Merge branch 'libbpf: support custom SEC() handlers'

Andrii Nakryiko says: ==================== Add ability for user applications and libraries to register custom BPF program SEC() handlers. See patch #2 for examples where this is useful. Patch #1 does some preliminary refactoring to allow exponsing program init, preload, and attach callbacks as public API. It also establishes a protocol to allow optional auto-attach behavior. This will also help the case of sometimes auto-attachable uprobes. v4->v5: - API documentation improvements (Daniel); v3->v4: - init_fn -> prog_setup_fn, preload_fn -> prog_prepare_load_fn (Alexei); v2->v3: - moved callbacks and cookie into OPTS struct (Alan); - added more test scenarios (Alan); - address most of Alan's feedback, but kept API name; v1->v2: - resubmitting due to git send-email screw up. Cc: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com> ==================== Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
2026-05-23 14:42:08 +02:00 · 2022-03-05 09:38:15 -08:00 · 2022-03-05 09:38:15 -08:00 · caec549534
commit caec549534
parent d59e3cbaef aa963bcb0a
6 changed files with 587 additions and 103 deletions
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@ -201,12 +201,6 @@ struct reloc_desc {
 	};
 };

-struct bpf_sec_def;
-
-typedef int (*init_fn_t)(struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
-typedef int (*preload_fn_t)(struct bpf_program *prog, struct bpf_prog_load_opts *opts, long cookie);
-typedef struct bpf_link *(*attach_fn_t)(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
-
 /* stored as sec_def->cookie for all libbpf-supported SEC()s */
 enum sec_def_flags {
 	SEC_NONE = 0,
@ -234,14 +228,15 @@ enum sec_def_flags {
 };

 struct bpf_sec_def {
-	const char *sec;
+	char *sec;
 	enum bpf_prog_type prog_type;
 	enum bpf_attach_type expected_attach_type;
 	long cookie;
+	int handler_id;

-	init_fn_t init_fn;
-	preload_fn_t preload_fn;
-	attach_fn_t attach_fn;
+	libbpf_prog_setup_fn_t prog_setup_fn;
+	libbpf_prog_prepare_load_fn_t prog_prepare_load_fn;
+	libbpf_prog_attach_fn_t prog_attach_fn;
 };

 /*
@ -6572,9 +6567,9 @@ static int bpf_object__sanitize_prog(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program
 static int libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(struct bpf_program *prog, const char *attach_name,
 				     int *btf_obj_fd, int *btf_type_id);

-/* this is called as prog->sec_def->preload_fn for libbpf-supported sec_defs */
-static int libbpf_preload_prog(struct bpf_program *prog,
-			       struct bpf_prog_load_opts *opts, long cookie)
+/* this is called as prog->sec_def->prog_prepare_load_fn for libbpf-supported sec_defs */
+static int libbpf_prepare_prog_load(struct bpf_program *prog,
+				    struct bpf_prog_load_opts *opts, long cookie)
 {
 	enum sec_def_flags def = cookie;

@ -6670,8 +6665,8 @@ static int bpf_object_load_prog_instance(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_prog
 	load_attr.fd_array = obj->fd_array;

 	/* adjust load_attr if sec_def provides custom preload callback */
-	if (prog->sec_def && prog->sec_def->preload_fn) {
-		err = prog->sec_def->preload_fn(prog, &load_attr, prog->sec_def->cookie);
+	if (prog->sec_def && prog->sec_def->prog_prepare_load_fn) {
+		err = prog->sec_def->prog_prepare_load_fn(prog, &load_attr, prog->sec_def->cookie);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			pr_warn("prog '%s': failed to prepare load attributes: %d\n",
 				prog->name, err);
@ -6971,8 +6966,8 @@ static int bpf_object_init_progs(struct bpf_object *obj, const struct bpf_object
 		/* sec_def can have custom callback which should be called
 		 * after bpf_program is initialized to adjust its properties
 		 */
-		if (prog->sec_def->init_fn) {
-			err = prog->sec_def->init_fn(prog, prog->sec_def->cookie);
+		if (prog->sec_def->prog_setup_fn) {
+			err = prog->sec_def->prog_setup_fn(prog, prog->sec_def->cookie);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				pr_warn("prog '%s': failed to initialize: %d\n",
 					prog->name, err);
@ -8589,20 +8584,20 @@ int bpf_program__set_log_buf(struct bpf_program *prog, char *log_buf, size_t log
 }

