3 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index e51479d60285..54830d603fee 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -6915,7 +6915,8 @@ static const struct bpf_sec_def section_defs[] = {
 						BPF_XDP_DEVMAP),
 	BPF_EAPROG_SEC("xdp_cpumap/",		BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP,
 						BPF_XDP_CPUMAP),
-	BPF_PROG_SEC("xdp",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP),
+	BPF_EAPROG_SEC("xdp",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP,
+						BPF_XDP),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("perf_event",		BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("lwt_in",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_IN),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("lwt_out",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_OUT),
@@ -8281,6 +8282,12 @@ bpf_program__attach_netns(struct bpf_program *prog, int netns_fd)
 	return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, netns_fd, "netns");
 }
 
+struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_xdp(struct bpf_program *prog, int ifindex)
+{
+	/* target_fd/target_ifindex use the same field in LINK_CREATE */
+	return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, ifindex, "xdp");
+}
+
 struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_iter(struct bpf_program *prog,
 			 const struct bpf_iter_attach_opts *opts)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index c6813791fa7e..9924385462ab 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_cgroup(struct bpf_program *prog, int cgroup_fd);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_netns(struct bpf_program *prog, int netns_fd);
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
+bpf_program__attach_xdp(struct bpf_program *prog, int ifindex);
 
 struct bpf_map;
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index 6f0856abe299..ca49a6a7e5b2 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.1.0 {
 		bpf_map__set_value_size;
 		bpf_map__type;
 		bpf_map__value_size;
+		bpf_program__attach_xdp;
 		bpf_program__autoload;
 		bpf_program__is_sk_lookup;
 		bpf_program__set_autoload;