eBPF Tutorial by Example: Monitoring GPU Driver Activity with Kernel Tracepoints
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When games stutter or ML training slows down, the answers lie inside the GPU kernel driver. Linux kernel tracepoints expose real-time job scheduling, memory allocation, and command submission data. Unlike userspace profiling tools that sample periodically and miss events, kernel tracepoints catch every operation with nanosecond timestamps and minimal overhead.

This tutorial shows how to monitor GPU activity using eBPF and bpftrace. We’ll track DRM scheduler jobs, measure latency, and diagnose bottlenecks using stable kernel tracepoints that work across Intel, AMD, and Nouveau drivers.

The complete source code: [https://github.com/eunomia-bpf/bpf-developer-tutorial/tree/main/src/xpu/gpu-kernel-driver](https://github.com/eunomia-bpf/bpf-developer-tutorial/tree/main/src/xpu/gpu-kern…

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