Execution of an eBPF script fails with an exception: 'Failed to compile BPF text'

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Issue

  • Execution of an eBPF script fails with an exception: 'Failed to compile BPF text'

Eg: 1

# /usr/share/bcc/tools/bashreadline
chdir(/lib/modules/4.18.0-32.el8.x86_64/build): No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/bcc/tools/bashreadline", line 51, in <module>
    b = BPF(text=bpf_text)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__init__.py", line 318, in __init__
    raise Exception("Failed to compile BPF text")
Exception: Failed to compile BPF text

Eg: 2

# /usr/share/bcc/tools/softirqs -NT 1
chdir(/lib/modules/4.18.0-32.el8.x86_64/build): No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/bcc/tools/softirqs", line 120, in <module>
    b = BPF(text=bpf_text)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__init__.py", line 318, in __init__
    raise Exception("Failed to compile BPF text")
Exception: Failed to compile BPF text

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • bcc-tools
  • kernel-devel

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