Chapter 18. Tips, Tricks, and Common Problems
This chapter shares tips and tricks for successful BPF tracing, along with common problems that you might encounter and how to fix them.
Tips and Tricks:
18.1 Typical event frequency and overhead
18.3 Yellow pigs and gray rats
Common Problems:
18.9 Missing symbols (function names) when printing
18.10 Missing functions when tracing
18.1 Typical Event Frequency and Overhead
Three main factors determine the CPU overhead of a tracing program:
The frequency of the event that is traced.
The action performed while tracing. ...
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