diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 6324de8c59f7..727c1c27053f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -203,12 +203,17 @@ struct btf {
 	const char *strings;
 	void *nohdr_data;
 	struct btf_header hdr;
-	u32 nr_types;
+	u32 nr_types; /* includes VOID for base BTF */
 	u32 types_size;
 	u32 data_size;
 	refcount_t refcnt;
 	u32 id;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
+
+	/* split BTF support */
+	struct btf *base_btf;
+	u32 start_id; /* first type ID in this BTF (0 for base BTF) */
+	u32 start_str_off; /* first string offset (0 for base BTF) */
 };
 
 enum verifier_phase {
@@ -449,14 +454,27 @@ static bool btf_type_is_datasec(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_DATASEC;
 }
 
+static u32 btf_nr_types_total(const struct btf *btf)
+{
+	u32 total = 0;
+
+	while (btf) {
+		total += btf->nr_types;
+		btf = btf->base_btf;
+	}
+
+	return total;
+}
+
 s32 btf_find_by_name_kind(const struct btf *btf, const char *name, u8 kind)
 {
 	const struct btf_type *t;
 	const char *tname;
-	u32 i;
+	u32 i, total;
 
-	for (i = 1; i <= btf->nr_types; i++) {
-		t = btf->types[i];
+	total = btf_nr_types_total(btf);
+	for (i = 1; i < total; i++) {
+		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
 		if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) != kind)
 			continue;
 
@@ -599,8 +617,14 @@ static const struct btf_kind_operations *btf_type_ops(const struct btf_type *t)
 
 static bool btf_name_offset_valid(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset)
 {
-	return BTF_STR_OFFSET_VALID(offset) &&
-		offset < btf->hdr.str_len;
+	if (!BTF_STR_OFFSET_VALID(offset))
+		return false;
+
+	while (offset < btf->start_str_off)
+		btf = btf->base_btf;
+
+	offset -= btf->start_str_off;
+	return offset < btf->hdr.str_len;
 }
 
 static bool __btf_name_char_ok(char c, bool first, bool dot_ok)
@@ -614,10 +638,22 @@ static bool __btf_name_char_ok(char c, bool first, bool dot_ok)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static const char *btf_str_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset)
+{
+	while (offset < btf->start_str_off)
+		btf = btf->base_btf;
+
+	offset -= btf->start_str_off;
+	if (offset < btf->hdr.str_len)
+		return &btf->strings[offset];
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static bool __btf_name_valid(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset, bool dot_ok)
 {
 	/* offset must be valid */
-	const char *src = &btf->strings[offset];
+	const char *src = btf_str_by_offset(btf, offset);
 	const char *src_limit;
 
 	if (!__btf_name_char_ok(*src, true, dot_ok))
@@ -650,27 +686,28 @@ static bool btf_name_valid_section(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset)
 
 static const char *__btf_name_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
 	if (!offset)
 		return "(anon)";
-	else if (offset < btf->hdr.str_len)
-		return &btf->strings[offset];
-	else
-		return "(invalid-name-offset)";
+
+	name = btf_str_by_offset(btf, offset);
+	return name ?: "(invalid-name-offset)";
 }
 
 const char *btf_name_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset)
 {
-	if (offset < btf->hdr.str_len)
-		return &btf->strings[offset];
-
-	return NULL;
+	return btf_str_by_offset(btf, offset);
 }
 
 const struct btf_type *btf_type_by_id(const struct btf *btf, u32 type_id)
 {
-	if (type_id > btf->nr_types)
-		return NULL;
+	while (type_id < btf->start_id)
+		btf = btf->base_btf;
 
+	type_id -= btf->start_id;
+	if (type_id >= btf->nr_types)
+		return NULL;
 	return btf->types[type_id];
 }
 
@@ -1390,17 +1427,13 @@ static int btf_add_type(struct btf_verifier_env *env, struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	struct btf *btf = env->btf;
 
-	/* < 2 because +1 for btf_void which is always in btf->types[0].
-	 * btf_void is not accounted in btf->nr_types because btf_void
-	 * does not come from the BTF file.
-	 */
-	if (btf->types_size - btf->nr_types < 2) {
+	if (btf->types_size == btf->nr_types) {
 		/* Expand 'types' array */
 
 		struct btf_type **new_types;
 		u32 expand_by, new_size;
 
