@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int smmu_pmu_apply_event_filter(s
 				       struct perf_event *event, int idx)
 {
 	u32 span, sid;
-	unsigned int num_ctrs = smmu_pmu->num_counters;
+	unsigned int cur_idx, num_ctrs = smmu_pmu->num_counters;
 	bool filter_en = !!get_filter_enable(event);
 
 	span = filter_en ? get_filter_span(event) :

@@ -285,17 +285,19 @@ static int smmu_pmu_apply_event_filter(s
 	sid = filter_en ? get_filter_stream_id(event) :
 			   SMMU_PMCG_DEFAULT_FILTER_SID;
 
-	/* Support individual filter settings */
-	if (!smmu_pmu->global_filter) {
+	cur_idx = find_first_bit(smmu_pmu->used_counters, num_ctrs);
+	/*
+	 * Per-counter filtering, or scheduling the first globally-filtered
+	 * event into an empty PMU so idx == 0 and it works out equivalent.
+	 */
+	if (!smmu_pmu->global_filter || cur_idx == num_ctrs) {
 		smmu_pmu_set_event_filter(event, idx, span, sid);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Requested settings same as current global settings*/
-	idx = find_first_bit(smmu_pmu->used_counters, num_ctrs);
-	if (idx == num_ctrs ||
-	    smmu_pmu_check_global_filter(smmu_pmu->events[idx], event)) {
-		smmu_pmu_set_event_filter(event, 0, span, sid);
+	/* Otherwise, must match whatever's currently scheduled */
+	if (smmu_pmu_check_global_filter(smmu_pmu->events[cur_idx], event)) {
+		smmu_pmu_set_evtyper(smmu_pmu, idx, get_event(event));
 		return 0;
 	}