diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Build b/tools/lib/bpf/Build
index 9b057cc7650a..430f6874fa41 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Build
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Build
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 libbpf-y := libbpf.o bpf.o nlattr.o btf.o libbpf_errno.o str_error.o \
 	    netlink.o bpf_prog_linfo.o libbpf_probes.o xsk.o hashmap.o \
-	    btf_dump.o ringbuf.o strset.o linker.o
+	    btf_dump.o ringbuf.o strset.o linker.o gen_loader.o
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_gen_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_gen_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f42a55efd559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_gen_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause) */
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook */
+#ifndef __BPF_GEN_INTERNAL_H
+#define __BPF_GEN_INTERNAL_H
+
+struct ksym_relo_desc {
+	const char *name;
+	int kind;
+	int insn_idx;
+};
+
+struct bpf_gen {
+	struct gen_loader_opts *opts;
+	void *data_start;
+	void *data_cur;
+	void *insn_start;
+	void *insn_cur;
+	__u32 nr_progs;
+	__u32 nr_maps;
+	int log_level;
+	int error;
+	struct ksym_relo_desc *relos;
+	int relo_cnt;
+	char attach_target[128];
+	int attach_kind;
+};
+
+void bpf_gen__init(struct bpf_gen *gen, int log_level);
+int bpf_gen__finish(struct bpf_gen *gen);
+void bpf_gen__free(struct bpf_gen *gen);
+void bpf_gen__load_btf(struct bpf_gen *gen, const void *raw_data, __u32 raw_size);
+void bpf_gen__map_create(struct bpf_gen *gen, struct bpf_create_map_attr *map_attr, int map_idx);
+struct bpf_prog_load_params;
+void bpf_gen__prog_load(struct bpf_gen *gen, struct bpf_prog_load_params *load_attr, int prog_idx);
+void bpf_gen__map_update_elem(struct bpf_gen *gen, int map_idx, void *value, __u32 value_size);
+void bpf_gen__map_freeze(struct bpf_gen *gen, int map_idx);
+void bpf_gen__record_attach_target(struct bpf_gen *gen, const char *name, enum bpf_attach_type type);
+void bpf_gen__record_extern(struct bpf_gen *gen, const char *name, int kind, int insn_idx);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0fc54b1ca311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,689 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause)
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <linux/filter.h>
+#include "btf.h"
+#include "bpf.h"
+#include "libbpf.h"
+#include "libbpf_internal.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
+#include "bpf_gen_internal.h"
+#include "skel_internal.h"
+
+#define MAX_USED_MAPS 64
+#define MAX_USED_PROGS 32
+
+/* The following structure describes the stack layout of the loader program.
+ * In addition R6 contains the pointer to context.
+ * R7 contains the result of the last sys_bpf command (typically error or FD).
+ * R9 contains the result of the last sys_close command.
+ *
+ * Naming convention:
+ * ctx - bpf program context
+ * stack - bpf program stack
+ * blob - bpf_attr-s, strings, insns, map data.
+ *        All the bytes that loader prog will use for read/write.
+ */
+struct loader_stack {
+	__u32 btf_fd;
+	__u32 map_fd[MAX_USED_MAPS];
+	__u32 prog_fd[MAX_USED_PROGS];
+	__u32 inner_map_fd;
+};
+
+#define stack_off(field) \
+	(__s16)(-sizeof(struct loader_stack) + offsetof(struct loader_stack, field))
+
+#define attr_field(attr, field) (attr + offsetof(union bpf_attr, field))
+
+static int realloc_insn_buf(struct bpf_gen *gen, __u32 size)
+{
+	size_t off = gen->insn_cur - gen->insn_start;
+	void *insn_start;
+
+	if (gen->error)
+		return gen->error;
+	if (size > INT32_MAX || off + size > INT32_MAX) {
+		gen->error = -ERANGE;
+		return -ERANGE;
+	}
+	insn_start = realloc(gen->insn_start, off + size);
+	if (!insn_start) {
+		gen->error = -ENOMEM;
+		free(gen->insn_start);
+		gen->insn_start = NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	gen->insn_start = insn_start;
+	gen->insn_cur = insn_start + off;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int realloc_data_buf(struct bpf_gen *gen, __u32 size)
+{
+	size_t off = gen->data_cur - gen->data_start;
+	void *data_start;
+
+	if (gen->error)
+		return gen->error;
+	if (size > INT32_MAX || off + size > INT32_MAX) {
+		gen->error = -ERANGE;
+		return -ERANGE;
+	}
+	data_start = realloc(gen->data_start, off + size);
+	if (!data_start) {
+		gen->error = -ENOMEM;
+		free(gen->data_start);
+		gen->data_start = NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	gen->data_start = data_start;
+	gen->data_cur = data_start + off;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void emit(struct bpf_gen *gen, struct bpf_insn insn)
+{
+	if (realloc_insn_buf(gen, sizeof(insn)))
+		return;
+	memcpy(gen->insn_cur, &insn, sizeof(insn));
+	gen->insn_cur += sizeof(insn);
+}
+
+static void emit2(struct bpf_gen *gen, struct bpf_insn insn1, struct bpf_insn insn2)
+{
+	emit(gen, insn1);
+	emit(gen, insn2);
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__init(struct bpf_gen *gen, int log_level)
+{
+	gen->log_level = log_level;
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_1));
+}
+
+static int add_data(struct bpf_gen *gen, const void *data, __u32 size)
+{
+	void *prev;
+
+	if (realloc_data_buf(gen, size))
+		return 0;
+	prev = gen->data_cur;
+	memcpy(gen->data_cur, data, size);
+	gen->data_cur += size;
+	return prev - gen->data_start;
+}
+
+static int insn_bytes_to_bpf_size(__u32 sz)
+{
+	switch (sz) {
+	case 8: return BPF_DW;
+	case 4: return BPF_W;
+	case 2: return BPF_H;
+	case 1: return BPF_B;
+	default: return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+/* *(u64 *)(blob + off) = (u64)(void *)(blob + data) */
+static void emit_rel_store(struct bpf_gen *gen, int off, int data)
+{
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_0, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, data));
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, off));
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0, 0));
+}
+
+/* *(u64 *)(blob + off) = (u64)(void *)(%sp + stack_off) */
+static void emit_rel_store_sp(struct bpf_gen *gen, int off, int stack_off)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_10));
+	emit(gen, BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_0, stack_off));
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, off));
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0, 0));
+}
+
+static void move_ctx2blob(struct bpf_gen *gen, int off, int size, int ctx_off,
+				   bool check_non_zero)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_LDX_MEM(insn_bytes_to_bpf_size(size), BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_6, ctx_off));
+	if (check_non_zero)
+		/* If value in ctx is zero don't update the blob.
+		 * For example: when ctx->map.max_entries == 0, keep default max_entries from bpf.c
+		 */
+		emit(gen, BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3));
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, off));
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(insn_bytes_to_bpf_size(size), BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0, 0));
