diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a50a543e3c81..8d56c7044067 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -3223,6 +3223,7 @@ F:	net/core/filter.c
 F:	net/sched/act_bpf.c
 F:	net/sched/cls_bpf.c
 F:	samples/bpf/
+F:	scripts/bpf_doc.py
 F:	tools/bpf/
 F:	tools/lib/bpf/
 F:	tools/testing/selftests/bpf/
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index c8b9d19fce22..63a56ed6a785 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * parsed and used to produce a manual page. The workflow is the following,
  * and requires the rst2man utility:
  *
- *     $ ./scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py \
+ *     $ ./scripts/bpf_doc.py \
  *             --filename include/uapi/linux/bpf.h > /tmp/bpf-helpers.rst
  *     $ rst2man /tmp/bpf-helpers.rst > /tmp/bpf-helpers.7
  *     $ man /tmp/bpf-helpers.7
diff --git a/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
similarity index 92%
rename from scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
rename to scripts/bpf_doc.py
index 867ada23281c..5a4f68aab335 100755
--- a/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
+++ b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Netronome Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Isovalent, Inc.
 
 # In case user attempts to run with Python 2.
 from __future__ import print_function
@@ -165,10 +166,11 @@ class Printer(object):
     """
     A generic class for printers. Printers should be created with an array of
     Helper objects, and implement a way to print them in the desired fashion.
-    @helpers: array of Helper objects to print to standard output
+    @parser: A HeaderParser with objects to print to standard output
     """
-    def __init__(self, helpers):
-        self.helpers = helpers
+    def __init__(self, parser):
+        self.parser = parser
+        self.elements = []
 
     def print_header(self):
         pass
@@ -181,19 +183,23 @@ class Printer(object):
 
     def print_all(self):
         self.print_header()
-        for helper in self.helpers:
-            self.print_one(helper)
+        for elem in self.elements:
+            self.print_one(elem)
         self.print_footer()
 
+
 class PrinterRST(Printer):
     """
-    A printer for dumping collected information about helpers as a ReStructured
-    Text page compatible with the rst2man program, which can be used to
-    generate a manual page for the helpers.
-    @helpers: array of Helper objects to print to standard output
+    A generic class for printers that print ReStructured Text. Printers should
+    be created with a HeaderParser object, and implement a way to print API
+    elements in the desired fashion.
+    @parser: A HeaderParser with objects to print to standard output
     """
-    def print_header(self):
-        header = '''\
+    def __init__(self, parser):
+        self.parser = parser
+
+    def print_license(self):
+        license = '''\
 .. Copyright (C) All BPF authors and contributors from 2014 to present.
 .. See git log include/uapi/linux/bpf.h in kernel tree for details.
 .. 
@@ -221,9 +227,39 @@ class PrinterRST(Printer):
 .. 
 .. Please do not edit this file. It was generated from the documentation
 .. located in file include/uapi/linux/bpf.h of the Linux kernel sources
-.. (helpers description), and from scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py in the same
+.. (helpers description), and from scripts/bpf_doc.py in the same
 .. repository (header and footer).
+'''
+        print(license)
+
+    def print_elem(self, elem):
+        if (elem.desc):
+            print('\tDescription')
+            # Do not strip all newline characters: formatted code at the end of
+            # a section must be followed by a blank line.
+            for line in re.sub('\n$', '', elem.desc, count=1).split('\n'):
+                print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
+
+        if (elem.ret):
+            print('\tReturn')
+            for line in elem.ret.rstrip().split('\n'):
+                print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
+
+        print('')
 
+
+class PrinterHelpersRST(PrinterRST):
+    """
+    A printer for dumping collected information about helpers as a ReStructured
+    Text page compatible with the rst2man program, which can be used to
+    generate a manual page for the helpers.
+    @parser: A HeaderParser with Helper objects to print to standard output
+    """
+    def __init__(self, parser):
+        self.elements = parser.helpers
+
+    def print_header(self):
+        header = '''\
 ===========
 BPF-HELPERS
 ===========
@@ -264,6 +300,7 @@ kernel at the top).
 HELPERS
 =======
 '''
+        PrinterRST.print_license(self)
         print(header)
 
     def print_footer(self):
@@ -380,27 +417,19 @@ SEE ALSO
 
     def print_one(self, helper):
         self.print_proto(helper)
+        self.print_elem(helper)
 
