diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index d484f6637e60..61b72dbaeae8 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -311,7 +311,10 @@ enum bpf_type_flag {
 	/* PTR may be NULL. */
 	PTR_MAYBE_NULL		= BIT(0 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
 
-	__BPF_TYPE_LAST_FLAG	= PTR_MAYBE_NULL,
+	/* MEM is read-only. */
+	MEM_RDONLY		= BIT(1 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
+
+	__BPF_TYPE_LAST_FLAG	= MEM_RDONLY,
 };
 
 #define BPF_BASE_TYPE_MASK	GENMASK(BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS, 0)
@@ -499,8 +502,7 @@ enum bpf_reg_type {
 	 * an explicit null check is required for this struct.
 	 */
 	PTR_TO_MEM,		 /* reg points to valid memory region */
-	PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF,	 /* reg points to a readonly buffer */
-	PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF,	 /* reg points to a read/write buffer */
+	PTR_TO_BUF,		 /* reg points to a read/write buffer */
 	PTR_TO_PERCPU_BTF_ID,	 /* reg points to a percpu kernel variable */
 	PTR_TO_FUNC,		 /* reg points to a bpf program function */
 	PTR_TO_MAP_KEY,		 /* reg points to a map element key */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 62a86db7d8ec..19ddd6fe5663 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -4946,8 +4946,7 @@ bool btf_ctx_access(int off, int size, enum bpf_access_type type,
 
 		type = BPF_BASE_TYPE(ctx_arg_info->reg_type);
 		flag = BPF_TYPE_FLAG(ctx_arg_info->reg_type);
-		if (ctx_arg_info->offset == off &&
-		    (type == PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF || type == PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF) &&
+		if (ctx_arg_info->offset == off && type == PTR_TO_BUF &&
 		    (flag & PTR_MAYBE_NULL)) {
 			info->reg_type = ctx_arg_info->reg_type;
 			return true;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/map_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/map_iter.c
index 631f0e44b7a9..b0fa190b0979 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/map_iter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/map_iter.c
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ static const struct bpf_iter_reg bpf_map_elem_reg_info = {
 	.ctx_arg_info_size	= 2,
 	.ctx_arg_info		= {
 		{ offsetof(struct bpf_iter__bpf_map_elem, key),
-		  PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL },
+		  PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL | MEM_RDONLY },
 		{ offsetof(struct bpf_iter__bpf_map_elem, value),
-		  PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL },
+		  PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL },
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 01a564a23562..27f3440f4b18 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -457,6 +457,11 @@ static bool reg_type_may_be_refcounted_or_null(enum bpf_reg_type type)
 		BPF_BASE_TYPE(type) == PTR_TO_MEM;
 }
 
