diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 9fbbc0ed5952..3caaa3428774 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -173,11 +173,36 @@ int bpf_create_map_in_map(enum bpf_map_type map_type, const char *name,
 					  -1);
 }
 
+static void *
+alloc_zero_tailing_info(const void *orecord, __u32 cnt,
+			__u32 actual_rec_size, __u32 expected_rec_size)
+{
+	__u64 info_len = actual_rec_size * cnt;
+	void *info, *nrecord;
+	int i;
+
+	info = malloc(info_len);
+	if (!info)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* zero out bytes kernel does not understand */
+	nrecord = info;
+	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+		memcpy(nrecord, orecord, expected_rec_size);
+		memset(nrecord + expected_rec_size, 0,
+		       actual_rec_size - expected_rec_size);
+		orecord += actual_rec_size;
+		nrecord += actual_rec_size;
+	}
+
+	return info;
+}
+
 int bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 			   char *log_buf, size_t log_buf_sz)
 {
+	void *finfo = NULL, *linfo = NULL;
 	union bpf_attr attr;
-	void *finfo = NULL;
 	__u32 name_len;
 	int fd;
 
@@ -201,6 +226,9 @@ int bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 	attr.func_info_rec_size = load_attr->func_info_rec_size;
 	attr.func_info_cnt = load_attr->func_info_cnt;
 	attr.func_info = ptr_to_u64(load_attr->func_info);
+	attr.line_info_rec_size = load_attr->line_info_rec_size;
+	attr.line_info_cnt = load_attr->line_info_cnt;
+	attr.line_info = ptr_to_u64(load_attr->line_info);
 	memcpy(attr.prog_name, load_attr->name,
 	       min(name_len, BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN - 1));
 
@@ -212,36 +240,35 @@ int bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 	 * to give user space a hint how to deal with loading failure.
 	 * Check to see whether we can make some changes and load again.
 	 */
-	if (errno == E2BIG && attr.func_info_cnt &&
-	    attr.func_info_rec_size < load_attr->func_info_rec_size) {
-		__u32 actual_rec_size = load_attr->func_info_rec_size;
-		__u32 expected_rec_size = attr.func_info_rec_size;
-		__u32 finfo_cnt = load_attr->func_info_cnt;
-		__u64 finfo_len = actual_rec_size * finfo_cnt;
-		const void *orecord;
-		void *nrecord;
-		int i;
+	while (errno == E2BIG && (!finfo || !linfo)) {
+		if (!finfo && attr.func_info_cnt &&
+		    attr.func_info_rec_size < load_attr->func_info_rec_size) {
+			/* try with corrected func info records */
+			finfo = alloc_zero_tailing_info(load_attr->func_info,
+							load_attr->func_info_cnt,
+							load_attr->func_info_rec_size,
+							attr.func_info_rec_size);
+			if (!finfo)
+				goto done;
 
-		finfo = malloc(finfo_len);
-		if (!finfo)
-			/* further try with log buffer won't help */
-			return fd;
+			attr.func_info = ptr_to_u64(finfo);
+			attr.func_info_rec_size = load_attr->func_info_rec_size;
+		} else if (!linfo && attr.line_info_cnt &&
+			   attr.line_info_rec_size <
+			   load_attr->line_info_rec_size) {
+			linfo = alloc_zero_tailing_info(load_attr->line_info,
+							load_attr->line_info_cnt,
+							load_attr->line_info_rec_size,
+							attr.line_info_rec_size);
+			if (!linfo)
+				goto done;
 
-		/* zero out bytes kernel does not understand */
-		orecord = load_attr->func_info;
-		nrecord = finfo;
-		for (i = 0; i < load_attr->func_info_cnt; i++) {
-			memcpy(nrecord, orecord, expected_rec_size);
-			memset(nrecord + expected_rec_size, 0,
-			       actual_rec_size - expected_rec_size);
-			orecord += actual_rec_size;
-			nrecord += actual_rec_size;
+			attr.line_info = ptr_to_u64(linfo);
+			attr.line_info_rec_size = load_attr->line_info_rec_size;
+		} else {
+			break;
 		}
 
