In general, to use these features, a Linux kernel version 4.1 or newer is required. In addition, the kernel should have been compiled with the following flags set:
CONFIG_BPF=y
CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y
# [optional, for tc filters]
CONFIG_NET_CLS_BPF=m
# [optional, for tc actions]
CONFIG_NET_ACT_BPF=m
CONFIG_BPF_JIT=y
CONFIG_HAVE_BPF_JIT=y
# [optional, for kprobes]
CONFIG_BPF_EVENTS=y
There are a few optional kernel flags needed for running bcc networking examples on vanilla kernel:
CONFIG_NET_SCH_SFQ=m
CONFIG_NET_ACT_POLICE=m
CONFIG_NET_ACT_GACT=m
CONFIG_DUMMY=m
CONFIG_VXLAN=m
Kernel compile flags can usually be checked by looking at /proc/config.gz or
/boot/config-<kernel-version>.
Only the nightly packages are built for Ubuntu 16.04, but the steps are very straightforward. No need to upgrade the kernel or compile from source!
echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://repo.iovisor.org/apt/xenial xenial-nightly main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iovisor.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bcc-toolsKernel
Install a 4.3+ kernel from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline, for example:
VER=4.5.1-040501
PREFIX=http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.5.1-wily/
REL=201604121331
wget ${PREFIX}/linux-headers-${VER}-generic_${VER}.${REL}_amd64.deb
wget ${PREFIX}/linux-headers-${VER}_${VER}.${REL}_all.deb
wget ${PREFIX}/linux-image-${VER}-generic_${VER}.${REL}_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-*${VER}.${REL}*.deb
# rebootUpdate PREFIX to the latest date, and you can browse the files in the PREFIX url to find the REL number.
Signed Packages
Tagged and signed bcc binary packages are built for Ubuntu Trusty (14.04) and hosted at https://repo.iovisor.org/apt/.
To install:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys D4284CDD
echo "deb https://repo.iovisor.org/apt trusty main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iovisor.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install binutils bcc bcc-tools libbcc-examples python-bccNightly Packages
echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://repo.iovisor.org/apt/trusty trusty-nightly main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iovisor.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bcc-tools libbcc-examplesTest it:
sudo python /usr/share/bcc/examples/hello_world.py
sudo python /usr/share/bcc/examples/tracing/task_switch.py
(Optional) Install pyroute2 for additional networking features
git clone https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2
cd pyroute2; sudo make install
sudo python /usr/share/bcc/examples/networking/simple_tc.pyInstall a 4.2+ kernel from http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/rawhide-kernel-nodebug, for example:
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo=http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/rawhide-kernel-nodebug/fedora-rawhide-kernel-nodebug.repo
sudo dnf update
# rebootNightly bcc binary packages are built for Fedora 23 and 24, hosted at
https://repo.iovisor.org/yum/nightly/f{23,24}.
To install (change 'f23' to 'f24' for rawhide):
echo -e '[iovisor]\nbaseurl=https://repo.iovisor.org/yum/nightly/f23/$basearch\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=0' | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/iovisor.repo
sudo dnf install bcc-toolsUpgrade the kernel to minimum 4.3.1-1 first; the CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y configuration was not added until this kernel release.
Install these packages using any AUR helper such as pacaur, yaourt, cower, etc.:
bcc bcc-tools python-bcc python2-bcc
All build and install dependencies are listed in the PKGBUILD and should install automatically.
First of all, upgrade the kernel of your choice to a recent version. For example:
emerge sys-kernel/gentoo-sources
Then, configure the kernel enabling the features you need. Please consider the following as a starting point:
CONFIG_BPF=y
CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y
CONFIG_NET_CLS_BPF=m
CONFIG_NET_ACT_BPF=m
CONFIG_BPF_JIT=y
CONFIG_BPF_EVENTS=y
Finally, you can install bcc with:
emerge dev-util/bcc
The appropriate dependencies (e.g., clang, llvm with BPF backend) will be pulled automatically.