+}
+
+static void move_stack2blob(struct bpf_gen *gen, int off, int size, int stack_off)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_LDX_MEM(insn_bytes_to_bpf_size(size), BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_10, stack_off));
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, off));
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(insn_bytes_to_bpf_size(size), BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0, 0));
+}
+
+static void move_stack2ctx(struct bpf_gen *gen, int ctx_off, int size, int stack_off)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_LDX_MEM(insn_bytes_to_bpf_size(size), BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_10, stack_off));
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(insn_bytes_to_bpf_size(size), BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0, ctx_off));
+}
+
+static void emit_sys_bpf(struct bpf_gen *gen, int cmd, int attr, int attr_size)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_1, cmd));
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_2, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, attr));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, attr_size));
+	emit(gen, BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sys_bpf));
+	/* remember the result in R7 */
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_0));
+}
+
+static void emit_check_err(struct bpf_gen *gen)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JSGE, BPF_REG_7, 0, 2));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7));
+	/* TODO: close intermediate FDs in case of error */
+	emit(gen, BPF_EXIT_INSN());
+}
+
+/* reg1 and reg2 should not be R1 - R5. They can be R0, R6 - R10 */
+static void emit_debug(struct bpf_gen *gen, int reg1, int reg2,
+		       const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	char buf[1024];
+	int addr, len, ret;
+
+	if (!gen->log_level)
+		return;
+	ret = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args);
+	if (ret < 1024 - 7 && reg1 >= 0 && reg2 < 0)
+		/* The special case to accommodate common debug_ret():
+		 * to avoid specifying BPF_REG_7 and adding " r=%%d" to
+		 * prints explicitly.
+		 */
+		strcat(buf, " r=%d");
+	len = strlen(buf) + 1;
+	addr = add_data(gen, buf, len);
+
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, addr));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, len));
+	if (reg1 >= 0)
+		emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_3, reg1));
+	if (reg2 >= 0)
+		emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_4, reg2));
+	emit(gen, BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_trace_printk));
+}
+
+static void debug_regs(struct bpf_gen *gen, int reg1, int reg2, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	emit_debug(gen, reg1, reg2, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+static void debug_ret(struct bpf_gen *gen, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	emit_debug(gen, BPF_REG_7, -1, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+static void __emit_sys_close(struct bpf_gen *gen)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JSLE, BPF_REG_1, 0,
+			      /* 2 is the number of the following insns
+			       * * 6 is additional insns in debug_regs
+			       */
+			      2 + (gen->log_level ? 6 : 0)));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_9, BPF_REG_1));
+	emit(gen, BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sys_close));
+	debug_regs(gen, BPF_REG_9, BPF_REG_0, "close(%%d) = %%d");
+}
+
+static void emit_sys_close_stack(struct bpf_gen *gen, int stack_off)
+{
+	emit(gen, BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_10, stack_off));
+	__emit_sys_close(gen);
+}
+
+static void emit_sys_close_blob(struct bpf_gen *gen, int blob_off)
+{
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_0, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, blob_off));
+	emit(gen, BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0, 0));
+	__emit_sys_close(gen);
+}
+
+int bpf_gen__finish(struct bpf_gen *gen)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	emit_sys_close_stack(gen, stack_off(btf_fd));
+	for (i = 0; i < gen->nr_progs; i++)
+		move_stack2ctx(gen,
+			       sizeof(struct bpf_loader_ctx) +
+			       sizeof(struct bpf_map_desc) * gen->nr_maps +
+			       sizeof(struct bpf_prog_desc) * i +
+			       offsetof(struct bpf_prog_desc, prog_fd), 4,
+			       stack_off(prog_fd[i]));
+	for (i = 0; i < gen->nr_maps; i++)
+		move_stack2ctx(gen,
+			       sizeof(struct bpf_loader_ctx) +
+			       sizeof(struct bpf_map_desc) * i +
+			       offsetof(struct bpf_map_desc, map_fd), 4,
+			       stack_off(map_fd[i]));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0));
+	emit(gen, BPF_EXIT_INSN());
+	pr_debug("gen: finish %d\n", gen->error);
+	if (!gen->error) {
+		struct gen_loader_opts *opts = gen->opts;
+
+		opts->insns = gen->insn_start;
+		opts->insns_sz = gen->insn_cur - gen->insn_start;
+		opts->data = gen->data_start;
+		opts->data_sz = gen->data_cur - gen->data_start;
+	}
+	return gen->error;
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__free(struct bpf_gen *gen)
+{
+	if (!gen)
+		return;
+	free(gen->data_start);
+	free(gen->insn_start);
+	free(gen);
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__load_btf(struct bpf_gen *gen, const void *btf_raw_data,
+		       __u32 btf_raw_size)
+{
+	int attr_size = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, btf_log_level);
+	int btf_data, btf_load_attr;
+	union bpf_attr attr;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, attr_size);
+	pr_debug("gen: load_btf: size %d\n", btf_raw_size);
+	btf_data = add_data(gen, btf_raw_data, btf_raw_size);
+
+	attr.btf_size = btf_raw_size;
+	btf_load_attr = add_data(gen, &attr, attr_size);
+
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with user provided log details */
+	move_ctx2blob(gen, attr_field(btf_load_attr, btf_log_level), 4,
+		      offsetof(struct bpf_loader_ctx, log_level), false);
+	move_ctx2blob(gen, attr_field(btf_load_attr, btf_log_size), 4,
+		      offsetof(struct bpf_loader_ctx, log_size), false);
+	move_ctx2blob(gen, attr_field(btf_load_attr, btf_log_buf), 8,
+		      offsetof(struct bpf_loader_ctx, log_buf), false);
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with a pointer to the BTF data */
+	emit_rel_store(gen, attr_field(btf_load_attr, btf), btf_data);
+	/* emit BTF_LOAD command */
+	emit_sys_bpf(gen, BPF_BTF_LOAD, btf_load_attr, attr_size);
+	debug_ret(gen, "btf_load size %d", btf_raw_size);
+	emit_check_err(gen);
+	/* remember btf_fd in the stack, if successful */
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_7, stack_off(btf_fd)));
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__map_create(struct bpf_gen *gen,
+			 struct bpf_create_map_attr *map_attr, int map_idx)
+{
+	int attr_size = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, btf_vmlinux_value_type_id);
+	bool close_inner_map_fd = false;
+	int map_create_attr;
