diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index 62963022b517..ad35c546243e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -1574,13 +1574,22 @@ static inline bool intel_pmu_has_bts_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 period
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	unsigned int hw_event, bts_event;
 
-	if (event->attr.freq)
+	/*
+	 * Only use BTS for fixed rate period==1 events.
+	 */
+	if (event->attr.freq || period != 1)
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * BTS doesn't virtualize.
+	 */
+	if (event->attr.exclude_host)
 		return false;
 
 	hw_event = hwc->config & INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK;
 	bts_event = x86_pmu.event_map(PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS);
 
-	return hw_event == bts_event && period == 1;
+	return hw_event == bts_event;
 }
 
 static inline bool intel_pmu_has_bts(struct perf_event *event)
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 5b5cb620499e..a0fa488bce84 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6997,6 +6997,15 @@ static int perf_mmap_rb(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct perf_event *event,
 		if (data_page_nr(event->rb) != nr_pages)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		/*
+		 * If this event doesn't have mmap_count, we're attempting to
+		 * create an alias of another event's mmap(); this would mean
+		 * both events will end up scribbling the same user_page;
+		 * which makes no sense.
+		 */
+		if (!refcount_read(&event->mmap_count))
+			return -EBUSY;
+
 		if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&event->rb->mmap_count)) {
 			/*
 			 * Success -- managed to mmap() the same buffer