*/
        struct perf_event       *events[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX]; /* in counter order */
        unsigned long           active_mask[BITS_TO_LONGS(X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)];
+       unsigned long           running[BITS_TO_LONGS(X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)];
        int                     enabled;
 
        int                     n_events;
        x86_perf_event_set_period(event);
        cpuc->events[idx] = event;
        __set_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask);
+       __set_bit(idx, cpuc->running);
        x86_pmu.enable(event);
        perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 
        cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
 
        for (idx = 0; idx < x86_pmu.num_counters; idx++) {
-               if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask))
+               if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask)) {
+                       /*
+                        * Though we deactivated the counter some cpus
+                        * might still deliver spurious interrupts still
+                        * in flight. Catch them:
+                        */
+                       if (__test_and_clear_bit(idx, cpuc->running))
+                               handled++;
                        continue;
+               }
 
                event = cpuc->events[idx];
                hwc = &event->hw;