BCC - BPF Compiler Collection for Linux Observability

Summary

BCC (BPF Compiler Collection) is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation programs using BPF. It provides a framework for writing kernel probes in C and user-space programs in Python or Lua, enabling deep observability without modifying kernel source code.

Problem Solved

Traditional Linux monitoring and tracing tools often have significant overhead or lack the depth required for diagnosing complex performance and networking issues. BCC leverages eBPF to provide low-overhead, high-resolution visibility into the kernel.

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