diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index 42d8f3730a8d..d5b26380a60f 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -338,6 +338,16 @@ static inline bool btf_type_is_struct(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return kind == BTF_KIND_STRUCT || kind == BTF_KIND_UNION;
 }
 
+static inline bool __btf_type_is_struct(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_STRUCT;
+}
+
+static inline bool btf_type_is_array(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_ARRAY;
+}
+
 static inline u16 btf_type_vlen(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	return BTF_INFO_VLEN(t->info);
@@ -439,9 +449,10 @@ static inline void *btf_id_set8_contains(const struct btf_id_set8 *set, u32 id)
 	return bsearch(&id, set->pairs, set->cnt, sizeof(set->pairs[0]), btf_id_cmp_func);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
 struct bpf_prog;
+struct bpf_verifier_log;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
 const struct btf_type *btf_type_by_id(const struct btf *btf, u32 type_id);
 const char *btf_name_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset);
 struct btf *btf_parse_vmlinux(void);
@@ -455,6 +466,12 @@ s32 btf_find_dtor_kfunc(struct btf *btf, u32 btf_id);
 int register_btf_id_dtor_kfuncs(const struct btf_id_dtor_kfunc *dtors, u32 add_cnt,
 				struct module *owner);
 struct btf_struct_meta *btf_find_struct_meta(const struct btf *btf, u32 btf_id);
+const struct btf_member *
+btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
+		      const struct btf_type *t, enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
+		      int arg);
+bool btf_types_are_same(const struct btf *btf1, u32 id1,
+			const struct btf *btf2, u32 id2);
 #else
 static inline const struct btf_type *btf_type_by_id(const struct btf *btf,
 						    u32 type_id)
@@ -490,6 +507,18 @@ static inline struct btf_struct_meta *btf_find_struct_meta(const struct btf *btf
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+static inline const struct btf_member *
+btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
+		      const struct btf_type *t, enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
+		      int arg)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline bool btf_types_are_same(const struct btf *btf1, u32 id1,
+				      const struct btf *btf2, u32 id2)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 
 static inline bool btf_type_is_struct_ptr(struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index f0d2caf7f2f1..b63e0bb968f2 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -478,16 +478,6 @@ static bool btf_type_nosize_or_null(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return !t || btf_type_nosize(t);
 }
 
-static bool __btf_type_is_struct(const struct btf_type *t)
-{
-	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_STRUCT;
-}
-
-static bool btf_type_is_array(const struct btf_type *t)
-{
-	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_ARRAY;
-}
-
 static bool btf_type_is_datasec(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_DATASEC;
@@ -5529,7 +5519,7 @@ static u8 bpf_ctx_convert_map[] = {
 #undef BPF_MAP_TYPE
 #undef BPF_LINK_TYPE
 
-static const struct btf_member *
+const struct btf_member *
 btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
 		      const struct btf_type *t, enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
 		      int arg)
@@ -6315,8 +6305,8 @@ int btf_struct_access(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
  * end up with two different module BTFs, but IDs point to the common type in
  * vmlinux BTF.
