static int num_counters_llc;
 static int num_counters_nb;
+static bool l3_mask;
 
 static HLIST_HEAD(uncore_unused_list);
 
        hwc->config = event->attr.config & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK_NB;
        hwc->idx = -1;
 
+       /*
+        * SliceMask and ThreadMask need to be set for certain L3 events in
+        * Family 17h. For other events, the two fields do not affect the count.
+        */
+       if (l3_mask)
+               hwc->config |= (AMD64_L3_SLICE_MASK | AMD64_L3_THREAD_MASK);
+
        if (event->cpu < 0)
                return -EINVAL;
 
                amd_llc_pmu.name          = "amd_l3";
                format_attr_event_df.show = &event_show_df;
                format_attr_event_l3.show = &event_show_l3;
+               l3_mask                   = true;
        } else {
                num_counters_nb           = NUM_COUNTERS_NB;
                num_counters_llc          = NUM_COUNTERS_L2;
                amd_llc_pmu.name          = "amd_l2";
                format_attr_event_df      = format_attr_event;
                format_attr_event_l3      = format_attr_event;
+               l3_mask                   = false;
        }
 
        amd_nb_pmu.attr_groups  = amd_uncore_attr_groups_df;
 
 #define INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK  \
        (ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_UMASK | ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_EVENT)
 
+#define AMD64_L3_SLICE_SHIFT                           48
+#define AMD64_L3_SLICE_MASK                            \
+       ((0xFULL) << AMD64_L3_SLICE_SHIFT)
+
+#define AMD64_L3_THREAD_SHIFT                          56
+#define AMD64_L3_THREAD_MASK                           \
+       ((0xFFULL) << AMD64_L3_THREAD_SHIFT)
+
 #define X86_RAW_EVENT_MASK             \
        (ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_EVENT |  \
         ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_UMASK |  \