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This simple example script traces all calls to `malloc` in a process and
prints the callsite using the new `BPF_STACK_TRACE` table API.
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#!/usr/bin/python
#
# mallocstacks Trace malloc() calls in a process and print the full
# stack trace for all callsites.
# For Linux, uses BCC, eBPF. Embedded C.
#
# This script is a basic example of the new Linux 4.6+ BPF_STACK_TRACE
# table API.
#
# Copyright 2016 GitHub, Inc.
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")

from __future__ import print_function
from bcc import BPF, ProcessSymbols
from time import sleep
import sys

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print("USAGE: mallocstacks PID")
exit()
pid = int(sys.argv[1])

# load BPF program
b = BPF(text="""
#include <uapi/linux/ptrace.h>
BPF_HASH(calls, int);
BPF_STACK_TRACE(stack_traces, 1024)
int alloc_enter(struct pt_regs *ctx, size_t size) {
int key = stack_traces.get_stackid(ctx,
BPF_F_USER_STACK|BPF_F_REUSE_STACKID);
if (key < 0)
return 0;
u64 zero = 0, *val;
val = calls.lookup_or_init(&key, &zero);
(*val) += size;
return 0;
};
""")

b.attach_uprobe(name="c", sym="malloc", fn_name="alloc_enter", pid=pid)
print("Attaching to malloc in pid %d, Ctrl+C to quit." % pid)

decoder = ProcessSymbols(pid)

# sleep until Ctrl-C
try:
sleep(99999999)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass

calls = b.get_table("calls")
stack_traces = b.get_table("stack_traces")

for k, v in reversed(sorted(calls.items(), key=lambda c: c[1].value)):
print("%d bytes allocated at:" % v.value)
for addr in stack_traces.walk(k.value):
print("\t%s (%x)" % (decoder.decode_addr(addr), addr))

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