/*
  * Construct an arch_hw_breakpoint from a perf_event.
  */
-static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
+static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp,
+                             const struct perf_event_attr *attr,
+                             struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
-       struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
-
        /* Type */
-       switch (bp->attr.bp_type) {
+       switch (attr->bp_type) {
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_X:
-               info->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
+               hw->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
-               info->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LOAD;
+               hw->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LOAD;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-               info->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
+               hw->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_RW:
-               info->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LOAD | ARM_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
+               hw->ctrl.type = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LOAD | ARM_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
                break;
        default:
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
        /* Len */
-       switch (bp->attr.bp_len) {
+       switch (attr->bp_len) {
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_3:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_3;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_3;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_5:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_5;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_5;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_6:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_6;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_6;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_7:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_7;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_7;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
-               info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
+               hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
                break;
        default:
                return -EINVAL;
         * AArch32 also requires breakpoints of length 2 for Thumb.
         * Watchpoints can be of length 1, 2, 4 or 8 bytes.
         */
-       if (info->ctrl.type == ARM_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE) {
+       if (hw->ctrl.type == ARM_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE) {
                if (is_compat_bp(bp)) {
-                       if (info->ctrl.len != ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2 &&
-                           info->ctrl.len != ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4)
+                       if (hw->ctrl.len != ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2 &&
+                           hw->ctrl.len != ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4)
                                return -EINVAL;
-               } else if (info->ctrl.len != ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4) {
+               } else if (hw->ctrl.len != ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4) {
                        /*
                         * FIXME: Some tools (I'm looking at you perf) assume
                         *        that breakpoints should be sizeof(long). This
                         *        is nonsense. For now, we fix up the parameter
                         *        but we should probably return -EINVAL instead.
                         */
-                       info->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
+                       hw->ctrl.len = ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
                }
        }
 
        /* Address */
-       info->address = bp->attr.bp_addr;
+       hw->address = attr->bp_addr;
 
        /*
         * Privilege
         * Note that we disallow combined EL0/EL1 breakpoints because
         * that would complicate the stepping code.
         */
-       if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(info))
-               info->ctrl.privilege = AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL1;
+       if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(hw))
+               hw->ctrl.privilege = AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL1;
        else
-               info->ctrl.privilege = AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL0;
+               hw->ctrl.privilege = AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL0;
 
        /* Enabled? */
-       info->ctrl.enabled = !bp->attr.disabled;
+       hw->ctrl.enabled = !attr->disabled;
 
        return 0;
 }
 /*
  * Validate the arch-specific HW Breakpoint register settings.
  */
-int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp)
+int hw_breakpoint_arch_parse(struct perf_event *bp,
+                            const struct perf_event_attr *attr,
+                            struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
-       struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
        int ret;
        u64 alignment_mask, offset;
 
        /* Build the arch_hw_breakpoint. */
-       ret = arch_build_bp_info(bp);
+       ret = arch_build_bp_info(bp, attr, hw);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
         * that here.
         */
        if (is_compat_bp(bp)) {
-               if (info->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8)
+               if (hw->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8)
                        alignment_mask = 0x7;
                else
                        alignment_mask = 0x3;
-               offset = info->address & alignment_mask;
+               offset = hw->address & alignment_mask;
                switch (offset) {
                case 0:
                        /* Aligned */
                        break;
                case 1:
                        /* Allow single byte watchpoint. */
-                       if (info->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1)
+                       if (hw->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1)
                                break;
                case 2:
                        /* Allow halfword watchpoints and breakpoints. */
-                       if (info->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2)
+                       if (hw->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2)
                                break;
                default:
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
        } else {
-               if (info->ctrl.type == ARM_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE)
+               if (hw->ctrl.type == ARM_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE)
                        alignment_mask = 0x3;
                else
                        alignment_mask = 0x7;
-               offset = info->address & alignment_mask;
+               offset = hw->address & alignment_mask;
        }
 
-       info->address &= ~alignment_mask;
-       info->ctrl.len <<= offset;
+       hw->address &= ~alignment_mask;
+       hw->ctrl.len <<= offset;
 
        /*
         * Disallow per-task kernel breakpoints since these would
         * complicate the stepping code.
         */
-       if (info->ctrl.privilege == AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL1 && bp->hw.target)
+       if (hw->ctrl.privilege == AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL1 && bp->hw.target)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        return 0;