diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btf.h b/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
index 4fa479741a02..0b5ddbe135a4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
@@ -22,28 +22,19 @@ struct btf_header {
 };
 
 /* Max # of type identifier */
-#define BTF_MAX_TYPE	0x7fffffff
+#define BTF_MAX_TYPE	0x0000ffff
 /* Max offset into the string section */
-#define BTF_MAX_NAME_OFFSET	0x7fffffff
+#define BTF_MAX_NAME_OFFSET	0x0000ffff
 /* Max # of struct/union/enum members or func args */
 #define BTF_MAX_VLEN	0xffff
 
-/* The type id is referring to a parent BTF */
-#define BTF_TYPE_PARENT(id)	(((id) >> 31) & 0x1)
-#define BTF_TYPE_ID(id)		((id) & BTF_MAX_TYPE)
-
-/* String is in the ELF string section */
-#define BTF_STR_TBL_ELF_ID(ref)	(((ref) >> 31) & 0x1)
-#define BTF_STR_OFFSET(ref)	((ref) & BTF_MAX_NAME_OFFSET)
-
 struct btf_type {
 	__u32 name_off;
 	/* "info" bits arrangement
 	 * bits  0-15: vlen (e.g. # of struct's members)
 	 * bits 16-23: unused
-	 * bits 24-28: kind (e.g. int, ptr, array...etc)
-	 * bits 29-30: unused
-	 * bits    31: root
+	 * bits 24-27: kind (e.g. int, ptr, array...etc)
+	 * bits 28-31: unused
 	 */
 	__u32 info;
 	/* "size" is used by INT, ENUM, STRUCT and UNION.
@@ -58,8 +49,7 @@ struct btf_type {
 	};
 };
 
-#define BTF_INFO_KIND(info)	(((info) >> 24) & 0x1f)
-#define BTF_INFO_ISROOT(info)	(!!(((info) >> 24) & 0x80))
+#define BTF_INFO_KIND(info)	(((info) >> 24) & 0x0f)
 #define BTF_INFO_VLEN(info)	((info) & 0xffff)
 
 #define BTF_KIND_UNKN		0	/* Unknown	*/
@@ -84,15 +74,14 @@ struct btf_type {
 /* BTF_KIND_INT is followed by a u32 and the following
  * is the 32 bits arrangement:
  */
-#define BTF_INT_ENCODING(VAL)	(((VAL) & 0xff000000) >> 24)
+#define BTF_INT_ENCODING(VAL)	(((VAL) & 0x0f000000) >> 24)
 #define BTF_INT_OFFSET(VAL)	(((VAL  & 0x00ff0000)) >> 16)
 #define BTF_INT_BITS(VAL)	((VAL)  & 0x0000ffff)
 
 /* Attributes stored in the BTF_INT_ENCODING */
-#define BTF_INT_SIGNED	0x1
-#define BTF_INT_CHAR	0x2
-#define BTF_INT_BOOL	0x4
-#define BTF_INT_VARARGS	0x8
+#define BTF_INT_SIGNED	(1 << 0)
+#define BTF_INT_CHAR	(1 << 1)
+#define BTF_INT_BOOL	(1 << 2)
 
 /* BTF_KIND_ENUM is followed by multiple "struct btf_enum".
  * The exact number of btf_enum is stored in the vlen (of the
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index e388a6598de2..9cbeabb5aca3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -163,13 +163,16 @@
 #define BITS_ROUNDUP_BYTES(bits) \
 	(BITS_ROUNDDOWN_BYTES(bits) + !!BITS_PER_BYTE_MASKED(bits))
 
+#define BTF_INFO_MASK 0x0f00ffff
+#define BTF_INT_MASK 0x0fffffff
+#define BTF_TYPE_ID_VALID(type_id) ((type_id) <= BTF_MAX_TYPE)
+#define BTF_STR_OFFSET_VALID(name_off) ((name_off) <= BTF_MAX_NAME_OFFSET)
+
 /* 16MB for 64k structs and each has 16 members and
  * a few MB spaces for the string section.
  * The hard limit is S32_MAX.
  */
 #define BTF_MAX_SIZE (16 * 1024 * 1024)
-/* 64k. We can raise it later. The hard limit is S32_MAX. */
-#define BTF_MAX_NR_TYPES 65535
 
