diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index f309fc1509f2..72da9d4d070c 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ struct bpf_map {
 	u32 max_entries;
 	u32 map_flags;
 	int spin_lock_off; /* >=0 valid offset, <0 error */
+	int timer_off; /* >=0 valid offset, <0 error */
 	u32 id;
 	int numa_node;
 	u32 btf_key_type_id;
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ static inline void copy_map_value(struct bpf_map *map, void *dst, void *src)
 }
 void copy_map_value_locked(struct bpf_map *map, void *dst, void *src,
 			   bool lock_src);
+void bpf_timer_cancel_and_free(void *timer);
 int bpf_obj_name_cpy(char *dst, const char *src, unsigned int size);
 
 struct bpf_offload_dev;
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@ enum bpf_arg_type {
 	ARG_PTR_TO_FUNC,	/* pointer to a bpf program function */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_STACK_OR_NULL,	/* pointer to stack or NULL */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR,	/* pointer to a null terminated read-only string */
+	ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER,	/* pointer to bpf_timer */
 	__BPF_ARG_TYPE_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index bf9252c7381e..5e0a2a40507e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4780,6 +4780,53 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		Execute close syscall for given FD.
  * 	Return
  * 		A syscall result.
+ *
+ * long bpf_timer_init(struct bpf_timer *timer, u64 flags)
+ *	Description
+ *		Initialize the timer.
+ *		First 4 bits of *flags* specify clockid.
+ *		Only CLOCK_MONOTONIC, CLOCK_REALTIME, CLOCK_BOOTTIME are allowed.
+ *		All other bits of *flags* are reserved.
+ *	Return
+ *		0 on success.
+ *		**-EBUSY** if *timer* is already initialized.
+ *		**-EINVAL** if invalid *flags* are passed.
+ *
+ * long bpf_timer_start(struct bpf_timer *timer, void *callback_fn, u64 nsecs)
+ *	Description
+ *		Configure the timer to call *callback_fn* static function and
+ *		set its expiration N nanoseconds from the current time.
+ *		The *callback_fn* will be invoked in soft irq context on some cpu
+ *		and will not repeat unless another bpf_timer_start() is made.
+ *		In such case the next invocation can migrate to a different cpu.
+ *		Since struct bpf_timer is a field inside map element the map
+ *		owns the timer. The bpf_timer_start() will increment refcnt
+ *		of BPF program to make sure that callback_fn code stays valid.
+ *		When user space reference to a map reaches zero all timers
+ *		in a map are cancelled and corresponding program's refcnts are
+ *		decremented. This is done to make sure that Ctrl-C of a user
+ *		process doesn't leave any timers running. If map is pinned in
+ *		bpffs the callback_fn can re-arm itself indefinitely.
+ *		bpf_map_update/delete_elem() helpers and user space sys_bpf commands
+ *		cancel and free the timer in the given map element.
+ *		The map can contain timers that invoke callback_fn-s from different
+ *		programs. The same callback_fn can serve different timers from
+ *		different maps if key/value layout matches across maps.
+ *		Every bpf_timer_start() can have different callback_fn.
+ *
+ *	Return
+ *		0 on success.
+ *		**-EINVAL** if *timer* was not initialized with bpf_timer_init() earlier.
+ *
+ * long bpf_timer_cancel(struct bpf_timer *timer)
+ *	Description
+ *		Cancel the timer and wait for callback_fn to finish if it was running.
+ *	Return
+ *		0 if the timer was not active.
+ *		1 if the timer was active.
+ *		**-EINVAL** if *timer* was not initialized with bpf_timer_init() earlier.
+ *		**-EDEADLK** if callback_fn tried to call bpf_timer_cancel() on its own timer
+ *		which would have led to a deadlock otherwise.
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -4951,6 +4998,9 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(sys_bpf),			\
 	FN(btf_find_by_name_kind),	\
 	FN(sys_close),			\
+	FN(timer_init),			\
+	FN(timer_start),		\
+	FN(timer_cancel),		\
 	/* */
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
@@ -6077,6 +6127,11 @@ struct bpf_spin_lock {
 	__u32	val;
 };
 
+struct bpf_timer {
+	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 :64;
+} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+
 struct bpf_sysctl {
 	__u32	write;		/* Sysctl is being read (= 0) or written (= 1).
 				 * Allows 1,2,4-byte read, but no write.
