diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index ad15e40d7f5d..14332f4cf816 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ enum perf_type_id {
 	PERF_TYPE_MAX,				/* non-ABI */
 };
 
+/*
+ * attr.config layout for type PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE and PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE
+ * PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:			0xEEEEEEEE000000AA
+ *					AA: hardware event ID
+ *					EEEEEEEE: PMU type ID
+ * PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:			0xEEEEEEEE00DDCCBB
+ *					BB: hardware cache ID
+ *					CC: hardware cache op ID
+ *					DD: hardware cache op result ID
+ *					EEEEEEEE: PMU type ID
+ * If the PMU type ID is 0, the PERF_TYPE_RAW will be applied.
+ */
+#define PERF_PMU_TYPE_SHIFT		32
+#define PERF_HW_EVENT_MASK		0xffffffff
+
 /*
  * Generalized performance event event_id types, used by the
  * attr.event_id parameter of the sys_perf_event_open()