  */
-static bool btf_types_are_same(const struct btf *btf1, u32 id1,
-			       const struct btf *btf2, u32 id2)
+bool btf_types_are_same(const struct btf *btf1, u32 id1,
+			const struct btf *btf2, u32 id2)
 {
 	if (id1 != id2)
 		return false;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index b91b5a790d3e..52e69befb522 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7674,19 +7674,521 @@ static void mark_btf_func_reg_size(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 regno,
 	}
 }
 
+struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta {
+	/* In parameters */
+	struct btf *btf;
+	u32 func_id;
+	u32 kfunc_flags;
+	const struct btf_type *func_proto;
+	const char *func_name;
+	/* Out parameters */
+	u32 ref_obj_id;
+	u8 release_regno;
+	bool r0_rdonly;
+	u64 r0_size;
+};
+
+static bool is_kfunc_acquire(struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	return meta->kfunc_flags & KF_ACQUIRE;
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_ret_null(struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	return meta->kfunc_flags & KF_RET_NULL;
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_release(struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	return meta->kfunc_flags & KF_RELEASE;
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_trusted_args(struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	return meta->kfunc_flags & KF_TRUSTED_ARGS;
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_sleepable(struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	return meta->kfunc_flags & KF_SLEEPABLE;
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_destructive(struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	return meta->kfunc_flags & KF_DESTRUCTIVE;
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_arg_kptr_get(struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta, int arg)
+{
+	return arg == 0 && (meta->kfunc_flags & KF_KPTR_GET);
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_arg_mem_size(const struct btf *btf,
+				  const struct btf_param *arg,
+				  const struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
+{
+	int len, sfx_len = sizeof("__sz") - 1;
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+	const char *param_name;
+
+	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, arg->type, NULL);
+	if (!btf_type_is_scalar(t) || reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE)
+		return false;
+
+	/* In the future, this can be ported to use BTF tagging */
+	param_name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, arg->name_off);
+	if (str_is_empty(param_name))
+		return false;
+	len = strlen(param_name);
+	if (len < sfx_len)
+		return false;
+	param_name += len - sfx_len;
+	if (strncmp(param_name, "__sz", sfx_len))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool is_kfunc_arg_ret_buf_size(const struct btf *btf,
+				      const struct btf_param *arg,
+				      const struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
+				      const char *name)
+{
+	int len, target_len = strlen(name);
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+	const char *param_name;
+
+	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, arg->type, NULL);
+	if (!btf_type_is_scalar(t) || reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE)
+		return false;
+
+	param_name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, arg->name_off);
+	if (str_is_empty(param_name))
+		return false;
+	len = strlen(param_name);
+	if (len != target_len)
+		return false;
+	if (strcmp(param_name, name))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+enum {
+	KF_ARG_DYNPTR_ID,
+};
+
+BTF_ID_LIST(kf_arg_btf_ids)
+BTF_ID(struct, bpf_dynptr_kern)
+
+static bool is_kfunc_arg_dynptr(const struct btf *btf,
+				const struct btf_param *arg)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+	u32 res_id;
+
+	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, arg->type, NULL);
+	if (!t)
+		return false;
+	if (!btf_type_is_ptr(t))
+		return false;
+	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, &res_id);
+	if (!t)
+		return false;
+	return btf_types_are_same(btf, res_id, btf_vmlinux, kf_arg_btf_ids[KF_ARG_DYNPTR_ID]);
+}
+
+/* Returns true if struct is composed of scalars, 4 levels of nesting allowed */
+static bool __btf_type_is_scalar_struct(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+					const struct btf *btf,
+					const struct btf_type *t, int rec)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *member_type;
+	const struct btf_member *member;
+	u32 i;
+
+	if (!btf_type_is_struct(t))
+		return false;
+
+	for_each_member(i, t, member) {
+		const struct btf_array *array;
+
+		member_type = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, member->type, NULL);
+		if (btf_type_is_struct(member_type)) {
+			if (rec >= 3) {
+				verbose(env, "max struct nesting depth exceeded\n");
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (!__btf_type_is_scalar_struct(env, btf, member_type, rec + 1))
+				return false;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (btf_type_is_array(member_type)) {
+			array = btf_array(member_type);
+			if (!array->nelems)
+				return false;
+			member_type = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, array->type, NULL);
+			if (!btf_type_is_scalar(member_type))
+				return false;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (!btf_type_is_scalar(member_type))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+static u32 *reg2btf_ids[__BPF_REG_TYPE_MAX] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET
+	[PTR_TO_SOCKET] = &btf_sock_ids[BTF_SOCK_TYPE_SOCK],
+	[PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON] = &btf_sock_ids[BTF_SOCK_TYPE_SOCK_COMMON],
+	[PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK] = &btf_sock_ids[BTF_SOCK_TYPE_TCP],
+#endif
+};
+
+enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type {
+	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
+	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID,	     /* Also covers reg2btf_ids conversions */
+	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_KPTR_STRONG,   /* PTR_TO_KPTR but type specific */
+	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_DYNPTR,
+	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE,	     /* Size derived from next argument, skip it */
+};
+
+static enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type
+get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+		       struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta,
+		       const struct btf_type *t, const struct btf_type *ref_t,
+		       const char *ref_tname, const struct btf_param *args,
+		       int argno, int nargs)
+{
+	u32 regno = argno + 1;
+	struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env);
+	struct bpf_reg_state *reg = &regs[regno];
+	bool arg_mem_size = false;
+
+	/* In this function, we verify the kfunc's BTF as per the argument type,
+	 * leaving the rest of the verification with respect to the register
+	 * type to our caller. When a set of conditions hold in the BTF type of
+	 * arguments, we resolve it to a known kfunc_ptr_arg_type.
