diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
index 8edf2cb71564..8e7c1ad18224 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -22,6 +22,42 @@
 #include "../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../util/pmu.h"
 #include "cs-etm.h"
+#include "arm-spe.h"
+
+static struct perf_pmu **find_all_arm_spe_pmus(int *nr_spes, int *err)
+{
+	struct perf_pmu **arm_spe_pmus = NULL;
+	int ret, i, nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+	/* arm_spe_xxxxxxxxx\0 */
+	char arm_spe_pmu_name[sizeof(ARM_SPE_PMU_NAME) + 10];
+
+	arm_spe_pmus = zalloc(sizeof(struct perf_pmu *) * nr_cpus);
+	if (!arm_spe_pmus) {
+		pr_err("spes alloc failed\n");
+		*err = -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++) {
+		ret = sprintf(arm_spe_pmu_name, "%s%d", ARM_SPE_PMU_NAME, i);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_err("sprintf failed\n");
+			*err = -ENOMEM;
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		arm_spe_pmus[*nr_spes] = perf_pmu__find(arm_spe_pmu_name);
+		if (arm_spe_pmus[*nr_spes]) {
+			pr_debug2("%s %d: arm_spe_pmu %d type %d name %s\n",
+				 __func__, __LINE__, *nr_spes,
+				 arm_spe_pmus[*nr_spes]->type,
+				 arm_spe_pmus[*nr_spes]->name);
+			(*nr_spes)++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return arm_spe_pmus;
+}
 
 struct auxtrace_record
 *auxtrace_record__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int *err)
@@ -29,22 +65,49 @@ struct auxtrace_record
 	struct perf_pmu	*cs_etm_pmu;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	bool found_etm = false;
+	bool found_spe = false;
+	static struct perf_pmu **arm_spe_pmus = NULL;
+	static int nr_spes = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!evlist)
+		return NULL;
 
 	cs_etm_pmu = perf_pmu__find(CORESIGHT_ETM_PMU_NAME);
 
-	if (evlist) {
-		evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
-			if (cs_etm_pmu &&
-			    evsel->attr.type == cs_etm_pmu->type)
-				found_etm = true;
+	if (!arm_spe_pmus)
+		arm_spe_pmus = find_all_arm_spe_pmus(&nr_spes, err);
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		if (cs_etm_pmu &&
+		    evsel->attr.type == cs_etm_pmu->type)
+			found_etm = true;
+
+		if (!nr_spes)
+			continue;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_spes; i++) {
+			if (evsel->attr.type == arm_spe_pmus[i]->type) {
+				found_spe = true;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (found_etm && found_spe) {
+		pr_err("Concurrent ARM Coresight ETM and SPE operation not currently supported\n");
+		*err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (found_etm)
 		return cs_etm_record_init(err);
 
+	if (found_spe)
+		return arm_spe_recording_init(err, arm_spe_pmus[i]);
+
 	/*
-	 * Clear 'err' even if we haven't found a cs_etm event - that way perf
+	 * Clear 'err' even if we haven't found an event - that way perf
 	 * record can still be used even if tracers aren't present.  The NULL
 	 * return value will take care of telling the infrastructure HW tracing
 	 * isn't available.
