__for_each_event_pmu(const struct pmu_events_table *table,
                                                 const struct pmu_table_entry *pmu,
                                                 pmu_event_iter_fn fn,
@@ -503,6 +526,21 @@ int pmu_metrics_table__for_each_metric(const struct pmu_metrics_table *table,
         return 0;
 }
 
+int pmu_layouts_table__for_each_layout(const struct pmu_layouts_table *table,
+                                     pmu_layout_iter_fn fn,
+                                     void *data) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < table->length; i++) {
+                struct pmu_layout pm;
+                int ret;
+
+                decompress_layout(table->entries[i].offset, &pm);
+                ret = fn(&pm, data);
+                if (ret)
+                        return ret;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct pmu_events_map *map_for_cpu(struct perf_cpu cpu)
 {
         static struct {
@@ -595,6 +633,34 @@ const struct pmu_metrics_table *pmu_metrics_table__find(void)
         return map ? &map->metric_table : NULL;
 }
 
+const struct pmu_layouts_table *perf_pmu__find_layouts_table(void)
+{
+        const struct pmu_layouts_table *table = NULL;
+        struct perf_cpu cpu = {-1};
+        char *cpuid = get_cpuid_allow_env_override(cpu);
+        int i;
+
+        /* on some platforms which uses cpus map, cpuid can be NULL for
+         * PMUs other than CORE PMUs.
+         */
+        if (!cpuid)
+                return NULL;
+
+        i = 0;
+        for (;;) {
+                const struct pmu_events_map *map = &pmu_events_map[i++];
+                if (!map->arch)
+                        break;
+
+                if (!strcmp_cpuid_str(map->cpuid, cpuid)) {
+                        table = &map->layout_table;
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+        free(cpuid);
+        return table;
+}
+
 const struct pmu_events_table *find_core_events_table(const char *arch, const char *cpuid)
 {
         for (const struct pmu_events_map *tables = &pmu_events_map[0];
@@ -616,6 +682,16 @@ const struct pmu_metrics_table *find_core_metrics_table(const char *arch, const
         }
         return NULL;
 }
+const struct pmu_layouts_table *find_core_layouts_table(const char *arch, const char *cpuid)
+{
+        for (const struct pmu_events_map *tables = &pmu_events_map[0];
+             tables->arch;
+             tables++) {
+                if (!strcmp(tables->arch, arch) && !strcmp_cpuid_str(tables->cpuid, cpuid))
+                        return &tables->layout_table;
+        }
+        return NULL;
+}
 
 int pmu_for_each_core_event(pmu_event_iter_fn fn, void *data)
 {
@@ -644,6 +720,19 @@ int pmu_for_each_core_metric(pmu_metric_iter_fn fn, void *data)
         return 0;
 }
 
+int pmu_for_each_core_layout(pmu_layout_iter_fn fn, void *data)
+{
+        for (const struct pmu_events_map *tables = &pmu_events_map[0];
+             tables->arch;
+             tables++) {
+                int ret = pmu_layouts_table__for_each_layout(&tables->layout_table, fn, data);
+
+                if (ret)
+                        return ret;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
 const struct pmu_events_table *find_sys_events_table(const char *name)
 {
         for (const struct pmu_sys_events *tables = &pmu_sys_event_tables[0];
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
index d781a377757a..5fd906ac6642 100755
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ _metric_tables = []
 _sys_metric_tables = []
 # Mapping between sys event table names and sys metric table names.
 _sys_event_table_to_metric_table_mapping = {}
+# List of regular PMU counter layout tables.
+_pmu_layouts_tables = []
 # Map from an event name to an architecture standard
 # JsonEvent. Architecture standard events are in json files in the top
 # f'{_args.starting_dir}/{_args.arch}' directory.
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ _arch_std_events = {}
 _pending_events = []
 # Name of events table to be written out
 _pending_events_tblname = None
+# PMU counter layout to write out when the layout table is closed
+_pending_pmu_counts = []
+# Name of PMU counter layout table to be written out
+_pending_pmu_counts_tblname = None
 # Metrics to write out when the table is closed
 _pending_metrics = []
 # Name of metrics table to be written out
@@ -51,6 +57,11 @@ _json_event_attributes = [
     'long_desc'
 ]
 
