shmsnoop - Trace System V shared memory syscalls. Uses Linux eBPF/bcc.
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Description
shmsnoop traces System V shared memory syscalls: shmget, shmat, shmdt, shmctl
Since this uses BPF, only the root user can use this tool.
Examples
Trace all shm* syscalls:
# shmsnoop
Trace all shm* syscalls, and include timestamps:
# shmsnoop-T
Only trace shm* syscalls where the process contains "server":
# shmsnoop-nserverFields
TIME(s)
Time of shm syscall return, in seconds.
PID Process ID
COMM Process/command name.
RET Return value of shm syscall.
ARGS "arg: value" couples that represent given syscall arguments as described in their manpage
Name
shmsnoop - Trace System V shared memory syscalls. Uses Linux eBPF/bcc.
Options
-h Print usage message.
-T Include a timestamp column.
-p PID Trace this process ID only (filtered in-kernel).
-t TID Trace this thread ID only (filtered in-kernel).
-d DURATION
Total duration of trace in seconds.
-n NAME
Only print command lines matching this command name (regex)
Os
Linux
Requirements
CONFIG_BPF and bcc.
See Also
opensnoop(1) USER COMMANDS 2018-09-24 shmsnoop(8)
Source
This is from bcc.
https://github.com/iovisor/bcc
Also look in the bcc distribution for a companion _examples.txt file containing example usage, output,
and commentary for this tool.
Stability
Unstable - in development.
Synopsis
shmsnoop[-h][-T][-p][-t][-dDURATION][-nNAME]
