diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 0498af567f70..2adc1fa31fa1 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -2313,3 +2313,5 @@ config ARCH_HAS_SYNC_CORE_BEFORE_USERMODE
 # <asm/syscall_wrapper.h>.
 config ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_WRAPPER
 	def_bool n
+
+source "kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig"
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/Makefile b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
index e6eb9c0402da..19e137aae40e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_BPF_JIT),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += bpf_struct_ops.o
 obj-${CONFIG_BPF_LSM} += bpf_lsm.o
 endif
+obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_PRELOAD) += preload/
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index fb878ba3f22f..b48a56f53495 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/filter.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/bpf_trace.h>
+#include "preload/bpf_preload.h"
 
 enum bpf_type {
 	BPF_TYPE_UNSPEC	= 0,
@@ -369,9 +370,10 @@ static struct dentry *
 bpf_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned flags)
 {
 	/* Dots in names (e.g. "/sys/fs/bpf/foo.bar") are reserved for future
-	 * extensions.
+	 * extensions. That allows popoulate_bpffs() create special files.
 	 */
-	if (strchr(dentry->d_name.name, '.'))
+	if ((dir->i_mode & S_IALLUGO) &&
+	    strchr(dentry->d_name.name, '.'))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
 	return simple_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
@@ -409,6 +411,27 @@ static const struct inode_operations bpf_dir_iops = {
 	.unlink		= simple_unlink,
 };
 
+/* pin iterator link into bpffs */
+static int bpf_iter_link_pin_kernel(struct dentry *parent,
+				    const char *name, struct bpf_link *link)
+{
+	umode_t mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR;
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+	int ret;
+
+	inode_lock(parent->d_inode);
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		inode_unlock(parent->d_inode);
+		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
+	}
+	ret = bpf_mkobj_ops(dentry, mode, link, &bpf_link_iops,
+			    &bpf_iter_fops);
+	dput(dentry);
+	inode_unlock(parent->d_inode);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int bpf_obj_do_pin(const char __user *pathname, void *raw,
 			  enum bpf_type type)
 {
@@ -638,6 +661,91 @@ static int bpf_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct bpf_preload_ops *bpf_preload_ops;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpf_preload_ops);
+
+static bool bpf_preload_mod_get(void)
+{
+	/* If bpf_preload.ko wasn't loaded earlier then load it now.
+	 * When bpf_preload is built into vmlinux the module's __init
+	 * function will populate it.
+	 */
+	if (!bpf_preload_ops) {
+		request_module("bpf_preload");
+		if (!bpf_preload_ops)
+			return false;
+	}
+	/* And grab the reference, so the module doesn't disappear while the
+	 * kernel is interacting with the kernel module and its UMD.
+	 */
+	if (!try_module_get(bpf_preload_ops->owner)) {
+		pr_err("bpf_preload module get failed.\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void bpf_preload_mod_put(void)
+{
+	if (bpf_preload_ops)
+		/* now user can "rmmod bpf_preload" if necessary */
+		module_put(bpf_preload_ops->owner);
+}
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(bpf_preload_lock);
+
+static int populate_bpffs(struct dentry *parent)
+{
+	struct bpf_preload_info objs[BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS] = {};
+	struct bpf_link *links[BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS] = {};
+	int err = 0, i;
+
+	/* grab the mutex to make sure the kernel interactions with bpf_preload
+	 * UMD are serialized
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&bpf_preload_lock);
+
+	/* if bpf_preload.ko wasn't built into vmlinux then load it */
+	if (!bpf_preload_mod_get())
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!bpf_preload_ops->info.tgid) {
+		/* preload() will start UMD that will load BPF iterator programs */
+		err = bpf_preload_ops->preload(objs);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_put;
+		for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS; i++) {
+			links[i] = bpf_link_by_id(objs[i].link_id);
+			if (IS_ERR(links[i])) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(links[i]);
+				goto out_put;
+			}
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS; i++) {
+			err = bpf_iter_link_pin_kernel(parent,
+						       objs[i].link_name, links[i]);
+			if (err)
+				goto out_put;
+			/* do not unlink successfully pinned links even
+			 * if later link fails to pin
+			 */
+			links[i] = NULL;
+		}
+		/* finish() will tell UMD process to exit */
+		err = bpf_preload_ops->finish();
+		if (err)
+			goto out_put;
+	}
+out_put:
+	bpf_preload_mod_put();
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&bpf_preload_lock);
+	for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS && err; i++)
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(links[i]))
+			bpf_link_put(links[i]);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int bpf_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 {
 	static const struct tree_descr bpf_rfiles[] = { { "" } };
@@ -654,8 +762,8 @@ static int bpf_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	inode = sb->s_root->d_inode;
 	inode->i_op = &bpf_dir_iops;
 	inode->i_mode &= ~S_IALLUGO;
+	populate_bpffs(sb->s_root);
 	inode->i_mode |= S_ISVTX | opts->mode;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -705,6 +813,8 @@ static int __init bpf_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_init(&bpf_preload_lock);
+
 	ret = sysfs_create_mount_point(fs_kobj, "bpf");
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig b/kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b8ba5a9398ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+menuconfig BPF_PRELOAD
+	bool "Preload BPF file system with kernel specific program and map iterators"
+	depends on BPF
+	help
+	  This builds kernel module with several embedded BPF programs that are
+	  pinned into BPF FS mount point as human readable files that are
+	  useful in debugging and introspection of BPF programs and maps.
