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Linux Foundation

BPFTrace - Finally Dtrace Replacement for Linux

Linux Foundation via YouTube

Overview

Explore BPFTrace, the long-awaited DTrace replacement for Linux, in this comprehensive 50-minute talk by Peter Zaitsev of Percona. Delve into the world of instrumentation and learn about the evolution from GTrace to BPF and EVPF. Understand the inner workings of EVPF, its overhead, and various frontends. Compare GTrace with BPFTrace, and discover the requirements and debugging techniques for BPFTrace. Examine the advantages of BPFTrace over other tools, gain insights into its performance impact, and uncover essential reading materials. By the end of this talk, grasp the significance of BPFTrace in Linux system analysis and performance monitoring.

Syllabus

Intro
Instrumentation
GTrace
What is BPF
What is EVPF
How EVPF works
EVPF overhead
EVPF frontends
GTrace vs BPFTrace
BPFTrace requirements
Debugging BPFTrace
UVF
QA
BPFTrace vs other tools
What you need to read
Does BPFTrace have significant impact on performance
What is the point of BPFTrace

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