-		/* try with corrected func info records */
-		attr.func_info = ptr_to_u64(finfo);
-		attr.func_info_rec_size = load_attr->func_info_rec_size;
-
 		fd = sys_bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, &attr, sizeof(attr));
 
 		if (fd >= 0)
@@ -259,6 +286,7 @@ int bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 	fd = sys_bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, &attr, sizeof(attr));
 done:
 	free(finfo);
+	free(linfo);
 	return fd;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 098e6f793b76..8f09de482839 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ struct bpf_load_program_attr {
 	__u32 func_info_rec_size;
 	const void *func_info;
 	__u32 func_info_cnt;
+	__u32 line_info_rec_size;
+	const void *line_info;
+	__u32 line_info_cnt;
 };
 
 /* Flags to direct loading requirements */
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index aa4fa02b13fc..d682d3b8f7b9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -37,16 +37,26 @@ struct btf {
 	int fd;
 };
 
-struct btf_ext {
-	void *func_info;
-	__u32 func_info_rec_size;
-	__u32 func_info_len;
+struct btf_ext_info {
+	/*
+	 * info points to a deep copy of the individual info section
+	 * (e.g. func_info and line_info) from the .BTF.ext.
+	 * It does not include the __u32 rec_size.
+	 */
+	void *info;
+	__u32 rec_size;
+	__u32 len;
 };
 
-struct btf_sec_func_info {
+struct btf_ext {
+	struct btf_ext_info func_info;
+	struct btf_ext_info line_info;
+};
+
+struct btf_ext_info_sec {
 	__u32	sec_name_off;
-	__u32	num_func_info;
-	/* Followed by num_func_info number of bpf func_info records */
+	__u32	num_info;
+	/* Followed by num_info * record_size number of bytes */
 	__u8	data[0];
 };
 
@@ -56,6 +66,14 @@ struct bpf_func_info_min {
 	__u32   type_id;
 };
 
+/* The minimum bpf_line_info checked by the loader */
+struct bpf_line_info_min {
+	__u32	insn_off;
+	__u32	file_name_off;
+	__u32	line_off;
+	__u32	line_col;
+};
+
 static inline __u64 ptr_to_u64(const void *ptr)
 {
 	return (__u64) (unsigned long) ptr;
@@ -486,12 +504,22 @@ int btf__get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int btf_ext_copy_func_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
-				  __u8 *data, __u32 data_size,
-				  btf_print_fn_t err_log)
+struct btf_ext_sec_copy_param {
+	__u32 off;
+	__u32 len;
+	__u32 min_rec_size;
+	struct btf_ext_info *ext_info;
+	const char *desc;
+};
+
+static int btf_ext_copy_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
+			     __u8 *data, __u32 data_size,
+			     struct btf_ext_sec_copy_param *ext_sec,
+			     btf_print_fn_t err_log)
 {
 	const struct btf_ext_header *hdr = (struct btf_ext_header *)data;
-	const struct btf_sec_func_info *sinfo;
+	const struct btf_ext_info_sec *sinfo;
+	struct btf_ext_info *ext_info;
 	__u32 info_left, record_size;
 	/* The start of the info sec (including the __u32 record_size). */
 	const void *info;
@@ -500,66 +528,69 @@ static int btf_ext_copy_func_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 	data = data + hdr->hdr_len;
 	data_size -= hdr->hdr_len;
 
-	if (hdr->func_info_off & 0x03) {
-		elog("BTF.ext func_info section is not aligned to 4 bytes\n");
+	if (ext_sec->off & 0x03) {
+		elog(".BTF.ext %s section is not aligned to 4 bytes\n",
+		     ext_sec->desc);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (data_size < hdr->func_info_off ||
-	    hdr->func_info_len > data_size - hdr->func_info_off) {
-		elog("func_info section (off:%u len:%u) is beyond the end of the ELF section .BTF.ext\n",
-		     hdr->func_info_off, hdr->func_info_len);
+	if (data_size < ext_sec->off ||
+	    ext_sec->len > data_size - ext_sec->off) {
+		elog("%s section (off:%u len:%u) is beyond the end of the ELF section .BTF.ext\n",
+		     ext_sec->desc, ext_sec->off, ext_sec->len);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	info = data + hdr->func_info_off;
-	info_left = hdr->func_info_len;
+	info = data + ext_sec->off;
+	info_left = ext_sec->len;
 
