diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 9a1d276..cdbc2aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -683,7 +683,8 @@
 	 */
 	struct mutex			mutex;
 
-	struct list_head		group_list;
+	struct list_head		pinned_groups;
+	struct list_head		flexible_groups;
 	struct list_head		event_list;
 	int				nr_events;
 	int				nr_active;
diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 27f69a04..c9f8a75 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -289,6 +289,15 @@
 	event->total_time_running = run_end - event->tstamp_running;
 }
 
+static struct list_head *
+ctx_group_list(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event_context *ctx)
+{
+	if (event->attr.pinned)
+		return &ctx->pinned_groups;
+	else
+		return &ctx->flexible_groups;
+}
+
 /*
  * Add a event from the lists for its context.
  * Must be called with ctx->mutex and ctx->lock held.
@@ -303,9 +312,12 @@
 	 * add it straight to the context's event list, or to the group
 	 * leader's sibling list:
 	 */
-	if (group_leader == event)
-		list_add_tail(&event->group_entry, &ctx->group_list);
-	else {
+	if (group_leader == event) {
+		struct list_head *list;
+
+		list = ctx_group_list(event, ctx);
+		list_add_tail(&event->group_entry, list);
+	} else {
 		list_add_tail(&event->group_entry, &group_leader->sibling_list);
 		group_leader->nr_siblings++;
 	}
@@ -355,8 +367,10 @@
 	 * to the context list directly:
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sibling, tmp, &event->sibling_list, group_entry) {
+		struct list_head *list;
 
-		list_move_tail(&sibling->group_entry, &ctx->group_list);
+		list = ctx_group_list(event, ctx);
+		list_move_tail(&sibling->group_entry, list);
 		sibling->group_leader = sibling;
 	}
 }
@@ -1056,7 +1070,10 @@
 
 	perf_disable();
 	if (ctx->nr_active) {
-		list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->group_list, group_entry)
+		list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry)
+			group_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
+
+		list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry)
 			group_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
 	}
 	perf_enable();
@@ -1271,9 +1288,8 @@
 	 * First go through the list and put on any pinned groups
 	 * in order to give them the best chance of going on.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->group_list, group_entry) {
-		if (event->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF ||
-		    !event->attr.pinned)
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry) {
+		if (event->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
 			continue;
 		if (event->cpu != -1 && event->cpu != cpu)
 			continue;
@@ -1291,15 +1307,10 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->group_list, group_entry) {
-		/*
-		 * Ignore events in OFF or ERROR state, and
-		 * ignore pinned events since we did them already.
-		 */
-		if (event->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF ||
-		    event->attr.pinned)
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry) {
+		/* Ignore events in OFF or ERROR state */
+		if (event->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
 			continue;
-
 		/*
 		 * Listen to the 'cpu' scheduling filter constraint
 		 * of events:
@@ -1453,8 +1464,13 @@
 	 * Rotate the first entry last (works just fine for group events too):
 	 */
 	perf_disable();
-	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->group_list, group_entry) {
-		list_move_tail(&event->group_entry, &ctx->group_list);
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry) {
+		list_move_tail(&event->group_entry, &ctx->pinned_groups);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry) {
+		list_move_tail(&event->group_entry, &ctx->flexible_groups);
 		break;
 	}
 	perf_enable();
@@ -1490,6 +1506,21 @@
 		perf_event_task_sched_in(curr);
 }
 
+static int event_enable_on_exec(struct perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_event_context *ctx)
+{
+	if (!event->attr.enable_on_exec)
+		return 0;
+
+	event->attr.enable_on_exec = 0;
+	if (event->state >= PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE)
+		return 0;
+
+	__perf_event_mark_enabled(event, ctx);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Enable all of a task's events that have been marked enable-on-exec.
  * This expects task == current.
@@ -1500,6 +1531,7 @@
 	struct perf_event *event;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int enabled = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	ctx = task->perf_event_ctxp;
@@ -1510,14 +1542,16 @@
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->group_list, group_entry) {
-		if (!event->attr.enable_on_exec)
-			continue;
-		event->attr.enable_on_exec = 0;
-		if (event->state >= PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE)
-			continue;
-		__perf_event_mark_enabled(event, ctx);
-		enabled = 1;
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry) {
+		ret = event_enable_on_exec(event, ctx);
+		if (ret)
+			enabled = 1;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry) {
+		ret = event_enable_on_exec(event, ctx);
+		if (ret)
+			enabled = 1;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1591,7 +1625,8 @@
 {
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
 	mutex_init(&ctx->mutex);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->group_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->pinned_groups);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->flexible_groups);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->event_list);
 	atomic_set(&ctx->refcount, 1);
 	ctx->task = task;
@@ -5032,7 +5067,11 @@
 	mutex_lock_nested(&child_ctx->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
 again:
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(child_event, tmp, &child_ctx->group_list,
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(child_event, tmp, &child_ctx->pinned_groups,
+				 group_entry)
+		__perf_event_exit_task(child_event, child_ctx, child);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(child_event, tmp, &child_ctx->flexible_groups,
 				 group_entry)
 		__perf_event_exit_task(child_event, child_ctx, child);
 