 #define SEC_DEF(sec_pfx, ptype, atype, flags, ...) {			    \
-	.sec = sec_pfx,							    \
+	.sec = (char *)sec_pfx,						    \
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_##ptype,				    \
 	.expected_attach_type = atype,					    \
 	.cookie = (long)(flags),					    \
-	.preload_fn = libbpf_preload_prog,				    \
+	.prog_prepare_load_fn = libbpf_prepare_prog_load,		    \
 	__VA_ARGS__							    \
 }

-static struct bpf_link *attach_kprobe(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
-static struct bpf_link *attach_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
-static struct bpf_link *attach_raw_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
-static struct bpf_link *attach_trace(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
-static struct bpf_link *attach_lsm(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
-static struct bpf_link *attach_iter(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
+static int attach_kprobe(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link);
+static int attach_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link);
+static int attach_raw_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link);
+static int attach_trace(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link);
+static int attach_lsm(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link);
+static int attach_iter(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link);

 static const struct bpf_sec_def section_defs[] = {
 	SEC_DEF("socket",		SOCKET_FILTER, 0, SEC_NONE | SEC_SLOPPY_PFX),
@ -8682,61 +8677,167 @@ static const struct bpf_sec_def section_defs[] = {
 	SEC_DEF("sk_lookup",		SK_LOOKUP, BPF_SK_LOOKUP, SEC_ATTACHABLE | SEC_SLOPPY_PFX),
 };

-#define MAX_TYPE_NAME_SIZE 32
+static size_t custom_sec_def_cnt;
+static struct bpf_sec_def *custom_sec_defs;
+static struct bpf_sec_def custom_fallback_def;
+static bool has_custom_fallback_def;
+
+static int last_custom_sec_def_handler_id;
+
+int libbpf_register_prog_handler(const char *sec,
+				 enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
+				 enum bpf_attach_type exp_attach_type,
+				 const struct libbpf_prog_handler_opts *opts)
+{
+	struct bpf_sec_def *sec_def;
+
+	if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, libbpf_prog_handler_opts))
+		return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
+
+	if (last_custom_sec_def_handler_id == INT_MAX) /* prevent overflow */
+		return libbpf_err(-E2BIG);
+
+	if (sec) {
+		sec_def = libbpf_reallocarray(custom_sec_defs, custom_sec_def_cnt + 1,
+					      sizeof(*sec_def));
+		if (!sec_def)
+			return libbpf_err(-ENOMEM);
+
+		custom_sec_defs = sec_def;
+		sec_def = &custom_sec_defs[custom_sec_def_cnt];
+	} else {
+		if (has_custom_fallback_def)
+			return libbpf_err(-EBUSY);
+
+		sec_def = &custom_fallback_def;
+	}
+
+	sec_def->sec = sec ? strdup(sec) : NULL;
+	if (sec && !sec_def->sec)
+		return libbpf_err(-ENOMEM);
+
+	sec_def->prog_type = prog_type;
+	sec_def->expected_attach_type = exp_attach_type;
+	sec_def->cookie = OPTS_GET(opts, cookie, 0);
+
+	sec_def->prog_setup_fn = OPTS_GET(opts, prog_setup_fn, NULL);
+	sec_def->prog_prepare_load_fn = OPTS_GET(opts, prog_prepare_load_fn, NULL);
+	sec_def->prog_attach_fn = OPTS_GET(opts, prog_attach_fn, NULL);
+
+	sec_def->handler_id = ++last_custom_sec_def_handler_id;
+
+	if (sec)
+		custom_sec_def_cnt++;
+	else
+		has_custom_fallback_def = true;
+
+	return sec_def->handler_id;
+}
+
+int libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(int handler_id)
+{
+	struct bpf_sec_def *sec_defs;
+	int i;
+
+	if (handler_id <= 0)
+		return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
+
+	if (has_custom_fallback_def && custom_fallback_def.handler_id == handler_id) {
+		memset(&custom_fallback_def, 0, sizeof(custom_fallback_def));
+		has_custom_fallback_def = false;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < custom_sec_def_cnt; i++) {
+		if (custom_sec_defs[i].handler_id == handler_id)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (i == custom_sec_def_cnt)
+		return libbpf_err(-ENOENT);
+
+	free(custom_sec_defs[i].sec);
+	for (i = i + 1; i < custom_sec_def_cnt; i++)
+		custom_sec_defs[i - 1] = custom_sec_defs[i];
+	custom_sec_def_cnt--;
+
+	/* try to shrink the array, but it's ok if we couldn't */
+	sec_defs = libbpf_reallocarray(custom_sec_defs, custom_sec_def_cnt, sizeof(*sec_defs));
+	if (sec_defs)
+		custom_sec_defs = sec_defs;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static bool sec_def_matches(const struct bpf_sec_def *sec_def, const char *sec_name,
+			    bool allow_sloppy)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(sec_def->sec);
+
+	/* "type/" always has to have proper SEC("type/extras") form */
+	if (sec_def->sec[len - 1] == '/') {
+		if (str_has_pfx(sec_name, sec_def->sec))
+			return true;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* "type+" means it can be either exact SEC("type") or
+	 * well-formed SEC("type/extras") with proper '/' separator
+	 */
+	if (sec_def->sec[len - 1] == '+') {
+		len--;
+		/* not even a prefix */
+		if (strncmp(sec_name, sec_def->sec, len) != 0)
+			return false;
+		/* exact match or has '/' separator */
+		if (sec_name[len] == '\0' || sec_name[len] == '/')
+			return true;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* SEC_SLOPPY_PFX definitions are allowed to be just prefix
+	 * matches, unless strict section name mode
+	 * (LIBBPF_STRICT_SEC_NAME) is enabled, in which case the
+	 * match has to be exact.
+	 */
+	if (allow_sloppy && str_has_pfx(sec_name, sec_def->sec))
+		return true;
+
+	/* Definitions not marked SEC_SLOPPY_PFX (e.g.,
+	 * SEC("syscall")) are exact matches in both modes.
+	 */
+	return strcmp(sec_name, sec_def->sec) == 0;
+}