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
index 98d67399a0d6..4c06a25ae6b1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
 #include "cs-etm.h"
+#include "arm-spe.h"
 #include "../../util/pmu.h"
 
 struct perf_event_attr
@@ -30,7 +31,9 @@ struct perf_event_attr
 		/* add ETM default config here */
 		pmu->selectable = true;
 		pmu->set_drv_config = cs_etm_set_drv_config;
-	}
+	} else
+		if (strstarts(pmu->name, ARM_SPE_PMU_NAME))
+			return arm_spe_pmu_default_config(pmu);
 #endif
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/Build b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/Build
index 8dee4aa31a68..a80a53f89cf2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/Build
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ libperf-$(CONFIG_LOCAL_LIBUNWIND) += unwind-libunwind.o
 
 libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += ../../arm/util/pmu.o \
 			      ../../arm/util/auxtrace.o \
-			      ../../arm/util/cs-etm.o
+			      ../../arm/util/cs-etm.o \
+			      arm-spe.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef576b52c850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+/*
+ * ARM Statistical Profiling Extensions (SPE) support
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/evsel.h"
+#include "../../util/evlist.h"
+#include "../../util/session.h"
+#include "../../util/util.h"
+#include "../../util/pmu.h"
+#include "../../util/debug.h"
+#include "../../util/tsc.h"
+#include "../../util/auxtrace.h"
+#include "../../util/arm-spe.h"
+
+#define KiB(x) ((x) * 1024)
+#define MiB(x) ((x) * 1024 * 1024)
+
+struct arm_spe_recording {
+	struct auxtrace_record		itr;
+	struct perf_pmu			*arm_spe_pmu;
+	struct perf_evlist		*evlist;
+};
+
+static size_t
+arm_spe_info_priv_size(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused,
+		       struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return ARM_SPE_AUXTRACE_PRIV_SIZE;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_info_fill(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
+			     struct perf_session *session,
+			     struct auxtrace_info_event *auxtrace_info,
+			     size_t priv_size)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_recording *sper =
+			container_of(itr, struct arm_spe_recording, itr);
+	struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu = sper->arm_spe_pmu;
+
+	if (priv_size != ARM_SPE_AUXTRACE_PRIV_SIZE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!session->evlist->nr_mmaps)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	auxtrace_info->type = PERF_AUXTRACE_ARM_SPE;
+	auxtrace_info->priv[ARM_SPE_PMU_TYPE] = arm_spe_pmu->type;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
+				     struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				     struct record_opts *opts)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_recording *sper =
+			container_of(itr, struct arm_spe_recording, itr);
+	struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu = sper->arm_spe_pmu;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *arm_spe_evsel = NULL;
+	bool privileged = geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0;
+	struct perf_evsel *tracking_evsel;
+	int err;
+
+	sper->evlist = evlist;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel->attr.type == arm_spe_pmu->type) {
+			if (arm_spe_evsel) {
+				pr_err("There may be only one " ARM_SPE_PMU_NAME "x event\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			evsel->attr.freq = 0;
+			evsel->attr.sample_period = 1;
+			arm_spe_evsel = evsel;
+			opts->full_auxtrace = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!opts->full_auxtrace)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* We are in full trace mode but '-m,xyz' wasn't specified */
+	if (opts->full_auxtrace && !opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages) {
+		if (privileged) {
+			opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages = MiB(4) / page_size;
+		} else {
+			opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages = KiB(128) / page_size;
+			if (opts->mmap_pages == UINT_MAX)
+				opts->mmap_pages = KiB(256) / page_size;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Validate auxtrace_mmap_pages */
+	if (opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages) {
+		size_t sz = opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages * (size_t)page_size;
+		size_t min_sz = KiB(8);
+
+		if (sz < min_sz || !is_power_of_2(sz)) {
+			pr_err("Invalid mmap size for ARM SPE: must be at least %zuKiB and a power of 2\n",
+			       min_sz / 1024);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/*
+	 * To obtain the auxtrace buffer file descriptor, the auxtrace event
+	 * must come first.
+	 */
+	perf_evlist__to_front(evlist, arm_spe_evsel);
+
+	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(arm_spe_evsel, CPU);
+	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(arm_spe_evsel, TIME);
+	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(arm_spe_evsel, TID);
+
+	/* Add dummy event to keep tracking */
+	err = parse_events(evlist, "dummy:u", NULL);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	tracking_evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+	perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
+
+	tracking_evsel->attr.freq = 0;
+	tracking_evsel->attr.sample_period = 1;
+	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(tracking_evsel, TIME);
