diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
index c838c24..44e1f8a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 struct thread_data {
 	int			curr_cpu;
-	cpu_set_t		bind_cpumask;
+	cpu_set_t		*bind_cpumask;
 	int			bind_node;
 	u8			*process_data;
 	int			process_nr;
@@ -267,71 +267,115 @@ static bool node_has_cpus(int node)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static cpu_set_t bind_to_cpu(int target_cpu)
+static cpu_set_t *bind_to_cpu(int target_cpu)
 {
-	cpu_set_t orig_mask, mask;
-	int ret;
+	int nrcpus = numa_num_possible_cpus();
+	cpu_set_t *orig_mask, *mask;
+	size_t size;
 
-	ret = sched_getaffinity(0, sizeof(orig_mask), &orig_mask);
-	BUG_ON(ret);
+	orig_mask = CPU_ALLOC(nrcpus);
+	BUG_ON(!orig_mask);
+	size = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE(nrcpus);
+	CPU_ZERO_S(size, orig_mask);
+
+	if (sched_getaffinity(0, size, orig_mask))
+		goto err_out;
+
+	mask = CPU_ALLOC(nrcpus);
+	if (!mask)
+		goto err_out;
 
-	CPU_ZERO(&mask);
+	CPU_ZERO_S(size, mask);
 
 	if (target_cpu == -1) {
 		int cpu;
 
 		for (cpu = 0; cpu < g->p.nr_cpus; cpu++)
-			CPU_SET(cpu, &mask);
+			CPU_SET_S(cpu, size, mask);
 	} else {
-		BUG_ON(target_cpu < 0 || target_cpu >= g->p.nr_cpus);
-		CPU_SET(target_cpu, &mask);
+		if (target_cpu < 0 || target_cpu >= g->p.nr_cpus)
+			goto err;
+
+		CPU_SET_S(target_cpu, size, mask);
 	}
 
-	ret = sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(mask), &mask);
-	BUG_ON(ret);
+	if (sched_setaffinity(0, size, mask))
+		goto err;
 
 	return orig_mask;
+
+err:
+	CPU_FREE(mask);
+err_out:
+	CPU_FREE(orig_mask);
+
+	/* BUG_ON due to failure in allocation of orig_mask/mask */
+	BUG_ON(-1);
 }
 
-static cpu_set_t bind_to_node(int target_node)
+static cpu_set_t *bind_to_node(int target_node)
 {
-	cpu_set_t orig_mask, mask;
+	int nrcpus = numa_num_possible_cpus();
+	size_t size;
+	cpu_set_t *orig_mask, *mask;
 	int cpu;
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = sched_getaffinity(0, sizeof(orig_mask), &orig_mask);
-	BUG_ON(ret);
+	orig_mask = CPU_ALLOC(nrcpus);
+	BUG_ON(!orig_mask);
+	size = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE(nrcpus);
+	CPU_ZERO_S(size, orig_mask);
+
+	if (sched_getaffinity(0, size, orig_mask))
+		goto err_out;
+
+	mask = CPU_ALLOC(nrcpus);
+	if (!mask)
+		goto err_out;
 
-	CPU_ZERO(&mask);
+	CPU_ZERO_S(size, mask);
 
 	if (target_node == NUMA_NO_NODE) {
 		for (cpu = 0; cpu < g->p.nr_cpus; cpu++)
-			CPU_SET(cpu, &mask);
+			CPU_SET_S(cpu, size, mask);
 	} else {
 		struct bitmask *cpumask = numa_allocate_cpumask();
 
-		BUG_ON(!cpumask);
+		if (!cpumask)
+			goto err;
+
 		if (!numa_node_to_cpus(target_node, cpumask)) {
 			for (cpu = 0; cpu < (int)cpumask->size; cpu++) {
 				if (numa_bitmask_isbitset(cpumask, cpu))
-					CPU_SET(cpu, &mask);
+					CPU_SET_S(cpu, size, mask);
 			}
 		}
 		numa_free_cpumask(cpumask);
 	}
 
-	ret = sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(mask), &mask);
-	BUG_ON(ret);
+	if (sched_setaffinity(0, size, mask))
+		goto err;
 
 	return orig_mask;
+
+err:
+	CPU_FREE(mask);
+err_out:
+	CPU_FREE(orig_mask);
+
+	/* BUG_ON due to failure in allocation of orig_mask/mask */
+	BUG_ON(-1);
 }
 
