diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index dc63eeed4fd9..2b16bf48aab6 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct bpf_map_ops {
 	void *(*map_fd_get_ptr)(struct bpf_map *map, struct file *map_file,
 				int fd);
 	void (*map_fd_put_ptr)(void *ptr);
-	u32 (*map_gen_lookup)(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf);
+	int (*map_gen_lookup)(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf);
 	u32 (*map_fd_sys_lookup_elem)(void *ptr);
 	void (*map_seq_show_elem)(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 				  struct seq_file *m);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index b97bc5abb3b8..bf5a99d803e4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ enum {
 
 /* Share perf_event among processes */
 	BPF_F_PRESERVE_ELEMS	= (1U << 11),
+
+/* Create a map that is suitable to be an inner map with dynamic max entries */
+	BPF_F_INNER_MAP		= (1U << 12),
 };
 
 /* Flags for BPF_PROG_QUERY. */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
index bd777dd6f967..c6c81eceb68f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #define ARRAY_CREATE_FLAG_MASK \
 	(BPF_F_NUMA_NODE | BPF_F_MMAPABLE | BPF_F_ACCESS_MASK | \
-	 BPF_F_PRESERVE_ELEMS)
+	 BPF_F_PRESERVE_ELEMS | BPF_F_INNER_MAP)
 
 static void bpf_array_free_percpu(struct bpf_array *array)
 {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int array_map_alloc_check(union bpf_attr *attr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (attr->map_type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY &&
-	    attr->map_flags & BPF_F_MMAPABLE)
+	    attr->map_flags & (BPF_F_MMAPABLE | BPF_F_INNER_MAP))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (attr->map_type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY &&
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int array_map_direct_value_meta(const struct bpf_map *map, u64 imm,
 }
 
 /* emit BPF instructions equivalent to C code of array_map_lookup_elem() */
-static u32 array_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
+static int array_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
 {
 	struct bpf_array *array = container_of(map, struct bpf_array, map);
 	struct bpf_insn *insn = insn_buf;
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ static u32 array_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
 	const int map_ptr = BPF_REG_1;
 	const int index = BPF_REG_2;
 
+	if (map->map_flags & BPF_F_INNER_MAP)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	*insn++ = BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, map_ptr, offsetof(struct bpf_array, value));
 	*insn++ = BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, ret, index, 0);
 	if (!map->bypass_spec_v1) {
@@ -496,8 +499,10 @@ static int array_map_mmap(struct bpf_map *map, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 static bool array_map_meta_equal(const struct bpf_map *meta0,
 				 const struct bpf_map *meta1)
 {
-	return meta0->max_entries == meta1->max_entries &&
-		bpf_map_meta_equal(meta0, meta1);
+	if (!bpf_map_meta_equal(meta0, meta1))
+		return false;
+	return meta0->map_flags & BPF_F_INNER_MAP ? true :
+	       meta0->max_entries == meta1->max_entries;
 }
 
 struct bpf_iter_seq_array_map_info {
@@ -1251,7 +1256,7 @@ static void *array_of_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
 	return READ_ONCE(*inner_map);
 }
 
-static u32 array_of_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map,
+static int array_of_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map,
 				   struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
 {
 	struct bpf_array *array = container_of(map, struct bpf_array, map);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index 3395cf140d22..1815e97d4c9c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static void *htab_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
  * bpf_prog
  *   __htab_map_lookup_elem
  */
-static u32 htab_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
+static int htab_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
 {
 	struct bpf_insn *insn = insn_buf;
 	const int ret = BPF_REG_0;
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static void *htab_lru_map_lookup_elem_sys(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
 	return __htab_lru_map_lookup_elem(map, key, false);
 }
 
-static u32 htab_lru_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map,
+static int htab_lru_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map,
 				   struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
 {
 	struct bpf_insn *insn = insn_buf;
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ static void *htab_of_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
 	return READ_ONCE(*inner_map);
 }
 
-static u32 htab_of_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map,
+static int htab_of_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map,
 				  struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
 {
 	struct bpf_insn *insn = insn_buf;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index f3e36eade3d4..fa5badc9279a 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -11049,7 +11049,9 @@ static int fixup_bpf_calls(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			if (insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem &&
 			    ops->map_gen_lookup) {
 				cnt = ops->map_gen_lookup(map_ptr, insn_buf);
-				if (cnt == 0 || cnt >= ARRAY_SIZE(insn_buf)) {
+				if (cnt == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+					goto patch_map_ops_generic;
+				if (cnt <= 0 || cnt >= ARRAY_SIZE(insn_buf)) {
 					verbose(env, "bpf verifier is misconfigured\n");
 					return -EINVAL;
 				}
@@ -11079,7 +11081,7 @@ static int fixup_bpf_calls(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 				     (int (*)(struct bpf_map *map, void *value))NULL));
 			BUILD_BUG_ON(!__same_type(ops->map_peek_elem,
 				     (int (*)(struct bpf_map *map, void *value))NULL));
-
+patch_map_ops_generic:
 			switch (insn->imm) {
 			case BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem:
 				insn->imm = BPF_CAST_CALL(ops->map_lookup_elem) -
diff --git a/net/xdp/xskmap.c b/net/xdp/xskmap.c
index 0c5df593bc56..49da2b8ace8b 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xskmap.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xskmap.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static int xsk_map_get_next_key(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *next_key)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 xsk_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
+static int xsk_map_gen_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
 {
 	const int ret = BPF_REG_0, mp = BPF_REG_1, index = BPF_REG_2;
 	struct bpf_insn *insn = insn_buf;
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index b97bc5abb3b8..bf5a99d803e4 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ enum {
 
 /* Share perf_event among processes */
 	BPF_F_PRESERVE_ELEMS	= (1U << 11),
+
+/* Create a map that is suitable to be an inner map with dynamic max entries */
+	BPF_F_INNER_MAP		= (1U << 12),
 };
 
 /* Flags for BPF_PROG_QUERY. */