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index a2f1f15ce432..584a37a1b974 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -989,6 +989,281 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_snprintf_proto = {
 	.arg5_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO,
 };
 
+/* BPF map elements can contain 'struct bpf_timer'.
+ * Such map owns all of its BPF timers.
+ * 'struct bpf_timer' is allocated as part of map element allocation
+ * and it's zero initialized.
+ * That space is used to keep 'struct bpf_timer_kern'.
+ * bpf_timer_init() allocates 'struct bpf_hrtimer', inits hrtimer, and
+ * remembers 'struct bpf_map *' pointer it's part of.
+ * bpf_timer_start() arms the timer and increments struct bpf_prog refcnt.
+ * If user space reference to a map goes to zero at this point
+ * ops->map_release_uref callback is responsible for cancelling the timers,
+ * freeing their memory, and decrementing prog's refcnts.
+ * bpf_timer_cancel() cancels the timer and decrements prog's refcnt.
+ *
+ * The timer callback bpf_timer_cb() is doing refcnt++ and -- around
+ * bpf subprogram invocation to make that bpf_map_delete_elem() done
+ * explicitly or implicitly in case of LRU maps will not free bpf_prog
+ * while the callback is running.
+ *
+ * Inner maps can contain bpf timers as well. ops->map_release_uref is
+ * freeing the timers when inner map is replaced or deleted by user space.
+ */
+struct bpf_hrtimer {
+	struct hrtimer timer;
+	struct bpf_map *map;
+	struct bpf_prog *prog;
+	void *callback_fn;
+	void *value;
+};
+
+/* the actual struct hidden inside uapi struct bpf_timer */
+struct bpf_timer_kern {
+	struct bpf_hrtimer *timer;
+	/* bpf_spin_lock is used here instead of spinlock_t to make
+	 * sure that it always fits into space resereved by struct bpf_timer
+	 * regardless of LOCKDEP and spinlock debug flags.
+	 */
+	struct bpf_spin_lock lock;
+} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct bpf_hrtimer *, hrtimer_running);
+
+static enum hrtimer_restart bpf_timer_cb(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
+{
+	struct bpf_hrtimer *t = container_of(hrtimer, struct bpf_hrtimer, timer);
+	struct bpf_map *map = t->map;
+	void *value = t->value;
+	struct bpf_timer_kern *timer = value + map->timer_off;
+	struct bpf_prog *prog;
+	void *callback_fn;
+	void *key;
+	u32 idx;
+	int ret;
+
+	____bpf_spin_lock(&timer->lock);
+	/* callback_fn and prog need to match. They're updated together
+	 * and have to be read under lock.
+	 */
+	prog = t->prog;
+	callback_fn = t->callback_fn;
+
+	/* wrap bpf subprog invocation with prog->refcnt++ and -- to make
+	 * sure that refcnt doesn't become zero when subprog is executing.
+	 * Do it under lock to make sure that bpf_timer_start doesn't drop
+	 * prev prog refcnt to zero before timer_cb has a chance to bump it.
+	 */
+	bpf_prog_inc(prog);
+	____bpf_spin_unlock(&timer->lock);
+
+	/* bpf_timer_cb() runs in hrtimer_run_softirq. It doesn't migrate and
+	 * cannot be preempted by another bpf_timer_cb() on the same cpu.
+	 * Remember the timer this callback is servicing to prevent
+	 * deadlock if callback_fn() calls bpf_timer_cancel() on the same timer.
