diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 66e4043659fe..3bd3504a6cc7 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ config XTENSA_VARIANT_MMU
 	  Build a Conventional Kernel with full MMU support,
 	  ie: it supports a TLB with auto-loading, page protection.
 
+config XTENSA_VARIANT_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
+	bool "Core variant has Performance Monitor Module"
+	depends on XTENSA_VARIANT_CUSTOM
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable if core variant has Performance Monitor Module with
+	  External Registers Interface.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config XTENSA_UNALIGNED_USER
 	bool "Unaligned memory access in use space"
 	help
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
index d3a0f0fd56dd..547a757e6fa2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += xtensa_ksyms.o module.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER) += mcount.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += smp.o mxhead.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_XTENSA_VARIANT_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS) += perf_event.o
 
 AFLAGS_head.o += -mtext-section-literals
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/perf_event.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b44df3c8198f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,450 @@
+/*
+ * Xtensa Performance Monitor Module driver
+ * See Tensilica Debug User's Guide for PMU registers documentation.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Cadence Design Systems Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irqdomain.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
+#include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/stacktrace.h>
+
+/* Global control/status for all perf counters */
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMG			0x1000
+/* Perf counter values */
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PM(i)		(0x1080 + (i) * 4)
+/* Perf counter control registers */
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL(i)		(0x1100 + (i) * 4)
+/* Perf counter status registers */
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(i)		(0x1180 + (i) * 4)
+
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMG_PMEN		0x1
+
+#define XTENSA_PMU_COUNTER_MASK		0xffffffffULL
+#define XTENSA_PMU_COUNTER_MAX		0x7fffffff
+
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_INTEN		0x00000001
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_KRNLCNT	0x00000008
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_TRACELEVEL	0x000000f0
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_SELECT_SHIFT	8
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_SELECT	0x00001f00
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_MASK_SHIFT	16
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_MASK		0xffff0000
+
+#define XTENSA_PMU_MASK(select, mask) \
+	(((select) << XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_SELECT_SHIFT) | \
+	 ((mask) << XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_MASK_SHIFT) | \
+	 XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_TRACELEVEL | \
+	 XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_INTEN)
+
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT_OVFL		0x00000001
+#define XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT_INTASRT	0x00000010
+
+struct xtensa_pmu_events {
+	/* Array of events currently on this core */
+	struct perf_event *event[XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS];
+	/* Bitmap of used hardware counters */
+	unsigned long used_mask[BITS_TO_LONGS(XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS)];
+};
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct xtensa_pmu_events, xtensa_pmu_events);
+
+static const u32 xtensa_hw_ctl[] = {
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES]		= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(0, 0x1),
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS]		= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(2, 0xffff),
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(10, 0x1),
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES]		= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(12, 0x1),
+	/* Taken and non-taken branches + taken loop ends */
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(2, 0x490),
+	/* Instruction-related + other global stall cycles */
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(4, 0x1ff),
+	/* Data-related global stall cycles */
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(3, 0x1ff),
+};
+
+#define C(_x) PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_##_x
+
+static const u32 xtensa_cache_ctl[][C(OP_MAX)][C(RESULT_MAX)] = {
+	[C(L1D)] = {
+		[C(OP_READ)] = {
+			[C(RESULT_ACCESS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(10, 0x1),
+			[C(RESULT_MISS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(10, 0x2),
+		},
+		[C(OP_WRITE)] = {
+			[C(RESULT_ACCESS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(11, 0x1),
+			[C(RESULT_MISS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(11, 0x2),
+		},
+	},
+	[C(L1I)] = {
+		[C(OP_READ)] = {
+			[C(RESULT_ACCESS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(8, 0x1),
+			[C(RESULT_MISS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(8, 0x2),
+		},
+	},
+	[C(DTLB)] = {
+		[C(OP_READ)] = {
+			[C(RESULT_ACCESS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(9, 0x1),
+			[C(RESULT_MISS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(9, 0x8),
+		},
+	},
+	[C(ITLB)] = {