 static const struct bpf_sec_def *find_sec_def(const char *sec_name)
 {
 	const struct bpf_sec_def *sec_def;
-	enum sec_def_flags sec_flags;
-	int i, n = ARRAY_SIZE(section_defs), len;
-	bool strict = libbpf_mode & LIBBPF_STRICT_SEC_NAME;
+	int i, n;
+	bool strict = libbpf_mode & LIBBPF_STRICT_SEC_NAME, allow_sloppy;

+	n = custom_sec_def_cnt;
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		sec_def = &section_defs[i];
-		sec_flags = sec_def->cookie;
-		len = strlen(sec_def->sec);
-
-		/* "type/" always has to have proper SEC("type/extras") form */
-		if (sec_def->sec[len - 1] == '/') {
-			if (str_has_pfx(sec_name, sec_def->sec))
-				return sec_def;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* "type+" means it can be either exact SEC("type") or
-		 * well-formed SEC("type/extras") with proper '/' separator
-		 */
-		if (sec_def->sec[len - 1] == '+') {
-			len--;
-			/* not even a prefix */
-			if (strncmp(sec_name, sec_def->sec, len) != 0)
-				continue;
-			/* exact match or has '/' separator */
-			if (sec_name[len] == '\0' || sec_name[len] == '/')
-				return sec_def;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* SEC_SLOPPY_PFX definitions are allowed to be just prefix
-		 * matches, unless strict section name mode
-		 * (LIBBPF_STRICT_SEC_NAME) is enabled, in which case the
-		 * match has to be exact.
-		 */
-		if ((sec_flags & SEC_SLOPPY_PFX) && !strict)  {
-			if (str_has_pfx(sec_name, sec_def->sec))
-				return sec_def;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Definitions not marked SEC_SLOPPY_PFX (e.g.,
-		 * SEC("syscall")) are exact matches in both modes.
-		 */
-		if (strcmp(sec_name, sec_def->sec) == 0)
+		sec_def = &custom_sec_defs[i];
+		if (sec_def_matches(sec_def, sec_name, false))
 			return sec_def;
 	}
+
+	n = ARRAY_SIZE(section_defs);
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		sec_def = &section_defs[i];
+		allow_sloppy = (sec_def->cookie & SEC_SLOPPY_PFX) && !strict;
+		if (sec_def_matches(sec_def, sec_name, allow_sloppy))
+			return sec_def;
+	}
+
+	if (has_custom_fallback_def)
+		return &custom_fallback_def;
+
 	return NULL;
 }