+	union bpf_attr attr;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, attr_size);
+	attr.map_type = map_attr->map_type;
+	attr.key_size = map_attr->key_size;
+	attr.value_size = map_attr->value_size;
+	attr.map_flags = map_attr->map_flags;
+	memcpy(attr.map_name, map_attr->name,
+	       min((unsigned)strlen(map_attr->name), BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN - 1));
+	attr.numa_node = map_attr->numa_node;
+	attr.map_ifindex = map_attr->map_ifindex;
+	attr.max_entries = map_attr->max_entries;
+	switch (attr.map_type) {
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_CGROUP_ARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK_TRACE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY_OF_MAPS:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH_OF_MAPS:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_XSKMAP:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKHASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_QUEUE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF:
+		break;
+	default:
+		attr.btf_key_type_id = map_attr->btf_key_type_id;
+		attr.btf_value_type_id = map_attr->btf_value_type_id;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("gen: map_create: %s idx %d type %d value_type_id %d\n",
+		 attr.map_name, map_idx, map_attr->map_type, attr.btf_value_type_id);
+
+	map_create_attr = add_data(gen, &attr, attr_size);
+	if (attr.btf_value_type_id)
+		/* populate union bpf_attr with btf_fd saved in the stack earlier */
+		move_stack2blob(gen, attr_field(map_create_attr, btf_fd), 4,
+				stack_off(btf_fd));
+	switch (attr.map_type) {
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY_OF_MAPS:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH_OF_MAPS:
+		move_stack2blob(gen, attr_field(map_create_attr, inner_map_fd), 4,
+				stack_off(inner_map_fd));
+		close_inner_map_fd = true;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	/* conditionally update max_entries */
+	if (map_idx >= 0)
+		move_ctx2blob(gen, attr_field(map_create_attr, max_entries), 4,
+			      sizeof(struct bpf_loader_ctx) +
+			      sizeof(struct bpf_map_desc) * map_idx +
+			      offsetof(struct bpf_map_desc, max_entries),
+			      true /* check that max_entries != 0 */);
+	/* emit MAP_CREATE command */
+	emit_sys_bpf(gen, BPF_MAP_CREATE, map_create_attr, attr_size);
+	debug_ret(gen, "map_create %s idx %d type %d value_size %d value_btf_id %d",
+		  attr.map_name, map_idx, map_attr->map_type, attr.value_size,
+		  attr.btf_value_type_id);
+	emit_check_err(gen);
+	/* remember map_fd in the stack, if successful */
+	if (map_idx < 0) {
+		/* This bpf_gen__map_create() function is called with map_idx >= 0
+		 * for all maps that libbpf loading logic tracks.
+		 * It's called with -1 to create an inner map.
+		 */
+		emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_7,
+				      stack_off(inner_map_fd)));
+	} else if (map_idx != gen->nr_maps) {
+		gen->error = -EDOM; /* internal bug */
+		return;
+	} else {
+		emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_7,
+				      stack_off(map_fd[map_idx])));
+		gen->nr_maps++;
+	}
+	if (close_inner_map_fd)
+		emit_sys_close_stack(gen, stack_off(inner_map_fd));
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__record_attach_target(struct bpf_gen *gen, const char *attach_name,
+				   enum bpf_attach_type type)
+{
+	const char *prefix;
+	int kind, ret;
+
+	btf_get_kernel_prefix_kind(type, &prefix, &kind);
+	gen->attach_kind = kind;
+	ret = snprintf(gen->attach_target, sizeof(gen->attach_target), "%s%s",
+		       prefix, attach_name);
+	if (ret == sizeof(gen->attach_target))
+		gen->error = -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static void emit_find_attach_target(struct bpf_gen *gen)
+{
+	int name, len = strlen(gen->attach_target) + 1;
+
+	pr_debug("gen: find_attach_tgt %s %d\n", gen->attach_target, gen->attach_kind);
+	name = add_data(gen, gen->attach_target, len);
+
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, name));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, len));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, gen->attach_kind));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_4, 0));
+	emit(gen, BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_btf_find_by_name_kind));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_0));
+	debug_ret(gen, "find_by_name_kind(%s,%d)",
+		  gen->attach_target, gen->attach_kind);
+	emit_check_err(gen);
+	/* if successful, btf_id is in lower 32-bit of R7 and
+	 * btf_obj_fd is in upper 32-bit
+	 */
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__record_extern(struct bpf_gen *gen, const char *name, int kind,
+			    int insn_idx)
+{
+	struct ksym_relo_desc *relo;
+
+	relo = libbpf_reallocarray(gen->relos, gen->relo_cnt + 1, sizeof(*relo));
+	if (!relo) {
+		gen->error = -ENOMEM;
+		return;
+	}
+	gen->relos = relo;
+	relo += gen->relo_cnt;
+	relo->name = name;
+	relo->kind = kind;
+	relo->insn_idx = insn_idx;
+	gen->relo_cnt++;
+}
+
+static void emit_relo(struct bpf_gen *gen, struct ksym_relo_desc *relo, int insns)
+{
+	int name, insn, len = strlen(relo->name) + 1;
+
+	pr_debug("gen: emit_relo: %s at %d\n", relo->name, relo->insn_idx);
+	name = add_data(gen, relo->name, len);
+
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, name));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, len));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, relo->kind));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_4, 0));
+	emit(gen, BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_btf_find_by_name_kind));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_0));
+	debug_ret(gen, "find_by_name_kind(%s,%d)", relo->name, relo->kind);
+	emit_check_err(gen);
+	/* store btf_id into insn[insn_idx].imm */
+	insn = insns + sizeof(struct bpf_insn) * relo->insn_idx +
+		offsetof(struct bpf_insn, imm);
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_0, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, insn));
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7, 0));
+	if (relo->kind == BTF_KIND_VAR) {
+		/* store btf_obj_fd into insn[insn_idx + 1].imm */
+		emit(gen, BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_RSH, BPF_REG_7, 32));
+		emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7,
+				      sizeof(struct bpf_insn)));
+	}
+}
+
+static void emit_relos(struct bpf_gen *gen, int insns)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < gen->relo_cnt; i++)
+		emit_relo(gen, gen->relos + i, insns);
+}
+
+static void cleanup_relos(struct bpf_gen *gen, int insns)
+{
+	int i, insn;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < gen->relo_cnt; i++) {
+		if (gen->relos[i].kind != BTF_KIND_VAR)
+			continue;
+		/* close fd recorded in insn[insn_idx + 1].imm */
+		insn = insns +
+			sizeof(struct bpf_insn) * (gen->relos[i].insn_idx + 1) +
+			offsetof(struct bpf_insn, imm);
+		emit_sys_close_blob(gen, insn);
+	}
+	if (gen->relo_cnt) {
+		free(gen->relos);
+		gen->relo_cnt = 0;
+		gen->relos = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__prog_load(struct bpf_gen *gen,
