diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 142eeb3..f886706 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "util/auxtrace.h"
 #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
 #include "util/parse-regs-options.h"
+#include "util/bpf-loader.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -1132,13 +1133,13 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (!rec->itr) {
 		rec->itr = auxtrace_record__init(rec->evlist, &err);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto out_bpf_clear;
 	}
 
 	err = auxtrace_parse_snapshot_options(rec->itr, &rec->opts,
 					      rec->opts.auxtrace_snapshot_opts);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out_bpf_clear;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1201,6 +1202,8 @@ out_symbol_exit:
 	perf_evlist__delete(rec->evlist);
 	symbol__exit();
 	auxtrace_record__free(rec->itr);
+out_bpf_clear:
+	bpf__clear();
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 77e5781..65506eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include "util/thread.h"
 #include "util/thread_map.h"
 #include "util/counts.h"
+#include "util/bpf-loader.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
@@ -1224,7 +1225,8 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		output = fopen(output_name, mode);
 		if (!output) {
 			perror("failed to create output file");
-			return -1;
+			status = -1;
+			goto out;
 		}
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &tm);
 		fprintf(output, "# started on %s\n", ctime(&tm.tv_sec));
@@ -1233,7 +1235,8 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		output = fdopen(output_fd, mode);
 		if (!output) {
 			perror("Failed opening logfd");
-			return -errno;
+			status = -errno;
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1366,5 +1369,6 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	perf_evlist__free_stats(evsel_list);
 out:
 	perf_evlist__delete(evsel_list);
+	bpf__clear();
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 8c465c8..384ca2e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "util/sort.h"
 #include "util/intlist.h"
 #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
+#include "util/bpf-loader.h"
 #include "arch/common.h"
 
 #include "util/debug.h"
@@ -1270,8 +1271,10 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	symbol_conf.priv_size = sizeof(struct annotation);
 
 	symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name == NULL);
-	if (symbol__init(NULL) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	if (symbol__init(NULL) < 0) {
+		status = -1;
+		goto out_bpf_clear;
+	}
 
 	sort__setup_elide(stdout);
 
@@ -1289,6 +1292,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 
 out_delete_evlist:
 	perf_evlist__delete(top.evlist);
-
+out_bpf_clear:
+	bpf__clear();
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 2156532..ac96242 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "util/intlist.h"
 #include "util/thread_map.h"
 #include "util/stat.h"
+#include "util/bpf-loader.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"
 #include "util/parse-events.h"
 
@@ -3109,6 +3110,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (trace.evlist->nr_entries > 0)
 		evlist__set_evsel_handler(trace.evlist, trace__event_handler);
 
+	/* trace__record calls cmd_record, which calls bpf__clear() */
 	if ((argc >= 1) && (strcmp(argv[0], "record") == 0))
 		return trace__record(&trace, argc-1, &argv[1]);
 
@@ -3119,7 +3121,8 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (!trace.trace_syscalls && !trace.trace_pgfaults &&
 	    trace.evlist->nr_entries == 0 /* Was --events used? */) {
 		pr_err("Please specify something to trace.\n");
-		return -1;
+		err = -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (output_name != NULL) {
@@ -3178,5 +3181,6 @@ out_close:
 	if (output_name != NULL)
 		fclose(trace.output);
 out:
+	bpf__clear();
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 349bc96..f5e9569 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += intel-bts.o
 libperf-y += parse-branch-options.o
 libperf-y += parse-regs-options.o
 
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBBPF) += bpf-loader.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += symbol-elf.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += probe-file.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += probe-event.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 07ce501..b560f5f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "thread_map.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "bpf-loader.h"
 
 #define MAX_NAME_LEN 100
 
@@ -481,6 +482,60 @@ int parse_events_add_tracepoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 		return add_tracepoint_event(list, idx, sys, event);
 }
 