+#define MAX_TYPE_NAME_SIZE 32
+
 static char *libbpf_get_type_names(bool attach_type)
 {
 	int i, len = ARRAY_SIZE(section_defs) * MAX_TYPE_NAME_SIZE;
@ -8752,7 +8853,7 @@ static char *libbpf_get_type_names(bool attach_type)
 		const struct bpf_sec_def *sec_def = &section_defs[i];

 		if (attach_type) {
-			if (sec_def->preload_fn != libbpf_preload_prog)
+			if (sec_def->prog_prepare_load_fn != libbpf_prepare_prog_load)
 				continue;

 			if (!(sec_def->cookie & SEC_ATTACHABLE))
@ -9135,7 +9236,7 @@ int libbpf_attach_type_by_name(const char *name,
 		return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
 	}

-	if (sec_def->preload_fn != libbpf_preload_prog)
+	if (sec_def->prog_prepare_load_fn != libbpf_prepare_prog_load)
 		return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
 	if (!(sec_def->cookie & SEC_ATTACHABLE))
 		return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
@ -10109,14 +10210,13 @@ struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_kprobe(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 	return bpf_program__attach_kprobe_opts(prog, func_name, &opts);
 }

-static struct bpf_link *attach_kprobe(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
+static int attach_kprobe(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link)
 {
 	DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_kprobe_opts, opts);
 	unsigned long offset = 0;
-	struct bpf_link *link;
 	const char *func_name;
 	char *func;
-	int n, err;
+	int n;

 	opts.retprobe = str_has_pfx(prog->sec_name, "kretprobe/");
 	if (opts.retprobe)
@ -10126,21 +10226,19 @@ static struct bpf_link *attach_kprobe(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cooki

 	n = sscanf(func_name, "%m[a-zA-Z0-9_.]+%li", &func, &offset);
 	if (n < 1) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
 		pr_warn("kprobe name is invalid: %s\n", func_name);
-		return libbpf_err_ptr(err);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (opts.retprobe && offset != 0) {
 		free(func);
-		err = -EINVAL;
 		pr_warn("kretprobes do not support offset specification\n");
-		return libbpf_err_ptr(err);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}

 	opts.offset = offset;
-	link = bpf_program__attach_kprobe_opts(prog, func, &opts);
+	*link = bpf_program__attach_kprobe_opts(prog, func, &opts);
 	free(func);
-	return link;
+	return libbpf_get_error(*link);
 }

 static void gen_uprobe_legacy_event_name(char *buf, size_t buf_sz,
@ -10395,14 +10493,13 @@ struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_tracepoint(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 	return bpf_program__attach_tracepoint_opts(prog, tp_category, tp_name, NULL);
 }

-static struct bpf_link *attach_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
+static int attach_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link)
 {
 	char *sec_name, *tp_cat, *tp_name;
-	struct bpf_link *link;

 	sec_name = strdup(prog->sec_name);
 	if (!sec_name)
-		return libbpf_err_ptr(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;

 	/* extract "tp/<category>/<name>" or "tracepoint/<category>/<name>" */
 	if (str_has_pfx(prog->sec_name, "tp/"))
@ -10412,14 +10509,14 @@ static struct bpf_link *attach_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
 	tp_name = strchr(tp_cat, '/');
 	if (!tp_name) {
 		free(sec_name);
-		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	*tp_name = '\0';
 	tp_name++;

-	link = bpf_program__attach_tracepoint(prog, tp_cat, tp_name);
+	*link = bpf_program__attach_tracepoint(prog, tp_cat, tp_name);
 	free(sec_name);
-	return link;
+	return libbpf_get_error(*link);
 }

 struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_raw_tracepoint(const struct bpf_program *prog,
@ -10452,7 +10549,7 @@ struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_raw_tracepoint(const struct bpf_program *pr
 	return link;
 }

-static struct bpf_link *attach_raw_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
+static int attach_raw_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link)
 {
 	static const char *const prefixes[] = {
 		"raw_tp/",
@ -10472,10 +10569,11 @@ static struct bpf_link *attach_raw_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cooki
 	if (!tp_name) {
 		pr_warn("prog '%s': invalid section name '%s'\n",
 			prog->name, prog->sec_name);
-		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}

-	return bpf_program__attach_raw_tracepoint(prog, tp_name);
+	*link = bpf_program__attach_raw_tracepoint(prog, tp_name);
+	return libbpf_get_error(link);
 }

 /* Common logic for all BPF program types that attach to a btf_id */
@ -10518,14 +10616,16 @@ struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_lsm(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 	return bpf_program__attach_btf_id(prog);
 }

