static inline void x86_assign_hw_event(struct perf_event *event,
				struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int i)
{
	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;

	hwc->idx = cpuc->assign[i];
	hwc->last_cpu = smp_processor_id();
	hwc->last_tag = ++cpuc->tags[i];

	if (hwc->idx == X86_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) {
		hwc->config_base = 0;
 		hwc->event_base	= 0;
 	} else if (hwc->idx >= X86_PMC_IDX_FIXED) {
 		hwc->config_base = MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR_CTRL;
		hwc->event_base = MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0;
 	} else {
 		hwc->config_base = x86_pmu_config_addr(hwc->idx);
 		hwc->event_base  = x86_pmu_event_addr(hwc->idx);
	}
}

This weakness involves numeric computation errors, such as integer overflows, underflows, or precision losses, which can lead to miscalculations and exploitable behaviors in software.