@@ -5041,7 +5080,8 @@
 	 * its siblings to the list, but we obtained 'tmp' before that which
 	 * will still point to the list head terminating the iteration.
 	 */
-	if (!list_empty(&child_ctx->group_list))
+	if (!list_empty(&child_ctx->pinned_groups) ||
+	    !list_empty(&child_ctx->flexible_groups))
 		goto again;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&child_ctx->mutex);
@@ -5049,6 +5089,24 @@
 	put_ctx(child_ctx);
 }
 
+static void perf_free_event(struct perf_event *event,
+			    struct perf_event_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct perf_event *parent = event->parent;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!parent))
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&parent->child_mutex);
+	list_del_init(&event->child_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&parent->child_mutex);
+
+	fput(parent->filp);
+
+	list_del_event(event, ctx);
+	free_event(event);
+}
+
 /*
  * free an unexposed, unused context as created by inheritance by
  * init_task below, used by fork() in case of fail.
@@ -5063,23 +5121,15 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex);
 again:
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->group_list, group_entry) {
-		struct perf_event *parent = event->parent;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry)
+		perf_free_event(event, ctx);
 
-		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!parent))
-			continue;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->flexible_groups,
+				 group_entry)
+		perf_free_event(event, ctx);
 
-		mutex_lock(&parent->child_mutex);
-		list_del_init(&event->child_list);
-		mutex_unlock(&parent->child_mutex);
-
-		fput(parent->filp);
-
-		list_del_event(event, ctx);
-		free_event(event);
-	}
-
-	if (!list_empty(&ctx->group_list))
+	if (!list_empty(&ctx->pinned_groups) ||
+	    !list_empty(&ctx->flexible_groups))
 		goto again;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
@@ -5087,12 +5137,54 @@
 	put_ctx(ctx);
 }
 
+static int
+inherit_task_group(struct perf_event *event, struct task_struct *parent,
+		   struct perf_event_context *parent_ctx,
+		   struct task_struct *child,
+		   int *inherited_all)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct perf_event_context *child_ctx = child->perf_event_ctxp;
+
+	if (!event->attr.inherit) {
+		*inherited_all = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!child_ctx) {
+		/*
+		 * This is executed from the parent task context, so
+		 * inherit events that have been marked for cloning.
+		 * First allocate and initialize a context for the
+		 * child.
+		 */
+
+		child_ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(struct perf_event_context),
+				    GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!child_ctx)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		__perf_event_init_context(child_ctx, child);
+		child->perf_event_ctxp = child_ctx;
+		get_task_struct(child);
+	}
+
+	ret = inherit_group(event, parent, parent_ctx,
+			    child, child_ctx);
+
+	if (ret)
+		*inherited_all = 0;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Initialize the perf_event context in task_struct
  */
 int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	struct perf_event_context *child_ctx = NULL, *parent_ctx;
+	struct perf_event_context *child_ctx, *parent_ctx;
 	struct perf_event_context *cloned_ctx;
 	struct perf_event *event;
 	struct task_struct *parent = current;
@@ -5130,41 +5222,22 @@
 	 * We dont have to disable NMIs - we are only looking at
 	 * the list, not manipulating it:
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(event, &parent_ctx->group_list, group_entry) {
-
-		if (!event->attr.inherit) {
-			inherited_all = 0;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (!child->perf_event_ctxp) {
-			/*
-			 * This is executed from the parent task context, so
-			 * inherit events that have been marked for cloning.
-			 * First allocate and initialize a context for the
-			 * child.
-			 */
-
-			child_ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(struct perf_event_context),
-					    GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!child_ctx) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			__perf_event_init_context(child_ctx, child);
-			child->perf_event_ctxp = child_ctx;
-			get_task_struct(child);
-		}
-
-		ret = inherit_group(event, parent, parent_ctx,
-					     child, child_ctx);
-		if (ret) {
-			inherited_all = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &parent_ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry) {
+		ret = inherit_task_group(event, parent, parent_ctx, child,
+					 &inherited_all);
+		if (ret)
 			break;
-		}
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &parent_ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry) {
+		ret = inherit_task_group(event, parent, parent_ctx, child,
+					 &inherited_all);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	child_ctx = child->perf_event_ctxp;
+
 	if (child_ctx && inherited_all) {
 		/*
 		 * Mark the child context as a clone of the parent
@@ -5213,7 +5286,9 @@
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = &cpuctx->ctx;
 	struct perf_event *event, *tmp;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->group_list, group_entry)
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry)
+		__perf_event_remove_from_context(event);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry)
 		__perf_event_remove_from_context(event);
 }
 static void perf_event_exit_cpu(int cpu)