-static struct bpf_link *attach_trace(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
+static int attach_trace(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link)
 {
-	return bpf_program__attach_trace(prog);
+	*link = bpf_program__attach_trace(prog);
+	return libbpf_get_error(*link);
 }

-static struct bpf_link *attach_lsm(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
+static int attach_lsm(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link)
 {
-	return bpf_program__attach_lsm(prog);
+	*link = bpf_program__attach_lsm(prog);
+	return libbpf_get_error(*link);
 }

 static struct bpf_link *
@ -10654,17 +10754,33 @@ bpf_program__attach_iter(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 	return link;
 }

-static struct bpf_link *attach_iter(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
+static int attach_iter(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link)
 {
-	return bpf_program__attach_iter(prog, NULL);
+	*link = bpf_program__attach_iter(prog, NULL);
+	return libbpf_get_error(*link);
 }

 struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
-	if (!prog->sec_def || !prog->sec_def->attach_fn)
-		return libbpf_err_ptr(-ESRCH);
+	struct bpf_link *link = NULL;
+	int err;

-	return prog->sec_def->attach_fn(prog, prog->sec_def->cookie);
+	if (!prog->sec_def || !prog->sec_def->prog_attach_fn)
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	err = prog->sec_def->prog_attach_fn(prog, prog->sec_def->cookie, &link);
+	if (err)
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(err);
+
+	/* When calling bpf_program__attach() explicitly, auto-attach support
+	 * is expected to work, so NULL returned link is considered an error.
+	 * This is different for skeleton's attach, see comment in
+	 * bpf_object__attach_skeleton().
+	 */
+	if (!link)
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	return link;
 }

 static int bpf_link__detach_struct_ops(struct bpf_link *link)
@ -11805,16 +11921,30 @@ int bpf_object__attach_skeleton(struct bpf_object_skeleton *s)
 			continue;

 		/* auto-attaching not supported for this program */
-		if (!prog->sec_def || !prog->sec_def->attach_fn)
+		if (!prog->sec_def || !prog->sec_def->prog_attach_fn)
 			continue;

-		*link = bpf_program__attach(prog);
-		err = libbpf_get_error(*link);
+		/* if user already set the link manually, don't attempt auto-attach */
+		if (*link)
+			continue;
+
+		err = prog->sec_def->prog_attach_fn(prog, prog->sec_def->cookie, link);
 		if (err) {
-			pr_warn("failed to auto-attach program '%s': %d\n",
+			pr_warn("prog '%s': failed to auto-attach: %d\n",
 				bpf_program__name(prog), err);
 			return libbpf_err(err);
 		}
+
+		/* It's possible that for some SEC() definitions auto-attach
+		 * is supported in some cases (e.g., if definition completely
+		 * specifies target information), but is not in other cases.
+		 * SEC("uprobe") is one such case. If user specified target
+		 * binary and function name, such BPF program can be
+		 * auto-attached. But if not, it shouldn't trigger skeleton's
+		 * attach to fail. It should just be skipped.
+		 * attach_fn signals such case with returning 0 (no error) and
+		 * setting link to NULL.
+		 */
 	}

 	return 0;
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@ -1328,6 +1328,115 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_linker__add_file(struct bpf_linker *linker,
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_linker__finalize(struct bpf_linker *linker);
 LIBBPF_API void bpf_linker__free(struct bpf_linker *linker);

