n = btf__type_cnt(targ_btf);
        for (i = targ_start_id; i < n; i++) {
                t = btf__type_by_id(targ_btf, i);
-               if (btf_kind(t) != btf_kind(local_t))
+               if (!btf_kind_core_compat(t, local_t))
                        continue;
 
                targ_name = btf__name_by_offset(targ_btf, t->name_off);
        /* caller made sure that names match (ignoring flavor suffix) */
        local_type = btf__type_by_id(local_btf, local_id);
        targ_type = btf__type_by_id(targ_btf, targ_id);
-       if (btf_kind(local_type) != btf_kind(targ_type))
+       if (!btf_kind_core_compat(local_type, targ_type))
                return 0;
 
 recur:
        if (!local_type || !targ_type)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (btf_kind(local_type) != btf_kind(targ_type))
+       if (!btf_kind_core_compat(local_type, targ_type))
                return 0;
 
        switch (btf_kind(local_type)) {
        case BTF_KIND_STRUCT:
        case BTF_KIND_UNION:
        case BTF_KIND_ENUM:
+       case BTF_KIND_ENUM64:
        case BTF_KIND_FWD:
                return 1;
        case BTF_KIND_INT:
 
        struct bpf_core_accessor *acc;
        const struct btf_type *t;
        const char *name, *spec_str;
-       __u32 id;
+       __u32 id, name_off;
        __s64 sz;
 
        spec_str = btf__name_by_offset(btf, relo->access_str_off);
        spec->len++;
 
        if (core_relo_is_enumval_based(relo->kind)) {
-               if (!btf_is_enum(t) || spec->raw_len > 1 || access_idx >= btf_vlen(t))
+               if (!btf_is_any_enum(t) || spec->raw_len > 1 || access_idx >= btf_vlen(t))
                        return -EINVAL;
 
                /* record enumerator name in a first accessor */
-               acc->name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, btf_enum(t)[access_idx].name_off);
+               name_off = btf_is_enum(t) ? btf_enum(t)[access_idx].name_off
+                                         : btf_enum64(t)[access_idx].name_off;
+               acc->name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, name_off);
                return 0;
        }
 
 
        if (btf_is_composite(local_type) && btf_is_composite(targ_type))
                return 1;
-       if (btf_kind(local_type) != btf_kind(targ_type))
+       if (!btf_kind_core_compat(local_type, targ_type))
                return 0;
 
        switch (btf_kind(local_type)) {
        case BTF_KIND_FLOAT:
                return 1;
        case BTF_KIND_FWD:
+       case BTF_KIND_ENUM64:
        case BTF_KIND_ENUM: {
                const char *local_name, *targ_name;
                size_t local_len, targ_len;
        const struct bpf_core_accessor *local_acc;
        struct bpf_core_accessor *targ_acc;
        int i, sz, matched;
+       __u32 name_off;
 
        memset(targ_spec, 0, sizeof(*targ_spec));
        targ_spec->btf = targ_btf;
 
        if (core_relo_is_enumval_based(local_spec->relo_kind)) {
                size_t local_essent_len, targ_essent_len;
-               const struct btf_enum *e;
                const char *targ_name;
 
                /* has to resolve to an enum */
                targ_type = skip_mods_and_typedefs(targ_spec->btf, targ_id, &targ_id);
-               if (!btf_is_enum(targ_type))
+               if (!btf_is_any_enum(targ_type))
                        return 0;
 
                local_essent_len = bpf_core_essential_name_len(local_acc->name);
 
-               for (i = 0, e = btf_enum(targ_type); i < btf_vlen(targ_type); i++, e++) {
-                       targ_name = btf__name_by_offset(targ_spec->btf, e->name_off);
+               for (i = 0; i < btf_vlen(targ_type); i++) {
+                       if (btf_is_enum(targ_type))
+                               name_off = btf_enum(targ_type)[i].name_off;
+                       else
+                               name_off = btf_enum64(targ_type)[i].name_off;
+
+                       targ_name = btf__name_by_offset(targ_spec->btf, name_off);
                        targ_essent_len = bpf_core_essential_name_len(targ_name);
                        if (targ_essent_len != local_essent_len)
                                continue;
                *val = byte_sz;
                break;
        case BPF_CORE_FIELD_SIGNED:
-               /* enums will be assumed unsigned */
-               *val = btf_is_enum(mt) ||
+               *val = (btf_is_any_enum(mt) && BTF_INFO_KFLAG(mt->info)) ||
                       (btf_int_encoding(mt) & BTF_INT_SIGNED);
                if (validate)
                        *validate = true; /* signedness is never ambiguous */
                                      __u64 *val)
 {
        const struct btf_type *t;
-       const struct btf_enum *e;
 
        switch (relo->kind) {
        case BPF_CORE_ENUMVAL_EXISTS:
                if (!spec)
                        return -EUCLEAN; /* request instruction poisoning */
                t = btf_type_by_id(spec->btf, spec->spec[0].type_id);
-               e = btf_enum(t) + spec->spec[0].idx;
-               *val = e->val;
+               if (btf_is_enum(t))
+                       *val = btf_enum(t)[spec->spec[0].idx].val;
+               else
+                       *val = btf_enum64_value(btf_enum64(t) + spec->spec[0].idx);
                break;
        default:
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 int bpf_core_format_spec(char *buf, size_t buf_sz, const struct bpf_core_spec *spec)
 {
        const struct btf_type *t;
-       const struct btf_enum *e;
        const char *s;
        __u32 type_id;
        int i, len = 0;
 
        if (core_relo_is_enumval_based(spec->relo_kind)) {
                t = skip_mods_and_typedefs(spec->btf, type_id, NULL);
-               e = btf_enum(t) + spec->raw_spec[0];
-               s = btf__name_by_offset(spec->btf, e->name_off);
+               if (btf_is_enum(t)) {
+                       const struct btf_enum *e;
+                       const char *fmt_str;
+
+                       e = btf_enum(t) + spec->raw_spec[0];
+                       s = btf__name_by_offset(spec->btf, e->name_off);
+                       fmt_str = BTF_INFO_KFLAG(t->info) ? "::%s = %d" : "::%s = %u";
+                       append_buf(fmt_str, s, e->val);
+               } else {
+                       const struct btf_enum64 *e;
+                       const char *fmt_str;
 
-               append_buf("::%s = %u", s, e->val);
+                       e = btf_enum64(t) + spec->raw_spec[0];
+                       s = btf__name_by_offset(spec->btf, e->name_off);
+                       fmt_str = BTF_INFO_KFLAG(t->info) ? "::%s = %lld" : "::%s = %llu";
+                       append_buf(fmt_str, s, (unsigned long long)btf_enum64_value(e));
+               }
                return len;
        }