.cpu_user_features = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power3,
        },
        {       /* Power3+ */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power3,
        },
        {       /* Northstar */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power3,
        },
        {       /* Pulsar */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power3,
        },
        {       /* I-star */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power3,
        },
        {       /* S-star */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power3,
        },
        {       /* Power4 */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power4,
        },
        {       /* Power4+ */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power4,
        },
        {       /* PPC970 */
                        PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC_COMP,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_ppc970,
        },
        {       /* PPC970FX */
                        PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC_COMP,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 8,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_ppc970,
        },
        {       /* PPC970MP */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power4,
        },
        {       /* Power5 */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power4,
        },
        {       /* BE DD1.x */
                .cpu_user_features      = COMMON_USER_PPC64,
                .icache_bsize           = 128,
                .dcache_bsize           = 128,
+               .num_pmcs               = 6,
                .cpu_setup              = __setup_cpu_power4,
        }
 };
 
        if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_MMCRA))
                sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_mmcra);
 
-       sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc1);
-       sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc2);
-       sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc3);
-       sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc4);
-       sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc5);
-       sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc6);
-
-       if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_PMC8)) {
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 1)
+               sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc1);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 2)
+               sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc2);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 3)
+               sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc3);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 4)
+               sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc4);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 5)
+               sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc5);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 6)
+               sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc6);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 7)
                sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc7);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 8)
                sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_pmc8);
-       }
-
+  
        if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_SMT))
                sysdev_create_file(s, &attr_purr);
 }
        if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_MMCRA))
                sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_mmcra);
 
-       sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc1);
-       sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc2);
-       sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc3);
-       sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc4);
-       sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc5);
-       sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc6);
-
-       if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_PMC8)) {
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 1)
+               sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc1);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 2)
+               sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc2);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 3)
+               sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc3);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 4)
+               sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc4);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 5)
+               sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc5);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 6)
+               sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc6);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 7)
                sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc7);
+       if (cur_cpu_spec->num_pmcs >= 8)
                sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_pmc8);
-       }
 
        if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_SMT))
                sysdev_remove_file(s, &attr_purr);