+/*
+ * Custom handling of BPF program's SEC() definitions
+ */
+
+struct bpf_prog_load_opts; /* defined in bpf.h */
+
+/* Called during bpf_object__open() for each recognized BPF program. Callback
+ * can use various bpf_program__set_*() setters to adjust whatever properties
+ * are necessary.
+ */
+typedef int (*libbpf_prog_setup_fn_t)(struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie);
+
+/* Called right before libbpf performs bpf_prog_load() to load BPF program
+ * into the kernel. Callback can adjust opts as necessary.
+ */
+typedef int (*libbpf_prog_prepare_load_fn_t)(struct bpf_program *prog,
+					     struct bpf_prog_load_opts *opts, long cookie);
+
+/* Called during skeleton attach or through bpf_program__attach(). If
+ * auto-attach is not supported, callback should return 0 and set link to
+ * NULL (it's not considered an error during skeleton attach, but it will be
+ * an error for bpf_program__attach() calls). On error, error should be
+ * returned directly and link set to NULL. On success, return 0 and set link
+ * to a valid struct bpf_link.
+ */
+typedef int (*libbpf_prog_attach_fn_t)(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie,
+				       struct bpf_link **link);
+
+struct libbpf_prog_handler_opts {
+	/* size of this struct, for forward/backward compatiblity */
+	size_t sz;
+	/* User-provided value that is passed to prog_setup_fn,
+	 * prog_prepare_load_fn, and prog_attach_fn callbacks. Allows user to
+	 * register one set of callbacks for multiple SEC() definitions and
+	 * still be able to distinguish them, if necessary. For example,
+	 * libbpf itself is using this to pass necessary flags (e.g.,
+	 * sleepable flag) to a common internal SEC() handler.
+	 */
+	long cookie;
+	/* BPF program initialization callback (see libbpf_prog_setup_fn_t).
+	 * Callback is optional, pass NULL if it's not necessary.
+	 */
+	libbpf_prog_setup_fn_t prog_setup_fn;
+	/* BPF program loading callback (see libbpf_prog_prepare_load_fn_t).
+	 * Callback is optional, pass NULL if it's not necessary.
+	 */
+	libbpf_prog_prepare_load_fn_t prog_prepare_load_fn;
+	/* BPF program attach callback (see libbpf_prog_attach_fn_t).
+	 * Callback is optional, pass NULL if it's not necessary.
+	 */
+	libbpf_prog_attach_fn_t prog_attach_fn;
+};
+#define libbpf_prog_handler_opts__last_field prog_attach_fn
+
+/**
+ * @brief **libbpf_register_prog_handler()** registers a custom BPF program
+ * SEC() handler.
+ * @param sec section prefix for which custom handler is registered
+ * @param prog_type BPF program type associated with specified section
+ * @param exp_attach_type Expected BPF attach type associated with specified section
+ * @param opts optional cookie, callbacks, and other extra options
+ * @return Non-negative handler ID is returned on success. This handler ID has
+ * to be passed to *libbpf_unregister_prog_handler()* to unregister such
+ * custom handler. Negative error code is returned on error.
+ *
+ * *sec* defines which SEC() definitions are handled by this custom handler
+ * registration. *sec* can have few different forms:
+ *   - if *sec* is just a plain string (e.g., "abc"), it will match only
+ *   SEC("abc"). If BPF program specifies SEC("abc/whatever") it will result
+ *   in an error;
+ *   - if *sec* is of the form "abc/", proper SEC() form is
+ *   SEC("abc/something"), where acceptable "something" should be checked by
+ *   *prog_init_fn* callback, if there are additional restrictions;
+ *   - if *sec* is of the form "abc+", it will successfully match both
+ *   SEC("abc") and SEC("abc/whatever") forms;
+ *   - if *sec* is NULL, custom handler is registered for any BPF program that
+ *   doesn't match any of the registered (custom or libbpf's own) SEC()
+ *   handlers. There could be only one such generic custom handler registered
+ *   at any given time.
+ *
+ * All custom handlers (except the one with *sec* == NULL) are processed
+ * before libbpf's own SEC() handlers. It is allowed to "override" libbpf's
+ * SEC() handlers by registering custom ones for the same section prefix
+ * (i.e., it's possible to have custom SEC("perf_event/LLC-load-misses")
+ * handler).
+ *
+ * Note, like much of global libbpf APIs (e.g., libbpf_set_print(),
+ * libbpf_set_strict_mode(), etc)) these APIs are not thread-safe. User needs
+ * to ensure synchronization if there is a risk of running this API from
+ * multiple threads simultaneously.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API int libbpf_register_prog_handler(const char *sec,
+					    enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
+					    enum bpf_attach_type exp_attach_type,
+					    const struct libbpf_prog_handler_opts *opts);
+/**
+ * @brief *libbpf_unregister_prog_handler()* unregisters previously registered
+ * custom BPF program SEC() handler.
+ * @param handler_id handler ID returned by *libbpf_register_prog_handler()*
+ * after successful registration
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code if handler isn't found
+ *
+ * Note, like much of global libbpf APIs (e.g., libbpf_set_print(),
+ * libbpf_set_strict_mode(), etc)) these APIs are not thread-safe. User needs
+ * to ensure synchronization if there is a risk of running this API from
+ * multiple threads simultaneously.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API int libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(int handler_id);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */
 #endif
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@ -439,3 +439,9 @@ LIBBPF_0.7.0 {
 		libbpf_probe_bpf_prog_type;
 		libbpf_set_memlock_rlim_max;
 } LIBBPF_0.6.0;
+
+LIBBPF_0.8.0 {
+	global:
+		libbpf_register_prog_handler;
+		libbpf_unregister_prog_handler;
+} LIBBPF_0.7.0;
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_version.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_version.h
@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 #define __LIBBPF_VERSION_H