+# Attributes that are in pmu_unit_layout.
+_json_layout_attributes = [
+    'pmu', 'desc'
+]
+
 # Attributes that are in pmu_metric rather than pmu_event.
 _json_metric_attributes = [
     'metric_name', 'metric_group', 'metric_expr', 'metric_threshold',
@@ -265,7 +276,7 @@ class JsonEvent:
 
     def unit_to_pmu(unit: str) -> Optional[str]:
       """Convert a JSON Unit to Linux PMU name."""
-      if not unit:
+      if not unit or unit == "core":
         return 'default_core'
       # Comment brought over from jevents.c:
       # it's not realistic to keep adding these, we need something more scalable ...
@@ -336,6 +347,19 @@ class JsonEvent:
     if 'Errata' in jd:
       extra_desc += '  Spec update: ' + jd['Errata']
     self.pmu = unit_to_pmu(jd.get('Unit'))
+    # The list of counter(s) the event could be collected with
+    class Counter:
+      gp = str()
+      fixed = str()
+    self.counters = {'list': str(), 'num': Counter()}
+    self.counters['list'] = jd.get('Counter')
+    # Number of generic counter
+    self.counters['num'].gp = jd.get('CountersNumGeneric')
+    # Number of fixed counter
+    self.counters['num'].fixed = jd.get('CountersNumFixed')
+    # If the event uses an MSR, other event uses the same MSR could not be
+    # schedule to collect at the same time.
+    self.msr = jd.get('MSRIndex')
     filter = jd.get('Filter')
     self.unit = jd.get('ScaleUnit')
     self.perpkg = jd.get('PerPkg')
@@ -411,8 +435,20 @@ class JsonEvent:
         s += f'\t{attr} = {value},\n'
     return s + '}'
 
-  def build_c_string(self, metric: bool) -> str:
+  def build_c_string(self, metric: bool, layout: bool) -> str:
     s = ''
+    if layout:
+      for attr in _json_layout_attributes:
+        x = getattr(self, attr)
+        if attr in _json_enum_attributes:
+          s += x if x else '0'
+        else:
+          s += f'{x}\\000' if x else '\\000'
+      x = self.counters['num'].gp
+      s += x if x else '0'
+      x = self.counters['num'].fixed
+      s += x if x else '0'
+      return s
     for attr in _json_metric_attributes if metric else _json_event_attributes:
       x = getattr(self, attr)
       if metric and x and attr == 'metric_expr':
@@ -425,12 +461,15 @@ class JsonEvent:
         s += x if x else '0'
       else:
         s += f'{x}\\000' if x else '\\000'
+    if not metric:
+      x = self.counters['list']
+      s += f'{x}\\000' if x else '\\000'
     return s
 
-  def to_c_string(self, metric: bool) -> str:
+  def to_c_string(self, metric: bool, layout: bool) -> str:
     """Representation of the event as a C struct initializer."""
 
-    s = self.build_c_string(metric)
+    s = self.build_c_string(metric, layout)
     return f'{{ { _bcs.offsets[s] } }}, /* {s} */\n'
 
 
@@ -467,6 +506,8 @@ def preprocess_arch_std_files(archpath: str) -> None:
           _arch_std_events[event.name.lower()] = event
         if event.metric_name:
           _arch_std_events[event.metric_name.lower()] = event
+        if event.counters['num'].gp:
+          _arch_std_events[event.pmu.lower()] = event
 
 
 def add_events_table_entries(item: os.DirEntry, topic: str) -> None:
@@ -476,6 +517,8 @@ def add_events_table_entries(item: os.DirEntry, topic: str) -> None:
       _pending_events.append(e)
     if e.metric_name:
       _pending_metrics.append(e)
+    if e.counters['num'].gp:
+      _pending_pmu_counts.append(e)
 
 
 def print_pending_events() -> None:
@@ -519,8 +562,8 @@ def print_pending_events() -> None:
       last_pmu = event.pmu
       pmus.add((event.pmu, pmu_name))
 
-    _args.output_file.write(event.to_c_string(metric=False))
     last_name = event.name
+    _args.output_file.write(event.to_c_string(metric=False, layout=False))
   _pending_events = []
 
   _args.output_file.write(f"""
@@ -575,7 +618,7 @@ def print_pending_metrics() -> None:
       last_pmu = metric.pmu
       pmus.add((metric.pmu, pmu_name))
 
-    _args.output_file.write(metric.to_c_string(metric=True))
+    _args.output_file.write(metric.to_c_string(metric=True, layout=False))
   _pending_metrics = []
 
   _args.output_file.write(f"""
@@ -593,6 +636,35 @@ const struct pmu_table_entry {_pending_metrics_tblname}[] = {{
 """)
   _args.output_file.write('};\n\n')
 
