diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 4225f975fce3..9c27b67bc7b1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -585,11 +585,20 @@ endef
 # Define test_progs test runner.
 TRUNNER_TESTS_DIR := prog_tests
 TRUNNER_BPF_PROGS_DIR := progs
-TRUNNER_EXTRA_SOURCES := test_progs.c cgroup_helpers.c trace_helpers.c	\
-			 network_helpers.c testing_helpers.c		\
-			 btf_helpers.c flow_dissector_load.h		\
-			 cap_helpers.c test_loader.c xsk.c disasm.c	\
-			 json_writer.c unpriv_helpers.c 		\
+TRUNNER_EXTRA_SOURCES := test_progs.c		\
+			 cgroup_helpers.c	\
+			 trace_helpers.c	\
+			 network_helpers.c	\
+			 testing_helpers.c	\
+			 btf_helpers.c		\
+			 cap_helpers.c		\
+			 unpriv_helpers.c 	\
+			 netlink_helpers.c	\
+			 test_loader.c		\
+			 xsk.c			\
+			 disasm.c		\
+			 json_writer.c 		\
+			 flow_dissector_load.h	\
 			 ip_check_defrag_frags.h
 TRUNNER_EXTRA_FILES := $(OUTPUT)/urandom_read $(OUTPUT)/bpf_testmod.ko	\
 		       $(OUTPUT)/liburandom_read.so			\
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/netlink_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/netlink_helpers.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..caf36eb1d032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/netlink_helpers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* Taken & modified from iproute2's libnetlink.c
+ * Authors: Alexey Kuznetsov, <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+#include "netlink_helpers.h"
+
+static int rcvbuf = 1024 * 1024;
+
+void rtnl_close(struct rtnl_handle *rth)
+{
+	if (rth->fd >= 0) {
+		close(rth->fd);
+		rth->fd = -1;
+	}
+}
+
+int rtnl_open_byproto(struct rtnl_handle *rth, unsigned int subscriptions,
+		      int protocol)
+{
+	socklen_t addr_len;
+	int sndbuf = 32768;
+	int one = 1;
+
+	memset(rth, 0, sizeof(*rth));
+	rth->proto = protocol;
+	rth->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, protocol);
+	if (rth->fd < 0) {
+		perror("Cannot open netlink socket");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (setsockopt(rth->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF,
+		       &sndbuf, sizeof(sndbuf)) < 0) {
+		perror("SO_SNDBUF");
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (setsockopt(rth->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF,
+		       &rcvbuf, sizeof(rcvbuf)) < 0) {
+		perror("SO_RCVBUF");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* Older kernels may no support extended ACK reporting */
+	setsockopt(rth->fd, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_EXT_ACK,
+		   &one, sizeof(one));
+
+	memset(&rth->local, 0, sizeof(rth->local));
+	rth->local.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+	rth->local.nl_groups = subscriptions;
+
+	if (bind(rth->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&rth->local,
+		 sizeof(rth->local)) < 0) {
+		perror("Cannot bind netlink socket");
+		goto err;
+	}
+	addr_len = sizeof(rth->local);
+	if (getsockname(rth->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&rth->local,
+			&addr_len) < 0) {
+		perror("Cannot getsockname");
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (addr_len != sizeof(rth->local)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Wrong address length %d\n", addr_len);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (rth->local.nl_family != AF_NETLINK) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Wrong address family %d\n",
+			rth->local.nl_family);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	rth->seq = time(NULL);
+	return 0;
+err:
+	rtnl_close(rth);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int rtnl_open(struct rtnl_handle *rth, unsigned int subscriptions)
+{
+	return rtnl_open_byproto(rth, subscriptions, NETLINK_ROUTE);
+}
+
+static int __rtnl_recvmsg(int fd, struct msghdr *msg, int flags)
+{
+	int len;
+
+	do {
+		len = recvmsg(fd, msg, flags);
+	} while (len < 0 && (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN));
+	if (len < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "netlink receive error %s (%d)\n",
+			strerror(errno), errno);
+		return -errno;
+	}
+	if (len == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "EOF on netlink\n");
+		return -ENODATA;
+	}
+	return len;
+}
+
+static int rtnl_recvmsg(int fd, struct msghdr *msg, char **answer)
+{
+	struct iovec *iov = msg->msg_iov;
+	char *buf;
+	int len;
+
+	iov->iov_base = NULL;
+	iov->iov_len = 0;
+
+	len = __rtnl_recvmsg(fd, msg, MSG_PEEK | MSG_TRUNC);
+	if (len < 0)
+		return len;
+	if (len < 32768)
+		len = 32768;
