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diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 66735623ca63..cdbfee60ea3e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -378,7 +378,31 @@ struct bpf_link;
LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *bpf_link__open(const char *path);
LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__fd(const struct bpf_link *link);
LIBBPF_API const char *bpf_link__pin_path(const struct bpf_link *link);
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_link__pin()** pins the BPF link to a file
+ * in the BPF FS specified by a path. This increments the links
+ * reference count, allowing it to stay loaded after the process
+ * which loaded it has exited.
+ *
+ * @param link BPF link to pin, must already be loaded
+ * @param path file path in a BPF file system
+ * @return 0, on success; negative error code, otherwise
+ */
+
LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__pin(struct bpf_link *link, const char *path);
+
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_link__unpin()** unpins the BPF link from a file
+ * in the BPFFS specified by a path. This decrements the links
+ * reference count.
+ *
+ * The file pinning the BPF link can also be unlinked by a different
+ * process in which case this function will return an error.
+ *
+ * @param prog BPF program to unpin
+ * @param path file path to the pin in a BPF file system
+ * @return 0, on success; negative error code, otherwise
+ */
LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__unpin(struct bpf_link *link);
LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__update_program(struct bpf_link *link,
struct bpf_program *prog);
@@ -386,6 +410,22 @@ LIBBPF_API void bpf_link__disconnect(struct bpf_link *link);
LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__detach(struct bpf_link *link);
LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__destroy(struct bpf_link *link);
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__attach()** is a generic function for attaching
+ * a BPF program based on auto-detection of program type, attach type,
+ * and extra paremeters, where applicable.
+ *
+ * @param prog BPF program to attach
+ * @return Reference to the newly created BPF link; or NULL is returned on error,
+ * error code is stored in errno
+ *
+ * This is supported for:
+ * - kprobe/kretprobe (depends on SEC() definition)
+ * - uprobe/uretprobe (depends on SEC() definition)
+ * - tracepoint
+ * - raw tracepoint
+ * - tracing programs (typed raw TP/fentry/fexit/fmod_ret)
+ */
LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
bpf_program__attach(const struct bpf_program *prog);
@@ -686,11 +726,36 @@ LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 8, "use bpf_program__set_type() instead")
LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_sk_lookup(struct bpf_program *prog);
LIBBPF_API enum bpf_prog_type bpf_program__type(const struct bpf_program *prog);
+
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__set_type()** sets the program
+ * type of the passed BPF program.
+ * @param prog BPF program to set the program type for
+ * @param type program type to set the BPF map to have
+ * @return error code; or 0 if no error. An error occurs
+ * if the object is already loaded.
+ *
+ * This must be called before the BPF object is loaded,
+ * otherwise it has no effect and an error is returned.
+ */
LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
enum bpf_prog_type type);
LIBBPF_API enum bpf_attach_type
bpf_program__expected_attach_type(const struct bpf_program *prog);
+
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type()** sets the
+ * attach type of the passed BPF program. This is used for
+ * auto-detection of attachment when programs are loaded.
+ * @param prog BPF program to set the attach type for
+ * @param type attach type to set the BPF map to have
+ * @return error code; or 0 if no error. An error occurs
+ * if the object is already loaded.
+ *
+ * This must be called before the BPF object is loaded,
+ * otherwise it has no effect and an error is returned.
+ */
LIBBPF_API int
bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
enum bpf_attach_type type);
@@ -707,6 +772,17 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_log_level(struct bpf_program *prog, __u32 log_le
LIBBPF_API const char *bpf_program__log_buf(const struct bpf_program *prog, size_t *log_size);
LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_log_buf(struct bpf_program *prog, char *log_buf, size_t log_size);
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__set_attach_target()** sets BTF-based attach target
+ * for supported BPF program types:
+ * - BTF-aware raw tracepoints (tp_btf);
+ * - fentry/fexit/fmod_ret;
+ * - lsm;
+ * - freplace.
+ * @param prog BPF program to set the attach type for
+ * @param type attach type to set the BPF map to have
+ * @return error code; or 0 if no error occurred.
+ */
LIBBPF_API int
bpf_program__set_attach_target(struct bpf_program *prog, int attach_prog_fd,
const char *attach_func_name);