cpuunclaimed script by bcc-tools throws ERROR "CPU samples arrived at skewed offsets"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • cpuunclaimed script by bcc-tools does not work.
  • /usr/share/bcc/tools/cpuunclaimed reports error.
  • /usr/share/bcc/tools/cpuunclaimed fails with below error:
ERROR: CPU samples arrived at skewed offsets (CPUs may have powered down when idle), spanning xxxx ns (expected < xxxx ns). Debug with -J, and see the man page. As output may begin to be unreliable, exiting.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • bcc-tools-0.24.0-4.el9.x86_64

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