+
+if BPF_PRELOAD
+config BPF_PRELOAD_UMD
+	tristate "bpf_preload kernel module with user mode driver"
+	depends on CC_CAN_LINK
+	depends on m || CC_CAN_LINK_STATIC
+	default m
+	help
+	  This builds bpf_preload kernel module with embedded user mode driver.
+endif
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/Makefile b/kernel/bpf/preload/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..191d82209842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+LIBBPF := $(srctree)/../../tools/lib/bpf
+userccflags += -I $(srctree)/tools/include/ -I $(srctree)/tools/include/uapi -I $(LIBBPF) \
+	-I $(srctree)/tools/lib/ \
+	-I $(srctree)/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/ -Wno-int-conversion \
+	-DCOMPAT_NEED_REALLOCARRAY
+
+userprogs := bpf_preload_umd
+
+LIBBPF_O := $(LIBBPF)/bpf.o $(LIBBPF)/libbpf.o $(LIBBPF)/btf.o $(LIBBPF)/libbpf_errno.o \
+	$(LIBBPF)/str_error.o $(LIBBPF)/hashmap.o $(LIBBPF)/libbpf_probes.o
+
+bpf_preload_umd-objs := iterators/iterators.o $(LIBBPF_O)
+
+userldflags += -lelf -lz
+
+$(obj)/bpf_preload_umd_blob.o: $(obj)/bpf_preload_umd
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_PRELOAD_UMD) += bpf_preload.o
+bpf_preload-objs += bpf_preload_kern.o bpf_preload_umd_blob.o
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload.h b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f9932276f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _BPF_PRELOAD_H
+#define _BPF_PRELOAD_H
+
+#include <linux/usermode_driver.h>
+#include "iterators/bpf_preload_common.h"
+
+struct bpf_preload_ops {
+        struct umd_info info;
+	int (*preload)(struct bpf_preload_info *);
+	int (*finish)(void);
+	struct module *owner;
+};
+extern struct bpf_preload_ops *bpf_preload_ops;
+#define BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS 2
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..79c5772465f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pid.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/sched/signal.h>
+#include "bpf_preload.h"
+
+extern char bpf_preload_umd_start;
+extern char bpf_preload_umd_end;
+
+static int preload(struct bpf_preload_info *obj);
+static int finish(void);
+
+static struct bpf_preload_ops umd_ops = {
+	.info.driver_name = "bpf_preload",
+	.preload = preload,
+	.finish = finish,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static int preload(struct bpf_preload_info *obj)
+{
+	int magic = BPF_PRELOAD_START;
+	loff_t pos = 0;
+	int i, err;
+	ssize_t n;
+
+	err = fork_usermode_driver(&umd_ops.info);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* send the start magic to let UMD proceed with loading BPF progs */
+	n = kernel_write(umd_ops.info.pipe_to_umh,
+			 &magic, sizeof(magic), &pos);
+	if (n != sizeof(magic))
+		return -EPIPE;
+
+	/* receive bpf_link IDs and names from UMD */
+	pos = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS; i++) {
+		n = kernel_read(umd_ops.info.pipe_from_umh,
+				&obj[i], sizeof(*obj), &pos);
+		if (n != sizeof(*obj))
+			return -EPIPE;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int finish(void)
+{
+	int magic = BPF_PRELOAD_END;
+	struct pid *tgid;
+	loff_t pos = 0;
+	ssize_t n;
+
+	/* send the last magic to UMD. It will do a normal exit. */
+	n = kernel_write(umd_ops.info.pipe_to_umh,
+			 &magic, sizeof(magic), &pos);
+	if (n != sizeof(magic))
+		return -EPIPE;
+	tgid = umd_ops.info.tgid;
+	wait_event(tgid->wait_pidfd, thread_group_exited(tgid));
+	umd_ops.info.tgid = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init load_umd(void)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = umd_load_blob(&umd_ops.info, &bpf_preload_umd_start,
+			    &bpf_preload_umd_end - &bpf_preload_umd_start);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	bpf_preload_ops = &umd_ops;
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void __exit fini_umd(void)
+{
+	bpf_preload_ops = NULL;
+	/* kill UMD in case it's still there due to earlier error */
+	kill_pid(umd_ops.info.tgid, SIGKILL, 1);
+	umd_ops.info.tgid = NULL;