 #define LIBBPF_MAJOR_VERSION 0
-#define LIBBPF_MINOR_VERSION 7
+#define LIBBPF_MINOR_VERSION 8

 #endif /* __LIBBPF_VERSION_H */
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/custom_sec_handlers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/custom_sec_handlers.c
@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2022 Facebook */
+
+#include <test_progs.h>
+#include "test_custom_sec_handlers.skel.h"
+
+#define COOKIE_ABC1 1
+#define COOKIE_ABC2 2
+#define COOKIE_CUSTOM 3
+#define COOKIE_FALLBACK 4
+#define COOKIE_KPROBE 5
+
+static int custom_setup_prog(struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie)
+{
+	if (cookie == COOKIE_ABC1)
+		bpf_program__set_autoload(prog, false);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int custom_prepare_load_prog(struct bpf_program *prog,
+				    struct bpf_prog_load_opts *opts, long cookie)
+{
+	if (cookie == COOKIE_FALLBACK)
+		opts->prog_flags |= BPF_F_SLEEPABLE;
+	else if (cookie == COOKIE_ABC1)
+		ASSERT_FALSE(true, "unexpected preload for abc");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int custom_attach_prog(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie,
+			      struct bpf_link **link)
+{
+	switch (cookie) {
+	case COOKIE_ABC2:
+		*link = bpf_program__attach_raw_tracepoint(prog, "sys_enter");
+		return libbpf_get_error(*link);
+	case COOKIE_CUSTOM:
+		*link = bpf_program__attach_tracepoint(prog, "syscalls", "sys_enter_nanosleep");
+		return libbpf_get_error(*link);
+	case COOKIE_KPROBE:
+	case COOKIE_FALLBACK:
+		/* no auto-attach for SEC("xyz") and SEC("kprobe") */
+		*link = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	default:
+		ASSERT_FALSE(true, "unexpected cookie");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
+static int abc1_id;
+static int abc2_id;
+static int custom_id;
+static int fallback_id;
+static int kprobe_id;
+
+__attribute__((constructor))
+static void register_sec_handlers(void)
+{
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(libbpf_prog_handler_opts, abc1_opts,
+		.cookie = COOKIE_ABC1,
+		.prog_setup_fn = custom_setup_prog,
+		.prog_prepare_load_fn = custom_prepare_load_prog,
+		.prog_attach_fn = NULL,
+	);
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(libbpf_prog_handler_opts, abc2_opts,
+		.cookie = COOKIE_ABC2,
+		.prog_setup_fn = custom_setup_prog,
+		.prog_prepare_load_fn = custom_prepare_load_prog,
+		.prog_attach_fn = custom_attach_prog,
+	);
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(libbpf_prog_handler_opts, custom_opts,
+		.cookie = COOKIE_CUSTOM,
+		.prog_setup_fn = NULL,
+		.prog_prepare_load_fn = NULL,
+		.prog_attach_fn = custom_attach_prog,
+	);
+
+	abc1_id = libbpf_register_prog_handler("abc", BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT, 0, &abc1_opts);
+	abc2_id = libbpf_register_prog_handler("abc/", BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT, 0, &abc2_opts);
+	custom_id = libbpf_register_prog_handler("custom+", BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, 0, &custom_opts);
+}
+
+__attribute__((destructor))
+static void unregister_sec_handlers(void)
+{
+	libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(abc1_id);
+	libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(abc2_id);
+	libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(custom_id);
+}
+
+void test_custom_sec_handlers(void)
+{
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(libbpf_prog_handler_opts, opts,
+		.prog_setup_fn = custom_setup_prog,
+		.prog_prepare_load_fn = custom_prepare_load_prog,
+		.prog_attach_fn = custom_attach_prog,
+	);
+	struct test_custom_sec_handlers* skel;
+	int err;
+
+	ASSERT_GT(abc1_id, 0, "abc1_id");
+	ASSERT_GT(abc2_id, 0, "abc2_id");
+	ASSERT_GT(custom_id, 0, "custom_id");
+
+	/* override libbpf's handle of SEC("kprobe/...") but also allow pure
+	 * SEC("kprobe") due to "kprobe+" specifier. Register it as
+	 * TRACEPOINT, just for fun.
+	 */
+	opts.cookie = COOKIE_KPROBE;
+	kprobe_id = libbpf_register_prog_handler("kprobe+", BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, 0, &opts);
+	/* fallback treats everything as BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL program to test
