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How does this compare to "Linux Observability with BPF"? Should one be read first?
by apsanz 7y ago
How does this compare to "Linux Observability with BPF"? Should one be read first?
- joshbaptiste 7y agoI have multiple books of the same subjects Python, Go, FreeBSD etc.. due to different writing styles and explanations, so for me to grok BPF tracing techniques and performance evaluation at a higher level I would need to read both.
- kleendr 7y agoI would definitely go for the Brendan Gregg book. He's a long term BPF contributor and his book seems much more in-depth compared to the Oreilly one which only has 200 pages compared to >700, and if you look at the Oreilly book's TOC it appears it's trying to cover everything BPF (not just tracing) in just 200 pages. Definitely Brendan Gregg book's seems a better choice as far as I can tell.
- jpgvm 7y agoBesides the size of the book Brendan Gregg is pretty much the current expert in Linux performance and has been for some time. If the book is anything like the quality of his blog (which I am sure it will, perhaps even surpass) then I will surely be buying it.