+	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(tracking_evsel, CPU);
+	perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(tracking_evsel, BRANCH_STACK);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static u64 arm_spe_reference(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct timespec ts;
+
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &ts);
+
+	return ts.tv_sec ^ ts.tv_nsec;
+}
+
+static void arm_spe_recording_free(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_recording *sper =
+			container_of(itr, struct arm_spe_recording, itr);
+
+	free(sper);
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_read_finish(struct auxtrace_record *itr, int idx)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_recording *sper =
+			container_of(itr, struct arm_spe_recording, itr);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(sper->evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel->attr.type == sper->arm_spe_pmu->type)
+			return perf_evlist__enable_event_idx(sper->evlist,
+							     evsel, idx);
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+struct auxtrace_record *arm_spe_recording_init(int *err,
+					       struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_recording *sper;
+
+	if (!arm_spe_pmu) {
+		*err = -ENODEV;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	sper = zalloc(sizeof(struct arm_spe_recording));
+	if (!sper) {
+		*err = -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	sper->arm_spe_pmu = arm_spe_pmu;
+	sper->itr.recording_options = arm_spe_recording_options;
+	sper->itr.info_priv_size = arm_spe_info_priv_size;
+	sper->itr.info_fill = arm_spe_info_fill;
+	sper->itr.free = arm_spe_recording_free;
+	sper->itr.reference = arm_spe_reference;
+	sper->itr.read_finish = arm_spe_read_finish;
+	sper->itr.alignment = 0;
+
+	return &sper->itr;
+}
+
+struct perf_event_attr
+*arm_spe_pmu_default_config(struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu)
+{
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr;
+
+	attr = zalloc(sizeof(struct perf_event_attr));
+	if (!attr) {
+		pr_err("arm_spe default config cannot allocate a perf_event_attr\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If kernel driver doesn't advertise a minimum,
+	 * use max allowable by PMSIDR_EL1.INTERVAL
+	 */
+	if (perf_pmu__scan_file(arm_spe_pmu, "caps/min_interval", "%llu",
+				  &attr->sample_period) != 1) {
+		pr_debug("arm_spe driver doesn't advertise a min. interval. Using 4096\n");
+		attr->sample_period = 4096;
+	}
+
+	arm_spe_pmu->selectable = true;
+	arm_spe_pmu->is_uncore = false;
+
+	return attr;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 94518c1bf8b6..e6cb696359a2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += auxtrace.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += intel-pt-decoder/
 libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += intel-pt.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += intel-bts.o
+libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += arm-spe.o
+libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += arm-spe-pkt-decoder.o
 libperf-y += parse-branch-options.o
 libperf-y += dump-insn.o
 libperf-y += parse-regs-options.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..833dad42988a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
@@ -0,0 +1,472 @@
+/*
+ * ARM Statistical Profiling Extensions (SPE) support
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <endian.h>
+#include <byteswap.h>
+
+#include "arm-spe-pkt-decoder.h"
+
+#define BIT(n)		(1ULL << (n))
+
+#define NS_FLAG		BIT(63)
+#define EL_FLAG		(BIT(62) | BIT(61))
+
+#define SPE_HEADER0_PAD			0x0
+#define SPE_HEADER0_END			0x1
+#define SPE_HEADER0_ADDRESS		0x30 /* address packet (short) */
+#define SPE_HEADER0_ADDRESS_MASK	0x38
+#define SPE_HEADER0_COUNTER		0x18 /* counter packet (short) */
+#define SPE_HEADER0_COUNTER_MASK	0x38
+#define SPE_HEADER0_TIMESTAMP		0x71
+#define SPE_HEADER0_TIMESTAMP		0x71
+#define SPE_HEADER0_EVENTS		0x2
+#define SPE_HEADER0_EVENTS_MASK		0xf
+#define SPE_HEADER0_SOURCE		0x3
+#define SPE_HEADER0_SOURCE_MASK		0xf
+#define SPE_HEADER0_CONTEXT		0x24
+#define SPE_HEADER0_CONTEXT_MASK	0x3c
+#define SPE_HEADER0_OP_TYPE		0x8
+#define SPE_HEADER0_OP_TYPE_MASK	0x3c
+#define SPE_HEADER1_ALIGNMENT		0x0
+#define SPE_HEADER1_ADDRESS		0xb0 /* address packet (extended) */
+#define SPE_HEADER1_ADDRESS_MASK	0xf8
+#define SPE_HEADER1_COUNTER		0x98 /* counter packet (extended) */
+#define SPE_HEADER1_COUNTER_MASK	0xf8
+
+#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+#define le16_to_cpu bswap_16
+#define le32_to_cpu bswap_32
+#define le64_to_cpu bswap_64
+#define memcpy_le64(d, s, n) do { \
+	memcpy((d), (s), (n));    \
+	*(d) = le64_to_cpu(*(d)); \
+} while (0)
+#else
+#define le16_to_cpu
+#define le32_to_cpu
+#define le64_to_cpu
+#define memcpy_le64 memcpy
+#endif
+
+static const char * const arm_spe_packet_name[] = {
+	[ARM_SPE_PAD]		= "PAD",
+	[ARM_SPE_END]		= "END",
+	[ARM_SPE_TIMESTAMP]	= "TS",
+	[ARM_SPE_ADDRESS]	= "ADDR",
+	[ARM_SPE_COUNTER]	= "LAT",
+	[ARM_SPE_CONTEXT]	= "CONTEXT",
+	[ARM_SPE_OP_TYPE]	= "OP-TYPE",
+	[ARM_SPE_EVENTS]	= "EVENTS",
+	[ARM_SPE_DATA_SOURCE]	= "DATA-SOURCE",
+};
+
+const char *arm_spe_pkt_name(enum arm_spe_pkt_type type)
+{
+	return arm_spe_packet_name[type];
+}
+
+/* return ARM SPE payload size from its encoding,
+ * which is in bits 5:4 of the byte.
