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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Accuknox, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product for facilitating in-kernel instrumentation of kernel-level processes are envisaged. The system, method, and computer program product implement the in-kernel instrumentation independent of the user space and without sharing any kernel-level processes-related information with the user space. A plurality of predetermined, customized eBPF maps are created and used to store information directed to kernel-level processes, including process ID, process namespace ID, process context, process parameters, and pointers directed to kernel-executable instrumentation-related directives. The information directed to kernel-level processes and kernel-executable instrumentation directives, both stored within the kernel space in a plurality of interlinked eBPF maps, are compared with one another, and subsequent to a successful comparison, the kernel-level processes are instrumented within the kernel space and entirely within the kernel-level, without any reliance on the user-level for performing such a comparison, and without having to facilitate context-switches between the user-level and kernel-level.