if (!x86_pmu.pebs)
                return 0;
 
-       buffer = kzalloc_node(PEBS_BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL, node);
+       buffer = kzalloc_node(x86_pmu.pebs_buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL, node);
        if (unlikely(!buffer))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
                per_cpu(insn_buffer, cpu) = ibuffer;
        }
 
-       max = PEBS_BUFFER_SIZE / x86_pmu.pebs_record_size;
+       max = x86_pmu.pebs_buffer_size / x86_pmu.pebs_record_size;
 
        ds->pebs_buffer_base = (u64)(unsigned long)buffer;
        ds->pebs_index = ds->pebs_buffer_base;
 
        x86_pmu.bts  = boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_BTS);
        x86_pmu.pebs = boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PEBS);
+       x86_pmu.pebs_buffer_size = PEBS_BUFFER_SIZE;
        if (x86_pmu.pebs) {
                char pebs_type = x86_pmu.intel_cap.pebs_trap ?  '+' : '-';
                int format = x86_pmu.intel_cap.pebs_format;
                case 0:
                        pr_cont("PEBS fmt0%c, ", pebs_type);
                        x86_pmu.pebs_record_size = sizeof(struct pebs_record_core);
+                       /*
+                        * Using >PAGE_SIZE buffers makes the WRMSR to
+                        * PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL in intel_pmu_enable_all()
+                        * mysteriously hang on Core2.
+                        *
+                        * As a workaround, we don't do this.
+                        */
+                       x86_pmu.pebs_buffer_size = PAGE_SIZE;
                        x86_pmu.drain_pebs = intel_pmu_drain_pebs_core;
                        break;