+ * 00 : byte
+ * 01 : halfword (2)
+ * 10 : word (4)
+ * 11 : doubleword (8)
+ */
+static int payloadlen(unsigned char byte)
+{
+	return 1 << ((byte & 0x30) >> 4);
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_payload(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+			       struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	size_t payload_len = payloadlen(buf[0]);
+
+	if (len < 1 + payload_len)
+		return ARM_SPE_NEED_MORE_BYTES;
+
+	buf++;
+
+	switch (payload_len) {
+	case 1: packet->payload = *(uint8_t *)buf; break;
+	case 2: packet->payload = le16_to_cpu(*(uint16_t *)buf); break;
+	case 4: packet->payload = le32_to_cpu(*(uint32_t *)buf); break;
+	case 8: packet->payload = le64_to_cpu(*(uint64_t *)buf); break;
+	default: return ARM_SPE_BAD_PACKET;
+	}
+
+	return 1 + payload_len;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_pad(struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_PAD;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_alignment(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+				 struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	unsigned int alignment = 1 << ((buf[0] & 0xf) + 1);
+
+	if (len < alignment)
+		return ARM_SPE_NEED_MORE_BYTES;
+
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_PAD;
+	return alignment - (((uint64_t)buf) & (alignment - 1));
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_end(struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_END;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_timestamp(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+				 struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_TIMESTAMP;
+	return arm_spe_get_payload(buf, len, packet);
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_events(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+			      struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	int ret = arm_spe_get_payload(buf, len, packet);
+
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_EVENTS;
+
+	/* we use index to identify Events with a less number of
+	 * comparisons in arm_spe_pkt_desc(): E.g., the LLC-ACCESS,
+	 * LLC-REFILL, and REMOTE-ACCESS events are identified iff
+	 * index > 1.
+	 */
+	packet->index = ret - 1;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_data_source(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+				   struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_DATA_SOURCE;
+	return arm_spe_get_payload(buf, len, packet);
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_context(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+			       struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_CONTEXT;
+	packet->index = buf[0] & 0x3;
+
+	return arm_spe_get_payload(buf, len, packet);
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_op_type(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+			       struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_OP_TYPE;
+	packet->index = buf[0] & 0x3;
+	return arm_spe_get_payload(buf, len, packet);
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_counter(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+			       const unsigned char ext_hdr, struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	if (len < 2)
+		return ARM_SPE_NEED_MORE_BYTES;
+
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_COUNTER;
+	if (ext_hdr)
+		packet->index = ((buf[0] & 0x3) << 3) | (buf[1] & 0x7);
+	else
+		packet->index = buf[0] & 0x7;
+
+	packet->payload = le16_to_cpu(*(uint16_t *)(buf + 1));
+
+	return 1 + ext_hdr + 2;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_get_addr(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+			    const unsigned char ext_hdr, struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	if (len < 8)
+		return ARM_SPE_NEED_MORE_BYTES;
+
+	packet->type = ARM_SPE_ADDRESS;
+	if (ext_hdr)
+		packet->index = ((buf[0] & 0x3) << 3) | (buf[1] & 0x7);
+	else
+		packet->index = buf[0] & 0x7;
+
+	memcpy_le64(&packet->payload, buf + 1, 8);
+
+	return 1 + ext_hdr + 8;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_do_get_packet(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+				 struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	unsigned int byte;
+
+	memset(packet, 0, sizeof(struct arm_spe_pkt));
+
+	if (!len)
+		return ARM_SPE_NEED_MORE_BYTES;
+
+	byte = buf[0];