+		[C(OP_READ)] = {
+			[C(RESULT_ACCESS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(7, 0x1),
+			[C(RESULT_MISS)]	= XTENSA_PMU_MASK(7, 0x8),
+		},
+	},
+};
+
+static int xtensa_pmu_cache_event(u64 config)
+{
+	unsigned int cache_type, cache_op, cache_result;
+	int ret;
+
+	cache_type = (config >>  0) & 0xff;
+	cache_op = (config >>  8) & 0xff;
+	cache_result = (config >> 16) & 0xff;
+
+	if (cache_type >= ARRAY_SIZE(xtensa_cache_ctl) ||
+	    cache_op >= C(OP_MAX) ||
+	    cache_result >= C(RESULT_MAX))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = xtensa_cache_ctl[cache_type][cache_op][cache_result];
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t xtensa_pmu_read_counter(int idx)
+{
+	return get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PM(idx));
+}
+
+static inline void xtensa_pmu_write_counter(int idx, uint32_t v)
+{
+	set_er(v, XTENSA_PMU_PM(idx));
+}
+
+static void xtensa_perf_event_update(struct perf_event *event,
+				     struct hw_perf_event *hwc, int idx)
+{
+	uint64_t prev_raw_count, new_raw_count;
+	int64_t delta;
+
+	do {
+		prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
+		new_raw_count = xtensa_pmu_read_counter(event->hw.idx);
+	} while (local64_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count, prev_raw_count,
+				 new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count);
+
+	delta = (new_raw_count - prev_raw_count) & XTENSA_PMU_COUNTER_MASK;
+
+	local64_add(delta, &event->count);
+	local64_sub(delta, &hwc->period_left);
+}
+
+static bool xtensa_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event,
+					 struct hw_perf_event *hwc, int idx)
+{
+	bool rc = false;
+	s64 left;
+
+	if (!is_sampling_event(event)) {
+		left = XTENSA_PMU_COUNTER_MAX;
+	} else {
+		s64 period = hwc->sample_period;
+
+		left = local64_read(&hwc->period_left);
+		if (left <= -period) {
+			left = period;
+			local64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
+			hwc->last_period = period;
+			rc = true;
+		} else if (left <= 0) {
+			left += period;
+			local64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
+			hwc->last_period = period;
+			rc = true;
+		}
+		if (left > XTENSA_PMU_COUNTER_MAX)
+			left = XTENSA_PMU_COUNTER_MAX;
+	}
+
+	local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, -left);
+	xtensa_pmu_write_counter(idx, -left);
+	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void xtensa_pmu_enable(struct pmu *pmu)
+{
+	set_er(get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMG) | XTENSA_PMU_PMG_PMEN, XTENSA_PMU_PMG);
+}
+
+static void xtensa_pmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu)
+{
+	set_er(get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMG) & ~XTENSA_PMU_PMG_PMEN, XTENSA_PMU_PMG);
+}
+
+static int xtensa_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (event->attr.type) {
+	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+		if (event->attr.config >= ARRAY_SIZE(xtensa_hw_ctl) ||
+		    xtensa_hw_ctl[event->attr.config] == 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		event->hw.config = xtensa_hw_ctl[event->attr.config];
+		return 0;
+
+	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
+		ret = xtensa_pmu_cache_event(event->attr.config);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		event->hw.config = ret;
+		return 0;
+
+	case PERF_TYPE_RAW:
+		/* Not 'previous counter' select */
+		if ((event->attr.config & XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_SELECT) ==
+		    (1 << XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_SELECT_SHIFT))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		event->hw.config = (event->attr.config &
+				    (XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_KRNLCNT |
+				     XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_TRACELEVEL |
+				     XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_SELECT |
+				     XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_MASK)) |
+			XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL_INTEN;
+		return 0;
+
+	default:
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Starts/Stops a counter present on the PMU. The PMI handler
+ * should stop the counter when perf_event_overflow() returns
+ * !0. ->start() will be used to continue.
+ */
+static void xtensa_pmu_start(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
+{
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+	int idx = hwc->idx;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(idx == -1))
+		return;
+
+	if (flags & PERF_EF_RELOAD) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!(event->hw.state & PERF_HES_UPTODATE));
+		xtensa_perf_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx);
+	}
+
+	hwc->state = 0;
+
+	set_er(hwc->config, XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL(idx));
+}
+
+static void xtensa_pmu_stop(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
+{
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+	int idx = hwc->idx;
+
+	if (!(hwc->state & PERF_HES_STOPPED)) {
+		set_er(0, XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL(idx));
+		set_er(get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(idx)),
+		       XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(idx));
+		hwc->state |= PERF_HES_STOPPED;
+	}
+
+	if ((flags & PERF_EF_UPDATE) &&
+	    !(event->hw.state & PERF_HES_UPTODATE)) {
+		xtensa_perf_event_update(event, &event->hw, idx);
+		event->hw.state |= PERF_HES_UPTODATE;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Adds/Removes a counter to/from the PMU, can be done inside
+ * a transaction, see the ->*_txn() methods.