+	buf = malloc(len);
+	if (!buf) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "malloc error: not enough buffer\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	iov->iov_base = buf;
+	iov->iov_len = len;
+	len = __rtnl_recvmsg(fd, msg, 0);
+	if (len < 0) {
+		free(buf);
+		return len;
+	}
+	if (answer)
+		*answer = buf;
+	else
+		free(buf);
+	return len;
+}
+
+static void rtnl_talk_error(struct nlmsghdr *h, struct nlmsgerr *err,
+			    nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "RTNETLINK answers: %s\n",
+		strerror(-err->error));
+}
+
+static int __rtnl_talk_iov(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct iovec *iov,
+			   size_t iovlen, struct nlmsghdr **answer,
+			   bool show_rtnl_err, nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_nl nladdr = { .nl_family = AF_NETLINK };
+	struct iovec riov;
+	struct msghdr msg = {
+		.msg_name	= &nladdr,
+		.msg_namelen	= sizeof(nladdr),
+		.msg_iov	= iov,
+		.msg_iovlen	= iovlen,
+	};
+	unsigned int seq = 0;
+	struct nlmsghdr *h;
+	int i, status;
+	char *buf;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < iovlen; i++) {
+		h = iov[i].iov_base;
+		h->nlmsg_seq = seq = ++rtnl->seq;
+		if (answer == NULL)
+			h->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ACK;
+	}
+	status = sendmsg(rtnl->fd, &msg, 0);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		perror("Cannot talk to rtnetlink");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	/* change msg to use the response iov */
+	msg.msg_iov = &riov;
+	msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
+	i = 0;
+	while (1) {
+next:
+		status = rtnl_recvmsg(rtnl->fd, &msg, &buf);
+		++i;
+		if (status < 0)
+			return status;
+		if (msg.msg_namelen != sizeof(nladdr)) {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"Sender address length == %d!\n",
+				msg.msg_namelen);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		for (h = (struct nlmsghdr *)buf; status >= sizeof(*h); ) {
+			int len = h->nlmsg_len;
+			int l = len - sizeof(*h);
+
+			if (l < 0 || len > status) {
+				if (msg.msg_flags & MSG_TRUNC) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "Truncated message!\n");
+					free(buf);
+					return -1;
+				}
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					"Malformed message: len=%d!\n",
+					len);
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			if (nladdr.nl_pid != 0 ||
+			    h->nlmsg_pid != rtnl->local.nl_pid ||
+			    h->nlmsg_seq > seq || h->nlmsg_seq < seq - iovlen) {
+				/* Don't forget to skip that message. */
+				status -= NLMSG_ALIGN(len);
+				h = (struct nlmsghdr *)((char *)h + NLMSG_ALIGN(len));
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR) {
+				struct nlmsgerr *err = (struct nlmsgerr *)NLMSG_DATA(h);
+				int error = err->error;
+
+				if (l < sizeof(struct nlmsgerr)) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "ERROR truncated\n");
+					free(buf);
+					return -1;
+				}
+				if (error) {
+					errno = -error;
+					if (rtnl->proto != NETLINK_SOCK_DIAG &&
+					    show_rtnl_err)
+						rtnl_talk_error(h, err, errfn);
+				}
+				if (i < iovlen) {
+					free(buf);
+					goto next;
+				}
+				if (error) {
+					free(buf);
+					return -i;
+				}
+				if (answer)
+					*answer = (struct nlmsghdr *)buf;
+				else
+					free(buf);
+				return 0;
+			}
+			if (answer) {
+				*answer = (struct nlmsghdr *)buf;
+				return 0;
+			}
+			fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected reply!\n");
+			status -= NLMSG_ALIGN(len);
+			h = (struct nlmsghdr *)((char *)h + NLMSG_ALIGN(len));
+		}
+		free(buf);
+		if (msg.msg_flags & MSG_TRUNC) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Message truncated!\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (status) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Remnant of size %d!\n", status);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static int __rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+		       struct nlmsghdr **answer, bool show_rtnl_err,
+		       nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
+{
+	struct iovec iov = {
+		.iov_base	= n,
+		.iov_len	= n->nlmsg_len,
+	};
+
+	return __rtnl_talk_iov(rtnl, &iov, 1, answer, show_rtnl_err, errfn);
+}
+
+int rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+	      struct nlmsghdr **answer)
+{
+	return __rtnl_talk(rtnl, n, answer, true, NULL);
+}
+
+int addattr(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type)
+{
