ENUM PROBE_ATTACH_MODE(9)

💖 NAME 💖

enum probe_attach_mode — bestie, this is the mode for attaching kprobe/uprobe. That’s the whole vibe for enum probe_attach_mode(9) in the Kernel API Manual. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

enum probe_attach_mode {
    PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_DEFAULT ,
    PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_LEGACY ,
    PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_PERF ,
    PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_LINK

};

🌸 Constants 🌸

Okay so these constants are listed, but the page literally gives us -- undescribed -- for every single one. No lore, no tea, no extra details. Respecting the source material, periodt. 💅

• PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_DEFAULT — -- undescribed --
• PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_LEGACY — -- undescribed --
• PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_PERF — -- undescribed --
• PROBE_ATTACH_MODE_LINK — -- undescribed --

🦋 Description 🦋

This one forces libbpf to attach kprobe/uprobe in a specific mode. If the kernel doesn’t support that mode, then -ENOTSUP will be returned. That’s the entire description, bestie — short and iconic. 😭✨

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file ./tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h

That’s the page, bestie. It comes from ./tools/lib/bpf and is dated October 2026. Slay, bye! 💖🫶