+	if (byte == SPE_HEADER0_PAD)
+		return arm_spe_get_pad(packet);
+	else if (byte == SPE_HEADER0_END) /* no timestamp at end of record */
+		return arm_spe_get_end(packet);
+	else if (byte & 0xc0 /* 0y11xxxxxx */) {
+		if (byte & 0x80) {
+			if ((byte & SPE_HEADER0_ADDRESS_MASK) == SPE_HEADER0_ADDRESS)
+				return arm_spe_get_addr(buf, len, 0, packet);
+			if ((byte & SPE_HEADER0_COUNTER_MASK) == SPE_HEADER0_COUNTER)
+				return arm_spe_get_counter(buf, len, 0, packet);
+		} else
+			if (byte == SPE_HEADER0_TIMESTAMP)
+				return arm_spe_get_timestamp(buf, len, packet);
+			else if ((byte & SPE_HEADER0_EVENTS_MASK) == SPE_HEADER0_EVENTS)
+				return arm_spe_get_events(buf, len, packet);
+			else if ((byte & SPE_HEADER0_SOURCE_MASK) == SPE_HEADER0_SOURCE)
+				return arm_spe_get_data_source(buf, len, packet);
+			else if ((byte & SPE_HEADER0_CONTEXT_MASK) == SPE_HEADER0_CONTEXT)
+				return arm_spe_get_context(buf, len, packet);
+			else if ((byte & SPE_HEADER0_OP_TYPE_MASK) == SPE_HEADER0_OP_TYPE)
+				return arm_spe_get_op_type(buf, len, packet);
+	} else if ((byte & 0xe0) == 0x20 /* 0y001xxxxx */) {
+		/* 16-bit header */ 
+		byte = buf[1];
+		if (byte == SPE_HEADER1_ALIGNMENT)
+			return arm_spe_get_alignment(buf, len, packet);
+		else if ((byte & SPE_HEADER1_ADDRESS_MASK) == SPE_HEADER1_ADDRESS)
+			return arm_spe_get_addr(buf, len, 1, packet);
+		else if ((byte & SPE_HEADER1_COUNTER_MASK) == SPE_HEADER1_COUNTER)
+			return arm_spe_get_counter(buf, len, 1, packet);
+	}
+
+	return ARM_SPE_BAD_PACKET;
+}
+
+int arm_spe_get_packet(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+		       struct arm_spe_pkt *packet)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = arm_spe_do_get_packet(buf, len, packet);
+	/* put multiple consecutive PADs on the same line, up to
+	 * the fixed-width output format of 16 bytes per line.
+	 */
+	if (ret > 0 && packet->type == ARM_SPE_PAD) {
+		while (ret < 16 && len > (size_t)ret && !buf[ret])
+			ret += 1;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int arm_spe_pkt_desc(const struct arm_spe_pkt *packet, char *buf,
+		     size_t buf_len)
+{
+	int ret, ns, el, index = packet->index;
+	unsigned long long payload = packet->payload;
+	const char *name = arm_spe_pkt_name(packet->type);
+
+	switch (packet->type) {
+	case ARM_SPE_BAD:
+	case ARM_SPE_PAD:
+	case ARM_SPE_END:
+		return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s", name);
+	case ARM_SPE_EVENTS: {
+		size_t blen = buf_len;
+
+		ret = 0;
+		ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "EV");
+		buf += ret;
+		blen -= ret;
+		if (payload & 0x1) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " EXCEPTION-GEN");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (payload & 0x2) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " RETIRED");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (payload & 0x4) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " L1D-ACCESS");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (payload & 0x8) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " L1D-REFILL");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (payload & 0x10) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " TLB-ACCESS");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (payload & 0x20) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " TLB-REFILL");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (payload & 0x40) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " NOT-TAKEN");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (payload & 0x80) {
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " MISPRED");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+		}
+		if (index > 1) {
+			if (payload & 0x100) {
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " LLC-ACCESS");
+				buf += ret;
+				blen -= ret;
+			}
+			if (payload & 0x200) {
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " LLC-REFILL");
+				buf += ret;
+				blen -= ret;
+			}
+			if (payload & 0x400) {
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " REMOTE-ACCESS");
+				buf += ret;
+				blen -= ret;
+			}
+		}
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		blen -= ret;
+		return buf_len - blen;
+	}
+	case ARM_SPE_OP_TYPE:
+		switch (index) {
+		case 0:	return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s", payload & 0x1 ?
