diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 140d332..9c86e10 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1156,16 +1156,13 @@ int x86_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	per_cpu(pmc_prev_left[idx], smp_processor_id()) = left;
 
-	if (!(hwc->flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD) ||
-	    local64_read(&hwc->prev_count) != (u64)-left) {
-		/*
-		 * The hw event starts counting from this event offset,
-		 * mark it to be able to extra future deltas:
-		 */
-		local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, (u64)-left);
+	/*
+	 * The hw event starts counting from this event offset,
+	 * mark it to be able to extra future deltas:
+	 */
+	local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, (u64)-left);
 
-		wrmsrl(hwc->event_base, (u64)(-left) & x86_pmu.cntval_mask);
-	}
+	wrmsrl(hwc->event_base, (u64)(-left) & x86_pmu.cntval_mask);
 
 	/*
 	 * Due to erratum on certan cpu we need
@@ -1884,6 +1881,8 @@ early_initcall(init_hw_perf_events);
 
 static inline void x86_pmu_read(struct perf_event *event)
 {
+	if (x86_pmu.read)
+		return x86_pmu.read(event);
 	x86_perf_event_update(event);
 }
 
@@ -2118,7 +2117,8 @@ static int x86_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 			event->destroy(event);
 	}
 
-	if (READ_ONCE(x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc))
+	if (READ_ONCE(x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc) &&
+	    !(event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_FREERUNNING))
 		event->hw.flags |= PERF_X86_EVENT_RDPMC_ALLOWED;
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 56457cb..41c68d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -2060,6 +2060,14 @@ static void intel_pmu_del_event(struct perf_event *event)
 		intel_pmu_pebs_del(event);
 }
 
+static void intel_pmu_read_event(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD)
+		intel_pmu_auto_reload_read(event);
+	else
+		x86_perf_event_update(event);
+}
+
 static void intel_pmu_enable_fixed(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
 {
 	int idx = hwc->idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED;
@@ -2201,16 +2209,23 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int bit, loops;
 	u64 status;
 	int handled;
+	int pmu_enabled;
 
 	cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
 
 	/*
+	 * Save the PMU state.
+	 * It needs to be restored when leaving the handler.
+	 */
+	pmu_enabled = cpuc->enabled;
+	/*
 	 * No known reason to not always do late ACK,
 	 * but just in case do it opt-in.
 	 */
 	if (!x86_pmu.late_ack)
 		apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
 	intel_bts_disable_local();
+	cpuc->enabled = 0;
 	__intel_pmu_disable_all();
 	handled = intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer();
 	handled += intel_bts_interrupt();
@@ -2320,7 +2335,8 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 done:
 	/* Only restore PMU state when it's active. See x86_pmu_disable(). */
-	if (cpuc->enabled)
+	cpuc->enabled = pmu_enabled;
+	if (pmu_enabled)
 		__intel_pmu_enable_all(0, true);
 	intel_bts_enable_local();
 
