diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 87e3020ac1bc..0f9079b9539e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 		((k) == BTF_KIND_CONST) || \
 		((k) == BTF_KIND_RESTRICT))
 
+#define IS_VAR(k) ((k) == BTF_KIND_VAR)
+
 static struct btf_type btf_void;
 
 struct btf {
@@ -212,6 +214,10 @@ static int btf_type_size(struct btf_type *t)
 		return base_size + vlen * sizeof(struct btf_member);
 	case BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO:
 		return base_size + vlen * sizeof(struct btf_param);
+	case BTF_KIND_VAR:
+		return base_size + sizeof(struct btf_var);
+	case BTF_KIND_DATASEC:
+		return base_size + vlen * sizeof(struct btf_var_secinfo);
 	default:
 		pr_debug("Unsupported BTF_KIND:%u\n", BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info));
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -283,6 +289,7 @@ __s64 btf__resolve_size(const struct btf *btf, __u32 type_id)
 		case BTF_KIND_STRUCT:
 		case BTF_KIND_UNION:
 		case BTF_KIND_ENUM:
+		case BTF_KIND_DATASEC:
 			size = t->size;
 			goto done;
 		case BTF_KIND_PTR:
@@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ __s64 btf__resolve_size(const struct btf *btf, __u32 type_id)
 		case BTF_KIND_VOLATILE:
 		case BTF_KIND_CONST:
 		case BTF_KIND_RESTRICT:
+		case BTF_KIND_VAR:
 			type_id = t->type;
 			break;
 		case BTF_KIND_ARRAY:
@@ -326,7 +334,8 @@ int btf__resolve_type(const struct btf *btf, __u32 type_id)
 	t = btf__type_by_id(btf, type_id);
 	while (depth < MAX_RESOLVE_DEPTH &&
 	       !btf_type_is_void_or_null(t) &&
-	       IS_MODIFIER(BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info))) {
+	       (IS_MODIFIER(BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info)) ||
+		IS_VAR(BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info)))) {
 		type_id = t->type;
 		t = btf__type_by_id(btf, type_id);
 		depth++;
@@ -408,6 +417,92 @@ done:
 	return btf;
 }
 
+static int compare_vsi_off(const void *_a, const void *_b)
+{
+	const struct btf_var_secinfo *a = _a;
+	const struct btf_var_secinfo *b = _b;
+
+	return a->offset - b->offset;
+}
+
+static int btf_fixup_datasec(struct bpf_object *obj, struct btf *btf,
+			     struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	__u32 size = 0, off = 0, i, vars = BTF_INFO_VLEN(t->info);
+	const char *name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
+	const struct btf_type *t_var;
+	struct btf_var_secinfo *vsi;
+	struct btf_var *var;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!name) {
+		pr_debug("No name found in string section for DATASEC kind.\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	ret = bpf_object__section_size(obj, name, &size);
+	if (ret || !size || (t->size && t->size != size)) {
+		pr_debug("Invalid size for section %s: %u bytes\n", name, size);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	t->size = size;
+
+	for (i = 0, vsi = (struct btf_var_secinfo *)(t + 1);
+	     i < vars; i++, vsi++) {
+		t_var = btf__type_by_id(btf, vsi->type);
+		var = (struct btf_var *)(t_var + 1);
+
+		if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t_var->info) != BTF_KIND_VAR) {
+			pr_debug("Non-VAR type seen in section %s\n", name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (var->linkage == BTF_VAR_STATIC)
+			continue;
+
+		name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, t_var->name_off);
+		if (!name) {
+			pr_debug("No name found in string section for VAR kind\n");
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+
+		ret = bpf_object__variable_offset(obj, name, &off);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_debug("No offset found in symbol table for VAR %s\n", name);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+
+		vsi->offset = off;
+	}
+
+	qsort(t + 1, vars, sizeof(*vsi), compare_vsi_off);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int btf__finalize_data(struct bpf_object *obj, struct btf *btf)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+	__u32 i;
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= btf->nr_types; i++) {
+		struct btf_type *t = btf->types[i];
+
+		/* Loader needs to fix up some of the things compiler
+		 * couldn't get its hands on while emitting BTF. This
+		 * is section size and global variable offset. We use
+		 * the info from the ELF itself for this purpose.
+		 */
+		if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_DATASEC) {
+			err = btf_fixup_datasec(obj, btf, t);
+			if (err)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 int btf__load(struct btf *btf)
 {
 	__u32 log_buf_size = BPF_LOG_BUF_SIZE;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
index 28a1e1e59861..c7b399e81fce 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ struct btf;
 struct btf_ext;
 struct btf_type;
 