+					"COND-SELECT" : "INSN-OTHER");
+		case 1:	{
+			size_t blen = buf_len;
+
+			if (payload & 0x1)
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "ST");
+			else
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "LD");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+			if (payload & 0x2) {
+				if (payload & 0x4) {
+					ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " AT");
+					buf += ret;
+					blen -= ret;
+				}
+				if (payload & 0x8) {
+					ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " EXCL");
+					buf += ret;
+					blen -= ret;
+				}
+				if (payload & 0x10) {
+					ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " AR");
+					buf += ret;
+					blen -= ret;
+				}
+			} else if (payload & 0x4) {
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " SIMD-FP");
+				buf += ret;
+				blen -= ret;
+			}
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+			return buf_len - blen;
+		}
+		case 2:	{
+			size_t blen = buf_len;
+
+			ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "B");
+			buf += ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+			if (payload & 0x1) {
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " COND");
+				buf += ret;
+				blen -= ret;
+			}
+			if (payload & 0x2) {
+				ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, " IND");
+				buf += ret;
+				blen -= ret;
+			}
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			blen -= ret;
+			return buf_len - blen;
+			}
+		default: return 0;
+		}
+	case ARM_SPE_DATA_SOURCE:
+	case ARM_SPE_TIMESTAMP:
+		return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s %lld", name, payload);
+	case ARM_SPE_ADDRESS:
+		switch (index) {
+		case 0:
+		case 1: ns = !!(packet->payload & NS_FLAG);
+			el = (packet->payload & EL_FLAG) >> 61;
+			payload &= ~(0xffULL << 56);
+			return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s 0x%llx el%d ns=%d",
+				        (index == 1) ? "TGT" : "PC", payload, el, ns);
+		case 2:	return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "VA 0x%llx", payload);
+		case 3:	ns = !!(packet->payload & NS_FLAG);
+			payload &= ~(0xffULL << 56);
+			return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "PA 0x%llx ns=%d",
+					payload, ns);
+		default: return 0;
+		}
+	case ARM_SPE_CONTEXT:
+		return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s 0x%lx el%d", name,
+				(unsigned long)payload, index + 1);
+	case ARM_SPE_COUNTER: {
+		size_t blen = buf_len;
+
+		ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s %d ", name,
+			       (unsigned short)payload);
+		buf += ret;
+		blen -= ret;
+		switch (index) {
+		case 0:	ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "TOT"); break;
+		case 1:	ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "ISSUE"); break;
+		case 2:	ret = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "XLAT"); break;
+		default: ret = 0;
+		}
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		blen -= ret;
+		return buf_len - blen;
+	}
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s 0x%llx (%d)",
+			name, payload, packet->index);
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.h b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f146f4143447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * ARM Statistical Profiling Extensions (SPE) support
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDE__ARM_SPE_PKT_DECODER_H__
+#define INCLUDE__ARM_SPE_PKT_DECODER_H__
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define ARM_SPE_PKT_DESC_MAX		256
+
+#define ARM_SPE_NEED_MORE_BYTES		-1
+#define ARM_SPE_BAD_PACKET		-2
+
+enum arm_spe_pkt_type {
+	ARM_SPE_BAD,
+	ARM_SPE_PAD,
+	ARM_SPE_END,
+	ARM_SPE_TIMESTAMP,
+	ARM_SPE_ADDRESS,
+	ARM_SPE_COUNTER,
+	ARM_SPE_CONTEXT,
+	ARM_SPE_OP_TYPE,
+	ARM_SPE_EVENTS,
+	ARM_SPE_DATA_SOURCE,
+};
+
+struct arm_spe_pkt {
+	enum arm_spe_pkt_type	type;
+	unsigned char		index;
+	uint64_t		payload;
+};
+
+const char *arm_spe_pkt_name(enum arm_spe_pkt_type);
+
+int arm_spe_get_packet(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+		       struct arm_spe_pkt *packet);
+
+int arm_spe_pkt_desc(const struct arm_spe_pkt *packet, char *buf, size_t len);
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3eccd73b54a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+/*
+ * ARM Statistical Profiling Extensions (SPE) support
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <endian.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <byteswap.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
+
+#include "cpumap.h"
+#include "color.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "machine.h"