@@ -3188,7 +3204,7 @@ glp_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int idx,
  * Therefore the effective (average) period matches the requested period,
  * despite coarser hardware granularity.
  */
-static unsigned bdw_limit_period(struct perf_event *event, unsigned left)
+static u64 bdw_limit_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 left)
 {
 	if ((event->hw.config & INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK) ==
 			X86_CONFIG(.event=0xc0, .umask=0x01)) {
@@ -3495,6 +3511,7 @@ static __initconst const struct x86_pmu intel_pmu = {
 	.disable		= intel_pmu_disable_event,
 	.add			= intel_pmu_add_event,
 	.del			= intel_pmu_del_event,
+	.read			= intel_pmu_read_event,
 	.hw_config		= intel_pmu_hw_config,
 	.schedule_events	= x86_schedule_events,
 	.eventsel		= MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0,
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index 18c25ab..7384402 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1306,17 +1306,93 @@ get_next_pebs_record_by_bit(void *base, void *top, int bit)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void intel_pmu_auto_reload_read(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	WARN_ON(!(event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD));
+
+	perf_pmu_disable(event->pmu);
+	intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer();
+	perf_pmu_enable(event->pmu);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Special variant of intel_pmu_save_and_restart() for auto-reload.
+ */
+static int
+intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(struct perf_event *event, int count)
+{
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+	int shift = 64 - x86_pmu.cntval_bits;
+	u64 period = hwc->sample_period;
+	u64 prev_raw_count, new_raw_count;
+	s64 new, old;
+
+	WARN_ON(!period);
+
+	/*
+	 * drain_pebs() only happens when the PMU is disabled.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(this_cpu_read(cpu_hw_events.enabled));
+
+	prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
+	rdpmcl(hwc->event_base_rdpmc, new_raw_count);
+	local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, new_raw_count);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since the counter increments a negative counter value and
+	 * overflows on the sign switch, giving the interval:
+	 *
+	 *   [-period, 0]
+	 *
+	 * the difference between two consequtive reads is:
+	 *
+	 *   A) value2 - value1;
+	 *      when no overflows have happened in between,
+	 *
+	 *   B) (0 - value1) + (value2 - (-period));
+	 *      when one overflow happened in between,
+	 *
+	 *   C) (0 - value1) + (n - 1) * (period) + (value2 - (-period));
+	 *      when @n overflows happened in between.
+	 *
+	 * Here A) is the obvious difference, B) is the extension to the
+	 * discrete interval, where the first term is to the top of the
+	 * interval and the second term is from the bottom of the next
+	 * interval and C) the extension to multiple intervals, where the
+	 * middle term is the whole intervals covered.
+	 *
+	 * An equivalent of C, by reduction, is:
+	 *
+	 *   value2 - value1 + n * period
+	 */
+	new = ((s64)(new_raw_count << shift) >> shift);
+	old = ((s64)(prev_raw_count << shift) >> shift);
+	local64_add(new - old + count * period, &event->count);
+
+	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void __intel_pmu_pebs_event(struct perf_event *event,
 				   struct pt_regs *iregs,
 				   void *base, void *top,
 				   int bit, int count)
 {
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	struct perf_sample_data data;
 	struct pt_regs regs;
 	void *at = get_next_pebs_record_by_bit(base, top, bit);
 
-	if (!intel_pmu_save_and_restart(event) &&
-	    !(event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD))
+	if (hwc->flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD) {
+		/*
+		 * Now, auto-reload is only enabled in fixed period mode.
+		 * The reload value is always hwc->sample_period.
+		 * May need to change it, if auto-reload is enabled in
+		 * freq mode later.
+		 */
+		intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(event, count);
+	} else if (!intel_pmu_save_and_restart(event))
 		return;
 
 	while (count > 1) {
@@ -1368,8 +1444,11 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_core(struct pt_regs *iregs)
 		return;
 
 	n = top - at;
-	if (n <= 0)
+	if (n <= 0) {
+		if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD)
+			intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(event, 0);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	__intel_pmu_pebs_event(event, iregs, at, top, 0, n);
 }
@@ -1392,8 +1471,22 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs)
 
 	ds->pebs_index = ds->pebs_buffer_base;
 
-	if (unlikely(base >= top))
+	if (unlikely(base >= top)) {
+		/*
+		 * The drain_pebs() could be called twice in a short period
+		 * for auto-reload event in pmu::read(). There are no
+		 * overflows have happened in between.
+		 * It needs to call intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload() to
+		 * update the event->count for this case.
+		 */
+		for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&cpuc->pebs_enabled,
+				 x86_pmu.max_pebs_events) {
+			event = cpuc->events[bit];
+			if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD)
+				intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(event, 0);
+		}
 		return;
+	}
 
 	for (at = base; at < top; at += x86_pmu.pebs_record_size) {
 		struct pebs_record_nhm *p = at;
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index 78f91ec..9164347 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 	void		(*disable)(struct perf_event *);
 	void		(*add)(struct perf_event *);
 	void		(*del)(struct perf_event *);
+	void		(*read)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*hw_config)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*schedule_events)(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int n, int *assign);
 	unsigned	eventsel;
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 	struct x86_pmu_quirk *quirks;
 	int		perfctr_second_write;
 	bool		late_ack;
-	unsigned	(*limit_period)(struct perf_event *event, unsigned l);
+	u64		(*limit_period)(struct perf_event *event, u64 l);
 
 	/*
 	 * sysfs attrs
@@ -923,6 +924,8 @@ void intel_pmu_pebs_disable_all(void);
 
 void intel_pmu_pebs_sched_task(struct perf_event_context *ctx, bool sched_in);
 
+void intel_pmu_auto_reload_read(struct perf_event *event);
+
 void intel_ds_init(void);
 
 void intel_pmu_lbr_sched_task(struct perf_event_context *ctx, bool sched_in);