enum bpf_attach_type attach_type,
                    const struct bpf_link_create_opts *opts)
 {
+       __u32 target_btf_id, iter_info_len;
        union bpf_attr attr;
 
        if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, bpf_link_create_opts))
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       iter_info_len = OPTS_GET(opts, iter_info_len, 0);
+       target_btf_id = OPTS_GET(opts, target_btf_id, 0);
+
+       if (iter_info_len && target_btf_id)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
        memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
        attr.link_create.prog_fd = prog_fd;
        attr.link_create.target_fd = target_fd;
        attr.link_create.attach_type = attach_type;
        attr.link_create.flags = OPTS_GET(opts, flags, 0);
-       attr.link_create.iter_info =
-               ptr_to_u64(OPTS_GET(opts, iter_info, (void *)0));
-       attr.link_create.iter_info_len = OPTS_GET(opts, iter_info_len, 0);
+
+       if (iter_info_len) {
+               attr.link_create.iter_info =
+                       ptr_to_u64(OPTS_GET(opts, iter_info, (void *)0));
+               attr.link_create.iter_info_len = iter_info_len;
+       } else if (target_btf_id) {
+               attr.link_create.target_btf_id = target_btf_id;
+       }
 
        return sys_bpf(BPF_LINK_CREATE, &attr, sizeof(attr));
 }
 
 }
 
 static struct bpf_link *
-bpf_program__attach_fd(struct bpf_program *prog, int target_fd,
+bpf_program__attach_fd(struct bpf_program *prog, int target_fd, int btf_id,
                       const char *target_name)
 {
+       DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts,
+                           .target_btf_id = btf_id);
        enum bpf_attach_type attach_type;
        char errmsg[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
        struct bpf_link *link;
        link->detach = &bpf_link__detach_fd;
 
        attach_type = bpf_program__get_expected_attach_type(prog);
-       link_fd = bpf_link_create(prog_fd, target_fd, attach_type, NULL);
+       link_fd = bpf_link_create(prog_fd, target_fd, attach_type, &opts);
        if (link_fd < 0) {
                link_fd = -errno;
                free(link);
 struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_cgroup(struct bpf_program *prog, int cgroup_fd)
 {
-       return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, cgroup_fd, "cgroup");
+       return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, cgroup_fd, 0, "cgroup");
 }
 
 struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_netns(struct bpf_program *prog, int netns_fd)
 {
-       return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, netns_fd, "netns");
+       return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, netns_fd, 0, "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");
+       return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, ifindex, 0, "xdp");
+}
+
+struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_freplace(struct bpf_program *prog,
+                                             int target_fd,
+                                             const char *attach_func_name)
+{
+       int btf_id;
+
+       if (!!target_fd != !!attach_func_name) {
+               pr_warn("prog '%s': supply none or both of target_fd and attach_func_name\n",
+                       prog->name);
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       }
+
+       if (prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT) {
+               pr_warn("prog '%s': only BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT can attach as freplace",
+                       prog->name);
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       }
+
+       if (target_fd) {
+               btf_id = libbpf_find_prog_btf_id(attach_func_name, target_fd);
+               if (btf_id < 0)
+                       return ERR_PTR(btf_id);
+
+               return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, target_fd, btf_id, "freplace");
+       } else {
+               /* no target, so use raw_tracepoint_open for compatibility
+                * with old kernels
+                */
+               return bpf_program__attach_trace(prog);
+       }
 }
 
 struct bpf_link *