+#include "session.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "auxtrace.h"
+#include "arm-spe.h"
+#include "arm-spe-pkt-decoder.h"
+
+struct arm_spe {
+	struct auxtrace			auxtrace;
+	struct auxtrace_queues		queues;
+	struct auxtrace_heap		heap;
+	u32				auxtrace_type;
+	struct perf_session		*session;
+	struct machine			*machine;
+	u32				pmu_type;
+};
+
+struct arm_spe_queue {
+	struct arm_spe		*spe;
+	unsigned int		queue_nr;
+	struct auxtrace_buffer	*buffer;
+	bool			on_heap;
+	bool			done;
+	pid_t			pid;
+	pid_t			tid;
+	int			cpu;
+};
+
+static void arm_spe_dump(struct arm_spe *spe __maybe_unused,
+			   unsigned char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_pkt packet;
+	size_t pos = 0;
+	int ret, pkt_len, i;
+	char desc[ARM_SPE_PKT_DESC_MAX];
+	const char *color = PERF_COLOR_BLUE;
+
+	color_fprintf(stdout, color,
+		      ". ... ARM SPE data: size %zu bytes\n",
+		      len);
+
+	while (len) {
+		ret = arm_spe_get_packet(buf, len, &packet);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			pkt_len = ret;
+		else
+			pkt_len = 1;
+		printf(".");
+		color_fprintf(stdout, color, "  %08x: ", pos);
+		for (i = 0; i < pkt_len; i++)
+			color_fprintf(stdout, color, " %02x", buf[i]);
+		for (; i < 16; i++)
+			color_fprintf(stdout, color, "   ");
+		if (ret > 0) {
+			ret = arm_spe_pkt_desc(&packet, desc,
+					       ARM_SPE_PKT_DESC_MAX);
+			if (ret > 0)
+				color_fprintf(stdout, color, " %s\n", desc);
+		} else {
+			color_fprintf(stdout, color, " Bad packet!\n");
+		}
+		pos += pkt_len;
+		buf += pkt_len;
+		len -= pkt_len;
+	}
+}
+
+static void arm_spe_dump_event(struct arm_spe *spe, unsigned char *buf,
+				 size_t len)
+{
+	printf(".\n");
+	arm_spe_dump(spe, buf, len);
+}
+
+static struct arm_spe_queue *arm_spe_alloc_queue(struct arm_spe *spe,
+						     unsigned int queue_nr)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_queue *speq;
+
+	speq = zalloc(sizeof(struct arm_spe_queue));
+	if (!speq)
+		return NULL;
+
+	speq->spe = spe;
+	speq->queue_nr = queue_nr;
+	speq->pid = -1;
+	speq->tid = -1;
+	speq->cpu = -1;
+
+	return speq;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_setup_queue(struct arm_spe *spe,
+				 struct auxtrace_queue *queue,
+				 unsigned int queue_nr)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_queue *speq = queue->priv;
+
+	if (list_empty(&queue->head))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!speq) {
+		speq = arm_spe_alloc_queue(spe, queue_nr);
+		if (!speq)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		queue->priv = speq;
+
+		if (queue->cpu != -1)
+			speq->cpu = queue->cpu;
+		speq->tid = queue->tid;
+	}
+
+	if (!speq->on_heap && !speq->buffer) {
+		int ret;
+
+		speq->buffer = auxtrace_buffer__next(queue, NULL);
+		if (!speq->buffer)
+			return 0;
+
+		ret = auxtrace_heap__add(&spe->heap, queue_nr,
+					 speq->buffer->reference);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		speq->on_heap = true;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_setup_queues(struct arm_spe *spe)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < spe->queues.nr_queues; i++) {
+		ret = arm_spe_setup_queue(spe, &spe->queues.queue_array[i],
+					    i);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int arm_spe_update_queues(struct arm_spe *spe)
+{
+	if (spe->queues.new_data) {
+		spe->queues.new_data = false;
+		return arm_spe_setup_queues(spe);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_process_event(struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused,
+				   union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
+				   struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+				   struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_process_auxtrace_event(struct perf_session *session,
+					    union perf_event *event,
+					    struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct arm_spe *spe = container_of(session->auxtrace, struct arm_spe,
+					     auxtrace);
+	struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer;
+	off_t data_offset;
+	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
+	int err;
+
+	if (perf_data_file__is_pipe(session->file)) {
+		data_offset = 0;
+	} else {
+		data_offset = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+		if (data_offset == -1)
+			return -errno;
+	}
+
+	err = auxtrace_queues__add_event(&spe->queues, session, event,
+					 data_offset, &buffer);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Dump here now we have copied a piped trace out of the pipe */
+	if (dump_trace) {
+		if (auxtrace_buffer__get_data(buffer, fd)) {
