diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 29ef2f73bb4a..84819546c8ce 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ enum perf_event_read_format {
 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER3	96	/* add: sample_regs_user */
 					/* add: sample_stack_user */
 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER4	104	/* add: sample_regs_intr */
+#define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER5	112	/* add: aux_watermark */
 
 /*
  * Hardware event_id to monitor via a performance monitoring event:
@@ -366,6 +367,12 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 	 * See asm/perf_regs.h for details.
 	 */
 	__u64	sample_regs_intr;
+
+	/*
+	 * Wakeup watermark for AUX area
+	 */
+	__u32	aux_watermark;
+	__u32	__reserved_2;	/* align to __u64 */
 };
 
 #define perf_flags(attr)	(*(&(attr)->read_format + 1))
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 81e8d14ac59a..31f6b504ad62 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -4677,7 +4677,8 @@ accounting:
 		perf_event_init_userpage(event);
 		perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 	} else {
-		ret = rb_alloc_aux(rb, event, vma->vm_pgoff, nr_pages, flags);
+		ret = rb_alloc_aux(rb, event, vma->vm_pgoff, nr_pages,
+				   event->attr.aux_watermark, flags);
 		if (!ret)
 			rb->aux_mmap_locked = extra;
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/events/internal.h b/kernel/events/internal.h
index ffd51d9f5945..9f6ce9ba4a04 100644
--- a/kernel/events/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/events/internal.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 	local_t				lost;		/* nr records lost   */
 
 	long				watermark;	/* wakeup watermark  */
+	long				aux_watermark;
 	/* poll crap */
 	spinlock_t			event_lock;
 	struct list_head		event_list;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 	/* AUX area */
 	local_t				aux_head;
 	local_t				aux_nest;
+	local_t				aux_wakeup;
 	unsigned long			aux_pgoff;
 	int				aux_nr_pages;
 	int				aux_overwrite;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ extern struct ring_buffer *
 rb_alloc(int nr_pages, long watermark, int cpu, int flags);
 extern void perf_event_wakeup(struct perf_event *event);
 extern int rb_alloc_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
-			pgoff_t pgoff, int nr_pages, int flags);
+			pgoff_t pgoff, int nr_pages, long watermark, int flags);
 extern void rb_free_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb);
 extern struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer_get(struct perf_event *event);
 extern void ring_buffer_put(struct ring_buffer *rb);
diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index 67b328337a41..232f00f273cb 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ void *perf_aux_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 	 */
 	if (!rb->aux_overwrite) {
 		aux_tail = ACCESS_ONCE(rb->user_page->aux_tail);
+		handle->wakeup = local_read(&rb->aux_wakeup) + rb->aux_watermark;
 		if (aux_head - aux_tail < perf_aux_size(rb))
 			handle->size = CIRC_SPACE(aux_head, aux_tail, perf_aux_size(rb));
 
@@ -359,9 +360,12 @@ void perf_aux_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle, unsigned long size,
 		perf_event_aux_event(handle->event, aux_head, size, flags);
 	}
 
-	rb->user_page->aux_head = local_read(&rb->aux_head);
+	aux_head = rb->user_page->aux_head = local_read(&rb->aux_head);
 
-	perf_output_wakeup(handle);
+	if (aux_head - local_read(&rb->aux_wakeup) >= rb->aux_watermark) {
+		perf_output_wakeup(handle);
+		local_add(rb->aux_watermark, &rb->aux_wakeup);
+	}
 	handle->event = NULL;
 
 	local_set(&rb->aux_nest, 0);
@@ -383,6 +387,14 @@ int perf_aux_output_skip(struct perf_output_handle *handle, unsigned long size)
 
 	local_add(size, &rb->aux_head);
 
+	aux_head = rb->user_page->aux_head = local_read(&rb->aux_head);
+	if (aux_head - local_read(&rb->aux_wakeup) >= rb->aux_watermark) {
+		perf_output_wakeup(handle);
+		local_add(rb->aux_watermark, &rb->aux_wakeup);
+		handle->wakeup = local_read(&rb->aux_wakeup) +
+				 rb->aux_watermark;
+	}
+
 	handle->head = aux_head;
 	handle->size -= size;
 
@@ -433,7 +445,7 @@ static void rb_free_aux_page(struct ring_buffer *rb, int idx)
 }
 
 int rb_alloc_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
-		 pgoff_t pgoff, int nr_pages, int flags)
+		 pgoff_t pgoff, int nr_pages, long watermark, int flags)
 {
 	bool overwrite = !(flags & RING_BUFFER_WRITABLE);
 	int node = (event->cpu == -1) ? -1 : cpu_to_node(event->cpu);
@@ -497,6 +509,10 @@ int rb_alloc_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
 	atomic_set(&rb->aux_refcount, 1);
 
 	rb->aux_overwrite = overwrite;
+	rb->aux_watermark = watermark;
+
+	if (!rb->aux_watermark && !rb->aux_overwrite)
+		rb->aux_watermark = nr_pages << (PAGE_SHIFT - 1);
 
 out:
 	if (!ret)