-		if (btf->types_size == BTF_MAX_TYPE) {
+		if (btf->start_id + btf->types_size == BTF_MAX_TYPE) {
 			btf_verifier_log(env, "Exceeded max num of types");
 			return -E2BIG;
 		}
@@ -1414,18 +1447,23 @@ static int btf_add_type(struct btf_verifier_env *env, struct btf_type *t)
 		if (!new_types)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		if (btf->nr_types == 0)
-			new_types[0] = &btf_void;
-		else
+		if (btf->nr_types == 0) {
+			if (!btf->base_btf) {
+				/* lazily init VOID type */
+				new_types[0] = &btf_void;
+				btf->nr_types++;
+			}
+		} else {
 			memcpy(new_types, btf->types,
-			       sizeof(*btf->types) * (btf->nr_types + 1));
+			       sizeof(*btf->types) * btf->nr_types);
+		}
 
 		kvfree(btf->types);
 		btf->types = new_types;
 		btf->types_size = new_size;
 	}
 
-	btf->types[++(btf->nr_types)] = t;
+	btf->types[btf->nr_types++] = t;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1498,18 +1536,17 @@ static int env_resolve_init(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 	u32 *resolved_ids = NULL;
 	u8 *visit_states = NULL;
 
-	/* +1 for btf_void */
-	resolved_sizes = kvcalloc(nr_types + 1, sizeof(*resolved_sizes),
+	resolved_sizes = kvcalloc(nr_types, sizeof(*resolved_sizes),
 				  GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!resolved_sizes)
 		goto nomem;
 
-	resolved_ids = kvcalloc(nr_types + 1, sizeof(*resolved_ids),
+	resolved_ids = kvcalloc(nr_types, sizeof(*resolved_ids),
 				GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!resolved_ids)
 		goto nomem;
 
-	visit_states = kvcalloc(nr_types + 1, sizeof(*visit_states),
+	visit_states = kvcalloc(nr_types, sizeof(*visit_states),
 				GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!visit_states)
 		goto nomem;
@@ -1561,21 +1598,27 @@ static bool env_type_is_resolve_sink(const struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 static bool env_type_is_resolved(const struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 				 u32 type_id)
 {
-	return env->visit_states[type_id] == RESOLVED;
+	/* base BTF types should be resolved by now */
+	if (type_id < env->btf->start_id)
+		return true;
+
+	return env->visit_states[type_id - env->btf->start_id] == RESOLVED;
 }
 
 static int env_stack_push(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 			  const struct btf_type *t, u32 type_id)
 {
+	const struct btf *btf = env->btf;
 	struct resolve_vertex *v;
 
 	if (env->top_stack == MAX_RESOLVE_DEPTH)
 		return -E2BIG;
 
-	if (env->visit_states[type_id] != NOT_VISITED)
+	if (type_id < btf->start_id
+	    || env->visit_states[type_id - btf->start_id] != NOT_VISITED)
 		return -EEXIST;
 
-	env->visit_states[type_id] = VISITED;
+	env->visit_states[type_id - btf->start_id] = VISITED;
 
 	v = &env->stack[env->top_stack++];
 	v->t = t;
@@ -1605,6 +1648,7 @@ static void env_stack_pop_resolved(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 	u32 type_id = env->stack[--(env->top_stack)].type_id;
 	struct btf *btf = env->btf;
 
+	type_id -= btf->start_id; /* adjust to local type id */
 	btf->resolved_sizes[type_id] = resolved_size;
 	btf->resolved_ids[type_id] = resolved_type_id;
 	env->visit_states[type_id] = RESOLVED;
@@ -1709,14 +1753,30 @@ btf_resolve_size(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *type,
 	return __btf_resolve_size(btf, type, type_size, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static u32 btf_resolved_type_id(const struct btf *btf, u32 type_id)
+{
+	while (type_id < btf->start_id)
+		btf = btf->base_btf;
+
+	return btf->resolved_ids[type_id - btf->start_id];
+}
+
 /* The input param "type_id" must point to a needs_resolve type */
 static const struct btf_type *btf_type_id_resolve(const struct btf *btf,
 						  u32 *type_id)
 {
-	*type_id = btf->resolved_ids[*type_id];
+	*type_id = btf_resolved_type_id(btf, *type_id);
 	return btf_type_by_id(btf, *type_id);
 }
 