+int parse_events_load_bpf(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
+			  struct list_head *list,
+			  char *bpf_file_name)
+{
+	int err;
+	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
+	struct perf_evsel *dummy_evsel;
+
+	/*
+	 * Currently don't link useful event to list. BPF object files
+	 * should be saved to a seprated list and processed together.
+	 *
+	 * Things could be changed if we solve perf probe reentering
+	 * problem. After that probe events file by file is possible.
+	 * However, probing cost is still need to be considered.
+	 *
+	 * We should still link something onto evlist to make it
+	 * compatible with other events, or we have to find another
+	 * way to collect --filter options and modifiers (currently
+	 * modifiers are not allowed lexicically). evsel->tracking
+	 * is another thing needs to be considered. Fortunately we have
+	 * dummy evsel, which is originally designed for collecting
+	 * evsel->tracking.
+	 */
+	err = parse_events_add_numeric(data, list, PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+				       PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	if (list_empty(list) || !list_is_singular(list)) {
+		data->error->str = strdup(
+			"Internal error: failed to alloc dummy evsel");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	dummy_evsel = list_entry(list->prev, struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	/* Give it a better name so we can connect this list to the object */
+	zfree(&dummy_evsel->name);
+	dummy_evsel->name = strdup(bpf_file_name);
+
+	err = bpf__prepare_load(bpf_file_name);
+	if (err) {
+		bpf__strerror_prepare_load(bpf_file_name, err,
+					   errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
+		list_del_init(&dummy_evsel->node);
+		perf_evsel__delete(dummy_evsel);
+		data->error->str = strdup(errbuf);
+		data->error->help = strdup("(add -v to see detail)");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 parse_breakpoint_type(const char *type, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index a09b0e2..3652387 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ int parse_events__modifier_group(struct list_head *list, char *event_mod);
 int parse_events_name(struct list_head *list, char *name);
 int parse_events_add_tracepoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 				char *sys, char *event);
+int parse_events_load_bpf(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
+			  struct list_head *list,
+			  char *bpf_file_name);
 int parse_events_add_numeric(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
 			     struct list_head *list,
 			     u32 type, u64 config,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index 936d566..22e8f93 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ do {							\
 group		[^,{}/]*[{][^}]*[}][^,{}/]*
 event_pmu	[^,{}/]+[/][^/]*[/][^,{}/]*
 event		[^,{}/]+
+bpf_object	.*\.(o|bpf)
 
 num_dec		[0-9]+
 num_hex		0x[a-fA-F0-9]+
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ modifier_bp	[rwx]{1,3}
 		}
 
 {event_pmu}	|
+{bpf_object}	|
 {event}		{
 			BEGIN(INITIAL);
 			REWIND(1);
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ r{num_raw_hex}		{ return raw(yyscanner); }
 {num_hex}		{ return value(yyscanner, 16); }
 
 {modifier_event}	{ return str(yyscanner, PE_MODIFIER_EVENT); }
+{bpf_object}		{ return str(yyscanner, PE_BPF_OBJECT); }
 {name}			{ return pmu_str_check(yyscanner); }
 "/"			{ BEGIN(config); return '/'; }
 -			{ return '-'; }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 591905a..3ee3a32 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static inc_group_count(struct list_head *list,
 %token PE_VALUE PE_VALUE_SYM_HW PE_VALUE_SYM_SW PE_RAW PE_TERM
 %token PE_EVENT_NAME
 %token PE_NAME
+%token PE_BPF_OBJECT
 %token PE_MODIFIER_EVENT PE_MODIFIER_BP
 %token PE_NAME_CACHE_TYPE PE_NAME_CACHE_OP_RESULT
 %token PE_PREFIX_MEM PE_PREFIX_RAW PE_PREFIX_GROUP
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ static inc_group_count(struct list_head *list,
 %type <num> PE_RAW
 %type <num> PE_TERM
 %type <str> PE_NAME
+%type <str> PE_BPF_OBJECT
 %type <str> PE_NAME_CACHE_TYPE
 %type <str> PE_NAME_CACHE_OP_RESULT
 %type <str> PE_MODIFIER_EVENT
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ static inc_group_count(struct list_head *list,
 %type <head> event_legacy_tracepoint
 %type <head> event_legacy_numeric
 %type <head> event_legacy_raw
+%type <head> event_bpf_file
 %type <head> event_def
 %type <head> event_mod
 %type <head> event_name
@@ -198,7 +201,8 @@ event_def: event_pmu |
 	   event_legacy_mem |
 	   event_legacy_tracepoint sep_dc |
 	   event_legacy_numeric sep_dc |
-	   event_legacy_raw sep_dc
+	   event_legacy_raw sep_dc |
+	   event_bpf_file
 
 event_pmu:
 PE_NAME '/' event_config '/'
@@ -420,6 +424,18 @@ PE_RAW
 	$$ = list;
 }
 
+event_bpf_file:
+PE_BPF_OBJECT
+{
+	struct parse_events_evlist *data = _data;
+	struct list_head *list;
+
+	ALLOC_LIST(list);
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_load_bpf(data, list, $1));
+	$$ = list;
+}
+
+
 start_terms: event_config
 {
 	struct parse_events_terms *data = _data;