+	 */
+	this_cpu_write(hrtimer_running, t);
+	if (map->map_type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY) {
+		struct bpf_array *array = container_of(map, struct bpf_array, map);
+
+		/* compute the key */
+		idx = ((char *)value - array->value) / array->elem_size;
+		key = &idx;
+	} else { /* hash or lru */
+		key = value - round_up(map->key_size, 8);
+	}
+
+	ret = BPF_CAST_CALL(callback_fn)((u64)(long)map,
+					 (u64)(long)key,
+					 (u64)(long)value, 0, 0);
+	WARN_ON(ret != 0); /* Next patch moves this check into the verifier */
+	bpf_prog_put(prog);
+
+	this_cpu_write(hrtimer_running, NULL);
+	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+}
+
+BPF_CALL_3(bpf_timer_init, struct bpf_timer_kern *, timer, u64, flags,
+	   struct bpf_map *, map)
+{
+	clockid_t clockid = flags & (MAX_CLOCKS - 1);
+	struct bpf_hrtimer *t;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(MAX_CLOCKS != 16);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct bpf_timer_kern) > sizeof(struct bpf_timer));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(__alignof__(struct bpf_timer_kern) != __alignof__(struct bpf_timer));
+
+	if (flags >= MAX_CLOCKS ||
+	    /* similar to timerfd except _ALARM variants are not supported */
+	    (clockid != CLOCK_MONOTONIC &&
+	     clockid != CLOCK_REALTIME &&
+	     clockid != CLOCK_BOOTTIME))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	____bpf_spin_lock(&timer->lock);
+	t = timer->timer;
+	if (t) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/* allocate hrtimer via map_kmalloc to use memcg accounting */
+	t = bpf_map_kmalloc_node(map, sizeof(*t), GFP_ATOMIC, NUMA_NO_NODE);
+	if (!t) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	t->value = (void *)timer - map->timer_off;
+	t->map = map;
+	t->prog = NULL;
+	t->callback_fn = NULL;
+	hrtimer_init(&t->timer, clockid, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
+	t->timer.function = bpf_timer_cb;
+	timer->timer = t;
+out:
+	____bpf_spin_unlock(&timer->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_timer_init_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_timer_init,
+	.gpl_only	= true,
+	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+};
+
+BPF_CALL_4(bpf_timer_start, struct bpf_timer_kern *, timer, void *, callback_fn,
+	   u64, nsecs, struct bpf_prog *, prog)
+{
+	struct bpf_hrtimer *t;
+	struct bpf_prog *prev;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	____bpf_spin_lock(&timer->lock);
+	t = timer->timer;
+	if (!t) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	prev = t->prog;
+	if (prev != prog) {
+		if (prev)
+			/* Drop pref prog refcnt when swapping with new prog */
+			bpf_prog_put(prev);
+		/* Dump prog refcnt once.
+		 * Every bpf_timer_start() can pick different callback_fn-s
+		 * within the same prog.
+		 */
+		bpf_prog_inc(prog);
+		t->prog = prog;
+	}
+	t->callback_fn = callback_fn;
+	hrtimer_start(&t->timer, ns_to_ktime(nsecs), HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
+out:
+	____bpf_spin_unlock(&timer->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_timer_start_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_timer_start,
+	.gpl_only	= true,
+	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_FUNC,
+	.arg3_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+};
+
+static void drop_prog_refcnt(struct bpf_hrtimer *t)
+{
+	struct bpf_prog *prog = t->prog;
+
+	if (prog) {
+		/* If timer was armed with bpf_timer_start()
+		 * drop prog refcnt.
+		 */
+		bpf_prog_put(prog);
+		t->prog = NULL;
+		t->callback_fn = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+BPF_CALL_1(bpf_timer_cancel, struct bpf_timer_kern *, timer)
+{
+	struct bpf_hrtimer *t;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	____bpf_spin_lock(&timer->lock);
+	t = timer->timer;
+	if (!t) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (this_cpu_read(hrtimer_running) == t) {
+		/* If bpf callback_fn is trying to bpf_timer_cancel()
+		 * its own timer the hrtimer_cancel() will deadlock
+		 * since it waits for callback_fn to finish
+		 */
+		ret = -EDEADLK;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/* Cancel the timer and wait for associated callback to finish
+	 * if it was running.
+	 */
+	ret = hrtimer_cancel(&t->timer);
+	drop_prog_refcnt(t);
+out:
+	____bpf_spin_unlock(&timer->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_timer_cancel_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_timer_cancel,
+	.gpl_only	= true,
+	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER,
+};
+
+/* This function is called by map_delete/update_elem for individual element.
+ * By ops->map_release_uref when the user space reference to a map reaches zero
+ * and by ops->map_free when the kernel reference reaches zero.
+ */
+void bpf_timer_cancel_and_free(void *val)
+{
+	struct bpf_timer_kern *timer = val;
+	struct bpf_hrtimer *t;
+
+	/* Performance optimization: read timer->timer without lock first. */
+	if (!READ_ONCE(timer->timer))
+		return;
+
+	____bpf_spin_lock(&timer->lock);
+	/* re-read it under lock */
+	t = timer->timer;
+	if (!t)
+		goto out;
+	/* Cancel the timer and wait for callback to complete if it was running.
