diff --git a/samples/bpf/offwaketime.bpf.c b/samples/bpf/offwaketime.bpf.c
index 3200a0f44969..4a65ba76c1b1 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/offwaketime.bpf.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/offwaketime.bpf.c
@@ -8,18 +8,12 @@
 #include <linux/version.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_core_read.h>
 
 #ifndef PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH
 #define PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH         127
 #endif
 
-#define _(P)                                                                   \
-	({                                                                     \
-		typeof(P) val;                                                 \
-		bpf_probe_read_kernel(&val, sizeof(val), &(P));                \
-		val;                                                           \
-	})
-
 #define MINBLOCK_US	1
 #define MAX_ENTRIES	10000
 
@@ -68,11 +62,9 @@ struct {
 SEC("kprobe/try_to_wake_up")
 int waker(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 {
-	struct task_struct *p = (void *) PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx);
+	struct task_struct *p = (void *)PT_REGS_PARM1_CORE(ctx);
+	u32 pid = BPF_CORE_READ(p, pid);
 	struct wokeby_t woke;
-	u32 pid;
-
-	pid = _(p->pid);
 
 	bpf_get_current_comm(&woke.name, sizeof(woke.name));
 	woke.ret = bpf_get_stackid(ctx, &stackmap, STACKID_FLAGS);
@@ -121,9 +113,9 @@ int oncpu(struct trace_event_raw_sched_switch *ctx)
 SEC("kprobe.multi/finish_task_switch*")
 int oncpu(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 {
-	struct task_struct *p = (void *) PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx);
+	struct task_struct *p = (void *)PT_REGS_PARM1_CORE(ctx);
 	/* record previous thread sleep time */
-	u32 pid = _(p->pid);
+	u32 pid = BPF_CORE_READ(p, pid);
 #endif
 	u64 delta, ts, *tsp;
 
diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_overhead_kprobe.bpf.c b/samples/bpf/test_overhead_kprobe.bpf.c
index c3528731e0e1..668cf5259c60 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/test_overhead_kprobe.bpf.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_overhead_kprobe.bpf.c
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/version.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
-
-#define _(P)                                                                   \
-	({                                                                     \
-		typeof(P) val = 0;                                             \
-		bpf_probe_read_kernel(&val, sizeof(val), &(P));                \
-		val;                                                           \
-	})
+#include <bpf/bpf_core_read.h>
 
 SEC("kprobe/__set_task_comm")
 int prog(struct pt_regs *ctx)
@@ -26,14 +20,14 @@ int prog(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	u16 oom_score_adj;
 	u32 pid;
 
-	tsk = (void *)PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx);
+	tsk = (void *)PT_REGS_PARM1_CORE(ctx);
 
-	pid = _(tsk->pid);
-	bpf_probe_read_kernel_str(oldcomm, sizeof(oldcomm), &tsk->comm);
-	bpf_probe_read_kernel_str(newcomm, sizeof(newcomm),
+	pid = BPF_CORE_READ(tsk, pid);
+	bpf_core_read_str(oldcomm, sizeof(oldcomm), &tsk->comm);
+	bpf_core_read_str(newcomm, sizeof(newcomm),
 				  (void *)PT_REGS_PARM2(ctx));
-	signal = _(tsk->signal);
-	oom_score_adj = _(signal->oom_score_adj);
+	signal = BPF_CORE_READ(tsk, signal);
+	oom_score_adj = BPF_CORE_READ(signal, oom_score_adj);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex1.bpf.c b/samples/bpf/tracex1.bpf.c
index f3be14a03964..0ab39d76ff8f 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/tracex1.bpf.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/tracex1.bpf.c
@@ -8,15 +8,9 @@
 #include "net_shared.h"
 #include <linux/version.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_core_read.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
 
-#define _(P)                                                                   \
-	({                                                                     \
-		typeof(P) val = 0;                                             \
-		bpf_probe_read_kernel(&val, sizeof(val), &(P));                \
-		val;                                                           \
-	})
-
 /* kprobe is NOT a stable ABI
  * kernel functions can be removed, renamed or completely change semantics.
  * Number of arguments and their positions can change, etc.
@@ -34,12 +28,11 @@ int bpf_prog1(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int len;
 
-	/* non-portable! works for the given kernel only */
-	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&skb, sizeof(skb), (void *)PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx));
-	dev = _(skb->dev);
-	len = _(skb->len);
+	bpf_core_read(&skb, sizeof(skb), (void *)PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx));
+	dev = BPF_CORE_READ(skb, dev);
+	len = BPF_CORE_READ(skb, len);
 
-	bpf_probe_read_kernel(devname, sizeof(devname), dev->name);
+	BPF_CORE_READ_STR_INTO(&devname, dev, name);
 
 	if (devname[0] == 'l' && devname[1] == 'o') {
 		char fmt[] = "skb %p len %d\n";
diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex5.bpf.c b/samples/bpf/tracex5.bpf.c
index 8cd697ee7047..4d3d6c9b25fa 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/tracex5.bpf.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/tracex5.bpf.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/unistd.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_core_read.h>
 
 #define __stringify(x) #x
 #define PROG(F) SEC("kprobe/"__stringify(F)) int bpf_func_##F
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ PROG(SYS__NR_write)(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 {
 	struct seccomp_data sd;
 
-	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&sd, sizeof(sd), (void *)PT_REGS_PARM2(ctx));
+	bpf_core_read(&sd, sizeof(sd), (void *)PT_REGS_PARM2(ctx));
 	if (sd.args[2] == 512) {
 		char fmt[] = "write(fd=%d, buf=%p, size=%d)\n";
 		bpf_trace_printk(fmt, sizeof(fmt),
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ PROG(SYS__NR_read)(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 {
 	struct seccomp_data sd;
 
-	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&sd, sizeof(sd), (void *)PT_REGS_PARM2(ctx));
+	bpf_core_read(&sd, sizeof(sd), (void *)PT_REGS_PARM2(ctx));
 	if (sd.args[2] > 128 && sd.args[2] <= 1024) {
 		char fmt[] = "read(fd=%d, buf=%p, size=%d)\n";
 		bpf_trace_printk(fmt, sizeof(fmt),