diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index 2525bf6816a6..f347c2132e6b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ struct arch_hw_breakpoint {
 	u16 type;
 };
 
+struct perf_event_attr;
 struct perf_event;
 struct pt_regs;
 struct task_struct;
 
 int hw_breakpoint_slots(int type);
 int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
-int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
+int hw_breakpoint_arch_parse(struct perf_event *bp,
+			     const struct perf_event_attr *attr,
+			     struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
+#define hw_breakpoint_arch_parse hw_breakpoint_arch_parse
 int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				    unsigned long val, void *data);
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 6e34c3848885..c2e387c19cda 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -47,50 +47,41 @@ int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 /*
  * Construct an arch_hw_breakpoint from a perf_event.
  */
-static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
+int hw_breakpoint_arch_parse(struct perf_event *bp,
+			     const struct perf_event_attr *attr,
+			     struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
-
 	/* Type */
-	switch (bp->attr.bp_type) {
+	switch (attr->bp_type) {
 	case HW_BREAKPOINT_X:
-		info->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
+		hw->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
 		break;
 	case HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
-		info->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_LOAD;
+		hw->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_LOAD;
 		break;
 	case HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-		info->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
+		hw->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
 		break;
 	case HW_BREAKPOINT_RW:
-		info->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_LOAD | XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
+		hw->type = XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_LOAD | XTENSA_BREAKPOINT_STORE;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* Len */
-	info->len = bp->attr.bp_len;
-	if (info->len < 1 || info->len > 64 || !is_power_of_2(info->len))
+	hw->len = attr->bp_len;
+	if (hw->len < 1 || hw->len > 64 || !is_power_of_2(hw->len))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Address */
-	info->address = bp->attr.bp_addr;
-	if (info->address & (info->len - 1))
+	hw->address = attr->bp_addr;
+	if (hw->address & (hw->len - 1))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Build the arch_hw_breakpoint. */
-	ret = arch_build_bp_info(bp);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				    unsigned long val, void *data)
 {