go-delve/delve · error

unrecognized reflect.Kind %d from eBPF

Error message

unrecognized reflect.Kind %d from eBPF

What it means

Error "unrecognized reflect.Kind %d from eBPF" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/proc/internal/ebpf/helpers.go:577

			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)
		param.kind = uint32(arg.Kind)
		if arg.InReg {
			param.in_reg = true
			param.n_pieces = int32(len(arg.Pieces))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/proc/internal/ebpf/helpers.go:577 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/019eac61a73bfa93. Report an issue: GitHub.