+	 * setting custom BPF_F_SLEEPABLE bit in preload handler
+	 */
+	opts.cookie = COOKIE_FALLBACK;
+	fallback_id = libbpf_register_prog_handler(NULL, BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL, 0, &opts);
+
+	if (!ASSERT_GT(fallback_id, 0, "fallback_id") /* || !ASSERT_GT(kprobe_id, 0, "kprobe_id")*/) {
+		if (fallback_id > 0)
+			libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(fallback_id);
+		if (kprobe_id > 0)
+			libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(kprobe_id);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* open skeleton and validate assumptions */
+	skel = test_custom_sec_handlers__open();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "skel_open"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(bpf_program__type(skel->progs.abc1), BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT, "abc1_type");
+	ASSERT_FALSE(bpf_program__autoload(skel->progs.abc1), "abc1_autoload");
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(bpf_program__type(skel->progs.abc2), BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT, "abc2_type");
+	ASSERT_EQ(bpf_program__type(skel->progs.custom1), BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, "custom1_type");
+	ASSERT_EQ(bpf_program__type(skel->progs.custom2), BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, "custom2_type");
+	ASSERT_EQ(bpf_program__type(skel->progs.kprobe1), BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, "kprobe1_type");
+	ASSERT_EQ(bpf_program__type(skel->progs.xyz), BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL, "xyz_type");
+
+	skel->rodata->my_pid = getpid();
+
+	/* now attempt to load everything */
+	err = test_custom_sec_handlers__load(skel);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "skel_load"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* now try to auto-attach everything */
+	err = test_custom_sec_handlers__attach(skel);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "skel_attach"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	skel->links.xyz = bpf_program__attach(skel->progs.kprobe1);
+	ASSERT_EQ(errno, EOPNOTSUPP, "xyz_attach_err");
+	ASSERT_ERR_PTR(skel->links.xyz, "xyz_attach");
+
+	/* trigger programs */
+	usleep(1);
+
+	/* SEC("abc") is set to not auto-loaded */
+	ASSERT_FALSE(skel->bss->abc1_called, "abc1_called");
+	ASSERT_TRUE(skel->bss->abc2_called, "abc2_called");
+	ASSERT_TRUE(skel->bss->custom1_called, "custom1_called");
+	ASSERT_TRUE(skel->bss->custom2_called, "custom2_called");
+	/* SEC("kprobe") shouldn't be auto-attached */
+	ASSERT_FALSE(skel->bss->kprobe1_called, "kprobe1_called");
+	/* SEC("xyz") shouldn't be auto-attached */
+	ASSERT_FALSE(skel->bss->xyz_called, "xyz_called");
+
+cleanup:
+	test_custom_sec_handlers__destroy(skel);
+
+	ASSERT_OK(libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(fallback_id), "unregister_fallback");
+	ASSERT_OK(libbpf_unregister_prog_handler(kprobe_id), "unregister_kprobe");
+}
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_custom_sec_handlers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_custom_sec_handlers.c
@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2022 Facebook */
+
+#include "vmlinux.h"
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+
+const volatile int my_pid;
+
+bool abc1_called;
+bool abc2_called;
+bool custom1_called;
+bool custom2_called;
+bool kprobe1_called;
+bool xyz_called;
+
+SEC("abc")
+int abc1(void *ctx)
+{
+	abc1_called = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("abc/whatever")
+int abc2(void *ctx)
+{
+	abc2_called = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("custom")
+int custom1(void *ctx)
+{
+	custom1_called = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("custom/something")
+int custom2(void *ctx)
+{
+	custom2_called = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("kprobe")
+int kprobe1(void *ctx)
+{
+	kprobe1_called = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("xyz/blah")
+int xyz(void *ctx)
+{
+	int whatever;
+
+	/* use sleepable helper, custom handler should set sleepable flag */
+	bpf_copy_from_user(&whatever, sizeof(whatever), NULL);
+	xyz_called = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";