+ */
+static int xtensa_pmu_add(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
+{
+	struct xtensa_pmu_events *ev = this_cpu_ptr(&xtensa_pmu_events);
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+	int idx = hwc->idx;
+
+	if (__test_and_set_bit(idx, ev->used_mask)) {
+		idx = find_first_zero_bit(ev->used_mask,
+					  XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS);
+		if (idx == XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+
+		__set_bit(idx, ev->used_mask);
+		hwc->idx = idx;
+	}
+	ev->event[idx] = event;
+
+	hwc->state = PERF_HES_UPTODATE | PERF_HES_STOPPED;
+
+	if (flags & PERF_EF_START)
+		xtensa_pmu_start(event, PERF_EF_RELOAD);
+
+	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void xtensa_pmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
+{
+	struct xtensa_pmu_events *ev = this_cpu_ptr(&xtensa_pmu_events);
+
+	xtensa_pmu_stop(event, PERF_EF_UPDATE);
+	__clear_bit(event->hw.idx, ev->used_mask);
+	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
+}
+
+static void xtensa_pmu_read(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	xtensa_perf_event_update(event, &event->hw, event->hw.idx);
+}
+
+static int callchain_trace(struct stackframe *frame, void *data)
+{
+	struct perf_callchain_entry *entry = data;
+
+	perf_callchain_store(entry, frame->pc);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void perf_callchain_kernel(struct perf_callchain_entry *entry,
+			   struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	xtensa_backtrace_kernel(regs, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
+				callchain_trace, NULL, entry);
+}
+
+void perf_callchain_user(struct perf_callchain_entry *entry,
+			 struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	xtensa_backtrace_user(regs, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
+			      callchain_trace, entry);
+}
+
+void perf_event_print_debug(void)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	pr_info("CPU#%d: PMG: 0x%08lx\n", smp_processor_id(),
+		get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMG));
+	for (i = 0; i < XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS; ++i)
+		pr_info("PM%d: 0x%08lx, PMCTRL%d: 0x%08lx, PMSTAT%d: 0x%08lx\n",
+			i, get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PM(i)),
+			i, get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL(i)),
+			i, get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(i)));
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t xtensa_pmu_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	irqreturn_t rc = IRQ_NONE;
+	struct xtensa_pmu_events *ev = this_cpu_ptr(&xtensa_pmu_events);
+	unsigned i;
+
+	for (i = find_first_bit(ev->used_mask, XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS);
+	     i < XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS;
+	     i = find_next_bit(ev->used_mask, XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS, i + 1)) {
+		uint32_t v = get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(i));
+		struct perf_event *event = ev->event[i];
+		struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+		u64 last_period;
+
+		if (!(v & XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT_OVFL))
+			continue;
+
+		set_er(v, XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(i));
+		xtensa_perf_event_update(event, hwc, i);
+		last_period = hwc->last_period;
+		if (xtensa_perf_event_set_period(event, hwc, i)) {
+			struct perf_sample_data data;
+			struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
+
+			perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0, last_period);
+			if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
+				xtensa_pmu_stop(event, 0);
+		}
+
+		rc = IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static struct pmu xtensa_pmu = {
+	.pmu_enable = xtensa_pmu_enable,
+	.pmu_disable = xtensa_pmu_disable,
+	.event_init = xtensa_pmu_event_init,
+	.add = xtensa_pmu_add,
+	.del = xtensa_pmu_del,
+	.start = xtensa_pmu_start,
+	.stop = xtensa_pmu_stop,
+	.read = xtensa_pmu_read,
+};
+
+static void xtensa_pmu_setup(void)
+{
+	unsigned i;
+
+	set_er(0, XTENSA_PMU_PMG);
+	for (i = 0; i < XCHAL_NUM_PERF_COUNTERS; ++i) {
+		set_er(0, XTENSA_PMU_PMCTRL(i));
+		set_er(get_er(XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(i)), XTENSA_PMU_PMSTAT(i));
+	}
+}
+
+static int xtensa_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self,
+			       unsigned long action, void *data)
+{
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
+	case CPU_STARTING:
+		xtensa_pmu_setup();
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static int __init xtensa_pmu_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int irq = irq_create_mapping(NULL, XCHAL_PROFILING_INTERRUPT);
+
+	perf_cpu_notifier(xtensa_pmu_notifier);
+	ret = request_irq(irq, xtensa_pmu_irq_handler, IRQF_PERCPU,
+			  "pmu", NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = perf_pmu_register(&xtensa_pmu, "cpu", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+	if (ret)
+		free_irq(irq, NULL);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+early_initcall(xtensa_pmu_init);