diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
index 974453564f01a511bf4ba098be8c54b399d8db5f..1270955e4845c39593f1603faa360773aef6fbb8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ install_headers: bpf_helper_defs.h
 		$(call do_install,bpf_helpers.h,$(prefix)/include/bpf,644); \
 		$(call do_install,bpf_helper_defs.h,$(prefix)/include/bpf,644); \
 		$(call do_install,bpf_tracing.h,$(prefix)/include/bpf,644); \
-		$(call do_install,bpf_endian.h,$(prefix)/include/bpf,644);
+		$(call do_install,bpf_endian.h,$(prefix)/include/bpf,644); \
+		$(call do_install,bpf_core_read.h,$(prefix)/include/bpf,644);
 
 install_pkgconfig: $(PC_FILE)
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, $(PC_FILE)) \
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ae877e3ffb51efe20fb591a06951bb2b9ff74cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause) */
+#ifndef __BPF_CORE_READ_H__
+#define __BPF_CORE_READ_H__
+
+/*
+ * bpf_core_read() abstracts away bpf_probe_read() call and captures offset
+ * relocation for source address using __builtin_preserve_access_index()
+ * built-in, provided by Clang.
+ *
+ * __builtin_preserve_access_index() takes as an argument an expression of
+ * taking an address of a field within struct/union. It makes compiler emit
+ * a relocation, which records BTF type ID describing root struct/union and an
+ * accessor string which describes exact embedded field that was used to take
+ * an address. See detailed description of this relocation format and
+ * semantics in comments to struct bpf_offset_reloc in libbpf_internal.h.
+ *
+ * This relocation allows libbpf to adjust BPF instruction to use correct
+ * actual field offset, based on target kernel BTF type that matches original
+ * (local) BTF, used to record relocation.
+ */
+#define bpf_core_read(dst, sz, src)					    \
+	bpf_probe_read(dst, sz,						    \
+		       (const void *)__builtin_preserve_access_index(src))
+
+/*
+ * bpf_core_read_str() is a thin wrapper around bpf_probe_read_str()
+ * additionally emitting BPF CO-RE field relocation for specified source
+ * argument.
+ */
+#define bpf_core_read_str(dst, sz, src)					    \
+	bpf_probe_read_str(dst, sz,					    \
+			   (const void *)__builtin_preserve_access_index(src))
+
+#define ___concat(a, b) a ## b
+#define ___apply(fn, n) ___concat(fn, n)
+#define ___nth(_1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, _7, _8, _9, _10, __11, N, ...) N
+
+/*
+ * return number of provided arguments; used for switch-based variadic macro
+ * definitions (see ___last, ___arrow, etc below)
+ */
+#define ___narg(...) ___nth(_, ##__VA_ARGS__, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0)
+/*
+ * return 0 if no arguments are passed, N - otherwise; used for
+ * recursively-defined macros to specify termination (0) case, and generic
+ * (N) case (e.g., ___read_ptrs, ___core_read)
+ */
+#define ___empty(...) ___nth(_, ##__VA_ARGS__, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, 0)
+
+#define ___last1(x) x
+#define ___last2(a, x) x
+#define ___last3(a, b, x) x
+#define ___last4(a, b, c, x) x
+#define ___last5(a, b, c, d, x) x
+#define ___last6(a, b, c, d, e, x) x
+#define ___last7(a, b, c, d, e, f, x) x
+#define ___last8(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, x) x
+#define ___last9(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, x) x
+#define ___last10(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, x) x
+#define ___last(...) ___apply(___last, ___narg(__VA_ARGS__))(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define ___nolast2(a, _) a
+#define ___nolast3(a, b, _) a, b
+#define ___nolast4(a, b, c, _) a, b, c
+#define ___nolast5(a, b, c, d, _) a, b, c, d
+#define ___nolast6(a, b, c, d, e, _) a, b, c, d, e
+#define ___nolast7(a, b, c, d, e, f, _) a, b, c, d, e, f
+#define ___nolast8(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, _) a, b, c, d, e, f, g
+#define ___nolast9(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, _) a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h
+#define ___nolast10(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, _) a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i
+#define ___nolast(...) ___apply(___nolast, ___narg(__VA_ARGS__))(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define ___arrow1(a) a
+#define ___arrow2(a, b) a->b
+#define ___arrow3(a, b, c) a->b->c
+#define ___arrow4(a, b, c, d) a->b->c->d
+#define ___arrow5(a, b, c, d, e) a->b->c->d->e
+#define ___arrow6(a, b, c, d, e, f) a->b->c->d->e->f