+			struct bpf_prog_load_params *load_attr, int prog_idx)
+{
+	int attr_size = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, fd_array);
+	int prog_load_attr, license, insns, func_info, line_info;
+	union bpf_attr attr;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, attr_size);
+	pr_debug("gen: prog_load: type %d insns_cnt %zd\n",
+		 load_attr->prog_type, load_attr->insn_cnt);
+	/* add license string to blob of bytes */
+	license = add_data(gen, load_attr->license, strlen(load_attr->license) + 1);
+	/* add insns to blob of bytes */
+	insns = add_data(gen, load_attr->insns,
+			 load_attr->insn_cnt * sizeof(struct bpf_insn));
+
+	attr.prog_type = load_attr->prog_type;
+	attr.expected_attach_type = load_attr->expected_attach_type;
+	attr.attach_btf_id = load_attr->attach_btf_id;
+	attr.prog_ifindex = load_attr->prog_ifindex;
+	attr.kern_version = 0;
+	attr.insn_cnt = (__u32)load_attr->insn_cnt;
+	attr.prog_flags = load_attr->prog_flags;
+
+	attr.func_info_rec_size = load_attr->func_info_rec_size;
+	attr.func_info_cnt = load_attr->func_info_cnt;
+	func_info = add_data(gen, load_attr->func_info,
+			     attr.func_info_cnt * attr.func_info_rec_size);
+
+	attr.line_info_rec_size = load_attr->line_info_rec_size;
+	attr.line_info_cnt = load_attr->line_info_cnt;
+	line_info = add_data(gen, load_attr->line_info,
+			     attr.line_info_cnt * attr.line_info_rec_size);
+
+	memcpy(attr.prog_name, load_attr->name,
+	       min((unsigned)strlen(load_attr->name), BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN - 1));
+	prog_load_attr = add_data(gen, &attr, attr_size);
+
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with a pointer to license */
+	emit_rel_store(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, license), license);
+
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with a pointer to instructions */
+	emit_rel_store(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, insns), insns);
+
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with a pointer to func_info */
+	emit_rel_store(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, func_info), func_info);
+
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with a pointer to line_info */
+	emit_rel_store(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, line_info), line_info);
+
+	/* populate union bpf_attr fd_array with a pointer to stack where map_fds are saved */
+	emit_rel_store_sp(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, fd_array),
+			  stack_off(map_fd[0]));
+
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with user provided log details */
+	move_ctx2blob(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, log_level), 4,
+		      offsetof(struct bpf_loader_ctx, log_level), false);
+	move_ctx2blob(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, log_size), 4,
+		      offsetof(struct bpf_loader_ctx, log_size), false);
+	move_ctx2blob(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, log_buf), 8,
+		      offsetof(struct bpf_loader_ctx, log_buf), false);
+	/* populate union bpf_attr with btf_fd saved in the stack earlier */
+	move_stack2blob(gen, attr_field(prog_load_attr, prog_btf_fd), 4,
+			stack_off(btf_fd));
+	if (gen->attach_kind) {
+		emit_find_attach_target(gen);
+		/* populate union bpf_attr with btf_id and btf_obj_fd found by helper */
+		emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_0, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+						 0, 0, 0, prog_load_attr));
+		emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7,
+				      offsetof(union bpf_attr, attach_btf_id)));
+		emit(gen, BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_RSH, BPF_REG_7, 32));
+		emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7,
+				      offsetof(union bpf_attr, attach_btf_obj_fd)));
+	}
+	emit_relos(gen, insns);
+	/* emit PROG_LOAD command */
+	emit_sys_bpf(gen, BPF_PROG_LOAD, prog_load_attr, attr_size);
+	debug_ret(gen, "prog_load %s insn_cnt %d", attr.prog_name, attr.insn_cnt);
+	/* successful or not, close btf module FDs used in extern ksyms and attach_btf_obj_fd */
+	cleanup_relos(gen, insns);
+	if (gen->attach_kind)
+		emit_sys_close_blob(gen,
+				    attr_field(prog_load_attr, attach_btf_obj_fd));
+	emit_check_err(gen);
+	/* remember prog_fd in the stack, if successful */
+	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_7,
+			      stack_off(prog_fd[gen->nr_progs])));
+	gen->nr_progs++;
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__map_update_elem(struct bpf_gen *gen, int map_idx, void *pvalue,
+			      __u32 value_size)
+{
+	int attr_size = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, flags);
+	int map_update_attr, value, key;
+	union bpf_attr attr;
+	int zero = 0;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, attr_size);
+	pr_debug("gen: map_update_elem: idx %d\n", map_idx);
+
+	value = add_data(gen, pvalue, value_size);
+	key = add_data(gen, &zero, sizeof(zero));
+
+	/* if (map_desc[map_idx].initial_value)
+	 *    copy_from_user(value, initial_value, value_size);
+	 */
+	emit(gen, BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_3, BPF_REG_6,
+			      sizeof(struct bpf_loader_ctx) +
+			      sizeof(struct bpf_map_desc) * map_idx +
+			      offsetof(struct bpf_map_desc, initial_value)));
+	emit(gen, BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_3, 0, 4));
+	emit2(gen, BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW_FULL(BPF_REG_1, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_IDX_VALUE,
+					 0, 0, 0, value));
+	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, value_size));
+	emit(gen, BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_copy_from_user));
+
+	map_update_attr = add_data(gen, &attr, attr_size);
+	move_stack2blob(gen, attr_field(map_update_attr, map_fd), 4,
+			stack_off(map_fd[map_idx]));
+	emit_rel_store(gen, attr_field(map_update_attr, key), key);
+	emit_rel_store(gen, attr_field(map_update_attr, value), value);
+	/* emit MAP_UPDATE_ELEM command */
+	emit_sys_bpf(gen, BPF_MAP_UPDATE_ELEM, map_update_attr, attr_size);
+	debug_ret(gen, "update_elem idx %d value_size %d", map_idx, value_size);
+	emit_check_err(gen);
+}
+
+void bpf_gen__map_freeze(struct bpf_gen *gen, int map_idx)
+{
+	int attr_size = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, map_fd);
+	int map_freeze_attr;
+	union bpf_attr attr;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, attr_size);
+	pr_debug("gen: map_freeze: idx %d\n", map_idx);
+	map_freeze_attr = add_data(gen, &attr, attr_size);
+	move_stack2blob(gen, attr_field(map_freeze_attr, map_fd), 4,
+			stack_off(map_fd[map_idx]));
+	/* emit MAP_FREEZE command */
+	emit_sys_bpf(gen, BPF_MAP_FREEZE, map_freeze_attr, attr_size);
+	debug_ret(gen, "map_freeze");
+	emit_check_err(gen);
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index f398ca83167e..a8a6bb30a45b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "str_error.h"
 #include "libbpf_internal.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
+#include "bpf_gen_internal.h"
 