+	return addattr_l(n, maxlen, type, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int addattr8(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u8 data)
+{
+	return addattr_l(n, maxlen, type, &data, sizeof(__u8));
+}
+
+int addattr16(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u16 data)
+{
+	return addattr_l(n, maxlen, type, &data, sizeof(__u16));
+}
+
+int addattr32(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u32 data)
+{
+	return addattr_l(n, maxlen, type, &data, sizeof(__u32));
+}
+
+int addattr64(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u64 data)
+{
+	return addattr_l(n, maxlen, type, &data, sizeof(__u64));
+}
+
+int addattrstrz(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, const char *str)
+{
+	return addattr_l(n, maxlen, type, str, strlen(str)+1);
+}
+
+int addattr_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, const void *data,
+	      int alen)
+{
+	int len = RTA_LENGTH(alen);
+	struct rtattr *rta;
+
+	if (NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + RTA_ALIGN(len) > maxlen) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: Message exceeded bound of %d\n",
+			__func__, maxlen);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	rta = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
+	rta->rta_type = type;
+	rta->rta_len = len;
+	if (alen)
+		memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), data, alen);
+	n->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + RTA_ALIGN(len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int addraw_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, const void *data, int len)
+{
+	if (NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + NLMSG_ALIGN(len) > maxlen) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: Message exceeded bound of %d\n",
+			__func__, maxlen);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(NLMSG_TAIL(n), data, len);
+	memset((void *) NLMSG_TAIL(n) + len, 0, NLMSG_ALIGN(len) - len);
+	n->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + NLMSG_ALIGN(len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct rtattr *addattr_nest(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type)
+{
+	struct rtattr *nest = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
+
+	addattr_l(n, maxlen, type, NULL, 0);
+	return nest;
+}
+
+int addattr_nest_end(struct nlmsghdr *n, struct rtattr *nest)
+{
+	nest->rta_len = (void *)NLMSG_TAIL(n) - (void *)nest;
+	return n->nlmsg_len;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/netlink_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/netlink_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68116818a47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/netlink_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+#ifndef NETLINK_HELPERS_H
+#define NETLINK_HELPERS_H
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+
+struct rtnl_handle {
+	int			fd;
+	struct sockaddr_nl	local;
+	struct sockaddr_nl	peer;
+	__u32			seq;
+	__u32			dump;
+	int			proto;
+	FILE			*dump_fp;
+#define RTNL_HANDLE_F_LISTEN_ALL_NSID		0x01
+#define RTNL_HANDLE_F_SUPPRESS_NLERR		0x02
+#define RTNL_HANDLE_F_STRICT_CHK		0x04
+	int			flags;
+};
+
+#define NLMSG_TAIL(nmsg) \
+	((struct rtattr *) (((void *) (nmsg)) + NLMSG_ALIGN((nmsg)->nlmsg_len)))
+
+typedef int (*nl_ext_ack_fn_t)(const char *errmsg, uint32_t off,
+			       const struct nlmsghdr *inner_nlh);
+
+int rtnl_open(struct rtnl_handle *rth, unsigned int subscriptions)
+	      __attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+void rtnl_close(struct rtnl_handle *rth);
+int rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+	      struct nlmsghdr **answer)
+	      __attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+
+int addattr(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type);
+int addattr8(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u8 data);
+int addattr16(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u16 data);
+int addattr32(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u32 data);
+int addattr64(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u64 data);
+int addattrstrz(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, const char *data);
+int addattr_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, const void *data, int alen);
+int addraw_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, const void *data, int len);
+struct rtattr *addattr_nest(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type);
+int addattr_nest_end(struct nlmsghdr *n, struct rtattr *nest);
+#endif /* NETLINK_HELPERS_H */