+	 */
+	if (btf_get_prog_ctx_type(&env->log, meta->btf, t, resolve_prog_type(env->prog), argno))
+		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX;
+
+	if ((base_type(reg->type) == PTR_TO_BTF_ID || reg2btf_ids[base_type(reg->type)])) {
+		if (!btf_type_is_struct(ref_t)) {
+			verbose(env, "kernel function %s args#%d pointer type %s %s is not supported\n",
+				meta->func_name, argno, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
+	}
+
+	if (is_kfunc_arg_kptr_get(meta, argno)) {
+		if (!btf_type_is_ptr(ref_t)) {
+			verbose(env, "arg#0 BTF type must be a double pointer for kptr_get kfunc\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		ref_t = btf_type_by_id(meta->btf, ref_t->type);
+		ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(meta->btf, ref_t->name_off);
+		if (!btf_type_is_struct(ref_t)) {
+			verbose(env, "kernel function %s args#0 pointer type %s %s is not supported\n",
+				meta->func_name, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_KPTR_STRONG;
+	}
+
+	if (is_kfunc_arg_dynptr(meta->btf, &args[argno]))
+		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_DYNPTR;
+
+	if (argno + 1 < nargs && is_kfunc_arg_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[argno + 1], &regs[regno + 1]))
+		arg_mem_size = true;
+
+	/* This is the catch all argument type of register types supported by
+	 * check_helper_mem_access. However, we only allow when argument type is
+	 * pointer to scalar, or struct composed (recursively) of scalars. When
+	 * arg_mem_size is true, the pointer can be void *.
+	 */
+	if (!btf_type_is_scalar(ref_t) && !__btf_type_is_scalar_struct(env, meta->btf, ref_t, 0) &&
+	    (arg_mem_size ? !btf_type_is_void(ref_t) : 1)) {
+		verbose(env, "arg#%d pointer type %s %s must point to %sscalar, or struct with scalar\n",
+			argno, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname, arg_mem_size ? "void, " : "");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return arg_mem_size ? KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE : KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM;
+}
+
+static int process_kf_arg_ptr_to_btf_id(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+					struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
+					const struct btf_type *ref_t,
+					const char *ref_tname, u32 ref_id,
+					struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta,
+					int argno)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *reg_ref_t;
+	bool strict_type_match = false;
+	const struct btf *reg_btf;
+	const char *reg_ref_tname;
+	u32 reg_ref_id;
+
+	if (reg->type == PTR_TO_BTF_ID) {
+		reg_btf = reg->btf;
+		reg_ref_id = reg->btf_id;
+	} else {
+		reg_btf = btf_vmlinux;
+		reg_ref_id = *reg2btf_ids[base_type(reg->type)];
+	}
+
+	if (is_kfunc_trusted_args(meta) || (is_kfunc_release(meta) && reg->ref_obj_id))
+		strict_type_match = true;
+
+	reg_ref_t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(reg_btf, reg_ref_id, &reg_ref_id);
+	reg_ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(reg_btf, reg_ref_t->name_off);
+	if (!btf_struct_ids_match(&env->log, reg_btf, reg_ref_id, reg->off, meta->btf, ref_id, strict_type_match)) {
+		verbose(env, "kernel function %s args#%d expected pointer to %s %s but R%d has a pointer to %s %s\n",
+			meta->func_name, argno, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname, argno + 1,
+			btf_type_str(reg_ref_t), reg_ref_tname);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int process_kf_arg_ptr_to_kptr_strong(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+					     struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
+					     const struct btf_type *ref_t,
+					     const char *ref_tname,
+					     struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta,
+					     int argno)
+{
+	struct btf_field *kptr_field;
+
+	/* check_func_arg_reg_off allows var_off for
+	 * PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE, but we need fixed offset to find
+	 * off_desc.