+#define ___arrow7(a, b, c, d, e, f, g) a->b->c->d->e->f->g
+#define ___arrow8(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) a->b->c->d->e->f->g->h
+#define ___arrow9(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i) a->b->c->d->e->f->g->h->i
+#define ___arrow10(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j) a->b->c->d->e->f->g->h->i->j
+#define ___arrow(...) ___apply(___arrow, ___narg(__VA_ARGS__))(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define ___type(...) typeof(___arrow(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define ___read(read_fn, dst, src_type, src, accessor)			    \
+	read_fn((void *)(dst), sizeof(*(dst)), &((src_type)(src))->accessor)
+
+/* "recursively" read a sequence of inner pointers using local __t var */
+#define ___rd_last(...)							    \
+	___read(bpf_core_read, &__t,					    \
+		___type(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)), __t, ___last(__VA_ARGS__));
+#define ___rd_p0(src) const void *__t = src;
+#define ___rd_p1(...) ___rd_p0(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p2(...) ___rd_p1(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p3(...) ___rd_p2(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p4(...) ___rd_p3(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p5(...) ___rd_p4(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p6(...) ___rd_p5(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p7(...) ___rd_p6(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p8(...) ___rd_p7(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___rd_p9(...) ___rd_p8(___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)) ___rd_last(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ___read_ptrs(src, ...)						    \
+	___apply(___rd_p, ___narg(__VA_ARGS__))(src, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define ___core_read0(fn, dst, src, a)					    \
+	___read(fn, dst, ___type(src), src, a);
+#define ___core_readN(fn, dst, src, ...)				    \
+	___read_ptrs(src, ___nolast(__VA_ARGS__))			    \
+	___read(fn, dst, ___type(src, ___nolast(__VA_ARGS__)), __t,	    \
+		___last(__VA_ARGS__));
+#define ___core_read(fn, dst, src, a, ...)				    \
+	___apply(___core_read, ___empty(__VA_ARGS__))(fn, dst,		    \
+						      src, a, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+/*
+ * BPF_CORE_READ_INTO() is a more performance-conscious variant of
+ * BPF_CORE_READ(), in which final field is read into user-provided storage.
+ * See BPF_CORE_READ() below for more details on general usage.
+ */
+#define BPF_CORE_READ_INTO(dst, src, a, ...)				    \
+	({								    \
+		___core_read(bpf_core_read, dst, src, a, ##__VA_ARGS__)	    \
+	})
+
+/*
+ * BPF_CORE_READ_STR_INTO() does same "pointer chasing" as
+ * BPF_CORE_READ() for intermediate pointers, but then executes (and returns
+ * corresponding error code) bpf_core_read_str() for final string read.
+ */
+#define BPF_CORE_READ_STR_INTO(dst, src, a, ...)			    \
+	({								    \
+		___core_read(bpf_core_read_str, dst, src, a, ##__VA_ARGS__) \
+	})
+
+/*
+ * BPF_CORE_READ() is used to simplify BPF CO-RE relocatable read, especially
+ * when there are few pointer chasing steps.
+ * E.g., what in non-BPF world (or in BPF w/ BCC) would be something like:
+ *	int x = s->a.b.c->d.e->f->g;
+ * can be succinctly achieved using BPF_CORE_READ as:
+ *	int x = BPF_CORE_READ(s, a.b.c, d.e, f, g);
+ *
+ * BPF_CORE_READ will decompose above statement into 4 bpf_core_read (BPF
+ * CO-RE relocatable bpf_probe_read() wrapper) calls, logically equivalent to:
+ * 1. const void *__t = s->a.b.c;
+ * 2. __t = __t->d.e;
+ * 3. __t = __t->f;
+ * 4. return __t->g;
+ *
+ * Equivalence is logical, because there is a heavy type casting/preservation
+ * involved, as well as all the reads are happening through bpf_probe_read()
+ * calls using __builtin_preserve_access_index() to emit CO-RE relocations.
+ *
+ * N.B. Only up to 9 "field accessors" are supported, which should be more
+ * than enough for any practical purpose.
+ */
+#define BPF_CORE_READ(src, a, ...)					    \
+	({								    \
+		___type(src, a, ##__VA_ARGS__) __r;			    \
+		BPF_CORE_READ_INTO(&__r, src, a, ##__VA_ARGS__);	    \
+		__r;							    \
+	})
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index 6d059c0a7845e41951b828ea26f2b59951e8f004..2203595f38c394fb0cc9776b7f868962a2b51faf 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define __uint(name, val) int (*name)[val]
 #define __type(name, val) typeof(val) *name
 
