diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 567ad367e7aa..34b722071874 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ static const char * const map_type_name[] = {
 	[BPF_MAP_TYPE_BLOOM_FILTER]		= "bloom_filter",
 	[BPF_MAP_TYPE_USER_RINGBUF]             = "user_ringbuf",
 	[BPF_MAP_TYPE_CGRP_STORAGE]		= "cgrp_storage",
+	[BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARENA]			= "arena",
 };
 
 static const char * const prog_type_name[] = {
@@ -1684,7 +1685,7 @@ static struct bpf_map *bpf_object__add_map(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return map;
 }
 
-static size_t bpf_map_mmap_sz(unsigned int value_sz, unsigned int max_entries)
+static size_t array_map_mmap_sz(unsigned int value_sz, unsigned int max_entries)
 {
 	const long page_sz = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
 	size_t map_sz;
@@ -1694,6 +1695,20 @@ static size_t bpf_map_mmap_sz(unsigned int value_sz, unsigned int max_entries)
 	return map_sz;
 }
 
+static size_t bpf_map_mmap_sz(const struct bpf_map *map)
+{
+	const long page_sz = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	switch (map->def.type) {
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY:
+		return array_map_mmap_sz(map->def.value_size, map->def.max_entries);
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARENA:
+		return page_sz * map->def.max_entries;
+	default:
+		return 0; /* not supported */
+	}
+}
+
 static int bpf_map_mmap_resize(struct bpf_map *map, size_t old_sz, size_t new_sz)
 {
 	void *mmaped;
@@ -1847,7 +1862,7 @@ bpf_object__init_internal_map(struct bpf_object *obj, enum libbpf_map_type type,
 	pr_debug("map '%s' (global data): at sec_idx %d, offset %zu, flags %x.\n",
 		 map->name, map->sec_idx, map->sec_offset, def->map_flags);
 
-	mmap_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map->def.value_size, map->def.max_entries);
+	mmap_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map);
 	map->mmaped = mmap(NULL, mmap_sz, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
 			   MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
 	if (map->mmaped == MAP_FAILED) {
@@ -5017,6 +5032,7 @@ static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map, b
 	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKHASH:
 	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_QUEUE:
 	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARENA:
 		create_attr.btf_fd = 0;
 		create_attr.btf_key_type_id = 0;
 		create_attr.btf_value_type_id = 0;
@@ -5261,7 +5277,19 @@ bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 				if (err < 0)
 					goto err_out;
 			}
-
+			if (map->def.type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARENA) {
+				map->mmaped = mmap((void *)map->map_extra, bpf_map_mmap_sz(map),
+						   PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+						   map->map_extra ? MAP_SHARED | MAP_FIXED : MAP_SHARED,
+						   map->fd, 0);
+				if (map->mmaped == MAP_FAILED) {
+					err = -errno;
+					map->mmaped = NULL;
+					pr_warn("map '%s': failed to mmap arena: %d\n",
+						map->name, err);
+					return err;
+				}
+			}
 			if (map->init_slots_sz && map->def.type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_PROG_ARRAY) {
 				err = init_map_in_map_slots(obj, map);
 				if (err < 0)
@@ -8761,7 +8789,7 @@ static void bpf_map__destroy(struct bpf_map *map)
 	if (map->mmaped) {
 		size_t mmap_sz;
 
-		mmap_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map->def.value_size, map->def.max_entries);
+		mmap_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map);
 		munmap(map->mmaped, mmap_sz);
 		map->mmaped = NULL;
 	}
@@ -9995,11 +10023,14 @@ int bpf_map__set_value_size(struct bpf_map *map, __u32 size)
 		return libbpf_err(-EBUSY);
 
 	if (map->mmaped) {
-		int err;
 		size_t mmap_old_sz, mmap_new_sz;
+		int err;
+
+		if (map->def.type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-		mmap_old_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map->def.value_size, map->def.max_entries);
-		mmap_new_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(size, map->def.max_entries);
+		mmap_old_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map);
+		mmap_new_sz = array_map_mmap_sz(size, map->def.max_entries);
 		err = bpf_map_mmap_resize(map, mmap_old_sz, mmap_new_sz);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_warn("map '%s': failed to resize memory-mapped region: %d\n",
@@ -13530,7 +13561,7 @@ int bpf_object__load_skeleton(struct bpf_object_skeleton *s)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < s->map_cnt; i++) {
 		struct bpf_map *map = *s->maps[i].map;
-		size_t mmap_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map->def.value_size, map->def.max_entries);
+		size_t mmap_sz = bpf_map_mmap_sz(map);
 		int prot, map_fd = map->fd;
 		void **mmaped = s->maps[i].mmaped;
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
index ee9b1dbea9eb..302188122439 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
@@ -338,6 +338,13 @@ static int probe_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
 		key_size = 0;
 		max_entries = 1;
 		break;
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARENA:
+		key_size	= 0;
+		value_size	= 0;
+		max_entries	= 1; /* one page */
+		opts.map_extra	= 0; /* can mmap() at any address */
+		opts.map_flags	= BPF_F_MMAPABLE;
+		break;
 	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH:
 	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY:
 	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PROG_ARRAY:
