diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index 64b61f67a403e249c04769c7931194b2132da078..057cd975d0146a38933364bfe834b9b536115e5d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB_KDB) += trace_kdb.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_EVENTS) += trace_dynevent.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS) += trace_probe.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS) += trace_btf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENTS) += trace_uprobe.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BOOTTIME_TRACING) += trace_boot.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FTRACE_RECORD_RECURSION) += trace_recursion_record.o
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d70b8ee9af3705af8d300eb33a2da26d33cfcb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <linux/btf.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+#include "trace_btf.h"
+
+/*
+ * Find a function proto type by name, and return the btf_type with its btf
+ * in *@btf_p. Return NULL if not found.
+ * Note that caller has to call btf_put(*@btf_p) after using the btf_type.
+ */
+const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char *func_name, struct btf **btf_p)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+	s32 id;
+
+	id = bpf_find_btf_id(func_name, BTF_KIND_FUNC, btf_p);
+	if (id < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Get BTF_KIND_FUNC type */
+	t = btf_type_by_id(*btf_p, id);
+	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func(t))
+		goto err;
+
+	/* The type of BTF_KIND_FUNC is BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO */
+	t = btf_type_by_id(*btf_p, t->type);
+	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
+		goto err;
+
+	return t;
+err:
+	btf_put(*btf_p);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get function parameter with the number of parameters.
+ * This can return NULL if the function has no parameters.
+ * It can return -EINVAL if the @func_proto is not a function proto type.
+ */
+const struct btf_param *btf_get_func_param(const struct btf_type *func_proto, s32 *nr)
+{
+	if (!btf_type_is_func_proto(func_proto))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	*nr = btf_type_vlen(func_proto);
+	if (*nr > 0)
+		return (const struct btf_param *)(func_proto + 1);
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.h b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..98685e9a556c90bda1fe582a8516d39d92742d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#include <linux/btf.h>
+
+const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char *func_name,
+					   struct btf **btf_p);
+const struct btf_param *btf_get_func_param(const struct btf_type *func_proto,
+					   s32 *nr);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index ecbe28f8d676fa79cc011352f9c06db9505fae7a..c3ac5698e80b4341c9988e51ffe7a123484bb4b4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt)	"trace_probe: " fmt
 
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include "trace_btf.h"
 
 #include "trace_probe.h"
 
@@ -361,38 +362,6 @@ static const char *type_from_btf_id(struct btf *btf, s32 id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static const struct btf_type *find_btf_func_proto(const char *funcname,
-						  struct btf **btf_p)
-{
-	const struct btf_type *t;
-	struct btf *btf = NULL;
-	s32 id;
-
-	if (!funcname)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
-	id = bpf_find_btf_id(funcname, BTF_KIND_FUNC, &btf);
-	if (id <= 0)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-
-	/* Get BTF_KIND_FUNC type */
-	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, id);
-	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func(t))
-		goto err;
-
-	/* The type of BTF_KIND_FUNC is BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO */
-	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
-	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
-		goto err;
-
-	*btf_p = btf;
-	return t;
-
-err:
-	btf_put(btf);
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-}
-
 static const struct btf_param *find_btf_func_param(const char *funcname, s32 *nr,
 						   struct btf **btf_p, bool tracepoint)
 {
@@ -403,12 +372,13 @@ static const struct btf_param *find_btf_func_param(const char *funcname, s32 *nr
 	if (!funcname || !nr)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	t = find_btf_func_proto(funcname, &btf);
-	if (IS_ERR(t))
+	t = btf_find_func_proto(funcname, &btf);
+	if (!t)
 		return (const struct btf_param *)t;
 
-	*nr = btf_type_vlen(t);
-	param = (const struct btf_param *)(t + 1);
+	param = btf_get_func_param(t, nr);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(param))
+		goto err;
 
 	/* Hide the first 'data' argument of tracepoint */
 	if (tracepoint) {
@@ -421,6 +391,7 @@ static const struct btf_param *find_btf_func_param(const char *funcname, s32 *nr
 		return param;
 	}
 
+err:
 	btf_put(btf);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -496,8 +467,8 @@ static const struct fetch_type *parse_btf_retval_type(
 
 	if (ctx->funcname) {
 		/* Do not use ctx->btf, because it must be used with ctx->param */
-		t = find_btf_func_proto(ctx->funcname, &btf);
-		if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
+		t = btf_find_func_proto(ctx->funcname, &btf);
+		if (t) {
 			typestr = type_from_btf_id(btf, t->type);
 			btf_put(btf);
 		}
@@ -512,8 +483,8 @@ static bool is_btf_retval_void(const char *funcname)
 	struct btf *btf;
 	bool ret;
 
-	t = find_btf_func_proto(funcname, &btf);
-	if (IS_ERR(t))
+	t = btf_find_func_proto(funcname, &btf);
+	if (!t)
 		return false;
 
 	ret = (t->type == 0);