1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index e3afa1b60bb5..4c50411371db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -34,10 +34,32 @@ struct bpf_prog_priv {
         struct perf_probe_event pev;
 };
 
+static bool libbpf_initialized;
+
+struct bpf_object *
+bpf__prepare_load_buffer(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz, const char *name)
+{
+        struct bpf_object *obj;
+
+        if (!libbpf_initialized) {
+                libbpf_set_print(libbpf_warning,
+                                 libbpf_info,
+                                 libbpf_debug);
+                libbpf_initialized = true;
+        }
+
+        obj = bpf_object__open_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz, name);
+        if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
+                pr_debug("bpf: failed to load buffer\n");
+                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+        }
+
+        return obj;
+}
+
 struct bpf_object *bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename, bool source)
 {
         struct bpf_object *obj;
-        static bool libbpf_initialized;
 
         if (!libbpf_initialized) {
                 libbpf_set_print(libbpf_warning,