diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index 330d3869b41ed342d0052af758cb16b28322931a..fc4bc9b94c748d2e1736913f8d4978bc07cfcb49 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -217,11 +217,10 @@ static void oprofile_end_trace(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer * cpu_buf)
 	cpu_buf->tracing = 0;
 }
 
-void oprofile_add_sample(struct pt_regs * const regs, unsigned long event)
+void oprofile_add_ext_sample(unsigned long pc, struct pt_regs * const regs,
+				unsigned long event, int is_kernel)
 {
 	struct oprofile_cpu_buffer * cpu_buf = &cpu_buffer[smp_processor_id()];
-	unsigned long pc = profile_pc(regs);
-	int is_kernel = !user_mode(regs);
 
 	if (!backtrace_depth) {
 		log_sample(cpu_buf, pc, is_kernel, event);
@@ -238,6 +237,14 @@ void oprofile_add_sample(struct pt_regs * const regs, unsigned long event)
 	oprofile_end_trace(cpu_buf);
 }
 
+void oprofile_add_sample(struct pt_regs * const regs, unsigned long event)
+{
+	int is_kernel = !user_mode(regs);
+	unsigned long pc = profile_pc(regs);
+
+	oprofile_add_ext_sample(pc, regs, event, is_kernel);
+}
+
 void oprofile_add_pc(unsigned long pc, int is_kernel, unsigned long event)
 {
 	struct oprofile_cpu_buffer * cpu_buf = &cpu_buffer[smp_processor_id()];
diff --git a/include/linux/oprofile.h b/include/linux/oprofile.h
index 559c4c38a9c716e4a0a87e46805125198cfa8f2e..b5b3197dfd4fef62d14cfd1d7e5827f64eaccb50 100644
--- a/include/linux/oprofile.h
+++ b/include/linux/oprofile.h
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ void oprofile_arch_exit(void);
  */
 void oprofile_add_sample(struct pt_regs * const regs, unsigned long event);
 
+/**
+ * Add an extended sample.  Use this when the PC is not from the regs, and
+ * we cannot determine if we're in kernel mode from the regs.
+ *
+ * This function does perform a backtrace.
+ *
+ */
+void oprofile_add_ext_sample(unsigned long pc, struct pt_regs * const regs,
+				unsigned long event, int is_kernel);
+
 /* Use this instead when the PC value is not from the regs. Doesn't
  * backtrace. */
 void oprofile_add_pc(unsigned long pc, int is_kernel, unsigned long event);