return err;
 }
 
+/* Events CPU_CYLCES and INSTRUCTIONS can be submitted with two different
+ * attribute::type values:
+ * - PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+ * - pmu->type:
+ * Handle both type of invocations identical. They address the same hardware.
+ * The result is different when event modifiers exclude_kernel and/or
+ * exclude_user are also set.
+ */
+static int cpumf_pmu_event_type(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+       u64 ev = event->attr.config;
+
+       if (cpumf_generic_events_basic[PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES] == ev ||
+           cpumf_generic_events_basic[PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS] == ev ||
+           cpumf_generic_events_user[PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES] == ev ||
+           cpumf_generic_events_user[PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS] == ev)
+               return PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
+       return PERF_TYPE_RAW;
+}
+
 static int cpumf_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 {
        unsigned int type = event->attr.type;
                err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, type);
        else if (event->pmu->type == type)
                /* Registered as unknown PMU */
-               err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+               err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, cpumf_pmu_event_type(event));
        else
                return -ENOENT;