{
  "id": 26936,
  "title": "[$] Debugging information for inlined functions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/debugging-information-for-inlined-functions",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-07-29T18:05:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "LWN",
    "slug": "lwn",
    "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1083985/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BPF programs use BPF type format (BTF) debugging information in order to determine how to interact with functions in the kernel. Specifically, tracing a kernel function involves finding its address in the kernel's BTF section — but that doesn't work for functions that have been inlined, and therefore don't have a single, specific address. Alan Maguire wants to add information about inlined…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}