Name: Extending BCC as a Data Source for System Monitoring - Eunseon Lee, LG Electronics
Start: 2025-08-25T14:25:00+0200
End: 2025-08-25T15:05:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Monday August 25, 2025 14:25 - 15:05 CEST

G104

eBPF enables efficient tracing and monitoring of modern Linux systems. However, tools in the BCC (BPF Compiler Collection) are primarily designed for standalone use, making it challenging to adopt them directly in real-time, streaming-based observability systems.

This talk introduces a practical approach to extending BCC tools for use as data sources in system monitoring pipelines. I demonstrate an architecture that transforms BCC output into time-series data by integrating with InfluxDB, and visualizes the data using Grafana. This enables real-time tracking of kernel and user-space events such as memory allocation over time.

I also explore enhancements to existing BCC tools, such as adding options to output data in time-series–friendly formats (e.g., InfluxDB’s line protocol), enabling easier ingestion by monitoring agents. These modifications help bridge the gap between raw eBPF observability and modern telemetry systems, without compromising BCC’s standalone usability. GitHub PR (https://github.com/iovisor/bcc/pull/5281) demonstrate these improvements.

Attendees will learn to leverage BCC tools for real-time insights and contribute enhancements for broader monitoring use cases.

Speakers

Eunseon Lee

Chief Software Engineer, LG Electronics

I am currently developing an eBPF-based system monitoring tool focused on real-time anomaly detection. Previously, I worked on eBPF-based debugging tools, including a memory leak detection tool applied in LG Electronics’ Car division. I have contributed to BCC by developing CO-RE–based... Read More →

Monday August 25, 2025 14:25 - 15:05 CEST
G104

Linux

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Eunseon Lee

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