examples/tracing/bitehist.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#
# bitehist.py	Block I/O size histogram.
#		For Linux, uses BCC, eBPF. Embedded C.
#
# Written as a basic example of using a histogram to show a distribution.
#
# The default interval is 5 seconds. A Ctrl-C will print the partially
# gathered histogram then exit.
#
# Copyright (c) 2015 Brendan Gregg.
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
#
# 15-Aug-2015	Brendan Gregg	Created this.

from bcc import BPF
from time import sleep

# load BPF program
b = BPF(text="""
#include <uapi/linux/ptrace.h>
#include <linux/blkdev.h>

BPF_HISTOGRAM(dist);

int kprobe__blk_account_io_completion(struct pt_regs *ctx, struct request *req)
{
	dist.increment(bpf_log2l(req->__data_len / 1024));
	return 0;
}
""")

# header
print("Tracing... Hit Ctrl-C to end.")

# trace until Ctrl-C
try:
	sleep(99999999)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
	print

# output
b["dist"].print_log2_hist("kbytes")