+def print_pending_pmu_counter_layout_table() -> None:
+  '''Print counter layout data from counter.json file to counter layout table in
+    c-string'''
+
+  def pmu_counts_cmp_key(j: JsonEvent) -> Tuple[bool, str, str]:
+    def fix_none(s: Optional[str]) -> str:
+      if s is None:
+        return ''
+      return s
+
+    return (j.desc is not None, fix_none(j.pmu))
+
+  global _pending_pmu_counts
+  if not _pending_pmu_counts:
+    return
+
+  global _pending_pmu_counts_tblname
+  global pmu_layouts_tables
+  _pmu_layouts_tables.append(_pending_pmu_counts_tblname)
+
+  _args.output_file.write(
+      f'static const struct compact_pmu_event {_pending_pmu_counts_tblname}[] = {{\n')
+
+  for pmu_layout in sorted(_pending_pmu_counts, key=pmu_counts_cmp_key):
+    _args.output_file.write(pmu_layout.to_c_string(metric=False, layout=True))
+    _pending_pmu_counts = []
+
+  _args.output_file.write('};\n\n')
+
 def get_topic(topic: str) -> str:
   if topic.endswith('metrics.json'):
     return 'metrics'
@@ -629,10 +701,12 @@ def preprocess_one_file(parents: Sequence[str], item: os.DirEntry) -> None:
     pmu_name = f"{event.pmu}\\000"
     if event.name:
       _bcs.add(pmu_name, metric=False)
-      _bcs.add(event.build_c_string(metric=False), metric=False)
+      _bcs.add(event.build_c_string(metric=False, layout=False), metric=False)
     if event.metric_name:
       _bcs.add(pmu_name, metric=True)
-      _bcs.add(event.build_c_string(metric=True), metric=True)
+      _bcs.add(event.build_c_string(metric=True, layout=False), metric=True)
+    if event.counters['num'].gp:
+      _bcs.add(event.build_c_string(metric=False, layout=True), metric=False)
 
 def process_one_file(parents: Sequence[str], item: os.DirEntry) -> None:
   """Process a JSON file during the main walk."""
@@ -649,11 +723,14 @@ def process_one_file(parents: Sequence[str], item: os.DirEntry) -> None:
   if item.is_dir() and is_leaf_dir_ignoring_sys(item.path):
     print_pending_events()
     print_pending_metrics()
+    print_pending_pmu_counter_layout_table()
 
     global _pending_events_tblname
     _pending_events_tblname = file_name_to_table_name('pmu_events_', parents, item.name)
     global _pending_metrics_tblname
     _pending_metrics_tblname = file_name_to_table_name('pmu_metrics_', parents, item.name)
+    global _pending_pmu_counts_tblname
+    _pending_pmu_counts_tblname = file_name_to_table_name('pmu_layouts_', parents, item.name)
 
     if item.name == 'sys':
       _sys_event_table_to_metric_table_mapping[_pending_events_tblname] = _pending_metrics_tblname
@@ -687,6 +764,12 @@ struct pmu_metrics_table {
         uint32_t num_pmus;
 };
 
+/* Struct used to make the PMU counter layout table implementation opaque to callers. */
+struct pmu_layouts_table {
+        const struct compact_pmu_event *entries;
+        size_t length;
+};
+
 /*
  * Map a CPU to its table of PMU events. The CPU is identified by the
  * cpuid field, which is an arch-specific identifier for the CPU.
@@ -700,6 +783,7 @@ struct pmu_events_map {
         const char *cpuid;
         struct pmu_events_table event_table;
         struct pmu_metrics_table metric_table;
+        struct pmu_layouts_table layout_table;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -755,6 +839,12 @@ const struct pmu_events_map pmu_events_map[] = {
               metric_size = '0'
             if event_size == '0' and metric_size == '0':
               continue
+            layout_tblname = file_name_to_table_name('pmu_layouts_', [], row[2].replace('/', '_'))
+            if layout_tblname in _pmu_layouts_tables:
+              layout_size = f'ARRAY_SIZE({layout_tblname})'
+            else:
+              layout_tblname = 'NULL'
+              layout_size = '0'
             cpuid = row[0].replace('\\', '\\\\')
             _args.output_file.write(f"""{{
 \t.arch = "{arch}",
@@ -766,6 +856,10 @@ const struct pmu_events_map pmu_events_map[] = {
 \t.metric_table = {{
 \t\t.pmus = {metric_tblname},
 \t\t.num_pmus = {metric_size}
+\t}},
+\t.layout_table = {{
+\t\t.entries = {layout_tblname},
+\t\t.length = {layout_size}
 \t}}
 }},
 """)
@@ -776,6 +870,7 @@ const struct pmu_events_map pmu_events_map[] = {
 \t.cpuid = 0,
 \t.event_table = { 0, 0 },
 \t.metric_table = { 0, 0 },
+\t.layout_table = { 0, 0 },
 }
 };
 """)
@@ -844,6 +939,9 @@ static void decompress_event(int offset, struct pmu_event *pe)
       _args.output_file.write('\tp++;')
     else:
       _args.output_file.write('\twhile (*p++);')
+  _args.output_file.write('\twhile (*p++);')
+  _args.output_file.write(f'\n\tpe->counters_list = ')
+  _args.output_file.write("(*p == '\\0' ? NULL : p);\n")
   _args.output_file.write("""}
 