+static bool reg_type_is_rdonly_mem(enum bpf_reg_type type)
+{
+	return BPF_TYPE_FLAG(type) & MEM_RDONLY;
+}
+
 static bool arg_type_may_be_refcounted(enum bpf_arg_type type)
 {
 	return type == ARG_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON;
@@ -551,8 +556,7 @@ static const char * const reg_type_str(enum bpf_reg_type type)
 		[PTR_TO_BTF_ID]		= "ptr_",
 		[PTR_TO_PERCPU_BTF_ID]	= "percpu_ptr_",
 		[PTR_TO_MEM]		= "mem",
-		[PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF]	= "rdonly_buf",
-		[PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF]	= "rdwr_buf",
+		[PTR_TO_BUF]		= "rdwr_buf",
 		[PTR_TO_FUNC]		= "func",
 		[PTR_TO_MAP_KEY]	= "map_key",
 	};
@@ -2679,8 +2683,7 @@ static bool is_spillable_regtype(enum bpf_reg_type type)
 	case PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK:
 	case PTR_TO_XDP_SOCK:
 	case PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
-	case PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF:
-	case PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF:
+	case PTR_TO_BUF:
 	case PTR_TO_PERCPU_BTF_ID:
 	case PTR_TO_MEM:
 	case PTR_TO_FUNC:
@@ -4418,23 +4421,30 @@ static int check_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int insn_idx, u32 regn
 	} else if (reg->type == CONST_PTR_TO_MAP) {
 		err = check_ptr_to_map_access(env, regs, regno, off, size, t,
 					      value_regno);
-	} else if (reg->type == PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF) {
-		if (t == BPF_WRITE) {
-			verbose(env, "R%d cannot write into %s\n",
-				regno, reg_type_str(reg->type));
-			return -EACCES;
+	} else if (BPF_BASE_TYPE(reg->type) == PTR_TO_BUF) {
+		bool rdonly_mem = reg_type_is_rdonly_mem(reg->type);
+		const char *buf_info;
+		u32 *max_access;
+
+		if (rdonly_mem) {
+			if (t == BPF_WRITE) {
+				verbose(env, "R%d cannot write into rdonly %s\n",
+					regno, reg_type_str(reg->type));
+				return -EACCES;
+			}
+			buf_info = "rdonly";
+			max_access = &env->prog->aux->max_rdonly_access;
+		} else {
+			buf_info = "rdwr";
+			max_access = &env->prog->aux->max_rdwr_access;
 		}
+
 		err = check_buffer_access(env, reg, regno, off, size, false,
-					  "rdonly",
-					  &env->prog->aux->max_rdonly_access);
+					  buf_info, max_access);
+
 		if (!err && value_regno >= 0)
-			mark_reg_unknown(env, regs, value_regno);
-	} else if (reg->type == PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF) {
-		err = check_buffer_access(env, reg, regno, off, size, false,
-					  "rdwr",
-					  &env->prog->aux->max_rdwr_access);
-		if (!err && t == BPF_READ && value_regno >= 0)
-			mark_reg_unknown(env, regs, value_regno);
+			if (rdonly_mem || t == BPF_READ)
+				mark_reg_unknown(env, regs, value_regno);
 	} else {
 		verbose(env, "R%d invalid mem access '%s'\n", regno,
 			reg_type_str(reg->type));
@@ -4681,8 +4691,10 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 				   struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
 {
 	struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env), *reg = &regs[regno];
+	const char *buf_info;
+	u32 *max_access;
 
-	switch (reg->type) {
+	switch (BPF_BASE_TYPE(reg->type)) {
 	case PTR_TO_PACKET:
 	case PTR_TO_PACKET_META:
 		return check_packet_access(env, regno, reg->off, access_size,
@@ -4701,18 +4713,20 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 		return check_mem_region_access(env, regno, reg->off,
 					       access_size, reg->mem_size,
 					       zero_size_allowed);
-	case PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF:
-		if (meta && meta->raw_mode)
-			return -EACCES;
-		return check_buffer_access(env, reg, regno, reg->off,
-					   access_size, zero_size_allowed,
-					   "rdonly",
-					   &env->prog->aux->max_rdonly_access);
-	case PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF:
+	case PTR_TO_BUF:
+		if (reg_type_is_rdonly_mem(reg->type)) {
+			if (meta && meta->raw_mode)
+				return -EACCES;
+
+			buf_info = "rdonly";
+			max_access = &env->prog->aux->max_rdonly_access;
+		} else {
+			buf_info = "rdwr";
+			max_access = &env->prog->aux->max_rdwr_access;
+		}
 		return check_buffer_access(env, reg, regno, reg->off,
 					   access_size, zero_size_allowed,
-					   "rdwr",
-					   &env->prog->aux->max_rdwr_access);
+					   buf_info, max_access);
 	case PTR_TO_STACK:
 		return check_stack_range_initialized(
 				env,
@@ -4991,8 +5005,8 @@ static const struct bpf_reg_types mem_types = {
 		PTR_TO_MAP_KEY,
 		PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE,
 		PTR_TO_MEM,
-		PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF,
-		PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF,
+		PTR_TO_BUF,
+		PTR_TO_BUF | MEM_RDONLY,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c b/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c
index 4cb5ef8eddbc..ea61dfe19c86 100644
--- a/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c
+++ b/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ static struct bpf_iter_reg bpf_sk_storage_map_reg_info = {
 		{ offsetof(struct bpf_iter__bpf_sk_storage_map, sk),
 		  PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL },
 		{ offsetof(struct bpf_iter__bpf_sk_storage_map, value),
-		  PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL },
+		  PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL },
 	},
 	.seq_info		= &iter_seq_info,
 };
diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index 8b2632be3771..005bf58b1148 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ static struct bpf_iter_reg sock_map_iter_reg = {
 	.ctx_arg_info_size	= 2,
 	.ctx_arg_info		= {
 		{ offsetof(struct bpf_iter__sockmap, key),
-		  PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL },
+		  PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL | MEM_RDONLY },
 		{ offsetof(struct bpf_iter__sockmap, sk),
 		  PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL },
 	},
