Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 4)

* Transparent Container Tracing * Efficient Stack Unwinding * Analyzing Dead Processes (Core Dumps) * Very Low Tracing Overhead * Standard Ylang Libraries & Tools * Network Filtering & Control * The Ylang Compiler's Implementation * Operating System Support * Contributions to Open-Source Communities

Yichun Zhang

OPENRESTY XRAY Jul 26, 2022

OPENRESTY XRAY Updated Jul 26, 2022 10mins read

Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 3)

* The Language Syntax (Continued) * String Literals * Built-in Regex Support * Full Control-Flow Support * Floating-Point Number Support * Compared to Open-Source Toolchains * Transparent Debug Symbol Handling * Debug Symbols: No Runtime Overhead * Centralized Package Database * Fuzzy Matching Debug Symbols

Yichun Zhang

OPENRESTY XRAY Jul 26, 2022

OPENRESTY XRAY Updated Jul 26, 2022 14mins read

Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 2)

* The Language Syntax (Continued) * Macros with Extensions * Tracer and Tracee Spaces * Probes * Extended Variable Types

Yichun Zhang

* The Language Syntax (Continued) * Macros with Extensions * Tracer and Tracee Spaces * Probes * Extended Variable Types

OPENRESTY XRAY Jul 26, 2022

OPENRESTY XRAY Updated Jul 26, 2022 14mins read

Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 1)

* What is Dynamic Tracing * Why the "Y" Name * Getting Started * Various Backends and Runtimes * Why a Unified Frontend Language * The Language Syntax

Yichun Zhang

* What is Dynamic Tracing * Why the "Y" Name * Getting Started * Various Backends and Runtimes * Why a Unified Frontend Language * The Language Syntax