return (va >= TASK_SIZE_MAX) || ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE_MAX);
 }
 
-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);
-
-       info->address = bp->attr.bp_addr;
+       hw->address = attr->bp_addr;
+       hw->mask = 0;
 
        /* Type */
-       switch (bp->attr.bp_type) {
+       switch (attr->bp_type) {
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-               info->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_WRITE;
+               hw->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_WRITE;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_W | HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
-               info->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_RW;
+               hw->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_RW;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_X:
                /*
                 * acceptable for kprobes.  On non-kprobes kernels, we don't
                 * allow kernel breakpoints at all.
                 */
-               if (bp->attr.bp_addr >= TASK_SIZE_MAX) {
+               if (attr->bp_addr >= TASK_SIZE_MAX) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES
-                       if (within_kprobe_blacklist(bp->attr.bp_addr))
+                       if (within_kprobe_blacklist(attr->bp_addr))
                                return -EINVAL;
 #else
                        return -EINVAL;
 #endif
                }
 
-               info->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
+               hw->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
                /*
                 * x86 inst breakpoints need to have a specific undefined len.
                 * But we still need to check userspace is not trying to setup
                 * an unsupported length, to get a range breakpoint for example.
                 */
-               if (bp->attr.bp_len == sizeof(long)) {
-                       info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_X;
+               if (attr->bp_len == sizeof(long)) {
+                       hw->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_X;
                        return 0;
                }
        default:
        }
 
        /* Len */
-       info->mask = 0;
-
-       switch (bp->attr.bp_len) {
+       switch (attr->bp_len) {
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
-               info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
+               hw->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
-               info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
+               hw->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
                break;
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
-               info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
+               hw->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
                break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
        case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
-               info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
+               hw->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
                break;
 #endif
        default:
                /* AMD range breakpoint */
-               if (!is_power_of_2(bp->attr.bp_len))
+               if (!is_power_of_2(attr->bp_len))
                        return -EINVAL;
-               if (bp->attr.bp_addr & (bp->attr.bp_len - 1))
+               if (attr->bp_addr & (attr->bp_len - 1))
                        return -EINVAL;
 
                if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_BPEXT))
                 * breakpoints, then we'll have to check for kprobe-blacklisted
                 * addresses anywhere in the range.
                 */
-               info->mask = bp->attr.bp_len - 1;
-               info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
+               hw->mask = attr->bp_len - 1;
+               hw->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
        }
 
        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);
        unsigned int align;
        int ret;
 
 
-       ret = arch_build_bp_info(bp);
+       ret = arch_build_bp_info(bp, attr, hw);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       switch (info->len) {
+       switch (hw->len) {
        case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
                align = 0;
-               if (info->mask)
-                       align = info->mask;
+               if (hw->mask)
+                       align = hw->mask;
                break;
        case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
                align = 1;
         * Check that the low-order bits of the address are appropriate
         * for the alignment implied by len.
         */
-       if (info->address & align)
+       if (hw->address & align)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        return 0;