Why no stack folding with libbpf offcputime?
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Description
libbpf tools are meant to be a replacement for BCC tools, however offcputime lacks the stack folding argument -f.
What is the recommended way to use the libbpf version of offcputime to generate a flame graph similar to how one does it with the BCC version.
FWIW, I see you have a PR that someone submitted over a year ago to add this option.
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The issue names the libbpf offcputime tool, the BCC version's -f option, and an older proposed pull request, but no files or tests. First inspect the existing pull request and current offcputime usage; completion would be either a documented flame-graph workflow or equivalent stack-folding support with verification.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100