-	/* At least a func_info record size */
+	/* At least a record size */
 	if (info_left < sizeof(__u32)) {
-		elog("BTF.ext func_info record size not found");
+		elog(".BTF.ext %s record size not found\n", ext_sec->desc);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* The record size needs to meet the minimum standard */
 	record_size = *(__u32 *)info;
-	if (record_size < sizeof(struct bpf_func_info_min) ||
+	if (record_size < ext_sec->min_rec_size ||
 	    record_size & 0x03) {
-		elog("BTF.ext func_info invalid record size");
+		elog("%s section in .BTF.ext has invalid record size %u\n",
+		     ext_sec->desc, record_size);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	sinfo = info + sizeof(__u32);
 	info_left -= sizeof(__u32);
 
-	/* If no func_info records, return failure now so .BTF.ext
-	 * won't be used.
-	 */
+	/* If no records, return failure now so .BTF.ext won't be used. */
 	if (!info_left) {
-		elog("BTF.ext no func info records");
+		elog("%s section in .BTF.ext has no records", ext_sec->desc);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	while (info_left) {
-		unsigned int sec_hdrlen = sizeof(struct btf_sec_func_info);
+		unsigned int sec_hdrlen = sizeof(struct btf_ext_info_sec);
 		__u64 total_record_size;
 		__u32 num_records;
 
 		if (info_left < sec_hdrlen) {
-			elog("BTF.ext func_info header not found");
+			elog("%s section header is not found in .BTF.ext\n",
+			     ext_sec->desc);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		num_records = sinfo->num_func_info;
+		num_records = sinfo->num_info;
 		if (num_records == 0) {
-			elog("incorrect BTF.ext num_func_info");
+			elog("%s section has incorrect num_records in .BTF.ext\n",
+			     ext_sec->desc);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		total_record_size = sec_hdrlen +
 				    (__u64)num_records * record_size;
 		if (info_left < total_record_size) {
-			elog("incorrect BTF.ext num_func_info");
+			elog("%s section has incorrect num_records in .BTF.ext\n",
+			     ext_sec->desc);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
@@ -567,17 +598,49 @@ static int btf_ext_copy_func_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 		sinfo = (void *)sinfo + total_record_size;
 	}
 
-	btf_ext->func_info_len = hdr->func_info_len - sizeof(__u32);
-	btf_ext->func_info_rec_size = record_size;
-	btf_ext->func_info = malloc(btf_ext->func_info_len);
-	if (!btf_ext->func_info)
+	ext_info = ext_sec->ext_info;
+	ext_info->len = ext_sec->len - sizeof(__u32);
+	ext_info->rec_size = record_size;
+	ext_info->info = malloc(ext_info->len);
+	if (!ext_info->info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memcpy(btf_ext->func_info, info + sizeof(__u32),
-	       btf_ext->func_info_len);
+	memcpy(ext_info->info, info + sizeof(__u32), ext_info->len);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int btf_ext_copy_func_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
+				  __u8 *data, __u32 data_size,
+				  btf_print_fn_t err_log)
+{
+	const struct btf_ext_header *hdr = (struct btf_ext_header *)data;
+	struct btf_ext_sec_copy_param param = {
+		.off = hdr->func_info_off,
+		.len = hdr->func_info_len,
+		.min_rec_size = sizeof(struct bpf_func_info_min),
+		.ext_info = &btf_ext->func_info,
+		.desc = "func_info"
+	};
+
+	return btf_ext_copy_info(btf_ext, data, data_size, &param, err_log);
+}
+
+static int btf_ext_copy_line_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
+				  __u8 *data, __u32 data_size,
+				  btf_print_fn_t err_log)
+{
+	const struct btf_ext_header *hdr = (struct btf_ext_header *)data;
+	struct btf_ext_sec_copy_param param = {
+		.off = hdr->line_info_off,
+		.len = hdr->line_info_len,
+		.min_rec_size = sizeof(struct bpf_line_info_min),
+		.ext_info = &btf_ext->line_info,
+		.desc = "line_info",
+	};
+
+	return btf_ext_copy_info(btf_ext, data, data_size, &param, err_log);
+}
+
 static int btf_ext_parse_hdr(__u8 *data, __u32 data_size,
 			     btf_print_fn_t err_log)
 {
@@ -617,7 +680,8 @@ void btf_ext__free(struct btf_ext *btf_ext)
 	if (!btf_ext)
 		return;
 
