DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_PERFMON_GET_VALUES, v3d_perfmon_get_values_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
        DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_SUBMIT_CPU, v3d_submit_cpu_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW | DRM_AUTH),
        DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER, v3d_perfmon_get_counter_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+       DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL, v3d_perfmon_set_global_ioctl, DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 };
 
 static const struct drm_driver v3d_drm_driver = {
 
                u32 num_allocated;
                u32 pages_allocated;
        } bo_stats;
+
+       /* To support a performance analysis tool in user space, we require
+        * a single, globally configured performance monitor (perfmon) for
+        * all jobs.
+        */
+       struct v3d_perfmon *global_perfmon;
 };
 
 static inline struct v3d_dev *
                                 struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int v3d_perfmon_get_counter_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
                                  struct drm_file *file_priv);
+int v3d_perfmon_set_global_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+                                struct drm_file *file_priv);
 
 /* v3d_sysfs.c */
 int v3d_sysfs_init(struct device *dev);
 
        if (perfmon == v3d->active_perfmon)
                v3d_perfmon_stop(v3d, perfmon, false);
 
+       /* If the global perfmon is being destroyed, set it to NULL */
+       cmpxchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, perfmon, NULL);
+
        v3d_perfmon_put(perfmon);
 
        return 0;
        if (perfmon == v3d->active_perfmon)
                v3d_perfmon_stop(v3d, perfmon, false);
 
+       /* If the global perfmon is being destroyed, set it to NULL */
+       cmpxchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, perfmon, NULL);
+
        v3d_perfmon_put(perfmon);
 
        return 0;
 
        return 0;
 }
+
+int v3d_perfmon_set_global_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+                                struct drm_file *file_priv)
+{
+       struct v3d_file_priv *v3d_priv = file_priv->driver_priv;
+       struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global *req = data;
+       struct v3d_dev *v3d = to_v3d_dev(dev);
+       struct v3d_perfmon *perfmon;
+
+       if (req->flags & ~DRM_V3D_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       perfmon = v3d_perfmon_find(v3d_priv, req->id);
+       if (!perfmon)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       /* If the request is to clear the global performance monitor */
+       if (req->flags & DRM_V3D_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL) {
+               if (!v3d->global_perfmon)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               xchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, NULL);
+
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (cmpxchg(&v3d->global_perfmon, NULL, perfmon))
+               return -EBUSY;
+
+       return 0;
+}
 
 static void
 v3d_switch_perfmon(struct v3d_dev *v3d, struct v3d_job *job)
 {
-       if (job->perfmon != v3d->active_perfmon)
+       struct v3d_perfmon *perfmon = v3d->global_perfmon;
+
+       if (!perfmon)
+               perfmon = job->perfmon;
+
+       if (perfmon == v3d->active_perfmon)
+               return;
+
+       if (perfmon != v3d->active_perfmon)
                v3d_perfmon_stop(v3d, v3d->active_perfmon, true);
 
-       if (job->perfmon && v3d->active_perfmon != job->perfmon)
-               v3d_perfmon_start(v3d, job->perfmon);
+       if (perfmon && v3d->active_perfmon != perfmon)
+               v3d_perfmon_start(v3d, perfmon);
 }
 
 static void
 
                goto fail;
 
        if (args->perfmon_id) {
+               if (v3d->global_perfmon) {
+                       ret = -EAGAIN;
+                       goto fail_perfmon;
+               }
+
                render->base.perfmon = v3d_perfmon_find(v3d_priv,
                                                        args->perfmon_id);
 
                goto fail;
 
        if (args->perfmon_id) {
+               if (v3d->global_perfmon) {
+                       ret = -EAGAIN;
+                       goto fail_perfmon;
+               }
+
                job->base.perfmon = v3d_perfmon_find(v3d_priv,
                                                     args->perfmon_id);
                if (!job->base.perfmon) {
 
 #define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_GET_VALUES                0x0a
 #define DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CPU                        0x0b
 #define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER               0x0c
+#define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL                0x0d
 
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_SUBMIT_CL           DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CL, struct drm_v3d_submit_cl)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_WAIT_BO             DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_WAIT_BO, struct drm_v3d_wait_bo)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_SUBMIT_CPU          DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CPU, struct drm_v3d_submit_cpu)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_PERFMON_GET_COUNTER, \
                                                   struct drm_v3d_perfmon_get_counter)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL  DRM_IOW(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_V3D_PERFMON_SET_GLOBAL, \
+                                                  struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global)
 
 #define DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_CL_FLUSH_CACHE             0x01
 #define DRM_V3D_SUBMIT_EXTENSION                 0x02
        __u8 reserved[7];
 };
 
+#define DRM_V3D_PERFMON_CLEAR_GLOBAL    0x0001
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global - ioctl to define a global performance
+ * monitor
+ *
+ * The global performance monitor will be used for all jobs. If a global
+ * performance monitor is defined, jobs with a self-defined performance
+ * monitor won't be allowed.
+ */
+struct drm_v3d_perfmon_set_global {
+       __u32 flags;
+       __u32 id;
+};
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif