diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index e89989fe0a5c..052805de6513 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ static u32 cs_etm__get_v7_protocol_version(u32 etmidr)
 	return CS_ETM_PROTO_ETMV3;
 }
 
+static int cs_etm__get_magic(u8 trace_chan_id, u64 *magic)
+{
+	struct int_node *inode;
+	u64 *metadata;
+
+	inode = intlist__find(traceid_list, trace_chan_id);
+	if (!inode)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	metadata = inode->priv;
+	*magic = metadata[CS_ETM_MAGIC];
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cs_etm__get_cpu(u8 trace_chan_id, int *cpu)
 {
 	struct int_node *inode;
@@ -1122,10 +1136,174 @@ static int cs_etm__end_block(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool cs_etm__is_svc_instr(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
+				 struct cs_etm_packet *packet,
+				 u64 end_addr)
+{
+	u16 instr16;
+	u32 instr32;
+	u64 addr;
+
+	switch (packet->isa) {
+	case CS_ETM_ISA_T32:
+		/*
+		 * The SVC of T32 is defined in ARM DDI 0487D.a, F5.1.247:
+		 *
+		 *  b'15         b'8
+		 * +-----------------+--------+
+		 * | 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 |  imm8  |
+		 * +-----------------+--------+
+		 *
+		 * According to the specifiction, it only defines SVC for T32
+		 * with 16 bits instruction and has no definition for 32bits;
+		 * so below only read 2 bytes as instruction size for T32.
+		 */
+		addr = end_addr - 2;
+		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, addr, sizeof(instr16), (u8 *)&instr16);
+		if ((instr16 & 0xFF00) == 0xDF00)
+			return true;
+
+		break;
+	case CS_ETM_ISA_A32:
+		/*
+		 * The SVC of A32 is defined in ARM DDI 0487D.a, F5.1.247:
+		 *
+		 *  b'31 b'28 b'27 b'24
+		 * +---------+---------+-------------------------+
+		 * |  !1111  | 1 1 1 1 |        imm24            |
+		 * +---------+---------+-------------------------+
+		 */
+		addr = end_addr - 4;
+		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, addr, sizeof(instr32), (u8 *)&instr32);
+		if ((instr32 & 0x0F000000) == 0x0F000000 &&
+		    (instr32 & 0xF0000000) != 0xF0000000)
+			return true;
+
+		break;
+	case CS_ETM_ISA_A64:
+		/*
+		 * The SVC of A64 is defined in ARM DDI 0487D.a, C6.2.294:
+		 *
+		 *  b'31               b'21           b'4     b'0
+		 * +-----------------------+---------+-----------+
+		 * | 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |  imm16  | 0 0 0 0 1 |
+		 * +-----------------------+---------+-----------+
+		 */
+		addr = end_addr - 4;
+		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, addr, sizeof(instr32), (u8 *)&instr32);
+		if ((instr32 & 0xFFE0001F) == 0xd4000001)
+			return true;
+
+		break;
+	case CS_ETM_ISA_UNKNOWN:
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static bool cs_etm__is_syscall(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u64 magic)
+{
+	struct cs_etm_packet *packet = etmq->packet;
+	struct cs_etm_packet *prev_packet = etmq->prev_packet;
+
+	if (magic == __perf_cs_etmv3_magic)
+		if (packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_SVC)
+			return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * ETMv4 exception type CS_ETMV4_EXC_CALL covers SVC, SMC and
+	 * HVC cases; need to check if it's SVC instruction based on
+	 * packet address.
+	 */
+	if (magic == __perf_cs_etmv4_magic) {
+		if (packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_CALL &&
+		    cs_etm__is_svc_instr(etmq, prev_packet,
+					 prev_packet->end_addr))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static bool cs_etm__is_async_exception(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u64 magic)
+{
+	struct cs_etm_packet *packet = etmq->packet;
+
+	if (magic == __perf_cs_etmv3_magic)
+		if (packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_DEBUG_HALT ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_ASYNC_DATA_ABORT ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_PE_RESET ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_IRQ ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_FIQ)
+			return true;
+
+	if (magic == __perf_cs_etmv4_magic)
+		if (packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_RESET ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_DEBUG_HALT ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_SYSTEM_ERROR ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_INST_DEBUG ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_DATA_DEBUG ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_IRQ ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_FIQ)
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static bool cs_etm__is_sync_exception(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u64 magic)
+{
+	struct cs_etm_packet *packet = etmq->packet;
+	struct cs_etm_packet *prev_packet = etmq->prev_packet;
+
+	if (magic == __perf_cs_etmv3_magic)
+		if (packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_SMC ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_HYP ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_JAZELLE_THUMBEE ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_UNDEFINED_INSTR ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_PREFETCH_ABORT ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_DATA_FAULT ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV3_EXC_GENERIC)
+			return true;
+
+	if (magic == __perf_cs_etmv4_magic) {
+		if (packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_TRAP ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_ALIGNMENT ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_INST_FAULT ||
+		    packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_DATA_FAULT)
+			return true;
+
+		/*
+		 * For CS_ETMV4_EXC_CALL, except SVC other instructions
+		 * (SMC, HVC) are taken as sync exceptions.
+		 */
+		if (packet->exception_number == CS_ETMV4_EXC_CALL &&
+		    !cs_etm__is_svc_instr(etmq, prev_packet,
+					  prev_packet->end_addr))
+			return true;
+
+		/*
+		 * ETMv4 has 5 bits for exception number; if the numbers
+		 * are in the range ( CS_ETMV4_EXC_FIQ, CS_ETMV4_EXC_END ]
+		 * they are implementation defined exceptions.
+		 *
+		 * For this case, simply take it as sync exception.
+		 */
+		if (packet->exception_number > CS_ETMV4_EXC_FIQ &&
+		    packet->exception_number <= CS_ETMV4_EXC_END)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int cs_etm__set_sample_flags(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
 {
 	struct cs_etm_packet *packet = etmq->packet;
 	struct cs_etm_packet *prev_packet = etmq->prev_packet;
+	u64 magic;
+	int ret;
 
 	switch (packet->sample_type) {
 	case CS_ETM_RANGE:
@@ -1206,6 +1384,43 @@ static int cs_etm__set_sample_flags(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
 					      PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_END;
 		break;
 	case CS_ETM_EXCEPTION:
+		ret = cs_etm__get_magic(packet->trace_chan_id, &magic);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		/* The exception is for system call. */
+		if (cs_etm__is_syscall(etmq, magic))
+			packet->flags = PERF_IP_FLAG_BRANCH |
+					PERF_IP_FLAG_CALL |
+					PERF_IP_FLAG_SYSCALLRET;
+		/*
+		 * The exceptions are triggered by external signals from bus,
+		 * interrupt controller, debug module, PE reset or halt.
+		 */
+		else if (cs_etm__is_async_exception(etmq, magic))
+			packet->flags = PERF_IP_FLAG_BRANCH |
+					PERF_IP_FLAG_CALL |
+					PERF_IP_FLAG_ASYNC |
+					PERF_IP_FLAG_INTERRUPT;
+		/*
+		 * Otherwise, exception is caused by trap, instruction &
+		 * data fault, or alignment errors.
+		 */
+		else if (cs_etm__is_sync_exception(etmq, magic))
+			packet->flags = PERF_IP_FLAG_BRANCH |
+					PERF_IP_FLAG_CALL |
+					PERF_IP_FLAG_INTERRUPT;
+
+		/*
+		 * When the exception packet is inserted, since exception
+		 * packet is not used standalone for generating samples
+		 * and it's affiliation to the previous instruction range
+		 * packet; so set previous range packet flags to tell perf
+		 * it is an exception taken branch.
+		 */
+		if (prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_RANGE)
+			prev_packet->flags = packet->flags;
+		break;
 	case CS_ETM_EXCEPTION_RET:
 	case CS_ETM_EMPTY:
 	default:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
index 5d70d10f3907..7bd16ea8a62d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
@@ -53,6 +53,50 @@ enum {
 	CS_ETMV4_PRIV_MAX,
 };
 
+/*
+ * ETMv3 exception encoding number:
+ * See Embedded Trace Macrocell spcification (ARM IHI 0014Q)
+ * table 7-12 Encoding of Exception[3:0] for non-ARMv7-M processors.
+ */
+enum {
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_NONE = 0,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_DEBUG_HALT = 1,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_SMC = 2,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_HYP = 3,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_ASYNC_DATA_ABORT = 4,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_JAZELLE_THUMBEE = 5,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_PE_RESET = 8,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_UNDEFINED_INSTR = 9,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_SVC = 10,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_PREFETCH_ABORT = 11,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_DATA_FAULT = 12,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_GENERIC = 13,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_IRQ = 14,
+	CS_ETMV3_EXC_FIQ = 15,
+};
+
+/*
+ * ETMv4 exception encoding number:
+ * See ARM Embedded Trace Macrocell Architecture Specification (ARM IHI 0064D)
+ * table 6-12 Possible values for the TYPE field in an Exception instruction
+ * trace packet, for ARMv7-A/R and ARMv8-A/R PEs.
+ */
+enum {
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_RESET = 0,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_DEBUG_HALT = 1,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_CALL = 2,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_TRAP = 3,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_SYSTEM_ERROR = 4,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_INST_DEBUG = 6,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_DATA_DEBUG = 7,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_ALIGNMENT = 10,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_INST_FAULT = 11,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_DATA_FAULT = 12,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_IRQ = 14,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_FIQ = 15,
+	CS_ETMV4_EXC_END = 31,
+};
+
 /* RB tree for quick conversion between traceID and metadata pointers */
 struct intlist *traceid_list;
 