-	free(btf_ext->func_info);
+	free(btf_ext->func_info.info);
+	free(btf_ext->line_info.info);
 	free(btf_ext);
 }
 
@@ -640,25 +704,32 @@ struct btf_ext *btf_ext__new(__u8 *data, __u32 size, btf_print_fn_t err_log)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
+	err = btf_ext_copy_line_info(btf_ext, data, size, err_log);
+	if (err) {
+		btf_ext__free(btf_ext);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+
 	return btf_ext;
 }
 
-int btf_ext__reloc_func_info(struct btf *btf, struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
-			     const char *sec_name, __u32 insns_cnt,
-			     void **func_info, __u32 *cnt)
+static int btf_ext_reloc_info(const struct btf *btf,
+			      const struct btf_ext_info *ext_info,
+			      const char *sec_name, __u32 insns_cnt,
+			      void **info, __u32 *cnt)
 {
-	__u32 sec_hdrlen = sizeof(struct btf_sec_func_info);
-	__u32 i, record_size, existing_flen, records_len;
-	struct btf_sec_func_info *sinfo;
+	__u32 sec_hdrlen = sizeof(struct btf_ext_info_sec);
+	__u32 i, record_size, existing_len, records_len;
+	struct btf_ext_info_sec *sinfo;
 	const char *info_sec_name;
 	__u64 remain_len;
 	void *data;
 
-	record_size = btf_ext->func_info_rec_size;
-	sinfo = btf_ext->func_info;
-	remain_len = btf_ext->func_info_len;
+	record_size = ext_info->rec_size;
+	sinfo = ext_info->info;
+	remain_len = ext_info->len;
 	while (remain_len > 0) {
-		records_len = sinfo->num_func_info * record_size;
+		records_len = sinfo->num_info * record_size;
 		info_sec_name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, sinfo->sec_name_off);
 		if (strcmp(info_sec_name, sec_name)) {
 			remain_len -= sec_hdrlen + records_len;
@@ -666,32 +737,52 @@ int btf_ext__reloc_func_info(struct btf *btf, struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		existing_flen = (*cnt) * record_size;
-		data = realloc(*func_info, existing_flen + records_len);
+		existing_len = (*cnt) * record_size;
+		data = realloc(*info, existing_len + records_len);
 		if (!data)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		memcpy(data + existing_flen, sinfo->data, records_len);
+		memcpy(data + existing_len, sinfo->data, records_len);
 		/* adjust insn_off only, the rest data will be passed
 		 * to the kernel.
 		 */
-		for (i = 0; i < sinfo->num_func_info; i++) {
-			struct bpf_func_info_min *record;
+		for (i = 0; i < sinfo->num_info; i++) {
+			__u32 *insn_off;
 
