Xcapture-BPF – like Linux top, but with Xray vision
Always on Profiling for Production Systems
Xcapture-BPF – like Linux top, but with Xray vision launched on July 3, 2024 with 447 votes, #85 of 5,184 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Xcapture-BPF is a Linux system monitoring tool that functions similarly to the standard top command but provides deeper visibility into system processes. It uses eBPF technology to capture detailed performance data that traditional tools cannot see. The tool is designed for developers and system administrators who need advanced insight into what their Linux systems are doing beyond basic resource usage metrics.
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From the sources
0x.tools ( GitHub ) is a set of open-source utilities for analyzing application performance on Linux. It has a goal of deployment simplicity and minimal dependencies, to reduce friction of systematic troubleshooting. No need to install kernel modules or heavy monitoring frameworks. 0x.tools allow you to measure individual thread level activity, like executed code, sleep states, system calls and wait locations - by tracking (not tracing) and then sampling the right events at the right time. xtop is like the Linux top tool, but extended with x-ray vision and ability to view your performance data from any chosen angle (that eBPF allows to instrument). This enables dimensional performance…from 0x.tools
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