 #ifndef BPF_FS_MAGIC
 #define BPF_FS_MAGIC		0xcafe4a11
@@ -412,8 +413,6 @@ struct module_btf {
 	int fd;
 };
 
-struct bpf_gen;
-
 struct bpf_object {
 	char name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	char license[64];
@@ -2661,7 +2660,7 @@ static int bpf_object__load_vmlinux_btf(struct bpf_object *obj, bool force)
 	int err;
 
 	/* btf_vmlinux could be loaded earlier */
-	if (obj->btf_vmlinux)
+	if (obj->btf_vmlinux || obj->gen_loader)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!force && !obj_needs_vmlinux_btf(obj))
@@ -2743,7 +2742,20 @@ static int bpf_object__sanitize_and_load_btf(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		bpf_object__sanitize_btf(obj, kern_btf);
 	}
 
-	err = btf__load(kern_btf);
+	if (obj->gen_loader) {
+		__u32 raw_size = 0;
+		const void *raw_data = btf__get_raw_data(kern_btf, &raw_size);
+
+		if (!raw_data)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		bpf_gen__load_btf(obj->gen_loader, raw_data, raw_size);
+		/* Pretend to have valid FD to pass various fd >= 0 checks.
+		 * This fd == 0 will not be used with any syscall and will be reset to -1 eventually.
+		 */
+		btf__set_fd(kern_btf, 0);
+	} else {
+		err = btf__load(kern_btf);
+	}
 	if (sanitize) {
 		if (!err) {
 			/* move fd to libbpf's BTF */
@@ -4319,6 +4331,12 @@ static bool kernel_supports(const struct bpf_object *obj, enum kern_feature_id f
 	struct kern_feature_desc *feat = &feature_probes[feat_id];
 	int ret;
 
+	if (obj->gen_loader)
+		/* To generate loader program assume the latest kernel
+		 * to avoid doing extra prog_load, map_create syscalls.
+		 */
+		return true;
+
 	if (READ_ONCE(feat->res) == FEAT_UNKNOWN) {
 		ret = feat->probe();
 		if (ret > 0) {
@@ -4401,6 +4419,13 @@ bpf_object__populate_internal_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
 	char *cp, errmsg[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	int err, zero = 0;
 
+	if (obj->gen_loader) {
+		bpf_gen__map_update_elem(obj->gen_loader, map - obj->maps,
+					 map->mmaped, map->def.value_size);
+		if (map_type == LIBBPF_MAP_RODATA || map_type == LIBBPF_MAP_KCONFIG)
+			bpf_gen__map_freeze(obj->gen_loader, map - obj->maps);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	err = bpf_map_update_elem(map->fd, &zero, map->mmaped, 0);
 	if (err) {
 		err = -errno;
@@ -4426,7 +4451,7 @@ bpf_object__populate_internal_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
 
 static void bpf_map__destroy(struct bpf_map *map);
 
-static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
+static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map, bool is_inner)
 {
 	struct bpf_create_map_attr create_attr;
 	struct bpf_map_def *def = &map->def;
@@ -4474,7 +4499,7 @@ static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
 		if (map->inner_map) {
 			int err;
 
-			err = bpf_object__create_map(obj, map->inner_map);
+			err = bpf_object__create_map(obj, map->inner_map, true);
 			if (err) {
 				pr_warn("map '%s': failed to create inner map: %d\n",
 					map->name, err);
@@ -4486,7 +4511,15 @@ static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
 			create_attr.inner_map_fd = map->inner_map_fd;
 	}
 