+static u32 btf_resolved_type_size(const struct btf *btf, u32 type_id)
+{
+	while (type_id < btf->start_id)
+		btf = btf->base_btf;
+
+	return btf->resolved_sizes[type_id - btf->start_id];
+}
+
 const struct btf_type *btf_type_id_size(const struct btf *btf,
 					u32 *type_id, u32 *ret_size)
 {
@@ -1731,7 +1791,7 @@ const struct btf_type *btf_type_id_size(const struct btf *btf,
 	if (btf_type_has_size(size_type)) {
 		size = size_type->size;
 	} else if (btf_type_is_array(size_type)) {
-		size = btf->resolved_sizes[size_type_id];
+		size = btf_resolved_type_size(btf, size_type_id);
 	} else if (btf_type_is_ptr(size_type)) {
 		size = sizeof(void *);
 	} else {
@@ -1739,14 +1799,14 @@ const struct btf_type *btf_type_id_size(const struct btf *btf,
 				 !btf_type_is_var(size_type)))
 			return NULL;
 
-		size_type_id = btf->resolved_ids[size_type_id];
+		size_type_id = btf_resolved_type_id(btf, size_type_id);
 		size_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, size_type_id);
 		if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(size_type))
 			return NULL;
 		else if (btf_type_has_size(size_type))
 			size = size_type->size;
 		else if (btf_type_is_array(size_type))
-			size = btf->resolved_sizes[size_type_id];
+			size = btf_resolved_type_size(btf, size_type_id);
 		else if (btf_type_is_ptr(size_type))
 			size = sizeof(void *);
 		else
@@ -3798,7 +3858,7 @@ static int btf_check_all_metas(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 	cur = btf->nohdr_data + hdr->type_off;
 	end = cur + hdr->type_len;
 
-	env->log_type_id = 1;
+	env->log_type_id = btf->base_btf ? btf->start_id : 1;
 	while (cur < end) {
 		struct btf_type *t = cur;
 		s32 meta_size;
@@ -3825,8 +3885,8 @@ static bool btf_resolve_valid(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 		return false;
 
 	if (btf_type_is_struct(t) || btf_type_is_datasec(t))
-		return !btf->resolved_ids[type_id] &&
-		       !btf->resolved_sizes[type_id];
+		return !btf_resolved_type_id(btf, type_id) &&
+		       !btf_resolved_type_size(btf, type_id);
 
 	if (btf_type_is_modifier(t) || btf_type_is_ptr(t) ||
 	    btf_type_is_var(t)) {
@@ -3846,7 +3906,7 @@ static bool btf_resolve_valid(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 		elem_type = btf_type_id_size(btf, &elem_type_id, &elem_size);
 		return elem_type && !btf_type_is_modifier(elem_type) &&
 			(array->nelems * elem_size ==
-			 btf->resolved_sizes[type_id]);
+			 btf_resolved_type_size(btf, type_id));
 	}
 
 	return false;
@@ -3888,7 +3948,8 @@ static int btf_resolve(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 static int btf_check_all_types(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 {
 	struct btf *btf = env->btf;
-	u32 type_id;
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+	u32 type_id, i;
 	int err;
 
 	err = env_resolve_init(env);
@@ -3896,8 +3957,9 @@ static int btf_check_all_types(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 		return err;
 
 	env->phase++;
-	for (type_id = 1; type_id <= btf->nr_types; type_id++) {
-		const struct btf_type *t = btf_type_by_id(btf, type_id);
+	for (i = btf->base_btf ? 0 : 1; i < btf->nr_types; i++) {
+		type_id = btf->start_id + i;
+		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, type_id);
 
 		env->log_type_id = type_id;
 		if (btf_type_needs_resolve(t) &&
@@ -3934,7 +3996,7 @@ static int btf_parse_type_sec(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!hdr->type_len) {
+	if (!env->btf->base_btf && !hdr->type_len) {
 		btf_verifier_log(env, "No type found");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -3961,13 +4023,18 @@ static int btf_parse_str_sec(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!hdr->str_len || hdr->str_len - 1 > BTF_MAX_NAME_OFFSET ||
-	    start[0] || end[-1]) {
+	btf->strings = start;
+
+	if (btf->base_btf && !hdr->str_len)
+		return 0;
+	if (!hdr->str_len || hdr->str_len - 1 > BTF_MAX_NAME_OFFSET || end[-1]) {
+		btf_verifier_log(env, "Invalid string section");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!btf->base_btf && start[0]) {
 		btf_verifier_log(env, "Invalid string section");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-
-	btf->strings = start;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4908,7 +4975,7 @@ static int __get_type_size(struct btf *btf, u32 btf_id,
 	while (t && btf_type_is_modifier(t))
 		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
 	if (!t) {
-		*bad_type = btf->types[0];
+		*bad_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, 0);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (btf_type_is_ptr(t))