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1#!/usr/bin/env python
2#
3# sync_timing.py    Trace time between syncs.
4#                   For Linux, uses BCC, eBPF. Embedded C.
5#
6# Written as a basic example of tracing time between events.
7#
8# Copyright 2016 Netflix, Inc.
9# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
10
11from __future__ import print_function
12from bcc import BPF
13
14# load BPF program
15b = BPF(text="""
16#include <uapi/linux/ptrace.h>
17
18BPF_HASH(last);
19
20int do_trace(struct pt_regs *ctx) {
21    u64 ts, *tsp, delta, key = 0;
22
23    // attempt to read stored timestamp
24    tsp = last.lookup(&key);
25    if (tsp != 0) {
26        delta = bpf_ktime_get_ns() - *tsp;
27        if (delta < 1000000000) {
28            // output if time is less than 1 second
29            bpf_trace_printk("%d\\n", delta / 1000000);
30        }
31        last.delete(&key);
32    }
33
34    // update stored timestamp
35    ts = bpf_ktime_get_ns();
36    last.update(&key, &ts);
37    return 0;
38}
39""")
40
41b.attach_kprobe(event=b.get_syscall_fnname("sync"), fn_name="do_trace")
42print("Tracing for quick sync's... Ctrl-C to end")
43
44# format output
45start = 0
46while 1:
47    (task, pid, cpu, flags, ts, ms) = b.trace_fields()
48    if start == 0:
49        start = ts
50    ts = ts - start
51    print("At time %.2f s: multiple syncs detected, last %s ms ago" % (ts, ms))
52