-	map->fd = bpf_create_map_xattr(&create_attr);
+	if (obj->gen_loader) {
+		bpf_gen__map_create(obj->gen_loader, &create_attr, is_inner ? -1 : map - obj->maps);
+		/* Pretend to have valid FD to pass various fd >= 0 checks.
+		 * This fd == 0 will not be used with any syscall and will be reset to -1 eventually.
+		 */
+		map->fd = 0;
+	} else {
+		map->fd = bpf_create_map_xattr(&create_attr);
+	}
 	if (map->fd < 0 && (create_attr.btf_key_type_id ||
 			    create_attr.btf_value_type_id)) {
 		char *cp, errmsg[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
@@ -4507,6 +4540,8 @@ static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
 		return -errno;
 
 	if (bpf_map_type__is_map_in_map(def->type) && map->inner_map) {
+		if (obj->gen_loader)
+			map->inner_map->fd = -1;
 		bpf_map__destroy(map->inner_map);
 		zfree(&map->inner_map);
 	}
@@ -4514,11 +4549,11 @@ static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int init_map_slots(struct bpf_map *map)
+static int init_map_slots(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	const struct bpf_map *targ_map;
 	unsigned int i;
-	int fd, err;
+	int fd, err = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < map->init_slots_sz; i++) {
 		if (!map->init_slots[i])
@@ -4526,7 +4561,13 @@ static int init_map_slots(struct bpf_map *map)
 
 		targ_map = map->init_slots[i];
 		fd = bpf_map__fd(targ_map);
-		err = bpf_map_update_elem(map->fd, &i, &fd, 0);
+		if (obj->gen_loader) {
+			pr_warn("// TODO map_update_elem: idx %ld key %d value==map_idx %ld\n",
+				map - obj->maps, i, targ_map - obj->maps);
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		} else {
+			err = bpf_map_update_elem(map->fd, &i, &fd, 0);
+		}
 		if (err) {
 			err = -errno;
 			pr_warn("map '%s': failed to initialize slot [%d] to map '%s' fd=%d: %d\n",
@@ -4568,7 +4609,7 @@ bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 			pr_debug("map '%s': skipping creation (preset fd=%d)\n",
 				 map->name, map->fd);
 		} else {
-			err = bpf_object__create_map(obj, map);
+			err = bpf_object__create_map(obj, map, false);
 			if (err)
 				goto err_out;
 
@@ -4584,7 +4625,7 @@ bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 			}
 
 			if (map->init_slots_sz) {
-				err = init_map_slots(map);
+				err = init_map_slots(obj, map);
 				if (err < 0) {
 					zclose(map->fd);
 					goto err_out;
@@ -4994,6 +5035,9 @@ static int load_module_btfs(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	if (obj->btf_modules_loaded)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (obj->gen_loader)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* don't do this again, even if we find no module BTFs */
 	obj->btf_modules_loaded = true;
 
@@ -6141,6 +6185,12 @@ static int bpf_core_apply_relo(struct bpf_program *prog,
 	if (str_is_empty(spec_str))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (prog->obj->gen_loader) {
+		pr_warn("// TODO core_relo: prog %ld insn[%d] %s %s kind %d\n",
+			prog - prog->obj->programs, relo->insn_off / 8,
+			local_name, spec_str, relo->kind);
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
 	err = bpf_core_parse_spec(local_btf, local_id, spec_str, relo->kind, &local_spec);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_warn("prog '%s': relo #%d: parsing [%d] %s %s + %s failed: %d\n",
@@ -6871,6 +6921,20 @@ bpf_object__relocate_calls(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *prog)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+bpf_object__free_relocs(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	struct bpf_program *prog;
+	int i;
+
+	/* free up relocation descriptors */
+	for (i = 0; i < obj->nr_programs; i++) {
+		prog = &obj->programs[i];
+		zfree(&prog->reloc_desc);
+		prog->nr_reloc = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 bpf_object__relocate(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *targ_btf_path)
 {
@@ -6940,12 +7004,8 @@ bpf_object__relocate(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *targ_btf_path)
 			return err;
 		}
 	}
-	/* free up relocation descriptors */
-	for (i = 0; i < obj->nr_programs; i++) {
-		prog = &obj->programs[i];
-		zfree(&prog->reloc_desc);
-		prog->nr_reloc = 0;
-	}
+	if (!obj->gen_loader)
+		bpf_object__free_relocs(obj);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -7134,6 +7194,9 @@ static int bpf_object__sanitize_prog(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program
 	enum bpf_func_id func_id;
 	int i;
 
+	if (obj->gen_loader)
+		return 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < prog->insns_cnt; i++, insn++) {
 		if (!insn_is_helper_call(insn, &func_id))
 			continue;
@@ -7218,6 +7281,12 @@ load_program(struct bpf_program *prog, struct bpf_insn *insns, int insns_cnt,
 	load_attr.log_level = prog->log_level;
 	load_attr.prog_flags = prog->prog_flags;
 
+	if (prog->obj->gen_loader) {
+		bpf_gen__prog_load(prog->obj->gen_loader, &load_attr,
+				   prog - prog->obj->programs);
+		*pfd = -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
 retry_load:
 	if (log_buf_size) {
 		log_buf = malloc(log_buf_size);
@@ -7295,6 +7364,38 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int bpf_program__record_externs(struct bpf_program *prog)
+{
+	struct bpf_object *obj = prog->obj;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < prog->nr_reloc; i++) {
+		struct reloc_desc *relo = &prog->reloc_desc[i];
+		struct extern_desc *ext = &obj->externs[relo->sym_off];
+
+		switch (relo->type) {
+		case RELO_EXTERN_VAR:
+			if (ext->type != EXT_KSYM)
+				continue;
+			if (!ext->ksym.type_id) {
+				pr_warn("typeless ksym %s is not supported yet\n",
+					ext->name);
+				return -ENOTSUP;
+			}
+			bpf_gen__record_extern(obj->gen_loader, ext->name, BTF_KIND_VAR,
+					       relo->insn_idx);
+			break;
+		case RELO_EXTERN_FUNC:
+			bpf_gen__record_extern(obj->gen_loader, ext->name, BTF_KIND_FUNC,
+					       relo->insn_idx);
+			break;
+		default:
+			continue;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(struct bpf_program *prog, int *btf_obj_fd, int *btf_type_id);
 
