A common problem while benchmarking eBPF code using language tools like pprof (Golang) is that a lot of the real work happens in kernel space, beyond the reach of the language profiler. As a result, the performance profile looks scarce and devoid of any valuable information.

In this session, viewers will be presented with new ways to benchmark their eBPF code. All techniques presented are derived from existing open source projects. For the purposes of this presentation, we will showcase a real life performance bottleneck we faced and share our learning from it as we narrowed the scope down.