diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 4d89866edd4e..dd2a0b84c400 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3862,50 +3862,75 @@ u64 perf_event_read_value(struct perf_event *event, u64 *enabled, u64 *running)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_read_value);
 
-static int perf_read_group(struct perf_event *event,
-				   u64 read_format, char __user *buf)
+static void __perf_read_group_add(struct perf_event *leader,
+					u64 read_format, u64 *values)
 {
-	struct perf_event *leader = event->group_leader, *sub;
-	struct perf_event_context *ctx = leader->ctx;
-	int n = 0, size = 0, ret;
-	u64 count, enabled, running;
-	u64 values[5];
+	struct perf_event *sub;
+	int n = 1; /* skip @nr */
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->mutex);
+	perf_event_read(leader, true);
 
-	count = perf_event_read_value(leader, &enabled, &running);
+	/*
+	 * Since we co-schedule groups, {enabled,running} times of siblings
+	 * will be identical to those of the leader, so we only publish one
+	 * set.
+	 */
+	if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED) {
+		values[n++] += leader->total_time_enabled +
+			atomic64_read(&leader->child_total_time_enabled);
+	}
 
-	values[n++] = 1 + leader->nr_siblings;
-	if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED)
-		values[n++] = enabled;
-	if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING)
-		values[n++] = running;
-	values[n++] = count;
+	if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING) {
+		values[n++] += leader->total_time_running +
+			atomic64_read(&leader->child_total_time_running);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Write {count,id} tuples for every sibling.
+	 */
+	values[n++] += perf_event_count(leader);
 	if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_ID)
 		values[n++] = primary_event_id(leader);
 
-	size = n * sizeof(u64);
-
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, values, size))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	ret = size;
-
 	list_for_each_entry(sub, &leader->sibling_list, group_entry) {
-		n = 0;
-
-		values[n++] = perf_event_read_value(sub, &enabled, &running);
+		values[n++] += perf_event_count(sub);
 		if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_ID)
 			values[n++] = primary_event_id(sub);
-
-		size = n * sizeof(u64);
-
-		if (copy_to_user(buf + ret, values, size)) {
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-
-		ret += size;
 	}
+}
+
+static int perf_read_group(struct perf_event *event,
+				   u64 read_format, char __user *buf)
+{
+	struct perf_event *leader = event->group_leader, *child;
+	struct perf_event_context *ctx = leader->ctx;
+	int ret = event->read_size;
+	u64 *values;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->mutex);
+
+	values = kzalloc(event->read_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!values)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	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);
+
+	__perf_read_group_add(leader, read_format, values);
+	list_for_each_entry(child, &leader->child_list, child_list)
+		__perf_read_group_add(child, read_format, values);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&leader->child_mutex);
+
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, values, event->read_size))
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+
+	kfree(values);
 
 	return ret;
 }