struct bpf_insn *orig_insns, int orig_insns_cnt,
                     struct bpf_prog_prep_result *res)
 {
+       struct bpf_prog_priv *priv = bpf_program__priv(prog);
        struct probe_trace_event *tev;
        struct perf_probe_event *pev;
-       struct bpf_prog_priv *priv;
        struct bpf_insn *buf;
        size_t prologue_cnt = 0;
        int i, err;
 
-       err = bpf_program__get_private(prog, (void **)&priv);
-       if (err || !priv)
+       if (IS_ERR(priv) || !priv)
                goto errout;
 
        pev = &priv->pev;
 
 static int hook_load_preprocessor(struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
+       struct bpf_prog_priv *priv = bpf_program__priv(prog);
        struct perf_probe_event *pev;
-       struct bpf_prog_priv *priv;
        bool need_prologue = false;
        int err, i;
 
-       err = bpf_program__get_private(prog, (void **)&priv);
-       if (err || !priv) {
+       if (IS_ERR(priv) || !priv) {
                pr_debug("Internal error when hook preprocessor\n");
                return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
        }
                if (err)
                        goto out;
 
-               err = bpf_program__get_private(prog, (void **)&priv);
-               if (err || !priv)
+               priv = bpf_program__priv(prog);
+               if (IS_ERR(priv) || !priv) {
+                       err = PTR_ERR(priv);
                        goto out;
+               }
                pev = &priv->pev;
 
                err = convert_perf_probe_events(pev, 1);
 {
        int err, ret = 0;
        struct bpf_program *prog;
-       struct bpf_prog_priv *priv;
 
        bpf_object__for_each_program(prog, obj) {
+               struct bpf_prog_priv *priv = bpf_program__priv(prog);
                int i;
 
-               err = bpf_program__get_private(prog, (void **)&priv);
-               if (err || !priv)
+               if (IS_ERR(priv) || !priv)
                        continue;
 
                for (i = 0; i < priv->pev.ntevs; i++) {
        int err;
 
        bpf_object__for_each_program(prog, obj) {
+               struct bpf_prog_priv *priv = bpf_program__priv(prog);
                struct probe_trace_event *tev;
                struct perf_probe_event *pev;
-               struct bpf_prog_priv *priv;
                int i, fd;
 
-               err = bpf_program__get_private(prog,
-                               (void **)&priv);
-               if (err || !priv) {
+               if (IS_ERR(priv) || !priv) {
                        pr_debug("bpf: failed to get private field\n");
                        return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
                }