 int bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog, char *license, __u32 kern_ver)
@@ -7340,6 +7441,8 @@ int bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog, char *license, __u32 kern_ver)
 			pr_warn("prog '%s': inconsistent nr(%d) != 1\n",
 				prog->name, prog->instances.nr);
 		}
+		if (prog->obj->gen_loader)
+			bpf_program__record_externs(prog);
 		err = load_program(prog, prog->insns, prog->insns_cnt,
 				   license, kern_ver, &fd);
 		if (!err)
@@ -7416,6 +7519,8 @@ bpf_object__load_progs(struct bpf_object *obj, int log_level)
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
+	if (obj->gen_loader)
+		bpf_object__free_relocs(obj);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -7796,6 +7901,12 @@ static int bpf_object__resolve_ksyms_btf_id(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		if (ext->type != EXT_KSYM || !ext->ksym.type_id)
 			continue;
 
+		if (obj->gen_loader) {
+			ext->is_set = true;
+			ext->ksym.kernel_btf_obj_fd = 0;
+			ext->ksym.kernel_btf_id = 0;
+			continue;
+		}
 		t = btf__type_by_id(obj->btf, ext->btf_id);
 		if (btf_is_var(t))
 			err = bpf_object__resolve_ksym_var_btf_id(obj, ext);
@@ -7910,6 +8021,9 @@ int bpf_object__load_xattr(struct bpf_object_load_attr *attr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (obj->gen_loader)
+		bpf_gen__init(obj->gen_loader, attr->log_level);
+
 	err = bpf_object__probe_loading(obj);
 	err = err ? : bpf_object__load_vmlinux_btf(obj, false);
 	err = err ? : bpf_object__resolve_externs(obj, obj->kconfig);
@@ -7920,6 +8034,15 @@ int bpf_object__load_xattr(struct bpf_object_load_attr *attr)
 	err = err ? : bpf_object__relocate(obj, attr->target_btf_path);
 	err = err ? : bpf_object__load_progs(obj, attr->log_level);
 
+	if (obj->gen_loader) {
+		/* reset FDs */
+		btf__set_fd(obj->btf, -1);
+		for (i = 0; i < obj->nr_maps; i++)
+			obj->maps[i].fd = -1;
+		if (!err)
+			err = bpf_gen__finish(obj->gen_loader);
+	}
+
 	/* clean up module BTFs */
 	for (i = 0; i < obj->btf_module_cnt; i++) {
 		close(obj->btf_modules[i].fd);
@@ -8545,6 +8668,7 @@ void bpf_object__close(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	if (obj->clear_priv)
 		obj->clear_priv(obj, obj->priv);
 
+	bpf_gen__free(obj->gen_loader);
 	bpf_object__elf_finish(obj);
 	bpf_object__unload(obj);
 	btf__free(obj->btf);
@@ -8635,6 +8759,22 @@ void *bpf_object__priv(const struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return obj ? obj->priv : ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
+int bpf_object__gen_loader(struct bpf_object *obj, struct gen_loader_opts *opts)
+{
+	struct bpf_gen *gen;
+
+	if (!opts)
+		return -EFAULT;
+	if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, gen_loader_opts))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	gen = calloc(sizeof(*gen), 1);
+	if (!gen)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	gen->opts = opts;
+	obj->gen_loader = gen;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct bpf_program *
 __bpf_program__iter(const struct bpf_program *p, const struct bpf_object *obj,
 		    bool forward)
@@ -9272,6 +9412,28 @@ invalid_prog:
 #define BTF_ITER_PREFIX "bpf_iter_"
 #define BTF_MAX_NAME_SIZE 128
 
+void btf_get_kernel_prefix_kind(enum bpf_attach_type attach_type,
+				const char **prefix, int *kind)
+{
+	switch (attach_type) {
+	case BPF_TRACE_RAW_TP:
+		*prefix = BTF_TRACE_PREFIX;
+		*kind = BTF_KIND_TYPEDEF;
+		break;
+	case BPF_LSM_MAC:
+		*prefix = BTF_LSM_PREFIX;
+		*kind = BTF_KIND_FUNC;
+		break;
+	case BPF_TRACE_ITER:
+		*prefix = BTF_ITER_PREFIX;
+		*kind = BTF_KIND_FUNC;
+		break;
+	default:
+		*prefix = "";
+		*kind = BTF_KIND_FUNC;
+	}
+}
+
 static int find_btf_by_prefix_kind(const struct btf *btf, const char *prefix,
 				   const char *name, __u32 kind)
 {
@@ -9292,21 +9454,11 @@ static int find_btf_by_prefix_kind(const struct btf *btf, const char *prefix,
 static inline int find_attach_btf_id(struct btf *btf, const char *name,
 				     enum bpf_attach_type attach_type)
 {
-	int err;
+	const char *prefix;
+	int kind;
 
-	if (attach_type == BPF_TRACE_RAW_TP)
-		err = find_btf_by_prefix_kind(btf, BTF_TRACE_PREFIX, name,
-					      BTF_KIND_TYPEDEF);
-	else if (attach_type == BPF_LSM_MAC)
-		err = find_btf_by_prefix_kind(btf, BTF_LSM_PREFIX, name,
-					      BTF_KIND_FUNC);
-	else if (attach_type == BPF_TRACE_ITER)
-		err = find_btf_by_prefix_kind(btf, BTF_ITER_PREFIX, name,
-					      BTF_KIND_FUNC);
-	else
-		err = btf__find_by_name_kind(btf, name, BTF_KIND_FUNC);
-
-	return err;
+	btf_get_kernel_prefix_kind(attach_type, &prefix, &kind);
+	return find_btf_by_prefix_kind(btf, prefix, name, kind);
 }
 
 int libbpf_find_vmlinux_btf_id(const char *name,
@@ -9405,7 +9557,7 @@ static int libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(struct bpf_program *prog, int *btf_obj_fd,
 	__u32 attach_prog_fd = prog->attach_prog_fd;
 	const char *name = prog->sec_name, *attach_name;
 	const struct bpf_sec_def *sec = NULL;
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	if (!name)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -9440,7 +9592,13 @@ static int libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(struct bpf_program *prog, int *btf_obj_fd,
 	}
 
