Use BPF Tools to Optimize Performance, Fix Problems, and See Inside
Running Systems
BPF-based performance tools give you unprecedented visibility into
systems and applications, so you can optimize performance, troubleshoot
code, strengthen security, and reduce costs. BPF Performance Tools:
Linux System and Application Observability is the definitive guide to
using these tools for observability.
Pioneering BPF expert Brendan Gregg presents more than 150 ready-to-run
analysis and debugging tools, expert guidance on applying them, and
step-by-step tutorials on developing your own. You'll learn how to
analyze CPUs, memory, disks, file systems, networking, languages,
applications, containers, hypervisors, security, and the kernel. Gregg
guides you from basic to advanced tools, helping you generate deeper,
more useful technical insights for improving virtually any Linux system
or application.
- Learn essential tracing concepts and both core BPF front-ends: BCC
and bpftrace
- Master 150+ powerful BPF tools, including dozens created just for this
book, and available for download
- Discover practical strategies, tips, and tricks for more effective
analysis
- Analyze compiled, JIT-compiled, and interpreted code in multiple
languages: C, Java, bash shell, and more
- Generate metrics, stack traces, and custom latency histograms
- Use complementary tools when they offer quick, easy wins
- Explore advanced tools built on BPF: PCP and Grafana for remote
monitoring, eBPF Exporter, and kubectl-trace for tracing Kubernetes
- Foreword by Alexei Starovoitov, creator of the new BPF
BPF Performance Tools will be an indispensable resource for all
administrators, developers, support staff, and other IT professionals
working with any recent Linux distribution in any enterprise or cloud
environment.