 static void decompress_metric(int offset, struct pmu_metric *pm)
@@ -864,6 +962,30 @@ static void decompress_metric(int offset, struct pmu_metric *pm)
       _args.output_file.write('\twhile (*p++);')
   _args.output_file.write("""}
 
+static void decompress_layout(int offset, struct pmu_layout *pm)
+{
+\tconst char *p = &big_c_string[offset];
+""")
+  for attr in _json_layout_attributes:
+    _args.output_file.write(f'\n\tpm->{attr} = ')
+    if attr in _json_enum_attributes:
+      _args.output_file.write("*p - '0';\n")
+    else:
+      _args.output_file.write("(*p == '\\0' ? NULL : p);\n")
+    if attr == _json_layout_attributes[-1]:
+      continue
+    if attr in _json_enum_attributes:
+      _args.output_file.write('\tp++;')
+    else:
+      _args.output_file.write('\twhile (*p++);')
+  _args.output_file.write('\tp++;')
+  _args.output_file.write(f'\n\tpm->counters_num_gp = ')
+  _args.output_file.write("*p - '0';\n")
+  _args.output_file.write('\tp++;')
+  _args.output_file.write(f'\n\tpm->counters_num_fixed = ')
+  _args.output_file.write("*p - '0';\n")
+  _args.output_file.write("""}
+
 static int pmu_events_table__for_each_event_pmu(const struct pmu_events_table *table,
                                                 const struct pmu_table_entry *pmu,
                                                 pmu_event_iter_fn fn,
@@ -1019,6 +1141,21 @@ int pmu_metrics_table__for_each_metric(const struct pmu_metrics_table *table,
         return 0;
 }
 
+int pmu_layouts_table__for_each_layout(const struct pmu_layouts_table *table,
+                                     pmu_layout_iter_fn fn,
+                                     void *data) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < table->length; i++) {
+                struct pmu_layout pm;
+                int ret;
+
+                decompress_layout(table->entries[i].offset, &pm);
+                ret = fn(&pm, data);
+                if (ret)
+                        return ret;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct pmu_events_map *map_for_cpu(struct perf_cpu cpu)
 {
         static struct {
@@ -1111,6 +1248,34 @@ const struct pmu_metrics_table *pmu_metrics_table__find(void)
         return map ? &map->metric_table : NULL;
 }
 
+const struct pmu_layouts_table *perf_pmu__find_layouts_table(void)
+{
+        const struct pmu_layouts_table *table = NULL;
+        struct perf_cpu cpu = {-1};
+        char *cpuid = get_cpuid_allow_env_override(cpu);
+        int i;
+
+        /* on some platforms which uses cpus map, cpuid can be NULL for
+         * PMUs other than CORE PMUs.
+         */
+        if (!cpuid)
+                return NULL;
+
+        i = 0;
+        for (;;) {
+                const struct pmu_events_map *map = &pmu_events_map[i++];
+                if (!map->arch)
+                        break;
+
+                if (!strcmp_cpuid_str(map->cpuid, cpuid)) {
+                        table = &map->layout_table;
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+        free(cpuid);
+        return table;
+}
+
 const struct pmu_events_table *find_core_events_table(const char *arch, const char *cpuid)
 {
         for (const struct pmu_events_map *tables = &pmu_events_map[0];
@@ -1132,6 +1297,16 @@ const struct pmu_metrics_table *find_core_metrics_table(const char *arch, const
         }
         return NULL;
 }
+const struct pmu_layouts_table *find_core_layouts_table(const char *arch, const char *cpuid)
+{
+        for (const struct pmu_events_map *tables = &pmu_events_map[0];
+             tables->arch;
+             tables++) {
+                if (!strcmp(tables->arch, arch) && !strcmp_cpuid_str(tables->cpuid, cpuid))
+                        return &tables->layout_table;
+        }
+        return NULL;
+}
 
 int pmu_for_each_core_event(pmu_event_iter_fn fn, void *data)
 {
@@ -1160,6 +1335,19 @@ int pmu_for_each_core_metric(pmu_metric_iter_fn fn, void *data)
         return 0;
 }
 
