struct type not yet supported by ebpf tracing without DWARF

Error message

struct type not yet supported by ebpf tracing without DWARF type

What it means

Error "struct type not yet supported by ebpf tracing without DWARF type" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/proc/internal/ebpf/helpers.go:573

			iparam.Base = fakeAddressUnresolv + uint64(valSize)
			iparam.Len = int64(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(iparam.Data[8:16]))
		}
		iparam.RealType = &godwarf.StringType{
			StructType: godwarf.StructType{
				CommonType: godwarf.CommonType{ByteSize: 16, ReflectKind: reflect.String},
				Kind:       "struct",
			},
		}
	case reflect.Map:
		iparam.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("map type not yet supported by ebpf tracing")
	case reflect.Chan:
		iparam.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("chan type not yet supported by ebpf tracing")
	case reflect.Interface:
		iparam.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("interface type not yet supported by ebpf tracing")
	case reflect.Func:
		iparam.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("func type not yet supported by ebpf tracing")
	case reflect.Struct:
		iparam.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("struct type not yet supported by ebpf tracing without DWARF type")
	case reflect.Array:
		iparam.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("array type not yet supported by ebpf tracing without DWARF type")
	default:
		iparam.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("unrecognized reflect.Kind %d from eBPF", iparam.Kind)
	}
}

func createFunctionParameterList(entry uint64, goidOffset int64, args []UProbeArgMap, isret bool) function_parameter_list_t {
	var params function_parameter_list_t
	params.goid_offset = uint32(goidOffset)
	params.fn_addr = entry
	params.is_ret = isret
	params.n_parameters = 0
	params.n_ret_parameters = 0
	for _, arg := range args {
		var param function_parameter_t
		param.size = uint32(arg.Size)
		param.offset = int32(arg.Offset)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/proc/internal/ebpf/helpers.go:573 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of go-delve/delve@a23773e6c3 (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6e2ccc8d10deb34b. Report an issue: GitHub.