The automated tests that run as part of the build process require netperf. Since netperf's license is not "certified"
as an open-source license, it is in Debian's non-free repository.
/etc/apt/sources.list should include the non-free repository and look something like this:
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free
deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main non-free
# wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main non-free
BCC also requires kernel version 4.1 or above. Those kernels are available in the jessie-backports repository. To
add the jessie-backports repository to your system create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jessie-backports.list
with the following contents:
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main
deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main
Note, check for the latest linux-image-4.x version in jessie-backports before proceeding. Also, have a look at the
Build-Depends: section in debian/control file.
# Before you begin
apt-get update
# Update kernel and linux-base package
apt-get -t jessie-backports install linux-base linux-image-4.8.0-0.bpo.2-amd64
# BCC build dependencies:
apt-get install debhelper cmake libllvm3.8 llvm-3.8-dev libclang-3.8-dev \
libelf-dev bison flex libedit-dev clang-format-3.8 python python-netaddr \
python-pyroute2 luajit libluajit-5.1-dev arping iperf netperf ethtool \
devscripts zlib1g-dev
Adding eBPF probes to the kernel and removing probes from it requires root privileges. For the build to complete
successfully, you must build from an account with sudo access. (You may also build as root, but it is bad style.)
/etc/sudoers or /etc/sudoers.d/build-user should contain
build-user ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
or
build-user ALL = (ALL) ALL
If using the latter sudoers configuration, please keep an eye out for sudo's password prompt while the build is running.
cd <preferred development directory>
git clone https://github.com/iovisor/bcc.git
cd bcc
debuild -b -uc -us
cd ..
sudo dpkg -i *bcc*.deb
To build the toolchain from source, one needs:
- LLVM 3.7.1 or newer, compiled with BPF support (default=on)
- Clang, built from the same tree as LLVM
- cmake, gcc (>=4.7), flex, bison
- LuaJIT, if you want Lua support
# Trusty and older
VER=trusty
echo "deb http://llvm.org/apt/$VER/ llvm-toolchain-$VER-3.7 main
deb-src http://llvm.org/apt/$VER/ llvm-toolchain-$VER-3.7 main" | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/llvm.list
wget -O - http://llvm.org/apt/llvm-snapshot.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
# All versions
sudo apt-get -y install bison build-essential cmake flex git libedit-dev \
libllvm3.7 llvm-3.7-dev libclang-3.7-dev python zlib1g-dev libelf-dev
# For Lua support
sudo apt-get -y install luajit luajit-5.1-dev
git clone https://github.com/iovisor/bcc.git
mkdir bcc/build; cd bcc/build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
make
sudo make install
sudo dnf install -y bison cmake ethtool flex git iperf libstdc++-static \
python-netaddr python-pip gcc gcc-c++ make zlib-devel \
elfutils-libelf-devel
sudo dnf install -y luajit luajit-devel # for Lua support
sudo dnf install -y \
http://pkgs.repoforge.org/netperf/netperf-2.6.0-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
sudo pip install pyroute2
# FC22
wget http://llvm.org/releases/3.7.1/clang+llvm-3.7.1-x86_64-fedora22.tar.xz
sudo tar xf clang+llvm-3.7.1-x86_64-fedora22.tar.xz -C /usr/local --strip 1
# FC23
wget http://llvm.org/releases/3.9.0/clang+llvm-3.9.0-x86_64-fedora23.tar.xz
sudo tar xf clang+llvm-3.9.0-x86_64-fedora23.tar.xz -C /usr/local --strip 1
# FC24 and FC25
sudo dnf install -y clang clang-devel llvm llvm-devel llvm-static ncurses-devel
git clone https://github.com/iovisor/bcc.git
mkdir bcc/build; cd bcc/build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
make
sudo make install
git clone http://llvm.org/git/llvm.git
cd llvm/tools; git clone http://llvm.org/git/clang.git
cd ..; mkdir -p build/install; cd build
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD="BPF;X86" \
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PWD/install ..
make
make install
export PATH=$PWD/install/bin:$PATH