+int pmu_for_each_core_layout(pmu_layout_iter_fn fn, void *data)
+{
+        for (const struct pmu_events_map *tables = &pmu_events_map[0];
+             tables->arch;
+             tables++) {
+                int ret = pmu_layouts_table__for_each_layout(&tables->layout_table, fn, data);
+
+                if (ret)
+                        return ret;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
 const struct pmu_events_table *find_sys_events_table(const char *name)
 {
         for (const struct pmu_sys_events *tables = &pmu_sys_event_tables[0];
@@ -1320,6 +1508,7 @@ struct pmu_table_entry {
     ftw(arch_path, [], process_one_file)
     print_pending_events()
     print_pending_metrics()
+    print_pending_pmu_counter_layout_table()
 
   print_mapping_table(archs)
   print_system_mapping_table()
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h b/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h
index 675562e6f770..9a5cbec32513 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ struct pmu_event {
 	const char *desc;
 	const char *topic;
 	const char *long_desc;
+	/**
+	 * The list of counter(s) the event could be collected on.
+	 * eg., "0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7".
+	 */
+	const char *counters_list;
 	const char *pmu;
 	const char *unit;
 	bool perpkg;
@@ -67,8 +72,18 @@ struct pmu_metric {
 	enum metric_event_groups event_grouping;
 };
 
+struct pmu_layout {
+	const char *pmu;
+	const char *desc;
+	/** Total number of generic counters*/
+	int counters_num_gp;
+	/** Total number of fixed counters. Set to zero if no fixed counter on the unit.*/
+	int counters_num_fixed;
+};
+
 struct pmu_events_table;
 struct pmu_metrics_table;
+struct pmu_layouts_table;
 
 #define PMU_EVENTS__NOT_FOUND -1000
 
@@ -80,6 +95,9 @@ typedef int (*pmu_metric_iter_fn)(const struct pmu_metric *pm,
 				  const struct pmu_metrics_table *table,
 				  void *data);
 
+typedef int (*pmu_layout_iter_fn)(const struct pmu_layout *pm,
+				  void *data);
+
 int pmu_events_table__for_each_event(const struct pmu_events_table *table,
 				    struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 				    pmu_event_iter_fn fn,
@@ -92,10 +110,13 @@ int pmu_events_table__for_each_event(const struct pmu_events_table *table,
  * search of all tables.
  */
 int pmu_events_table__find_event(const struct pmu_events_table *table,
-                                 struct perf_pmu *pmu,
-                                 const char *name,
-                                 pmu_event_iter_fn fn,
-				 void *data);
+				struct perf_pmu *pmu,
+				const char *name,
+				pmu_event_iter_fn fn,
+				void *data);
+int pmu_layouts_table__for_each_layout(const struct pmu_layouts_table *table,
+					pmu_layout_iter_fn fn,
+					void *data);
 size_t pmu_events_table__num_events(const struct pmu_events_table *table,
 				    struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 
@@ -104,10 +125,13 @@ int pmu_metrics_table__for_each_metric(const struct pmu_metrics_table *table, pm
 
 const struct pmu_events_table *perf_pmu__find_events_table(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 const struct pmu_metrics_table *pmu_metrics_table__find(void);
+const struct pmu_layouts_table *perf_pmu__find_layouts_table(void);
 const struct pmu_events_table *find_core_events_table(const char *arch, const char *cpuid);
 const struct pmu_metrics_table *find_core_metrics_table(const char *arch, const char *cpuid);
+const struct pmu_layouts_table *find_core_layouts_table(const char *arch, const char *cpuid);
 int pmu_for_each_core_event(pmu_event_iter_fn fn, void *data);
 int pmu_for_each_core_metric(pmu_metric_iter_fn fn, void *data);
+int pmu_for_each_core_layout(pmu_layout_iter_fn fn, void *data);
 
 const struct pmu_events_table *find_sys_events_table(const char *name);
 const struct pmu_metrics_table *find_sys_metrics_table(const char *name);
