Event Schema

All kprobe events share a common top-level schema.

FieldTypeDescription
event_idstringUnique event identifier.
event_typestringKernel event type.
timestamp_nsuint64Nanosecond timestamp.
piduint32Process ID.
tiduint32Thread ID.
cpuuint32CPU where the event occurred.
cgroup_iduint64Linux cgroup identifier.
service_namestringCorrelated service name.
transaction_idstringRequest, payment, query, or workflow identifier.
trace_idstringOpenTelemetry trace ID.
span_idstringOpenTelemetry span ID.
duration_nsuint64Duration when available.
return_valueint64Syscall return value when available.
payloadobjectEvent-specific metadata.

Event types

TypeDescription
tcp_sendTCP send activity.
tcp_recvTCP receive activity.
tcp_retransmitTCP packet retransmission.
sys_readRead syscall.
sys_writeWrite syscall.
sched_switchCPU scheduler switch.
page_faultPage fault event.
block_ioBlock device I/O.