+	 */
+	if (!tnum_is_const(reg->var_off)) {
+		verbose(env, "arg#0 must have constant offset\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	kptr_field = btf_record_find(reg->map_ptr->record, reg->off + reg->var_off.value, BPF_KPTR);
+	if (!kptr_field || kptr_field->type != BPF_KPTR_REF) {
+		verbose(env, "arg#0 no referenced kptr at map value offset=%llu\n",
+			reg->off + reg->var_off.value);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!btf_struct_ids_match(&env->log, meta->btf, ref_t->type, 0, kptr_field->kptr.btf,
+				  kptr_field->kptr.btf_id, true)) {
+		verbose(env, "kernel function %s args#%d expected pointer to %s %s\n",
+			meta->func_name, argno, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+	const char *func_name = meta->func_name, *ref_tname;
+	const struct btf *btf = meta->btf;
+	const struct btf_param *args;
+	u32 i, nargs;
+	int ret;
+
+	args = (const struct btf_param *)(meta->func_proto + 1);
+	nargs = btf_type_vlen(meta->func_proto);
+	if (nargs > MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS) {
+		verbose(env, "Function %s has %d > %d args\n", func_name, nargs,
+			MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Check that BTF function arguments match actual types that the
+	 * verifier sees.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
+		struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env), *reg = &regs[i + 1];
+		const struct btf_type *t, *ref_t, *resolve_ret;
+		enum bpf_arg_type arg_type = ARG_DONTCARE;
+		u32 regno = i + 1, ref_id, type_size;
+		bool is_ret_buf_sz = false;
+		int kf_arg_type;
+
+		t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, args[i].type, NULL);
+		if (btf_type_is_scalar(t)) {
+			if (reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE) {
+				verbose(env, "R%d is not a scalar\n", regno);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			if (is_kfunc_arg_ret_buf_size(btf, &args[i], reg, "rdonly_buf_size")) {
+					meta->r0_rdonly = true;
+					is_ret_buf_sz = true;
+			} else if (is_kfunc_arg_ret_buf_size(btf, &args[i], reg, "rdwr_buf_size")) {
+					is_ret_buf_sz = true;
+			}
+
+			if (is_ret_buf_sz) {
+				if (meta->r0_size) {
+					verbose(env, "2 or more rdonly/rdwr_buf_size parameters for kfunc");
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+
+				if (!tnum_is_const(reg->var_off)) {
+					verbose(env, "R%d is not a const\n", regno);
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+
+				meta->r0_size = reg->var_off.value;
+				ret = mark_chain_precision(env, regno);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!btf_type_is_ptr(t)) {
+			verbose(env, "Unrecognized arg#%d type %s\n", i, btf_type_str(t));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (reg->ref_obj_id) {
+			if (is_kfunc_release(meta) && meta->ref_obj_id) {
+				verbose(env, "verifier internal error: more than one arg with ref_obj_id R%d %u %u\n",
+					regno, reg->ref_obj_id,
+					meta->ref_obj_id);
+				return -EFAULT;
+			}
+			meta->ref_obj_id = reg->ref_obj_id;
+			if (is_kfunc_release(meta))
+				meta->release_regno = regno;
+		}
+
+		ref_t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, &ref_id);
+		ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
+
+		kf_arg_type = get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(env, meta, t, ref_t, ref_tname, args, i, nargs);
+		if (kf_arg_type < 0)
+			return kf_arg_type;
+
+		switch (kf_arg_type) {
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
+			if (is_kfunc_trusted_args(meta) && !reg->ref_obj_id) {
+				verbose(env, "R%d must be referenced\n", regno);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			fallthrough;
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX:
+			/* Trusted arguments have the same offset checks as release arguments */
+			arg_type |= OBJ_RELEASE;
+			break;
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_KPTR_STRONG:
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_DYNPTR:
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM:
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE:
+			/* Trusted by default */
+			break;
+		default:
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+
+		if (is_kfunc_release(meta) && reg->ref_obj_id)
+			arg_type |= OBJ_RELEASE;
+		ret = check_func_arg_reg_off(env, reg, regno, arg_type);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		switch (kf_arg_type) {
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX:
+			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_CTX) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#%d expected pointer to ctx, but got %s\n", i, btf_type_str(t));