+struct bpf_object;
+
 /*
  * The .BTF.ext ELF section layout defined as
  *   struct btf_ext_header
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ struct btf_ext_header {
 
 LIBBPF_API void btf__free(struct btf *btf);
 LIBBPF_API struct btf *btf__new(__u8 *data, __u32 size);
+LIBBPF_API int btf__finalize_data(struct bpf_object *obj, struct btf *btf);
 LIBBPF_API int btf__load(struct btf *btf);
 LIBBPF_API __s32 btf__find_by_name(const struct btf *btf,
 				   const char *type_name);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index f7b245fbb960..e2a457e7c318 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -669,6 +669,112 @@ static bool bpf_map_type__is_map_in_map(enum bpf_map_type type)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int bpf_object_search_section_size(const struct bpf_object *obj,
+					  const char *name, size_t *d_size)
+{
+	const GElf_Ehdr *ep = &obj->efile.ehdr;
+	Elf *elf = obj->efile.elf;
+	Elf_Scn *scn = NULL;
+	int idx = 0;
+
+	while ((scn = elf_nextscn(elf, scn)) != NULL) {
+		const char *sec_name;
+		Elf_Data *data;
+		GElf_Shdr sh;
+
+		idx++;
+		if (gelf_getshdr(scn, &sh) != &sh) {
+			pr_warning("failed to get section(%d) header from %s\n",
+				   idx, obj->path);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
+		sec_name = elf_strptr(elf, ep->e_shstrndx, sh.sh_name);
+		if (!sec_name) {
+			pr_warning("failed to get section(%d) name from %s\n",
+				   idx, obj->path);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
+		if (strcmp(name, sec_name))
+			continue;
+
+		data = elf_getdata(scn, 0);
+		if (!data) {
+			pr_warning("failed to get section(%d) data from %s(%s)\n",
+				   idx, name, obj->path);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
+		*d_size = data->d_size;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
+int bpf_object__section_size(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
+			     __u32 *size)
+{
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+	size_t d_size;
+
+	*size = 0;
+	if (!name) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(name, ".data")) {
+		if (obj->efile.data)
+			*size = obj->efile.data->d_size;
+	} else if (!strcmp(name, ".bss")) {
+		if (obj->efile.bss)
+			*size = obj->efile.bss->d_size;
+	} else if (!strcmp(name, ".rodata")) {
+		if (obj->efile.rodata)
+			*size = obj->efile.rodata->d_size;
+	} else {
+		ret = bpf_object_search_section_size(obj, name, &d_size);
+		if (!ret)
+			*size = d_size;
+	}
+
+	return *size ? 0 : ret;
+}
+
+int bpf_object__variable_offset(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
+				__u32 *off)
+{
+	Elf_Data *symbols = obj->efile.symbols;
+	const char *sname;
+	size_t si;
+
+	if (!name || !off)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (si = 0; si < symbols->d_size / sizeof(GElf_Sym); si++) {
+		GElf_Sym sym;
+
+		if (!gelf_getsym(symbols, si, &sym))
+			continue;
+		if (GELF_ST_BIND(sym.st_info) != STB_GLOBAL ||
+		    GELF_ST_TYPE(sym.st_info) != STT_OBJECT)
+			continue;
+
+		sname = elf_strptr(obj->efile.elf, obj->efile.strtabidx,
+				   sym.st_name);
+		if (!sname) {
+			pr_warning("failed to get sym name string for var %s\n",
+				   name);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+		if (strcmp(name, sname) == 0) {
+			*off = sym.st_value;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
 static bool bpf_object__has_maps(const struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	return obj->efile.maps_shndx >= 0 ||
@@ -911,6 +1017,7 @@ static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj, int flags)
 	Elf *elf = obj->efile.elf;
 	GElf_Ehdr *ep = &obj->efile.ehdr;
 	Elf_Data *btf_ext_data = NULL;
+	Elf_Data *btf_data = NULL;
 	Elf_Scn *scn = NULL;
 	int idx = 0, err = 0;
 
