More on bpftrace for MariaDB DBAs and Developers

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Shows practical uses of bpftrace on modern Linux (kernel 5.x) for MariaDB DBAs and developers, covering advanced scripts and exotic use cases such as adding tracepoints inside function code paths, using bpftrace as a code-coverage aid, and tracing MariaDB running inside Docker. Focuses on troubleshooting production performance and gaining runtime insights into how the software behaves.

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