-/* helper macro to print out debug messages */
+/* Helper macro to print out debug messages */
 #define bpf_printk(fmt, ...)				\
 ({							\
 	char ____fmt[] = fmt;				\
@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@
 			 ##__VA_ARGS__);		\
 })
 
-/* helper macro to place programs, maps, license in
+/*
+ * Helper macro to place programs, maps, license in
  * different sections in elf_bpf file. Section names
  * are interpreted by elf_bpf loader
  */
 #define SEC(NAME) __attribute__((section(NAME), used))
 
-/* a helper structure used by eBPF C program
+#ifndef __always_inline
+#define __always_inline __attribute__((always_inline))
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Helper structure used by eBPF C program
  * to describe BPF map attributes to libbpf loader
  */
 struct bpf_map_def {
@@ -32,24 +38,4 @@ struct bpf_map_def {
 	unsigned int map_flags;
 };
 
-/*
- * bpf_core_read() abstracts away bpf_probe_read() call and captures offset
- * relocation for source address using __builtin_preserve_access_index()
- * built-in, provided by Clang.
- *
- * __builtin_preserve_access_index() takes as an argument an expression of
- * taking an address of a field within struct/union. It makes compiler emit
- * a relocation, which records BTF type ID describing root struct/union and an
- * accessor string which describes exact embedded field that was used to take
- * an address. See detailed description of this relocation format and
- * semantics in comments to struct bpf_offset_reloc in libbpf_internal.h.
- *
- * This relocation allows libbpf to adjust BPF instruction to use correct
- * actual field offset, based on target kernel BTF type that matches original
- * (local) BTF, used to record relocation.
- */
-#define bpf_core_read(dst, sz, src)					    \
-	bpf_probe_read(dst, sz,						    \
-		       (const void *)__builtin_preserve_access_index(src))
-
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_arrays.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_arrays.c
index 8e3f6e6a90e7d3f67bd986fc33fa9950c41aca67..96b1f5f3b07a2b23763d5d112db45b962b24979e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_arrays.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_arrays.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_flavors.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_flavors.c
index 613474a18b45d634c0df9c45d0220ed76d815ee1..71fd7cebc9d7907bfb02b6bcc40754954b5e8518 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_flavors.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_flavors.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ints.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ints.c
index 7a88a39754558737f93e7850359cd7e177430b58..ad5c3f59c9c69431737de47eeebab06cc75112f0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ints.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ints.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
index 684a06cf41ea6b56e0ea0f8353ba56b987939f17..14ce688463de2d737cc7a0696c8026df52c18a4b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_misc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_misc.c
index 10bdb205055286e3ce89f46e4c2c89a3b43ff813..1a36b0856653851f34583f50561357fd88bd5d18 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_misc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_misc.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_mods.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_mods.c
index e930e7e88c5cbd6fbabdcf7280de795d4de4b235..3199fafede2cd4dab3daa9013a259a82529ae339 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_mods.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_mods.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_nesting.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_nesting.c
index b63007958290f1c000384565e05e27ab95c2e7af..98238cb64fbd74b964924a8c68a34f37d06fb7b9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_nesting.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_nesting.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_primitives.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_primitives.c
index 7654f59914bc216cc591efe5989c5a03758aba68..4f3ecb9127bb24f159fda18c0bd0d919a2ceda09 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_primitives.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_primitives.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ptr_as_arr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ptr_as_arr.c
index 709f7cba453f4410e29d83c894e817162b3e5973..27f602f00419357a158c06c39b799f09416fd0a2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ptr_as_arr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_ptr_as_arr.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
+#include "bpf_core_read.h"
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";