#include <gelf.h>
 
 #include "libbpf.h"
+#include "bpf.h"
 
 #define __printf(a, b) __attribute__((format(printf, a, b)))
 
 
        struct bpf_program *programs;
        size_t nr_programs;
+       int *map_fds;
+       /*
+        * This field is required because maps_buf will be freed and
+        * maps_buf_sz will be set to 0 after loaded.
+        */
+       size_t nr_map_fds;
+       bool loaded;
 
        /*
         * Information when doing elf related work. Only valid if fd
        obj->efile.obj_buf = obj_buf;
        obj->efile.obj_buf_sz = obj_buf_sz;
 
+       obj->loaded = false;
        return obj;
 }
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
+       size_t nr_maps;
+       int *pfd;
+
+       nr_maps = obj->maps_buf_sz / sizeof(struct bpf_map_def);
+       if (!obj->maps_buf || !nr_maps) {
+               pr_debug("don't need create maps for %s\n",
+                        obj->path);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       obj->map_fds = malloc(sizeof(int) * nr_maps);
+       if (!obj->map_fds) {
+               pr_warning("realloc perf_bpf_map_fds failed\n");
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+       obj->nr_map_fds = nr_maps;
+
+       /* fill all fd with -1 */
+       memset(obj->map_fds, -1, sizeof(int) * nr_maps);
+
+       pfd = obj->map_fds;
+       for (i = 0; i < nr_maps; i++) {
+               struct bpf_map_def def;
+
+               def = *(struct bpf_map_def *)(obj->maps_buf +
+                               i * sizeof(struct bpf_map_def));
+
+               *pfd = bpf_create_map(def.type,
+                                     def.key_size,
+                                     def.value_size,
+                                     def.max_entries);
+               if (*pfd < 0) {
+                       size_t j;
+                       int err = *pfd;
+
+                       pr_warning("failed to create map: %s\n",
+                                  strerror(errno));
+                       for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
+                               zclose(obj->map_fds[j]);
+                       obj->nr_map_fds = 0;
+                       zfree(&obj->map_fds);
+                       return err;
+               }
+               pr_debug("create map: fd=%d\n", *pfd);
+               pfd++;
+       }
+
+       zfree(&obj->maps_buf);
+       obj->maps_buf_sz = 0;
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int bpf_object__collect_reloc(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
        int i, err;
        return __bpf_object__open("[buffer]", obj_buf, obj_buf_sz);
 }
 
+int bpf_object__unload(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+       size_t i;
+
+       if (!obj)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < obj->nr_map_fds; i++)
+               zclose(obj->map_fds[i]);
+       zfree(&obj->map_fds);
+       obj->nr_map_fds = 0;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int bpf_object__load(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+       if (!obj)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       if (obj->loaded) {
+               pr_warning("object should not be loaded twice\n");
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       obj->loaded = true;
+       if (bpf_object__create_maps(obj))
+               goto out;
+
+       return 0;
+out:
+       bpf_object__unload(obj);
+       pr_warning("failed to load object '%s'\n", obj->path);
+       return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 void bpf_object__close(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
        size_t i;
                return;
 
        bpf_object__elf_finish(obj);
+       bpf_object__unload(obj);
 
        zfree(&obj->maps_buf);