diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index c8ba627c1d60..2e069d1288df 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -584,6 +584,10 @@ struct perf_sample_data {
 	struct perf_regs_user		regs_user;
 	u64				stack_user_size;
 	u64				weight;
+	/*
+	 * Transaction flags for abort events:
+	 */
+	u64				txn;
 };
 
 static inline void perf_sample_data_init(struct perf_sample_data *data,
@@ -599,6 +603,7 @@ static inline void perf_sample_data_init(struct perf_sample_data *data,
 	data->stack_user_size = 0;
 	data->weight = 0;
 	data->data_src.val = 0;
+	data->txn = 0;
 }
 
 extern void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 009a655a5d35..da48837d617d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ enum perf_event_sample_format {
 	PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT			= 1U << 14,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC			= 1U << 15,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER			= 1U << 16,
+	PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION			= 1U << 17,
 
-	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 17,		/* non-ABI */
+	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 18,		/* non-ABI */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -180,6 +181,28 @@ enum perf_sample_regs_abi {
 	PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_64		= 2,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Values for the memory transaction event qualifier, mostly for
+ * abort events. Multiple bits can be set.
+ */
+enum {
+	PERF_TXN_ELISION        = (1 << 0), /* From elision */
+	PERF_TXN_TRANSACTION    = (1 << 1), /* From transaction */
+	PERF_TXN_SYNC           = (1 << 2), /* Instruction is related */
+	PERF_TXN_ASYNC          = (1 << 3), /* Instruction not related */
+	PERF_TXN_RETRY          = (1 << 4), /* Retry possible */
+	PERF_TXN_CONFLICT       = (1 << 5), /* Conflict abort */
+	PERF_TXN_CAPACITY_WRITE = (1 << 6), /* Capacity write abort */
+	PERF_TXN_CAPACITY_READ  = (1 << 7), /* Capacity read abort */
+
+	PERF_TXN_MAX	        = (1 << 8), /* non-ABI */
+
+	/* bits 32..63 are reserved for the abort code */
+
+	PERF_TXN_ABORT_MASK  = (0xffffffffULL << 32),
+	PERF_TXN_ABORT_SHIFT = 32,
+};
+
 /*
  * The format of the data returned by read() on a perf event fd,
  * as specified by attr.read_format:
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index b25d65ce7106..c716385f6483 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,9 @@ static void perf_event__header_size(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC)
 		size += sizeof(data->data_src.val);
 
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION)
+		size += sizeof(data->txn);
+
 	event->header_size = size;
 }
 
@@ -4572,6 +4575,9 @@ void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC)
 		perf_output_put(handle, data->data_src.val);
 
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION)
+		perf_output_put(handle, data->txn);
+
 	if (!event->attr.watermark) {
 		int wakeup_events = event->attr.wakeup_events;