diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index f3679c4..6e44834 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ try_again:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	perf_evlist__channel_reset(evlist);
+	rc = perf_evlist__channel_add(evlist, 0, true);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto out;
+	rc = 0;
+
 	if (perf_evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, opts->mmap_pages, false,
 				 opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages,
 				 opts->auxtrace_snapshot_mode) < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 5e86972..6c11b9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -679,6 +679,33 @@ static struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__event2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+int perf_evlist__channel_idx(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			     int *p_channel, int *p_idx)
+{
+	int channel = *p_channel;
+	int _idx = *p_idx;
+
+	if (_idx < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	/*
+	 * Negative channel means caller explicitly use real index.
+	 */
+	if (channel < 0) {
+		channel = perf_evlist__idx_channel(evlist, _idx);
+		_idx = _idx % evlist->nr_mmaps;
+	}
+	if (channel < 0)
+		return channel;
+	if (channel >= PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS)
+		return -E2BIG;
+	if (_idx >= evlist->nr_mmaps)
+		return -E2BIG;
+
+	*p_channel = channel;
+	*p_idx = evlist->nr_mmaps * channel + _idx;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* When check_messup is true, 'end' must points to a good entry */
 static union perf_event *
 perf_mmap__read(struct perf_mmap *md, bool check_messup, u64 start,
@@ -756,11 +783,19 @@ __perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_mmap *md, bool overwrite, u64 head,
 	return perf_mmap__read(md, overwrite, old, head, prev);
 }
 
-union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_ex(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					    int channel, int idx)
 {
 	struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
-	u64 head;
-	u64 old = md->prev;
+	u64 head, old;
+	int err = perf_evlist__channel_idx(evlist, &channel, &idx);
+
+	if (err || !perf_evlist__channel_is_enabled(evlist, channel)) {
+		pr_err("ERROR: invalid mmap index: channel %d, idx: %d\n",
+		       channel, idx);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	old = md->prev;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if event was unmapped due to a POLLHUP/POLLERR.
@@ -824,6 +859,11 @@ void perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 	md->prev = head;
 }
 
+union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	return perf_evlist__mmap_read_ex(evlist, -1, idx);
+}
+
 static bool perf_mmap__empty(struct perf_mmap *md)
 {
 	return perf_mmap__read_head(md) == md->prev && !md->auxtrace_mmap.base;
@@ -842,10 +882,18 @@ static void perf_evlist__mmap_put(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 		__perf_evlist__munmap(evlist, idx);
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+void perf_evlist__mmap_consume_ex(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				  int channel, int idx)
 {
+	int err = perf_evlist__channel_idx(evlist, &channel, &idx);
 	struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
 
+	if (err || !perf_evlist__channel_is_enabled(evlist, channel)) {
+		pr_err("ERROR: invalid mmap index: channel %d, idx: %d\n",
+		       channel, idx);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!evlist->overwrite) {
 		u64 old = md->prev;
 
@@ -856,6 +904,11 @@ void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 		perf_evlist__mmap_put(evlist, idx);
 }
 
+void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	perf_evlist__mmap_consume_ex(evlist, -1, idx);
+}
+
 int __weak auxtrace_mmap__mmap(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm __maybe_unused,
 			       struct auxtrace_mmap_params *mp __maybe_unused,
 			       void *userpg __maybe_unused,
@@ -901,7 +954,7 @@ void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	if (evlist->mmap == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < perf_evlist__mmap_nr(evlist); i++)
 		__perf_evlist__munmap(evlist, i);
 
 	zfree(&evlist->mmap);
@@ -909,10 +962,17 @@ void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 
 static int perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
+	int total_mmaps;
+
 	evlist->nr_mmaps = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
 	if (cpu_map__empty(evlist->cpus))
 		evlist->nr_mmaps = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
-	evlist->mmap = zalloc(evlist->nr_mmaps * sizeof(struct perf_mmap));
+
+	total_mmaps = perf_evlist__mmap_nr(evlist);
+	if (!total_mmaps)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	evlist->mmap = zalloc(total_mmaps * sizeof(struct perf_mmap));
 	return evlist->mmap != NULL ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -1221,6 +1281,12 @@ int perf_evlist__mmap_ex(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 		      bool overwrite)
 {
+	int err;
+
+	perf_evlist__channel_reset(evlist);
+	err = perf_evlist__channel_add(evlist, 0, true);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 	return perf_evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, pages, overwrite, 0, false);
 }
 
