Messy code on kernel 5.1.8
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Description
Testing with opensnoop.py. The bcc version is v0.10.0
On kernel 5.1.8
```
sudo ./opensnoop.py
PID COMM FD ERR PATH
11721 <...> 9 0 ���
6781 irqbalance 3 0 ���������W�U
6781 irqbalance 3 0 ���������W�U
```
On kernel 3.10.0-957
```
sudo ./opensnoop.py
PID COMM FD ERR PATH
15945 <...> 9 0 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_pipe
16004 cpio 3 0 /etc/passwd
3445 systemd-journal 29 0 /proc/8823/cgroup
```
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Research direction
Start with opensnoop.py and reproduce the reported output on kernel 5.1.8 and 3.10.0-957 using the commands in the issue. Compare the displayed PATH values with the expected readable paths; done means opensnoop.py no longer emits garbled output for the affected kernel.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, python
- Domain
- observability-sre, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100