-        if (helper.desc):
-            print('\tDescription')
-            # Do not strip all newline characters: formatted code at the end of
-            # a section must be followed by a blank line.
-            for line in re.sub('\n$', '', helper.desc, count=1).split('\n'):
-                print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
 
-        if (helper.ret):
-            print('\tReturn')
-            for line in helper.ret.rstrip().split('\n'):
-                print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
 
-        print('')
 
 class PrinterHelpers(Printer):
     """
     A printer for dumping collected information about helpers as C header to
     be included from BPF program.
-    @helpers: array of Helper objects to print to standard output
+    @parser: A HeaderParser with Helper objects to print to standard output
     """
+    def __init__(self, parser):
+        self.elements = parser.helpers
 
     type_fwds = [
             'struct bpf_fib_lookup',
@@ -511,7 +540,7 @@ class PrinterHelpers(Printer):
 
     def print_header(self):
         header = '''\
-/* This is auto-generated file. See bpf_helpers_doc.py for details. */
+/* This is auto-generated file. See bpf_doc.py for details. */
 
 /* Forward declarations of BPF structs */'''
 
@@ -589,8 +618,12 @@ script = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
 linuxRoot = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(script))
 bpfh = os.path.join(linuxRoot, 'include/uapi/linux/bpf.h')
 
+printers = {
+        'helpers': PrinterHelpersRST,
+}
+
 argParser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="""
-Parse eBPF header file and generate documentation for eBPF helper functions.
+Parse eBPF header file and generate documentation for the eBPF API.
 The RST-formatted output produced can be turned into a manual page with the
 rst2man utility.
 """)
@@ -601,6 +634,8 @@ if (os.path.isfile(bpfh)):
                            default=bpfh)
 else:
     argParser.add_argument('--filename', help='path to include/uapi/linux/bpf.h')
+argParser.add_argument('target', nargs='?', default='helpers',
+                       choices=printers.keys(), help='eBPF API target')
 args = argParser.parse_args()
 
 # Parse file.
@@ -609,7 +644,7 @@ headerParser.run()
 
 # Print formatted output to standard output.
 if args.header:
-    printer = PrinterHelpers(headerParser.helpers)
+    printer = PrinterHelpers(headerParser)
 else:
-    printer = PrinterRST(headerParser.helpers)
+    printer = printers[args.target](headerParser)
 printer.print_all()
diff --git a/tools/bpf/Makefile.helpers b/tools/bpf/Makefile.helpers
index 854d084026dd..a26599022fd6 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/Makefile.helpers
+++ b/tools/bpf/Makefile.helpers
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ man7: $(DOC_MAN7)
 RST2MAN_DEP := $(shell command -v rst2man 2>/dev/null)
 
 $(OUTPUT)$(HELPERS_RST): $(UP2DIR)../../include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
-	$(QUIET_GEN)$(UP2DIR)../../scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py --filename $< > $@
+	$(QUIET_GEN)$(UP2DIR)../../scripts/bpf_doc.py --filename $< > $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)%.7: $(OUTPUT)%.rst
 ifndef RST2MAN_DEP
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index b89af20cfa19..b4c5c529ad17 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * parsed and used to produce a manual page. The workflow is the following,
  * and requires the rst2man utility:
  *
- *     $ ./scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py \
+ *     $ ./scripts/bpf_doc.py \
  *             --filename include/uapi/linux/bpf.h > /tmp/bpf-helpers.rst
  *     $ rst2man /tmp/bpf-helpers.rst > /tmp/bpf-helpers.7
  *     $ man /tmp/bpf-helpers.7
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
index 887a494ad5fc..8170f88e8ea6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ $(BPF_IN_STATIC): force $(BPF_HELPER_DEFS)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=libbpf OUTPUT=$(STATIC_OBJDIR)
 
 $(BPF_HELPER_DEFS): $(srctree)/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
-	$(QUIET_GEN)$(srctree)/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py --header \
+	$(QUIET_GEN)$(srctree)/scripts/bpf_doc.py --header \
 		--file $(srctree)/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h > $(BPF_HELPER_DEFS)
 
 $(OUTPUT)libbpf.so: $(OUTPUT)libbpf.so.$(LIBBPF_VERSION)
diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index 5d7b947320fb..f05c4d48fd7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ tools/lib/bitmap.c
 tools/lib/str_error_r.c
 tools/lib/vsprintf.c
 tools/lib/zalloc.c
-scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
+scripts/bpf_doc.py