+	 * Check that bpf_map_delete/update_elem() wasn't called from timer callback_fn.
+	 * In such case don't call hrtimer_cancel() (since it will deadlock)
+	 * and don't call hrtimer_try_to_cancel() (since it will just return -1).
+	 * Instead free the timer and set timer->timer = NULL.
+	 * The subsequent bpf_timer_start/cancel() helpers won't be able to use it,
+	 * since it won't be initialized.
+	 * In preallocated maps it's safe to do timer->timer = NULL.
+	 * The memory could be reused for another map element while current
+	 * callback_fn can do bpf_timer_init() on it.
+	 * In non-preallocated maps bpf_timer_cancel_and_free and
+	 * timer->timer = NULL will happen after callback_fn completes, since
+	 * program execution is an RCU critical section.
+	 */
+	if (this_cpu_read(hrtimer_running) != t)
+		hrtimer_cancel(&t->timer);
+	drop_prog_refcnt(t);
+	kfree(t);
+	timer->timer = NULL;
+out:
+	____bpf_spin_unlock(&timer->lock);
+}
+
 const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_current_task_proto __weak;
 const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_probe_read_user_proto __weak;
 const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_probe_read_user_str_proto __weak;
@@ -1055,6 +1330,12 @@ bpf_base_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id)
 		return &bpf_per_cpu_ptr_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_this_cpu_ptr:
 		return &bpf_this_cpu_ptr_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_timer_init:
+		return &bpf_timer_init_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_timer_start:
+		return &bpf_timer_start_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_timer_cancel:
+		return &bpf_timer_cancel_proto;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index b7d51fc937c7..fa15bd30e331 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4656,6 +4656,38 @@ static int process_spin_lock(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int process_timer_func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
+			      struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env), *reg = &regs[regno];
+	bool is_const = tnum_is_const(reg->var_off);
+	struct bpf_map *map = reg->map_ptr;
+	u64 val = reg->var_off.value;
+
+	if (!is_const) {
+		verbose(env,
+			"R%d doesn't have constant offset. bpf_timer has to be at the constant offset\n",
+			regno);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!map->btf) {
+		verbose(env, "map '%s' has to have BTF in order to use bpf_timer\n",
+			map->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (val) {
+		/* This restriction will be removed in the next patch */
+		verbose(env, "bpf_timer field can only be first in the map value element\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (meta->map_ptr) {
+		verbose(env, "verifier bug. Two map pointers in a timer helper\n");
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	meta->map_ptr = map;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static bool arg_type_is_mem_ptr(enum bpf_arg_type type)
 {
 	return type == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM ||
@@ -4788,6 +4820,7 @@ static const struct bpf_reg_types percpu_btf_ptr_types = { .types = { PTR_TO_PER
 static const struct bpf_reg_types func_ptr_types = { .types = { PTR_TO_FUNC } };
 static const struct bpf_reg_types stack_ptr_types = { .types = { PTR_TO_STACK } };
 static const struct bpf_reg_types const_str_ptr_types = { .types = { PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE } };
+static const struct bpf_reg_types timer_types = { .types = { PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE } };
 
 static const struct bpf_reg_types *compatible_reg_types[__BPF_ARG_TYPE_MAX] = {
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_MAP_KEY]		= &map_key_value_types,
@@ -4819,6 +4852,7 @@ static const struct bpf_reg_types *compatible_reg_types[__BPF_ARG_TYPE_MAX] = {
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_FUNC]		= &func_ptr_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_STACK_OR_NULL]	= &stack_ptr_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR]		= &const_str_ptr_types,
+	[ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER]		= &timer_types,
 };
 
 static int check_reg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 regno,
