.pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_ppc970,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_ppc970,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/970",
                .platform               = "ppc970",
        },
        {       /* PPC970FX */
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_ppc970,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_ppc970,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/970",
                .platform               = "ppc970",
        },
        {       /* PPC970MP DD1.0 - no DEEPNAP, use regular 970 init */
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_ppc970,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_ppc970,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/970MP",
                .platform               = "ppc970",
        },
        {       /* PPC970MP */
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_ppc970MP,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_ppc970,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/970MP",
                .platform               = "ppc970",
        },
        {       /* PPC970GX */
                .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_ppc970,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/970",
                .platform               = "ppc970",
        },
        {       /* Power5 GR */
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power5",
                .platform               = "power5",
        },
        {       /* Power5++ */
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power5++",
                .platform               = "power5+",
        },
        {       /* Power5 GS */
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power5+",
                .platform               = "power5+",
        },
        {       /* POWER6 in P5+ mode; 2.04-compliant processor */
                .mmu_features           = MMU_FTRS_POWER5,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
                .platform               = "power5+",
        },
        {       /* Power6 */
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power6",
                .platform               = "power6x",
        },
        {       /* 2.05-compliant processor, i.e. Power6 "architected" mode */
                .mmu_features           = MMU_FTRS_POWER6,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
                .platform               = "power6",
        },
        {       /* 2.06-compliant processor, i.e. Power7 "architected" mode */
                .mmu_features           = MMU_FTRS_POWER7,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power7,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power7,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p7,
                .mmu_features           = MMU_FTRS_POWER8,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power8,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power8,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p8,
                .mmu_features           = MMU_FTRS_POWER9,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power9,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power9,
                .platform               = "power9",
                .mmu_features           = MMU_FTRS_POWER10,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power10,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power10,
                .platform               = "power10",
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power7",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power7,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power7,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p7,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power7",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power7,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power7,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p7,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power8",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power8,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power8,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p8,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power8",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power8,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power8,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p8,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power8",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power8,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power8,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p8,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power9",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power9,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power9,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p9,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power9",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power9,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power9,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p9,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power9",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power9,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power9,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p9,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power9",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power9,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power9,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p9,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/power10",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power10,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_power10,
                .machine_check_early    = __machine_check_early_realmode_p10,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
                .num_pmcs               = 4,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_IBM,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/cell-be",
                .platform               = "ppc-cell-be",
        },
        {       /* PA Semi PA6T */
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_PA6T,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_pa6t,
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_pa6t,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc64/pa6t",
                .platform               = "pa6t",
        },
        {       /* default match */
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_750,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc750",
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/750",
        },
        {       /* 745/755 */
                .pvr_mask               = 0xfffff000,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_750,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc750",
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/750",
        },
        {       /* 750FX rev 2.0 must disable HID0[DPM] */
                .pvr_mask               = 0xffffffff,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_750,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc750",
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/750",
        },
        {       /* 750FX (All revs except 2.0) */
                .pvr_mask               = 0xffff0000,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_750fx,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc750",
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/750",
        },
        {       /* 750GX */
                .pvr_mask               = 0xffff0000,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_750fx,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc750",
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/750",
        },
        {       /* 740/750 (L2CR bit need fixup for 740) */
                .pvr_mask               = 0xffff0000,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .pmc_type               = PPC_PMC_G4,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_745x,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/7450",
                .machine_check          = machine_check_generic,
                .platform               = "ppc7450",
        },
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_603,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_83xx,
                .num_pmcs               = 4,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/e300",
                .platform               = "ppc603",
        },
        {       /* e300c4 (e300c1, plus one IU) */
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_603,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_83xx,
                .num_pmcs               = 4,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/e300",
                .platform               = "ppc603",
        },
 #endif
                .icache_bsize           = 32,
                .dcache_bsize           = 32,
                .num_pmcs               = 4,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/e500",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_e500v1,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_e500,
                .platform               = "ppc8540",
                .icache_bsize           = 32,
                .dcache_bsize           = 32,
                .num_pmcs               = 4,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/e500",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_e500v2,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_e500,
                .platform               = "ppc8548",
                .icache_bsize           = 64,
                .dcache_bsize           = 64,
                .num_pmcs               = 4,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/e500mc",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_e500mc,
                .machine_check          = machine_check_e500mc,
                .platform               = "ppce500mc",
                .icache_bsize           = 64,
                .dcache_bsize           = 64,
                .num_pmcs               = 4,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/e500mc",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_e5500,
 #ifndef CONFIG_PPC32
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_e5500,
                .icache_bsize           = 64,
                .dcache_bsize           = 64,
                .num_pmcs               = 6,
-               .oprofile_cpu_type      = "ppc/e6500",
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_e6500,
 #ifndef CONFIG_PPC32
                .cpu_restore            = __restore_cpu_e6500,
                t->pmc_type = old.pmc_type;
 
                /*
-                * If we have passed through this logic once before and
-                * have pulled the default case because the real PVR was
-                * not found inside cpu_specs[], then we are possibly
-                * running in compatibility mode. In that case, let the
-                * oprofiler know which set of compatibility counters to
-                * pull from by making sure the oprofile_cpu_type string
-                * is set to that of compatibility mode. If the
-                * oprofile_cpu_type already has a value, then we are
-                * possibly overriding a real PVR with a logical one,
-                * and, in that case, keep the current value for
-                * oprofile_cpu_type. Furthermore, let's ensure that the
+                * Let's ensure that the
                 * fix for the PMAO bug is enabled on compatibility mode.
                 */
-               if (old.oprofile_cpu_type != NULL) {
-                       t->oprofile_cpu_type = old.oprofile_cpu_type;
-                       t->cpu_features |= old.cpu_features & CPU_FTR_PMAO_BUG;
-               }
+               t->cpu_features |= old.cpu_features & CPU_FTR_PMAO_BUG;
        }
 
        *PTRRELOC(&cur_cpu_spec) = &the_cpu_spec;