+	umd_unload_blob(&umd_ops.info);
+}
+late_initcall(load_umd);
+module_exit(fini_umd);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_umd_blob.S b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_umd_blob.S
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0fe58c0734a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_umd_blob.S
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+	.section .init.rodata, "a"
+	.global bpf_preload_umd_start
+bpf_preload_umd_start:
+	.incbin "bpf_preload_umd"
+	.global bpf_preload_umd_end
+bpf_preload_umd_end:
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/bpf_preload_common.h b/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/bpf_preload_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8464d1a48c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/bpf_preload_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _BPF_PRELOAD_COMMON_H
+#define _BPF_PRELOAD_COMMON_H
+
+#define BPF_PRELOAD_START 0x5555
+#define BPF_PRELOAD_END 0xAAAA
+
+struct bpf_preload_info {
+	char link_name[16];
+	int link_id;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/iterators.c b/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/iterators.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7ff87939172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/iterators.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2020 Facebook */
+#include <argp.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <bpf/libbpf.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf.h>
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+#include "iterators.skel.h"
+#include "bpf_preload_common.h"
+
+int to_kernel = -1;
+int from_kernel = 0;
+
+static int send_link_to_kernel(struct bpf_link *link, const char *link_name)
+{
+	struct bpf_preload_info obj = {};
+	struct bpf_link_info info = {};
+	__u32 info_len = sizeof(info);
+	int err;
+
+	err = bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(bpf_link__fd(link), &info, &info_len);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	obj.link_id = info.id;
+	if (strlen(link_name) >= sizeof(obj.link_name))
+		return -E2BIG;
+	strcpy(obj.link_name, link_name);
+	if (write(to_kernel, &obj, sizeof(obj)) != sizeof(obj))
+		return -EPIPE;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct rlimit rlim = { RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY };
+	struct iterators_bpf *skel;
+	int err, magic;
+	int debug_fd;
+
+	debug_fd = open("/dev/console", O_WRONLY | O_NOCTTY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (debug_fd < 0)
+		return 1;
+	to_kernel = dup(1);
+	close(1);
+	dup(debug_fd);
+	/* now stdin and stderr point to /dev/console */
+
+	read(from_kernel, &magic, sizeof(magic));
+	if (magic != BPF_PRELOAD_START) {
+		printf("bad start magic %d\n", magic);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rlim);
+	/* libbpf opens BPF object and loads it into the kernel */
+	skel = iterators_bpf__open_and_load();
+	if (!skel) {
+		/* iterators.skel.h is little endian.
+		 * libbpf doesn't support automatic little->big conversion
+		 * of BPF bytecode yet.
+		 * The program load will fail in such case.
+		 */
+		printf("Failed load could be due to wrong endianness\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	err = iterators_bpf__attach(skel);
+	if (err)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* send two bpf_link IDs with names to the kernel */
+	err = send_link_to_kernel(skel->links.dump_bpf_map, "maps.debug");
+	if (err)
+		goto cleanup;
+	err = send_link_to_kernel(skel->links.dump_bpf_prog, "progs.debug");
+	if (err)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* The kernel will proceed with pinnging the links in bpffs.
+	 * UMD will wait on read from pipe.
+	 */
+	read(from_kernel, &magic, sizeof(magic));
+	if (magic != BPF_PRELOAD_END) {
+		printf("bad final magic %d\n", magic);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+	}
+cleanup:
+	iterators_bpf__destroy(skel);
+
+	return err != 0;
+}