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
+			/* Only base_type is checked, further checks are done here */
+			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_BTF_ID &&
+			    (!reg2btf_ids[base_type(reg->type)] || type_flag(reg->type))) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#%d expected pointer to btf or socket\n", i);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			ret = process_kf_arg_ptr_to_btf_id(env, reg, ref_t, ref_tname, ref_id, meta, i);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			break;
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_KPTR_STRONG:
+			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#0 expected pointer to map value\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			ret = process_kf_arg_ptr_to_kptr_strong(env, reg, ref_t, ref_tname, meta, i);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			break;
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_DYNPTR:
+			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_STACK) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#%d expected pointer to stack\n", i);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			if (!is_dynptr_reg_valid_init(env, reg)) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#%d pointer type %s %s must be valid and initialized\n",
+					i, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			if (!is_dynptr_type_expected(env, reg, ARG_PTR_TO_DYNPTR | DYNPTR_TYPE_LOCAL)) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#%d pointer type %s %s points to unsupported dynamic pointer type\n",
+					i, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM:
+			resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
+			if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#%d reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
+					i, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname, PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			ret = check_mem_reg(env, reg, regno, type_size);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			break;
+		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE:
+			ret = check_kfunc_mem_size_reg(env, &regs[regno + 1], regno + 1);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				verbose(env, "arg#%d arg#%d memory, len pair leads to invalid memory access\n", i, i + 1);
+				return ret;
+			}
+			/* Skip next '__sz' argument */
+			i++;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (is_kfunc_release(meta) && !meta->release_regno) {
+		verbose(env, "release kernel function %s expects refcounted PTR_TO_BTF_ID\n",
+			func_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 			    int *insn_idx_p)
 {
 	const struct btf_type *t, *func, *func_proto, *ptr_type;
 	struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env);
-	struct bpf_kfunc_arg_meta meta = { 0 };
 	const char *func_name, *ptr_type_name;
+	struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta meta;
 	u32 i, nargs, func_id, ptr_type_id;
 	int err, insn_idx = *insn_idx_p;
 	const struct btf_param *args;
 	struct btf *desc_btf;
 	u32 *kfunc_flags;
-	bool acq;
 
 	/* skip for now, but return error when we find this in fixup_kfunc_call */
 	if (!insn->imm)
@@ -7707,24 +8209,34 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 			func_name);
 		return -EACCES;
 	}
-	if (*kfunc_flags & KF_DESTRUCTIVE && !capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT)) {
-		verbose(env, "destructive kfunc calls require CAP_SYS_BOOT capabilities\n");
+
+	/* Prepare kfunc call metadata */
+	memset(&meta, 0, sizeof(meta));
+	meta.btf = desc_btf;
+	meta.func_id = func_id;
+	meta.kfunc_flags = *kfunc_flags;
+	meta.func_proto = func_proto;
+	meta.func_name = func_name;
+
+	if (is_kfunc_destructive(&meta) && !capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT)) {
+		verbose(env, "destructive kfunc calls require CAP_SYS_BOOT capability\n");
 		return -EACCES;
 	}
 
-	acq = *kfunc_flags & KF_ACQUIRE;
-
-	meta.flags = *kfunc_flags;
+	if (is_kfunc_sleepable(&meta) && !env->prog->aux->sleepable) {
+		verbose(env, "program must be sleepable to call sleepable kfunc %s\n", func_name);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
 
 	/* Check the arguments */
-	err = btf_check_kfunc_arg_match(env, desc_btf, func_id, regs, &meta);
+	err = check_kfunc_args(env, &meta);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	/* In case of release function, we get register number of refcounted
-	 * PTR_TO_BTF_ID back from btf_check_kfunc_arg_match, do the release now
+	 * PTR_TO_BTF_ID in bpf_kfunc_arg_meta, do the release now.