@@ -1862,3 +1928,55 @@ perf_evlist__find_evsel_by_str(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+int perf_evlist__channel_nr(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		unsigned long flags = evlist->channel_flags[i];
+
+		if (flags & PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_ENABLED)
+			return i + 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__mmap_nr(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	return evlist->nr_mmaps * perf_evlist__channel_nr(evlist);
+}
+
+void perf_evlist__channel_reset(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	BUG_ON(evlist->mmap);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS; i++)
+		evlist->channel_flags[i] = 0;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__channel_add(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			     unsigned long flag,
+			     bool is_default)
+{
+	int n = perf_evlist__channel_nr(evlist);
+	unsigned long *flags = evlist->channel_flags;
+
+	BUG_ON(evlist->mmap);
+
+	if (n >= PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS) {
+		pr_debug("ERROR: too many channels. Increase PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS\n");
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
+	if (is_default) {
+		memmove(&flags[1], &flags[0],
+			sizeof(evlist->channel_flags) -
+			sizeof(evlist->channel_flags[0]));
+		n = 0;
+	}
+	flags[n] = flag | PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_ENABLED;
+	return n;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 85d1b59..4cb5d3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ struct record_opts;
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS 8
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_SIZE (1 << PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS)
 
+#define PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS	1
+enum perf_evlist_mmap_flag {
+	PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_ENABLED	= 1,
+};
+
 /**
  * struct perf_mmap - perf's ring buffer mmap details
  *
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ struct perf_evlist {
 		pid_t	pid;
 	} workload;
 	struct fdarray	 pollfd;
+	unsigned long channel_flags[PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS];
 	struct perf_mmap *mmap;
 	struct thread_map *threads;
 	struct cpu_map	  *cpus;
@@ -127,13 +133,65 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel_strict(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 
 struct perf_sample_id *perf_evlist__id2sid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
+union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_ex(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					    int channel, int idx);
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_backward(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 						  int idx);
 void perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
+void perf_evlist__mmap_consume_ex(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				  int channel, int idx);
 void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
+int perf_evlist__mmap_nr(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+
+int perf_evlist__channel_nr(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+void perf_evlist__channel_reset(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+int perf_evlist__channel_add(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			     unsigned long flag,
+			     bool is_default);
+
+static inline bool
+__perf_evlist__channel_check(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int channel,
+			     enum perf_evlist_mmap_flag bits)
+{
+	if (channel >= PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS)
+		return false;
+
+	return (evlist->channel_flags[channel] & bits) ? true : false;
+}
+#define perf_evlist__channel_check(e, c, b) \
+		__perf_evlist__channel_check(e, c, PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_##b)
+
+static inline bool
+perf_evlist__channel_is_enabled(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int channel)
+{
+	return perf_evlist__channel_check(evlist, channel, ENABLED);
+}
+
+static inline int
+perf_evlist__idx_channel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	int channel = idx / evlist->nr_mmaps;
+
+	if (channel >= PERF_EVLIST__NR_CHANNELS)
+		return -E2BIG;
+	return channel;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__channel_idx(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			     int *p_channel, int *p_idx);
+
+static inline struct perf_mmap *
+perf_evlist__get_mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+		      int channel, int idx)
+{
+	if (perf_evlist__channel_idx(evlist, &channel, &idx))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return &evlist->mmap[idx];
+}
 
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__close(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
