PERF-KALLSYMS(1)

💖 perf-kallsyms — bestie, we're going symbol hunting 💖

Okay so this is the perf-kallsyms page from the perf Manual, and it's honestly giving useful. We're searching the running kernel for symbols, and I'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

perf-kallsyms — searches the running kernel for symbols. Periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

perf kallsyms [<options>] symbol_name[,symbol_name...]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the whole vibe: this command searches the running kernel kallsyms file for the given symbol(s), then prints information about it — including the DSO, the kallsyms begin/end addresses, and the addresses in the ELF kallsyms symbol table (for symbols in modules). That's the tea. 🔥

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -v, --verbose — increases the verbosity level, showing details about symbol table loading, etc. Slay. ✨

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Mwah 💋 — source/version: perf; date: 10/31/2026; page: PERF-KALLSYMS(1). byeee bestie! 🌈🫶