 	 */
-	if (err) {
-		err = release_reference(env, regs[err].ref_obj_id);
+	if (meta.release_regno) {
+		err = release_reference(env, regs[meta.release_regno].ref_obj_id);
 		if (err) {
 			verbose(env, "kfunc %s#%d reference has not been acquired before\n",
 				func_name, func_id);
@@ -7738,7 +8250,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 	/* Check return type */
 	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(desc_btf, func_proto->type, NULL);
 
-	if (acq && !btf_type_is_struct_ptr(desc_btf, t)) {
+	if (is_kfunc_acquire(&meta) && !btf_type_is_struct_ptr(meta.btf, t)) {
 		verbose(env, "acquire kernel function does not return PTR_TO_BTF_ID\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -7777,20 +8289,23 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].btf_id = ptr_type_id;
 		}
-		if (*kfunc_flags & KF_RET_NULL) {
+		if (is_kfunc_ret_null(&meta)) {
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].type |= PTR_MAYBE_NULL;
 			/* For mark_ptr_or_null_reg, see 93c230e3f5bd6 */
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
 		}
 		mark_btf_func_reg_size(env, BPF_REG_0, sizeof(void *));
-		if (acq) {
+		if (is_kfunc_acquire(&meta)) {
 			int id = acquire_reference_state(env, insn_idx);
 
 			if (id < 0)
 				return id;
-			regs[BPF_REG_0].id = id;
+			if (is_kfunc_ret_null(&meta))
+				regs[BPF_REG_0].id = id;
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].ref_obj_id = id;
 		}
+		if (reg_may_point_to_spin_lock(&regs[BPF_REG_0]) && !regs[BPF_REG_0].id)
+			regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
 	} /* else { add_kfunc_call() ensures it is btf_type_is_void(t) } */
 
 	nargs = btf_type_vlen(func_proto);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_dynptr_param.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_dynptr_param.c
index c210657d4d0a..55d641c1f126 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_dynptr_param.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_dynptr_param.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static struct {
 	 "arg#0 pointer type STRUCT bpf_dynptr_kern points to unsupported dynamic pointer type", 0},
 	{"not_valid_dynptr",
 	 "arg#0 pointer type STRUCT bpf_dynptr_kern must be valid and initialized", 0},
-	{"not_ptr_to_stack", "arg#0 pointer type STRUCT bpf_dynptr_kern not to stack", 0},
+	{"not_ptr_to_stack", "arg#0 expected pointer to stack", 0},
 	{"dynptr_data_null", NULL, -EBADMSG},
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c
index e1a937277b54..e349d85f7717 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	},
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	.result = REJECT,
-	.errstr = "arg#0 pointer type STRUCT prog_test_ref_kfunc must point",
+	.errstr = "arg#0 expected pointer to btf or socket",
 	.fixup_kfunc_btf_id = {
 		{ "bpf_kfunc_call_test_acquire", 3 },
 		{ "bpf_kfunc_call_test_release", 5 },
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 	},
 	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
 	.result = REJECT,
-	.errstr = "negative offset ptr_ ptr R1 off=-4 disallowed",
+	.errstr = "R1 must have zero offset when passed to release func",
 },
 {
 	"calls: invalid kfunc call: PTR_TO_BTF_ID with variable offset",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
index f18ce867271f..4784471b0b7f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 	.kfunc = "bpf",
 	.expected_attach_type = BPF_LSM_MAC,
 	.flags = BPF_F_SLEEPABLE,
-	.errstr = "arg#0 pointer type STRUCT bpf_key must point to scalar, or struct with scalar",
+	.errstr = "arg#0 expected pointer to btf or socket",
 	.fixup_kfunc_btf_id = {
 		{ "bpf_lookup_user_key", 2 },
 		{ "bpf_key_put", 4 },
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 	.kfunc = "bpf",
 	.expected_attach_type = BPF_LSM_MAC,
 	.flags = BPF_F_SLEEPABLE,
-	.errstr = "arg#0 pointer type STRUCT bpf_key must point to scalar, or struct with scalar",
+	.errstr = "arg#0 expected pointer to btf or socket",
 	.fixup_kfunc_btf_id = {
 		{ "bpf_lookup_system_key", 1 },
 		{ "bpf_key_put", 3 },