-			record = data + existing_flen + i * record_size;
-			record->insn_off =
-				record->insn_off / sizeof(struct bpf_insn) +
+			insn_off = data + existing_len + (i * record_size);
+			*insn_off = *insn_off / sizeof(struct bpf_insn) +
 				insns_cnt;
 		}
-		*func_info = data;
-		*cnt += sinfo->num_func_info;
+		*info = data;
+		*cnt += sinfo->num_info;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
+int btf_ext__reloc_func_info(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
+			     const char *sec_name, __u32 insns_cnt,
+			     void **func_info, __u32 *cnt)
+{
+	return btf_ext_reloc_info(btf, &btf_ext->func_info, sec_name,
+				  insns_cnt, func_info, cnt);
+}
+
+int btf_ext__reloc_line_info(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
+			     const char *sec_name, __u32 insns_cnt,
+			     void **line_info, __u32 *cnt)
+{
+	return btf_ext_reloc_info(btf, &btf_ext->line_info, sec_name,
+				  insns_cnt, line_info, cnt);
+}
+
 __u32 btf_ext__func_info_rec_size(const struct btf_ext *btf_ext)
 {
-	return btf_ext->func_info_rec_size;
+	return btf_ext->func_info.rec_size;
+}
+
+__u32 btf_ext__line_info_rec_size(const struct btf_ext *btf_ext)
+{
+	return btf_ext->line_info.rec_size;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
index 936177a538cd..b0610dcdae6b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ struct btf_ext_header {
 	/* All offsets are in bytes relative to the end of this header */
 	__u32	func_info_off;
 	__u32	func_info_len;
+	__u32	line_info_off;
+	__u32	line_info_len;
 };
 
 typedef int (*btf_print_fn_t)(const char *, ...)
@@ -70,10 +72,16 @@ LIBBPF_API int btf__get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf);
 
 struct btf_ext *btf_ext__new(__u8 *data, __u32 size, btf_print_fn_t err_log);
 void btf_ext__free(struct btf_ext *btf_ext);
-int btf_ext__reloc_func_info(struct btf *btf, struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
+int btf_ext__reloc_func_info(const struct btf *btf,
+			     const struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 			     const char *sec_name, __u32 insns_cnt,
 			     void **func_info, __u32 *func_info_len);
+int btf_ext__reloc_line_info(const struct btf *btf,
+			     const struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
+			     const char *sec_name, __u32 insns_cnt,
+			     void **line_info, __u32 *cnt);
 __u32 btf_ext__func_info_rec_size(const struct btf_ext *btf_ext);
+__u32 btf_ext__line_info_rec_size(const struct btf_ext *btf_ext);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 4ea3368bf803..e2bc75ee1614 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ struct bpf_program {
 	__u32 func_info_cnt;
 
 	struct bpf_capabilities *caps;
+
+	void *line_info;
+	__u32 line_info_rec_size;
+	__u32 line_info_cnt;
 };
 
 struct bpf_map {
@@ -1342,6 +1346,19 @@ bpf_program_reloc_btf_ext(struct bpf_program *prog, struct bpf_object *obj,
 		prog->func_info_rec_size = btf_ext__func_info_rec_size(obj->btf_ext);
 	}
 
+	if (!insn_offset || prog->line_info) {
+		err = btf_ext__reloc_line_info(obj->btf, obj->btf_ext,
+					       section_name, insn_offset,
+					       &prog->line_info,
+					       &prog->line_info_cnt);
+		if (err)
+			return check_btf_ext_reloc_err(prog, err,
+						       prog->line_info,
+						       "bpf_line_info");
+
+		prog->line_info_rec_size = btf_ext__line_info_rec_size(obj->btf_ext);
+	}
+
 	if (!insn_offset)
 		prog->btf_fd = btf__fd(obj->btf);
 
@@ -1526,6 +1543,9 @@ load_program(struct bpf_program *prog, struct bpf_insn *insns, int insns_cnt,
 	load_attr.func_info = prog->func_info;
 	load_attr.func_info_rec_size = prog->func_info_rec_size;
 	load_attr.func_info_cnt = prog->func_info_cnt;
+	load_attr.line_info = prog->line_info;
+	load_attr.line_info_rec_size = prog->line_info_rec_size;
+	load_attr.line_info_cnt = prog->line_info_cnt;
 	if (!load_attr.insns || !load_attr.insns_cnt)
 		return -EINVAL;