 	/* kernel/module BTF ID */
-	err = find_kernel_btf_id(prog->obj, attach_name, attach_type, btf_obj_fd, btf_type_id);
+	if (prog->obj->gen_loader) {
+		bpf_gen__record_attach_target(prog->obj->gen_loader, attach_name, attach_type);
+		*btf_obj_fd = 0;
+		*btf_type_id = 1;
+	} else {
+		err = find_kernel_btf_id(prog->obj, attach_name, attach_type, btf_obj_fd, btf_type_id);
+	}
 	if (err) {
 		pr_warn("failed to find kernel BTF type ID of '%s': %d\n", attach_name, err);
 		return err;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index cc51dc4465f2..46b31c1f4849 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -800,6 +800,18 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__attach_skeleton(struct bpf_object_skeleton *s);
 LIBBPF_API void bpf_object__detach_skeleton(struct bpf_object_skeleton *s);
 LIBBPF_API void bpf_object__destroy_skeleton(struct bpf_object_skeleton *s);
 
+struct gen_loader_opts {
+	size_t sz; /* size of this struct, for forward/backward compatiblity */
+	const char *data;
+	const char *insns;
+	__u32 data_sz;
+	__u32 insns_sz;
+};
+
+#define gen_loader_opts__last_field insns_sz
+LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__gen_loader(struct bpf_object *obj,
+				      struct gen_loader_opts *opts);
+
 enum libbpf_tristate {
 	TRI_NO = 0,
 	TRI_YES = 1,
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index 6c96729050dc..bc59516a8ccf 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.4.0 {
 		bpf_linker__free;
 		bpf_linker__new;
 		bpf_map__inner_map;
+		bpf_object__gen_loader;
 		bpf_object__set_kversion;
 		bpf_tc_attach;
 		bpf_tc_detach;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
index ee426226928f..55d9b4dca64f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ int bpf_object__section_size(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
 int bpf_object__variable_offset(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
 				__u32 *off);
 struct btf *btf_get_from_fd(int btf_fd, struct btf *base_btf);
+void btf_get_kernel_prefix_kind(enum bpf_attach_type attach_type,
+				const char **prefix, int *kind);
 
 struct btf_ext_info {
 	/*
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12a126b452c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause) */
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook */
+#ifndef __SKEL_INTERNAL_H
+#define __SKEL_INTERNAL_H
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+/* This file is a base header for auto-generated *.lskel.h files.
+ * Its contents will change and may become part of auto-generation in the future.
+ *
+ * The layout of bpf_[map|prog]_desc and bpf_loader_ctx is feature dependent
+ * and will change from one version of libbpf to another and features
+ * requested during loader program generation.
+ */
+struct bpf_map_desc {
+	union {
+		/* input for the loader prog */
+		struct {
+			__aligned_u64 initial_value;
+			__u32 max_entries;
+		};
+		/* output of the loader prog */
+		struct {
+			int map_fd;
+		};
+	};
+};
+struct bpf_prog_desc {
+	int prog_fd;
+};
+
+struct bpf_loader_ctx {
+	size_t sz;
+	__u32 log_level;
+	__u32 log_size;
+	__u64 log_buf;
+};
+
+struct bpf_load_and_run_opts {
+	struct bpf_loader_ctx *ctx;
+	const void *data;
+	const void *insns;
+	__u32 data_sz;
+	__u32 insns_sz;
+	const char *errstr;
+};
+
+static inline int skel_sys_bpf(enum bpf_cmd cmd, union bpf_attr *attr,
+			  unsigned int size)
+{
+	return syscall(__NR_bpf, cmd, attr, size);
+}
+
+static inline int skel_closenz(int fd)
+{
+	if (fd > 0)
+		return close(fd);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static inline int bpf_load_and_run(struct bpf_load_and_run_opts *opts)
+{
+	int map_fd = -1, prog_fd = -1, key = 0, err;
+	union bpf_attr attr;
+
+	map_fd = bpf_create_map_name(BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY, "__loader.map", 4,
+				     opts->data_sz, 1, 0);
+	if (map_fd < 0) {
+		opts->errstr = "failed to create loader map";
+		err = -errno;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = bpf_map_update_elem(map_fd, &key, opts->data, 0);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		opts->errstr = "failed to update loader map";
+		err = -errno;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
+	attr.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL;
+	attr.insns = (long) opts->insns;
+	attr.insn_cnt = opts->insns_sz / sizeof(struct bpf_insn);
+	attr.license = (long) "Dual BSD/GPL";
+	memcpy(attr.prog_name, "__loader.prog", sizeof("__loader.prog"));
+	attr.fd_array = (long) &map_fd;
+	attr.log_level = opts->ctx->log_level;
+	attr.log_size = opts->ctx->log_size;
+	attr.log_buf = opts->ctx->log_buf;
+	attr.prog_flags = BPF_F_SLEEPABLE;
+	prog_fd = skel_sys_bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, &attr, sizeof(attr));
+	if (prog_fd < 0) {
+		opts->errstr = "failed to load loader prog";
+		err = -errno;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
+	attr.test.prog_fd = prog_fd;
+	attr.test.ctx_in = (long) opts->ctx;
+	attr.test.ctx_size_in = opts->ctx->sz;
+	err = skel_sys_bpf(BPF_PROG_TEST_RUN, &attr, sizeof(attr));
+	if (err < 0 || (int)attr.test.retval < 0) {
+		opts->errstr = "failed to execute loader prog";
+		if (err < 0)
+			err = -errno;
+		else
+			err = (int)attr.test.retval;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	err = 0;
+out:
+	if (map_fd >= 0)
+		close(map_fd);
+	if (prog_fd >= 0)
+		close(prog_fd);
+	return err;
+}
+
+#endif