@@ -5000,6 +5034,9 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
 			verbose(env, "verifier internal error\n");
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
+	} else if (arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER) {
+		if (process_timer_func(env, regno, meta))
+			return -EACCES;
 	} else if (arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_FUNC) {
 		meta->subprogno = reg->subprogno;
 	} else if (arg_type_is_mem_ptr(arg_type)) {
@@ -5742,6 +5779,34 @@ static int set_map_elem_callback_state(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int set_timer_start_callback_state(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+					  struct bpf_func_state *caller,
+					  struct bpf_func_state *callee,
+					  int insn_idx)
+{
+	struct bpf_map *map_ptr = caller->regs[BPF_REG_1].map_ptr;
+
+	/* bpf_timer_start(struct bpf_timer *timer, void *callback_fn, u64 nsecs);
+	 * callback_fn(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *value);
+	 */
+	callee->regs[BPF_REG_1].type = CONST_PTR_TO_MAP;
+	__mark_reg_known_zero(&callee->regs[BPF_REG_1]);
+	callee->regs[BPF_REG_1].map_ptr = map_ptr;
+
+	callee->regs[BPF_REG_2].type = PTR_TO_MAP_KEY;
+	__mark_reg_known_zero(&callee->regs[BPF_REG_2]);
+	callee->regs[BPF_REG_2].map_ptr = map_ptr;
+
+	callee->regs[BPF_REG_3].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE;
+	__mark_reg_known_zero(&callee->regs[BPF_REG_3]);
+	callee->regs[BPF_REG_3].map_ptr = map_ptr;
+
+	/* unused */
+	__mark_reg_not_init(env, &callee->regs[BPF_REG_4]);
+	__mark_reg_not_init(env, &callee->regs[BPF_REG_5]);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int prepare_func_exit(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int *insn_idx)
 {
 	struct bpf_verifier_state *state = env->cur_state;
@@ -5837,6 +5902,8 @@ record_func_map(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta,
 	    func_id != BPF_FUNC_map_pop_elem &&
 	    func_id != BPF_FUNC_map_peek_elem &&
 	    func_id != BPF_FUNC_for_each_map_elem &&
+	    func_id != BPF_FUNC_timer_init &&
+	    func_id != BPF_FUNC_timer_start &&
 	    func_id != BPF_FUNC_redirect_map)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -6069,6 +6136,13 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (func_id == BPF_FUNC_timer_start) {
+		err = __check_func_call(env, insn, insn_idx_p, meta.subprogno,
+					set_timer_start_callback_state);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (func_id == BPF_FUNC_snprintf) {
 		err = check_bpf_snprintf_call(env, regs);
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -12533,6 +12607,70 @@ static int do_misc_fixups(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_timer_init) {
+			aux = &env->insn_aux_data[i + delta];
+			if (bpf_map_ptr_poisoned(aux)) {
+				verbose(env, "bpf_timer_init abusing map_ptr\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			map_ptr = BPF_MAP_PTR(aux->map_ptr_state);
+			{
+				struct bpf_insn ld_addrs[2] = {
+					BPF_LD_IMM64(BPF_REG_3, (long)map_ptr),
+				};
+
+				insn_buf[0] = ld_addrs[0];
+				insn_buf[1] = ld_addrs[1];
+			}
+			insn_buf[2] = *insn;
+			cnt = 3;
+
+			new_prog = bpf_patch_insn_data(env, i + delta, insn_buf, cnt);
+			if (!new_prog)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			delta    += cnt - 1;
+			env->prog = prog = new_prog;
+			insn      = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
+			goto patch_call_imm;
+		}
+
+		if (insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_timer_start) {
+			/* There is no need to do:
+			 *     aux = &env->insn_aux_data[i + delta];
+			 *     if (bpf_map_ptr_poisoned(aux)) return -EINVAL;
+			 * for bpf_timer_start(). If the same callback_fn is shared
+			 * by different timers in different maps the poisoned check
+			 * will return false positive.
+			 *
+			 * The verifier will process callback_fn as many times as necessary
+			 * with different maps and the register states prepared by
+			 * set_timer_start_callback_state will be accurate.
+			 *
+			 * There is no need for bpf_timer_start() to check in the
+			 * run-time that bpf_hrtimer->map stored during bpf_timer_init()
+			 * is the same map as in bpf_timer_start()
+			 * because it's the same map element value.
