--- a136a11c490d0f36a9b32812132e682c38262f8f
+++ 02aab7f90295b40ba03cdfc8469aeef00f6846cb
@@ -530,25 +530,60 @@ void __init iSeries_time_init_early(void
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_ISERIES */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_PPC32)
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(u8, perf_event_pending);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
 
-void set_perf_event_pending(void)
+/*
+ * 64-bit uses a byte in the PACA, 32-bit uses a per-cpu variable...
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+static inline unsigned long test_perf_event_pending(void)
 {
-	get_cpu_var(perf_event_pending) = 1;
-	set_dec(1);
-	put_cpu_var(perf_event_pending);
+	unsigned long x;
+
+	asm volatile("lbz %0,%1(13)"
+		: "=r" (x)
+		: "i" (offsetof(struct paca_struct, perf_event_pending)));
+	return x;
 }
 
+static inline void set_perf_event_pending_flag(void)
+{
+	asm volatile("stb %0,%1(13)" : :
+		"r" (1),
+		"i" (offsetof(struct paca_struct, perf_event_pending)));
+}
+
+static inline void clear_perf_event_pending(void)
+{
+	asm volatile("stb %0,%1(13)" : :
+		"r" (0),
+		"i" (offsetof(struct paca_struct, perf_event_pending)));
+}
+
+#else /* 32-bit */
+
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(u8, perf_event_pending);
+
+#define set_perf_event_pending_flag()	__get_cpu_var(perf_event_pending) = 1
 #define test_perf_event_pending()	__get_cpu_var(perf_event_pending)
 #define clear_perf_event_pending()	__get_cpu_var(perf_event_pending) = 0
 
-#else  /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS && CONFIG_PPC32 */
+#endif /* 32 vs 64 bit */
+
+void set_perf_event_pending(void)
+{
+	preempt_disable();
+	set_perf_event_pending_flag();
+	set_dec(1);
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+
+#else  /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
 
 #define test_perf_event_pending()	0
 #define clear_perf_event_pending()
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS && CONFIG_PPC32 */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
 
 /*
  * For iSeries shared processors, we have to let the hypervisor
@@ -576,10 +611,6 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * re
 	set_dec(DECREMENTER_MAX);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
-	if (test_perf_event_pending()) {
-		clear_perf_event_pending();
-		perf_event_do_pending();
-	}
 	if (atomic_read(&ppc_n_lost_interrupts) != 0)
 		do_IRQ(regs);
 #endif
@@ -597,6 +628,11 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * re
 
 	calculate_steal_time();
 
+	if (test_perf_event_pending()) {
+		clear_perf_event_pending();
+		perf_event_do_pending();
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_ISERIES
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_ISERIES))
 		get_lppaca()->int_dword.fields.decr_int = 0;