 #define for_each_member(i, struct_type, member)			\
 	for (i = 0, member = btf_type_member(struct_type);	\
@@ -383,8 +386,6 @@ static const char *btf_int_encoding_str(u8 encoding)
 		return "CHAR";
 	else if (encoding == BTF_INT_BOOL)
 		return "BOOL";
-	else if (encoding == BTF_INT_VARARGS)
-		return "VARARGS";
 	else
 		return "UNKN";
 }
@@ -421,16 +422,16 @@ static const struct btf_kind_operations *btf_type_ops(const struct btf_type *t)
 
 static bool btf_name_offset_valid(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset)
 {
-	return !BTF_STR_TBL_ELF_ID(offset) &&
-		BTF_STR_OFFSET(offset) < btf->hdr.str_len;
+	return BTF_STR_OFFSET_VALID(offset) &&
+		offset < btf->hdr.str_len;
 }
 
 static const char *btf_name_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset)
 {
-	if (!BTF_STR_OFFSET(offset))
+	if (!offset)
 		return "(anon)";
-	else if (BTF_STR_OFFSET(offset) < btf->hdr.str_len)
-		return &btf->strings[BTF_STR_OFFSET(offset)];
+	else if (offset < btf->hdr.str_len)
+		return &btf->strings[offset];
 	else
 		return "(invalid-name-offset)";
 }
@@ -598,13 +599,13 @@ static int btf_add_type(struct btf_verifier_env *env, struct btf_type *t)
 		struct btf_type **new_types;
 		u32 expand_by, new_size;
 
-		if (btf->types_size == BTF_MAX_NR_TYPES) {
+		if (btf->types_size == BTF_MAX_TYPE) {
 			btf_verifier_log(env, "Exceeded max num of types");
 			return -E2BIG;
 		}
 
 		expand_by = max_t(u32, btf->types_size >> 2, 16);
-		new_size = min_t(u32, BTF_MAX_NR_TYPES,
+		new_size = min_t(u32, BTF_MAX_TYPE,
 				 btf->types_size + expand_by);
 
 		new_types = kvzalloc(new_size * sizeof(*new_types),
@@ -934,6 +935,12 @@ static s32 btf_int_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 	}
 
 	int_data = btf_type_int(t);
+	if (int_data & ~BTF_INT_MASK) {
+		btf_verifier_log_basic(env, t, "Invalid int_data:%x",
+				       int_data);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	nr_bits = BTF_INT_BITS(int_data) + BTF_INT_OFFSET(int_data);
 
 	if (nr_bits > BITS_PER_U64) {
@@ -947,12 +954,17 @@ static s32 btf_int_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Only one of the encoding bits is allowed and it
+	 * should be sufficient for the pretty print purpose (i.e. decoding).
+	 * Multiple bits can be allowed later if it is found
+	 * to be insufficient.
+	 */
 	encoding = BTF_INT_ENCODING(int_data);
 	if (encoding &&
 	    encoding != BTF_INT_SIGNED &&
 	    encoding != BTF_INT_CHAR &&
-	    encoding != BTF_INT_BOOL &&
-	    encoding != BTF_INT_VARARGS) {
+	    encoding != BTF_INT_BOOL) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Unsupported encoding");
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -1126,7 +1138,7 @@ static int btf_ref_type_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (BTF_TYPE_PARENT(t->type)) {
+	if (!BTF_TYPE_ID_VALID(t->type)) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid type_id");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1333,12 +1345,12 @@ static s32 btf_array_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 	/* Array elem type and index type cannot be in type void,
 	 * so !array->type and !array->index_type are not allowed.
 	 */
-	if (!array->type || BTF_TYPE_PARENT(array->type)) {
+	if (!array->type || !BTF_TYPE_ID_VALID(array->type)) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid elem");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!array->index_type || BTF_TYPE_PARENT(array->index_type)) {
+	if (!array->index_type || !BTF_TYPE_ID_VALID(array->index_type)) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid index");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1507,7 +1519,7 @@ static s32 btf_struct_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 		}
 
 		/* A member cannot be in type void */
-		if (!member->type || BTF_TYPE_PARENT(member->type)) {
+		if (!member->type || !BTF_TYPE_ID_VALID(member->type)) {
 			btf_verifier_log_member(env, t, member,
 						"Invalid type_id");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -1760,6 +1772,12 @@ static s32 btf_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 	}
 	meta_left -= sizeof(*t);
 
+	if (t->info & ~BTF_INFO_MASK) {
+		btf_verifier_log(env, "[%u] Invalid btf_info:%x",
+				 env->log_type_id, t->info);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) > BTF_KIND_MAX ||
 	    BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_UNKN) {
 		btf_verifier_log(env, "[%u] Invalid kind:%u",