diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 62c25a25291c..42cb7b62ca59 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ enum perf_event_sample_format {
 	PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER			= 1U << 13,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT			= 1U << 14,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC			= 1U << 15,
+	PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER			= 1U << 16,
 
-	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 16,		/* non-ABI */
+	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 17,		/* non-ABI */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -492,12 +493,12 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	/*
 	 * If perf_event_attr.sample_id_all is set then all event types will
 	 * have the sample_type selected fields related to where/when
-	 * (identity) an event took place (TID, TIME, ID, CPU, STREAM_ID)
-	 * described in PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE below, it will be stashed just after
-	 * the perf_event_header and the fields already present for the existing
-	 * fields, i.e. at the end of the payload. That way a newer perf.data
-	 * file will be supported by older perf tools, with these new optional
-	 * fields being ignored.
+	 * (identity) an event took place (TID, TIME, ID, STREAM_ID, CPU,
+	 * IDENTIFIER) described in PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE below, it will be stashed
+	 * just after the perf_event_header and the fields already present for
+	 * the existing fields, i.e. at the end of the payload. That way a newer
+	 * perf.data file will be supported by older perf tools, with these new
+	 * optional fields being ignored.
 	 *
 	 * struct sample_id {
 	 * 	{ u32			pid, tid; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TID
@@ -505,7 +506,12 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 * 	{ u64			id;       } && PERF_SAMPLE_ID
 	 * 	{ u64			stream_id;} && PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID
 	 * 	{ u32			cpu, res; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CPU
+	 *	{ u64			id;	  } && PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER
 	 * } && perf_event_attr::sample_id_all
+	 *
+	 * Note that PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER duplicates PERF_SAMPLE_ID.  The
+	 * advantage of PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER is that its position is fixed
+	 * relative to header.size.
 	 */
 
 	/*
@@ -594,6 +600,13 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 * struct {
 	 *	struct perf_event_header	header;
 	 *
+	 *	#
+	 *	# Note that PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER duplicates PERF_SAMPLE_ID.
+	 *	# The advantage of PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER is that its position
+	 *	# is fixed relative to header.
+	 *	#
+	 *
+	 *	{ u64			id;	  } && PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER
 	 *	{ u64			ip;	  } && PERF_SAMPLE_IP
 	 *	{ u32			pid, tid; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TID
 	 *	{ u64			time;     } && PERF_SAMPLE_TIME
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 928fae7ca8c7..15d0f2418e54 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1213,6 +1213,9 @@ static void perf_event__id_header_size(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
 		size += sizeof(data->time);
 
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER)
+		size += sizeof(data->id);
+
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID)
 		size += sizeof(data->id);
 
@@ -4280,7 +4283,7 @@ static void __perf_event_header__init_id(struct perf_event_header *header,
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
 		data->time = perf_clock();
 
-	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID)
+	if (sample_type & (PERF_SAMPLE_ID | PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER))
 		data->id = primary_event_id(event);
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
@@ -4319,6 +4322,9 @@ static void __perf_event__output_id_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
 		perf_output_put(handle, data->cpu_entry);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER)
+		perf_output_put(handle, data->id);
 }
 
 void perf_event__output_id_sample(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -4432,6 +4438,9 @@ void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 
 	perf_output_put(handle, *header);
 
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER)
+		perf_output_put(handle, data->id);
+
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_IP)
 		perf_output_put(handle, data->ip);