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# eBPF Process


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Plugin: ebpf.plugin
Module: process

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## Overview

Monitor internal memory usage.

Uses netdata internal statistic to monitor memory management by plugin.

This collector is only supported on the following platforms:

- Linux

This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.


### Default Behavior

#### Auto-Detection

This integration doesn't support auto-detection.

#### Limits

The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.

#### Performance Impact

The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.

## Setup


### Prerequisites

#### Netdata flags.

To have these charts you need to compile netdata with flag `NETDATA_DEV_MODE`.


### Configuration

#### Options



There are no configuration options.



#### via File

There is no configuration file.

##### Examples
There are no configuration examples.



## Alerts

There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.



## Metrics

Metrics grouped by *scope*.

The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.




### Per eBPF Process instance

How plugin is allocating memory.

This scope has no labels.

Metrics:

| Metric | Description | Dimensions | Unit |
|:------|:------------|:----------|:----|
| netdata.ebpf_aral_stat_size | Bytes allocated for ARAL. | memory | bytes |
| netdata.ebpf_aral_stat_alloc | Calls to allocate memory. | aral | calls |
| netdata.ebpf_threads | Threads info | total, running | threads |
| netdata.ebpf_pids | Total number of monitored PIDs | user, kernel | pids |
| netdata.ebpf_load_methods | Load info | legacy, co-re | methods |
| netdata.ebpf_kernel_memory | Memory allocated for hash tables. | memory_locked | bytes |
| netdata.ebpf_hash_tables_count | Number of hash tables loaded | hash_table | hash tables |
| netdata.ebpf_hash_tables_insert_pid_elements | Number of times an element was inserted in a hash table. | thread | rows |
| netdata.ebpf_hash_tables_remove_pid_elements | Number of times an element was removed in a hash table. | thread | rows |
| netdata.ebpf_ipc_usage | IPC used array positions | positions | % |
