[PATCH v2 3/5] MIPS/Perf-events: Fix event check in validate_event()

[Deng-Cheng Zhu <dengcheng.zhu@gmail.com>]

Ignore events that are in off/error state or belong to a different PMU.

This patch originates from the following commit for ARM by Will Deacon:

65b4711ff513767341aa1915c822de6ec0de65cb
        ARM: 6352/1: perf: fix event validation

Signed-off-by: Deng-Cheng Zhu <dengcheng.zhu@gmail.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c
index 1ee44a3..3d55761 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -486,8 +486,9 @@ static int validate_event(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
 {
        struct hw_perf_event fake_hwc = event->hw;
 
-       if (event->pmu && event->pmu != &pmu)
-               return 0;
+       /* Allow mixed event group. So return 1 to pass validation. */
+       if (event->pmu != &pmu || event->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
+               return 1;
 
        return mipspmu->alloc_counter(cpuc, &fake_hwc) >= 0;
 }
-- 
1.7.1