diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 2d0840ef599a..50ff8b6eaf36 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -5133,6 +5133,168 @@ int btf_type_visit_str_offs(struct btf_type *t, str_off_visit_fn visit, void *ct
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int btf_field_iter_init(struct btf_field_iter *it, struct btf_type *t, enum btf_field_iter_kind iter_kind)
+{
+	it->p = NULL;
+	it->m_idx = -1;
+	it->off_idx = 0;
+	it->vlen = 0;
+
+	switch (iter_kind) {
+	case BTF_FIELD_ITER_IDS:
+		switch (btf_kind(t)) {
+		case BTF_KIND_UNKN:
+		case BTF_KIND_INT:
+		case BTF_KIND_FLOAT:
+		case BTF_KIND_ENUM:
+		case BTF_KIND_ENUM64:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_FWD:
+		case BTF_KIND_CONST:
+		case BTF_KIND_VOLATILE:
+		case BTF_KIND_RESTRICT:
+		case BTF_KIND_PTR:
+		case BTF_KIND_TYPEDEF:
+		case BTF_KIND_FUNC:
+		case BTF_KIND_VAR:
+		case BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG:
+		case BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) { 1, {offsetof(struct btf_type, type)} };
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_ARRAY:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				2, {sizeof(struct btf_type) + offsetof(struct btf_array, type),
+				    sizeof(struct btf_type) + offsetof(struct btf_array, index_type)}
+			};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_STRUCT:
+		case BTF_KIND_UNION:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				0, {},
+				sizeof(struct btf_member),
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_member, type)}
+			};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_type, type)},
+				sizeof(struct btf_param),
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_param, type)}
+			};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_DATASEC:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				0, {},
+				sizeof(struct btf_var_secinfo),
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_var_secinfo, type)}
+			};
+			break;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	case BTF_FIELD_ITER_STRS:
+		switch (btf_kind(t)) {
+		case BTF_KIND_UNKN:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_INT:
+		case BTF_KIND_FLOAT:
+		case BTF_KIND_FWD:
+		case BTF_KIND_ARRAY:
+		case BTF_KIND_CONST:
+		case BTF_KIND_VOLATILE:
+		case BTF_KIND_RESTRICT:
+		case BTF_KIND_PTR:
+		case BTF_KIND_TYPEDEF:
+		case BTF_KIND_FUNC:
+		case BTF_KIND_VAR:
+		case BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG:
+		case BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG:
+		case BTF_KIND_DATASEC:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_type, name_off)}
+			};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_ENUM:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_type, name_off)},
+				sizeof(struct btf_enum),
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_enum, name_off)}
+			};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_ENUM64:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_type, name_off)},
+				sizeof(struct btf_enum64),
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_enum64, name_off)}
+			};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_STRUCT:
+		case BTF_KIND_UNION:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_type, name_off)},
+				sizeof(struct btf_member),
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_member, name_off)}
+			};
+			break;
+		case BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO:
+			it->desc = (struct btf_field_desc) {
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_type, name_off)},
+				sizeof(struct btf_param),
+				1, {offsetof(struct btf_param, name_off)}
+			};
+			break;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (it->desc.m_sz)
+		it->vlen = btf_vlen(t);
+
+	it->p = t;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+__u32 *btf_field_iter_next(struct btf_field_iter *it)
+{
+	if (!it->p)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (it->m_idx < 0) {
+		if (it->off_idx < it->desc.t_cnt)
+			return it->p + it->desc.t_offs[it->off_idx++];
+		/* move to per-member iteration */
+		it->m_idx = 0;
+		it->p += sizeof(struct btf_type);
+		it->off_idx = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* if type doesn't have members, stop */
+	if (it->desc.m_sz == 0) {
+		it->p = NULL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (it->off_idx >= it->desc.m_cnt) {
+		/* exhausted this member's fields, go to the next member */
+		it->m_idx++;
+		it->p += it->desc.m_sz;
+		it->off_idx = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (it->m_idx < it->vlen)
+		return it->p + it->desc.m_offs[it->off_idx++];
+
+	it->p = NULL;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 int btf_ext_visit_type_ids(struct btf_ext *btf_ext, type_id_visit_fn visit, void *ctx)
 {
 	const struct btf_ext_info *seg;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
index 7e7e686008c6..80f3d346db33 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
@@ -508,6 +508,30 @@ struct bpf_line_info_min {
 	__u32	line_col;
 };
 
+enum btf_field_iter_kind {
+	BTF_FIELD_ITER_IDS,
+	BTF_FIELD_ITER_STRS,
+};
+
+struct btf_field_desc {
+	/* once-per-type offsets */
+	int t_cnt, t_offs[2];
+	/* member struct size, or zero, if no members */
+	int m_sz;
+	/* repeated per-member offsets */
+	int m_cnt, m_offs[1];
+};
+
+struct btf_field_iter {
+	struct btf_field_desc desc;
+	void *p;
+	int m_idx;
+	int off_idx;
+	int vlen;
+};
+
+int btf_field_iter_init(struct btf_field_iter *it, struct btf_type *t, enum btf_field_iter_kind iter_kind);
+__u32 *btf_field_iter_next(struct btf_field_iter *it);
 
 typedef int (*type_id_visit_fn)(__u32 *type_id, void *ctx);
 typedef int (*str_off_visit_fn)(__u32 *str_off, void *ctx);