@@ -954,32 +1061,18 @@ static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj, int flags)
 			 (int)sh.sh_link, (unsigned long)sh.sh_flags,
 			 (int)sh.sh_type);
 
-		if (strcmp(name, "license") == 0)
+		if (strcmp(name, "license") == 0) {
 			err = bpf_object__init_license(obj,
 						       data->d_buf,
 						       data->d_size);
-		else if (strcmp(name, "version") == 0)
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "version") == 0) {
 			err = bpf_object__init_kversion(obj,
 							data->d_buf,
 							data->d_size);
-		else if (strcmp(name, "maps") == 0)
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "maps") == 0) {
 			obj->efile.maps_shndx = idx;
-		else if (strcmp(name, BTF_ELF_SEC) == 0) {
-			obj->btf = btf__new(data->d_buf, data->d_size);
-			if (IS_ERR(obj->btf)) {
-				pr_warning("Error loading ELF section %s: %ld. Ignored and continue.\n",
-					   BTF_ELF_SEC, PTR_ERR(obj->btf));
-				obj->btf = NULL;
-				continue;
-			}
-			err = btf__load(obj->btf);
-			if (err) {
-				pr_warning("Error loading %s into kernel: %d. Ignored and continue.\n",
-					   BTF_ELF_SEC, err);
-				btf__free(obj->btf);
-				obj->btf = NULL;
-				err = 0;
-			}
+		} else if (strcmp(name, BTF_ELF_SEC) == 0) {
+			btf_data = data;
 		} else if (strcmp(name, BTF_EXT_ELF_SEC) == 0) {
 			btf_ext_data = data;
 		} else if (sh.sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
@@ -1054,6 +1147,25 @@ static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj, int flags)
 		pr_warning("Corrupted ELF file: index of strtab invalid\n");
 		return LIBBPF_ERRNO__FORMAT;
 	}
+	if (btf_data) {
+		obj->btf = btf__new(btf_data->d_buf, btf_data->d_size);
+		if (IS_ERR(obj->btf)) {
+			pr_warning("Error loading ELF section %s: %ld. Ignored and continue.\n",
+				   BTF_ELF_SEC, PTR_ERR(obj->btf));
+			obj->btf = NULL;
+		} else {
+			err = btf__finalize_data(obj, obj->btf);
+			if (!err)
+				err = btf__load(obj->btf);
+			if (err) {
+				pr_warning("Error finalizing and loading %s into kernel: %d. Ignored and continue.\n",
+					   BTF_ELF_SEC, err);
+				btf__free(obj->btf);
+				obj->btf = NULL;
+				err = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if (btf_ext_data) {
 		if (!obj->btf) {
 			pr_debug("Ignore ELF section %s because its depending ELF section %s is not found.\n",
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 12db2822c8e7..c5ff00515ce7 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ struct bpf_object *__bpf_object__open_xattr(struct bpf_object_open_attr *attr,
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open_buffer(void *obj_buf,
 						      size_t obj_buf_sz,
 						      const char *name);
+int bpf_object__section_size(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
+			     __u32 *size);
+int bpf_object__variable_offset(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
+				__u32 *off);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__pin_maps(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *path);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__unpin_maps(struct bpf_object *obj,
 				      const char *path);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index be42bdffc8de..673001787cba 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -162,4 +162,5 @@ LIBBPF_0.0.3 {
 	global:
 		bpf_map__is_internal;
 		bpf_map_freeze;
+		btf__finalize_data;
 } LIBBPF_0.0.2;