diff --git a/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h b/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
index db9c7c0abb6a..1760f9a574b0 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
@@ -10,11 +10,27 @@
 #include <linux/bits.h>
 
 #define CORESIGHT_ETM_PMU_NAME "cs_etm"
-#define CORESIGHT_ETM_PMU_SEED  0x10
+
+/*
+ * The legacy Trace ID system based on fixed calculation from the cpu
+ * number. This has been replaced by drivers using a dynamic allocation
+ * system - but need to retain the legacy algorithm for backward comparibility
+ * in certain situations:-
+ * a) new perf running on older systems that generate the legacy mapping
+ * b) older tools that may not update at the same time as the kernel.
+ */
+#define CORESIGHT_LEGACY_CPU_TRACE_ID(cpu)  (0x10 + (cpu * 2))
 
 /* CoreSight trace ID is currently the bottom 7 bits of the value */
 #define CORESIGHT_TRACE_ID_VAL_MASK	GENMASK(6, 0)
 
+/*
+ * perf record will set the legacy meta data values as unused initially.
+ * This allows perf report to manage the decoders created when dynamic
+ * allocation in operation.
+ */
+#define CORESIGHT_TRACE_ID_UNUSED_FLAG	BIT(31)
+
 /*
  * Below are the definition of bit offsets for perf option, and works as
  * arbitrary values for all ETM versions.
@@ -39,15 +55,4 @@
 #define ETM4_CFG_BIT_RETSTK	12
 #define ETM4_CFG_BIT_VMID_OPT	15
 
-static inline int coresight_get_trace_id(int cpu)
-{
-	/*
-	 * A trace ID of value 0 is invalid, so let's start at some
-	 * random value that fits in 7 bits and go from there.  Since
-	 * the common convention is to have data trace IDs be I(N) + 1,
-	 * set instruction trace IDs as a function of the CPU number.
-	 */
-	return (CORESIGHT_ETM_PMU_SEED + (cpu * 2));
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index 86b61ad74f90..e02a9bfc3d42 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -437,13 +437,16 @@ static int cs_etm_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	evlist__to_front(evlist, cs_etm_evsel);
 
 	/*
-	 * In the case of per-cpu mmaps, we need the CPU on the
-	 * AUX event.  We also need the contextID in order to be notified
+	 * get the CPU on the sample - need it to associate trace ID in the
+	 * AUX_OUTPUT_HW_ID event, and the AUX event for per-cpu mmaps.
+	 */
+	evsel__set_sample_bit(cs_etm_evsel, CPU);
+
+	/*
+	 * Also the case of per-cpu mmaps, need the contextID in order to be notified
 	 * when a context switch happened.
 	 */
 	if (!perf_cpu_map__empty(cpus)) {
-		evsel__set_sample_bit(cs_etm_evsel, CPU);
-
 		err = cs_etm_set_option(itr, cs_etm_evsel,
 					BIT(ETM_OPT_CTXTID) | BIT(ETM_OPT_TS));
 		if (err)
@@ -679,8 +682,10 @@ static void cs_etm_save_etmv4_header(__u64 data[], struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 
 	/* Get trace configuration register */
 	data[CS_ETMV4_TRCCONFIGR] = cs_etmv4_get_config(itr);
-	/* Get traceID from the framework */
-	data[CS_ETMV4_TRCTRACEIDR] = coresight_get_trace_id(cpu);
+	/* traceID set to legacy version, in case new perf running on older system */
+	data[CS_ETMV4_TRCTRACEIDR] =
+		CORESIGHT_LEGACY_CPU_TRACE_ID(cpu) | CORESIGHT_TRACE_ID_UNUSED_FLAG;
+
 	/* Get read-only information from sysFS */
 	data[CS_ETMV4_TRCIDR0] = cs_etm_get_ro(cs_etm_pmu, cpu,
 					       metadata_etmv4_ro[CS_ETMV4_TRCIDR0]);
@@ -711,8 +716,10 @@ static void cs_etm_save_ete_header(__u64 data[], struct auxtrace_record *itr, in
 
 	/* Get trace configuration register */
 	data[CS_ETE_TRCCONFIGR] = cs_etmv4_get_config(itr);
-	/* Get traceID from the framework */
-	data[CS_ETE_TRCTRACEIDR] = coresight_get_trace_id(cpu);
+	/* traceID set to legacy version, in case new perf running on older system */
+	data[CS_ETE_TRCTRACEIDR] =
+		CORESIGHT_LEGACY_CPU_TRACE_ID(cpu) | CORESIGHT_TRACE_ID_UNUSED_FLAG;
+
 	/* Get read-only information from sysFS */
 	data[CS_ETE_TRCIDR0] = cs_etm_get_ro(cs_etm_pmu, cpu,
 					     metadata_ete_ro[CS_ETE_TRCIDR0]);
@@ -768,9 +775,9 @@ static void cs_etm_get_metadata(int cpu, u32 *offset,
 		magic = __perf_cs_etmv3_magic;
 		/* Get configuration register */
 		info->priv[*offset + CS_ETM_ETMCR] = cs_etm_get_config(itr);
-		/* Get traceID from the framework */
+		/* traceID set to legacy value in case new perf running on old system */
 		info->priv[*offset + CS_ETM_ETMTRACEIDR] =
-						coresight_get_trace_id(cpu);
+			CORESIGHT_LEGACY_CPU_TRACE_ID(cpu) | CORESIGHT_TRACE_ID_UNUSED_FLAG;
 		/* Get read-only information from sysFS */
 		info->priv[*offset + CS_ETM_ETMCCER] =
 			cs_etm_get_ro(cs_etm_pmu, cpu,