+			arm_spe_dump_event(spe, buffer->data,
+					     buffer->size);
+			auxtrace_buffer__put_data(buffer);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int arm_spe_flush(struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused,
+			   struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void arm_spe_free_queue(void *priv)
+{
+	struct arm_spe_queue *speq = priv;
+
+	if (!speq)
+		return;
+	free(speq);
+}
+
+static void arm_spe_free_events(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct arm_spe *spe = container_of(session->auxtrace, struct arm_spe,
+					     auxtrace);
+	struct auxtrace_queues *queues = &spe->queues;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < queues->nr_queues; i++) {
+		arm_spe_free_queue(queues->queue_array[i].priv);
+		queues->queue_array[i].priv = NULL;
+	}
+	auxtrace_queues__free(queues);
+}
+
+static void arm_spe_free(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct arm_spe *spe = container_of(session->auxtrace, struct arm_spe,
+					     auxtrace);
+
+	auxtrace_heap__free(&spe->heap);
+	arm_spe_free_events(session);
+	session->auxtrace = NULL;
+	free(spe);
+}
+
+static const char * const arm_spe_info_fmts[] = {
+	[ARM_SPE_PMU_TYPE]		= "  PMU Type           %"PRId64"\n",
+};
+
+static void arm_spe_print_info(u64 *arr)
+{
+	if (!dump_trace)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(stdout, arm_spe_info_fmts[ARM_SPE_PMU_TYPE], arr[ARM_SPE_PMU_TYPE]);
+}
+
+int arm_spe_process_auxtrace_info(union perf_event *event,
+				    struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_info_event *auxtrace_info = &event->auxtrace_info;
+	size_t min_sz = sizeof(u64) * ARM_SPE_PMU_TYPE;
+	struct arm_spe *spe;
+	int err;
+
+	if (auxtrace_info->header.size < sizeof(struct auxtrace_info_event) +
+					min_sz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	spe = zalloc(sizeof(struct arm_spe));
+	if (!spe)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = auxtrace_queues__init(&spe->queues);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free;
+
+	spe->session = session;
+	spe->machine = &session->machines.host; /* No kvm support */
+	spe->auxtrace_type = auxtrace_info->type;
+	spe->pmu_type = auxtrace_info->priv[ARM_SPE_PMU_TYPE];
+
+	spe->auxtrace.process_event = arm_spe_process_event;
+	spe->auxtrace.process_auxtrace_event = arm_spe_process_auxtrace_event;
+	spe->auxtrace.flush_events = arm_spe_flush;
+	spe->auxtrace.free_events = arm_spe_free_events;
+	spe->auxtrace.free = arm_spe_free;
+	session->auxtrace = &spe->auxtrace;
+
+	arm_spe_print_info(&auxtrace_info->priv[0]);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_free:
+	free(spe);
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.h b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..80752b20d850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * ARM Statistical Profiling Extensions (SPE) support
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDE__PERF_ARM_SPE_H__
+#define INCLUDE__PERF_ARM_SPE_H__
+
+#define ARM_SPE_PMU_NAME "arm_spe_"
+
+enum {
+	ARM_SPE_PMU_TYPE,
+	ARM_SPE_PER_CPU_MMAPS,
+	ARM_SPE_AUXTRACE_PRIV_MAX,
+};
+
+#define ARM_SPE_AUXTRACE_PRIV_SIZE (ARM_SPE_AUXTRACE_PRIV_MAX * sizeof(u64))
+
+struct auxtrace_record;
+struct perf_tool;
+union perf_event;
+struct perf_session;
+struct perf_pmu;
+
+struct auxtrace_record *arm_spe_recording_init(int *err,
+					       struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu);
+
+int arm_spe_process_auxtrace_info(union perf_event *event,
+				  struct perf_session *session);
+
+struct perf_event_attr *arm_spe_pmu_default_config(struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu);
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index 5547457566a7..92da3981a761 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 #include "intel-pt.h"
 #include "intel-bts.h"
+#include "arm-spe.h"
 
 #include "sane_ctype.h"
 #include "symbol/kallsyms.h"
@@ -913,6 +914,8 @@ int perf_event__process_auxtrace_info(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 		return intel_pt_process_auxtrace_info(event, session);
 	case PERF_AUXTRACE_INTEL_BTS:
 		return intel_bts_process_auxtrace_info(event, session);
+	case PERF_AUXTRACE_ARM_SPE:
+		return arm_spe_process_auxtrace_info(event, session);
 	case PERF_AUXTRACE_CS_ETM:
 	case PERF_AUXTRACE_UNKNOWN:
 	default:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index 33b5e6cdf38c..fa1c8deffac4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum auxtrace_type {
 	PERF_AUXTRACE_INTEL_PT,
 	PERF_AUXTRACE_INTEL_BTS,
 	PERF_AUXTRACE_CS_ETM,
+	PERF_AUXTRACE_ARM_SPE,
 };
 
 enum itrace_period_type {
