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+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/hvcall.h>
+
+#include "hv-gpci.h"
+#include "hv-common.h"
+
+unsigned long hv_perf_caps_get(struct hv_perf_caps *caps)
+{
+       unsigned long r;
+       struct p {
+               struct hv_get_perf_counter_info_params params;
+               struct cv_system_performance_capabilities caps;
+       } __packed __aligned(sizeof(uint64_t));
+
+       struct p arg = {
+               .params = {
+                       .counter_request = cpu_to_be32(
+                                       CIR_SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_CAPABILITIES),
+                       .starting_index = cpu_to_be32(-1),
+                       .counter_info_version_in = 0,
+               }
+       };
+
+       r = plpar_hcall_norets(H_GET_PERF_COUNTER_INFO,
+                              virt_to_phys(&arg), sizeof(arg));
+
+       if (r)
+               return r;
+
+       pr_devel("capability_mask: 0x%x\n", arg.caps.capability_mask);
+
+       caps->version = arg.params.counter_info_version_out;
+       caps->collect_privileged = !!arg.caps.perf_collect_privileged;
+       caps->ga = !!(arg.caps.capability_mask & CV_CM_GA);
+       caps->expanded = !!(arg.caps.capability_mask & CV_CM_EXPANDED);
+       caps->lab = !!(arg.caps.capability_mask & CV_CM_LAB);
+
+       return r;
+}
 
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+#ifndef LINUX_POWERPC_PERF_HV_COMMON_H_
+#define LINUX_POWERPC_PERF_HV_COMMON_H_
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct hv_perf_caps {
+       u16 version;
+       u16 collect_privileged:1,
+           ga:1,
+           expanded:1,
+           lab:1,
+           unused:12;
+};
+
+unsigned long hv_perf_caps_get(struct hv_perf_caps *caps);
+
+#endif