+			 */
+			struct bpf_insn ld_addrs[2] = {
+				BPF_LD_IMM64(BPF_REG_4, (long)prog),
+			};
+
+			insn_buf[0] = ld_addrs[0];
+			insn_buf[1] = ld_addrs[1];
+			insn_buf[2] = *insn;
+			cnt = 3;
+
+			new_prog = bpf_patch_insn_data(env, i + delta, insn_buf, cnt);
+			if (!new_prog)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			delta    += cnt - 1;
+			env->prog = prog = new_prog;
+			insn      = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
+			goto patch_call_imm;
+		}
+
 		/* BPF_EMIT_CALL() assumptions in some of the map_gen_lookup
 		 * and other inlining handlers are currently limited to 64 bit
 		 * only.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 7a52bc172841..80f6e6dafd5e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ bpf_tracing_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 	case BPF_FUNC_snprintf:
 		return &bpf_snprintf_proto;
 	default:
-		return NULL;
+		return bpf_base_func_proto(func_id);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/bpf_doc.py b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
index 2d94025b38e9..00ac7b79cddb 100755
--- a/scripts/bpf_doc.py
+++ b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ COMMANDS
             'struct inode',
             'struct socket',
             'struct file',
+            'struct bpf_timer',
     ]
     known_types = {
             '...',
@@ -594,6 +595,7 @@ COMMANDS
             'struct inode',
             'struct socket',
             'struct file',
+            'struct bpf_timer',
     }
     mapped_types = {
             'u8': '__u8',
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index bf9252c7381e..5e0a2a40507e 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4780,6 +4780,53 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		Execute close syscall for given FD.
  * 	Return
  * 		A syscall result.
+ *
+ * long bpf_timer_init(struct bpf_timer *timer, u64 flags)
+ *	Description
+ *		Initialize the timer.
+ *		First 4 bits of *flags* specify clockid.
+ *		Only CLOCK_MONOTONIC, CLOCK_REALTIME, CLOCK_BOOTTIME are allowed.
+ *		All other bits of *flags* are reserved.
+ *	Return
+ *		0 on success.
+ *		**-EBUSY** if *timer* is already initialized.
+ *		**-EINVAL** if invalid *flags* are passed.
+ *
+ * long bpf_timer_start(struct bpf_timer *timer, void *callback_fn, u64 nsecs)
+ *	Description
+ *		Configure the timer to call *callback_fn* static function and
+ *		set its expiration N nanoseconds from the current time.
+ *		The *callback_fn* will be invoked in soft irq context on some cpu
+ *		and will not repeat unless another bpf_timer_start() is made.
+ *		In such case the next invocation can migrate to a different cpu.
+ *		Since struct bpf_timer is a field inside map element the map
+ *		owns the timer. The bpf_timer_start() will increment refcnt
+ *		of BPF program to make sure that callback_fn code stays valid.
+ *		When user space reference to a map reaches zero all timers
+ *		in a map are cancelled and corresponding program's refcnts are
+ *		decremented. This is done to make sure that Ctrl-C of a user
+ *		process doesn't leave any timers running. If map is pinned in
+ *		bpffs the callback_fn can re-arm itself indefinitely.
+ *		bpf_map_update/delete_elem() helpers and user space sys_bpf commands
+ *		cancel and free the timer in the given map element.
+ *		The map can contain timers that invoke callback_fn-s from different
+ *		programs. The same callback_fn can serve different timers from
+ *		different maps if key/value layout matches across maps.
+ *		Every bpf_timer_start() can have different callback_fn.
+ *
+ *	Return
+ *		0 on success.
+ *		**-EINVAL** if *timer* was not initialized with bpf_timer_init() earlier.
+ *
+ * long bpf_timer_cancel(struct bpf_timer *timer)
+ *	Description
+ *		Cancel the timer and wait for callback_fn to finish if it was running.
+ *	Return
+ *		0 if the timer was not active.
+ *		1 if the timer was active.
+ *		**-EINVAL** if *timer* was not initialized with bpf_timer_init() earlier.
+ *		**-EDEADLK** if callback_fn tried to call bpf_timer_cancel() on its own timer
+ *		which would have led to a deadlock otherwise.
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -4951,6 +4998,9 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(sys_bpf),			\
 	FN(btf_find_by_name_kind),	\
 	FN(sys_close),			\
+	FN(timer_init),			\
+	FN(timer_start),		\
+	FN(timer_cancel),		\
 	/* */
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
@@ -6077,6 +6127,11 @@ struct bpf_spin_lock {
 	__u32	val;
 };
 
+struct bpf_timer {
+	__u64 :64;
+	__u64 :64;
+} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+
 struct bpf_sysctl {
 	__u32	write;		/* Sysctl is being read (= 0) or written (= 1).
 				 * Allows 1,2,4-byte read, but no write.