-static void bind_to_cpumask(cpu_set_t mask)
+static void bind_to_cpumask(cpu_set_t *mask)
 {
 	int ret;
+	size_t size = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE(numa_num_possible_cpus());
 
-	ret = sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(mask), &mask);
-	BUG_ON(ret);
+	ret = sched_setaffinity(0, size, mask);
+	if (ret) {
+		CPU_FREE(mask);
+		BUG_ON(ret);
+	}
 }
 
 static void mempol_restore(void)
@@ -377,7 +421,7 @@ do {							\
 static u8 *alloc_data(ssize_t bytes0, int map_flags,
 		      int init_zero, int init_cpu0, int thp, int init_random)
 {
-	cpu_set_t orig_mask;
+	cpu_set_t *orig_mask = NULL;
 	ssize_t bytes;
 	u8 *buf;
 	int ret;
@@ -435,6 +479,7 @@ static u8 *alloc_data(ssize_t bytes0, int map_flags,
 	/* Restore affinity: */
 	if (init_cpu0) {
 		bind_to_cpumask(orig_mask);
+		CPU_FREE(orig_mask);
 		mempol_restore();
 	}
 
@@ -595,6 +640,7 @@ static int parse_setup_cpu_list(void)
 		BUG_ON(bind_cpu_0 > bind_cpu_1);
 
 		for (bind_cpu = bind_cpu_0; bind_cpu <= bind_cpu_1; bind_cpu += step) {
+			size_t size = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE(g->p.nr_cpus);
 			int i;
 
 			for (i = 0; i < mul; i++) {
@@ -614,10 +660,15 @@ static int parse_setup_cpu_list(void)
 					tprintf("%2d", bind_cpu);
 				}
 
-				CPU_ZERO(&td->bind_cpumask);
+				td->bind_cpumask = CPU_ALLOC(g->p.nr_cpus);
+				BUG_ON(!td->bind_cpumask);
+				CPU_ZERO_S(size, td->bind_cpumask);
 				for (cpu = bind_cpu; cpu < bind_cpu+bind_len; cpu++) {
-					BUG_ON(cpu < 0 || cpu >= g->p.nr_cpus);
-					CPU_SET(cpu, &td->bind_cpumask);
+					if (cpu < 0 || cpu >= g->p.nr_cpus) {
+						CPU_FREE(td->bind_cpumask);
+						BUG_ON(-1);
+					}
+					CPU_SET_S(cpu, size, td->bind_cpumask);
 				}
 				t++;
 			}
@@ -1245,7 +1296,7 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *__tdata)
 		 * by migrating to CPU#0:
 		 */
 		if (first_task && g->p.perturb_secs && (int)(stop.tv_sec - last_perturbance) >= g->p.perturb_secs) {
-			cpu_set_t orig_mask;
+			cpu_set_t *orig_mask;
 			int target_cpu;
 			int this_cpu;
 
@@ -1269,6 +1320,7 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *__tdata)
 				printf(" (injecting perturbalance, moved to CPU#%d)\n", target_cpu);
 
 			bind_to_cpumask(orig_mask);
+			CPU_FREE(orig_mask);
 		}
 
 		if (details >= 3) {
@@ -1402,21 +1454,31 @@ static void init_thread_data(void)
 
 	for (t = 0; t < g->p.nr_tasks; t++) {
 		struct thread_data *td = g->threads + t;
+		size_t cpuset_size = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE(g->p.nr_cpus);
 		int cpu;
 
 		/* Allow all nodes by default: */
 		td->bind_node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 
 		/* Allow all CPUs by default: */
-		CPU_ZERO(&td->bind_cpumask);
+		td->bind_cpumask = CPU_ALLOC(g->p.nr_cpus);
+		BUG_ON(!td->bind_cpumask);
+		CPU_ZERO_S(cpuset_size, td->bind_cpumask);
 		for (cpu = 0; cpu < g->p.nr_cpus; cpu++)
-			CPU_SET(cpu, &td->bind_cpumask);
+			CPU_SET_S(cpu, cpuset_size, td->bind_cpumask);
 	}
 }
 
 static void deinit_thread_data(void)
 {
 	ssize_t size = sizeof(*g->threads)*g->p.nr_tasks;
+	int t;
+
+	/* Free the bind_cpumask allocated for thread_data */
+	for (t = 0; t < g->p.nr_tasks; t++) {
+		struct thread_data *td = g->threads + t;
+		CPU_FREE(td->bind_cpumask);
+	}
 
 	free_data(g->threads, size);
 }