diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 3423fd376f87653de63348828e88e5eea8b5f6a6..e93a4ea6f88add004fd3024a6a48b516f513761d 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ struct perf_event {
 	struct list_head		sb_list;
 #endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
 
-	CK_KABI_RESERVE(1)
+	CK_KABI_USE_SPLIT(1, unsigned int group_generation)
 	CK_KABI_RESERVE(2)
 	CK_KABI_RESERVE(3)
 	CK_KABI_RESERVE(4)
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 6b881952b377ff38bbbbeabe7212b4473d72c703..05647663ddd9add91d7b1cc283b5fae4b44ec4ad 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1966,6 +1966,7 @@ static void perf_group_attach(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	list_add_tail(&event->sibling_list, &group_leader->sibling_list);
 	group_leader->nr_siblings++;
+	group_leader->group_generation++;
 
 	perf_event__header_size(group_leader);
 
@@ -2158,6 +2159,7 @@ static void perf_group_detach(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (leader != event) {
 		list_del_init(&event->sibling_list);
 		event->group_leader->nr_siblings--;
+		event->group_leader->group_generation++;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -5121,7 +5123,7 @@ static int __perf_read_group_add(struct perf_event *leader,
 					u64 read_format, u64 *values)
 {
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = leader->ctx;
-	struct perf_event *sub;
+	struct perf_event *sub, *parent;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int n = 1; /* skip @nr */
 	int ret;
@@ -5131,6 +5133,33 @@ static int __perf_read_group_add(struct perf_event *leader,
 		return ret;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ctx->lock, flags);
+	/*
+	 * Verify the grouping between the parent and child (inherited)
+	 * events is still in tact.
+	 *
+	 * Specifically:
+	 *  - leader->ctx->lock pins leader->sibling_list
+	 *  - parent->child_mutex pins parent->child_list
+	 *  - parent->ctx->mutex pins parent->sibling_list
+	 *
+	 * Because parent->ctx != leader->ctx (and child_list nests inside
+	 * ctx->mutex), group destruction is not atomic between children, also
+	 * see perf_event_release_kernel(). Additionally, parent can grow the
+	 * group.
+	 *
+	 * Therefore it is possible to have parent and child groups in a
+	 * different configuration and summing over such a beast makes no sense
+	 * what so ever.
+	 *
+	 * Reject this.
+	 */
+	parent = leader->parent;
+	if (parent &&
+	    (parent->group_generation != leader->group_generation ||
+	     parent->nr_siblings != leader->nr_siblings)) {
+		ret = -ECHILD;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Since we co-schedule groups, {enabled,running} times of siblings
@@ -5160,8 +5189,9 @@ static int __perf_read_group_add(struct perf_event *leader,
 			values[n++] = primary_event_id(sub);
 	}
 
+unlock:
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctx->lock, flags);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int perf_read_group(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -5180,10 +5210,6 @@ static int perf_read_group(struct perf_event *event,
 
 	values[0] = 1 + leader->nr_siblings;
 
-	/*
-	 * By locking the child_mutex of the leader we effectively
-	 * lock the child list of all siblings.. XXX explain how.
-	 */
 	mutex_lock(&leader->child_mutex);
 
 	ret = __perf_read_group_add(leader, read_format, values);
@@ -12870,6 +12896,8 @@ static int inherit_group(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 		    !perf_get_aux_event(child_ctr, leader))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (leader)
+		leader->group_generation = parent_event->group_generation;
 	return 0;
 }