#!/usr/bin/env python # @lint-avoid-python-3-compatibility-imports # # pidpersec Count new processes (via fork). # For Linux, uses BCC, eBPF. See .c file. # # USAGE: pidpersec # # Written as a basic example of counting an event. # # Copyright (c) 2015 Brendan Gregg. # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License") # # 11-Aug-2015 Brendan Gregg Created this. from bcc import BPF from ctypes import c_int from time import sleep, strftime # load BPF program b = BPF(text=""" #include enum stat_types { S_COUNT = 1, S_MAXSTAT }; BPF_ARRAY(stats, u64, S_MAXSTAT); static void stats_increment(int key) { u64 *leaf = stats.lookup(&key); if (leaf) (*leaf)++; } void do_count(struct pt_regs *ctx) { stats_increment(S_COUNT); } """) b.attach_kprobe(event="sched_fork", fn_name="do_count") # stat indexes S_COUNT = c_int(1) # header print("Tracing... Ctrl-C to end.") # output while (1): try: sleep(1) except KeyboardInterrupt: exit() print("%s: PIDs/sec: %d" % (strftime("%H:%M:%S"), b["stats"][S_COUNT].value)) b["stats"].clear()