chore(userspace/falco): do not allow multiple Falco instances.

Signed-off-by: Federico Di Pierro <nierro92@gmail.com>
cleanup(scripts): cleanup systemd unit in RPM installer
2026-03-20 03:32:09 +00:00 · 2022-10-10 14:22:16 +02:00 · 2022-10-07 14:47:00 +02:00 · 2022-10-07 14:47:00 +02:00 · 2022-10-06 21:27:06 +02:00 · 2022-10-06 21:27:06 +02:00
125 changed files with 7137 additions and 3316 deletions
--- a/.circleci/OWNERS
+++ b/.circleci/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-approvers:
-  - jonahjon
-reviewers:
+emeritus_approvers:
  - jonahjon
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -316,56 +316,169 @@ jobs:
            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
            /source/falco/scripts/publish-deb -f /build/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.deb -f /build-arm64/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-aarch64.deb -r deb-dev

+  "build-docker-dev":
+    docker:
+      - image: alpine:3.16
+    steps: 
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: /
+      - setup_remote_docker:
+          version: 20.10.12
+          docker_layer_caching: true
+      - run:
+          name: Install deps
+          command: |
+            apk update
+            apk add make bash git docker docker-cli-buildx py3-pip
+            pip install awscli
+      - run:
+          name: Login to registries
+          command: |
+            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
+            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish no-driver-dev
+          command: |
+            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
+            cd /source/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=bin-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${FALCO_VERSION} \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-master \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master-slim \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-master \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master-slim \
+              docker/no-driver
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco-dev
+          command: |
+            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
+            cd /source/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=deb-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${FALCO_VERSION} \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master \
+              docker/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco-driver-loader-dev
+          command: |
+            cd /source/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg FALCO_IMAGE_TAG=x86_64-master \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-master \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-master \
+              docker/driver-loader
+            
+  "build-docker-dev-arm64":
+    machine:
+      enabled: true
+      image: ubuntu-2004:202101-01
+      docker_layer_caching: true
+    resource_class: arm.medium
+    steps:
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: /tmp
+      - run:
+          name: Install deps
+          command: |
+            sudo apt update
+            sudo apt install groff less python3-pip
+            pip install awscli
+      - run:
+          name: Login to registries
+          command: |
+            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
+            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish no-driver-dev
+          command: |
+            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /tmp/build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
+            cd /tmp/source-arm64/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=bin-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${FALCO_VERSION} \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-master \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master-slim \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-master \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master-slim \
+              docker/no-driver
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco-dev
+          command: |
+            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /tmp/build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
+            cd /tmp/source-arm64/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=deb-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${FALCO_VERSION} \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master \
+              docker/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco-driver-loader-dev
+          command: |
+            cd /tmp/source-arm64/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg FALCO_IMAGE_TAG=aarch64-master \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-master \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-master \
+              docker/driver-loader
+
  # Publish docker packages
  "publish-docker-dev":
    docker:
      - image: cimg/base:stable
        user: root
    steps:
-      - attach_workspace:
-          at: /
-      - checkout
      - setup_remote_docker:
          version: 20.10.12
      - run:
-          name: Prepare env
+          name: Install deps
          command: |
-            docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
-            docker context create falco-env
-            docker buildx create falco-env --driver docker-container --use
-            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
            sudo apt update
            sudo apt install groff less python3-pip
            pip install awscli
      - run:
-          name: Login to aws ECR
+          name: Login to registries
          command: |
+            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity
      - run:
-          name: Build and publish no-driver-dev
+          name: Upload no-driver-dev manifest to registries
          command: |
-            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
-            docker buildx build --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=bin-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${FALCO_VERSION} --platform "arm64,amd64" --push \
-              -t falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:master \
-              -t falcosecurity/falco:master-slim \
-              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:master \
-              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:master-slim \
-              docker/no-driver
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:master \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-master \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-master
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:master
+            
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco:master-slim \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master-slim \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master-slim
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco:master-slim
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:master \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-master \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-master
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:master
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:master-slim \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master-slim \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master-slim
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:master-slim
      - run:
-          name: Build and publish dev
+          name: Upload falco-dev manifest to registries
          command: |
-            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
-            docker buildx build --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=deb-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${FALCO_VERSION} --platform "arm64,amd64" --push \
-              -t falcosecurity/falco:master \
-              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:master \
-              docker/falco
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco:master \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco:master
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:master \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-master \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-master
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:master
      - run:
-          name: Build and publish dev falco-driver-loader-dev
+          name: Upload falco-driver-loader-dev manifest to registries
          command: |
-            docker buildx build --build-arg FALCO_IMAGE_TAG=master --platform "arm64,amd64" --push \
-              -t falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master \
-              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master \
-              docker/driver-loader
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-master \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-master
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-master \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-master
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master

  # Publish the packages
  "publish-packages":
@@ -417,62 +530,222 @@ jobs:
          command: |
            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
            /source/falco/scripts/publish-deb -f /build/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.deb -f /build-arm64/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-aarch64.deb -r deb
+  
+  "build-docker":
+    docker:
+      - image: alpine:3.16
+    steps: 
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: /
+      - setup_remote_docker:
+          version: 20.10.12
+          docker_layer_caching: true
+      - run:
+          name: Install deps
+          command: |
+            apk update
+            apk add make bash git docker docker-cli-buildx py3-pip
+            pip install awscli
+      - run:
+          name: Login to registries
+          command: |
+            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
+            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish no-driver
+          command: |
+            cd /source/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=bin-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-latest \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim" \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest-slim" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-latest" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest-slim" \
+              docker/no-driver
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco
+          command: |
+            cd /source/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=deb-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest" \
+              docker/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco-driver-loader
+          command: |
+            cd /source/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg FALCO_IMAGE_TAG=x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-latest" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-latest" \
+              docker/driver-loader
+            
+  "build-docker-arm64":
+    machine:
+      enabled: true
+      image: ubuntu-2004:202101-01
+      docker_layer_caching: true
+    resource_class: arm.medium
+    steps:
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: /tmp
+      - run:
+          name: Install deps
+          command: |
+            sudo apt update
+            sudo apt install groff less python3-pip
+            pip install awscli
+      - run:
+          name: Login to registries
+          command: |
+            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
+            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish no-driver
+          command: |
+            cd /tmp/source-arm64/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=bin --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-latest \
+              -t falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest-slim" \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-latest" \
+              -t public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest-slim" \
+              docker/no-driver
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco
+          command: |
+            cd /tmp/source-arm64/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=deb-dev --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest" \
+              docker/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Build and publish falco-driver-loader
+          command: |
+            cd /tmp/source-arm64/falco
+            docker buildx build --push --build-arg FALCO_IMAGE_TAG=aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-latest" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
+              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-latest" \
+              docker/driver-loader
+
  # Publish docker packages
  "publish-docker":
    docker:
      - image: cimg/base:stable
        user: root
    steps:
-      - attach_workspace:
-          at: /
-      - checkout
      - setup_remote_docker:
          version: 20.10.12
      - run:
-          name: Prepare env
+          name: Install deps
          command: |
-            docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
-            docker context create falco-env
-            docker buildx create falco-env --driver docker-container --use
-            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
            sudo apt update
            sudo apt install groff less python3-pip
            pip install awscli
      - run:
-          name: Login to aws ECR
+          name: Login to registries
          command: |
+            echo ${DOCKERHUB_SECRET} | docker login -u ${DOCKERHUB_USER} --password-stdin
            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity
      - run:
-          name: Build and publish no-driver
+          name: Upload no-driver manifest to registries
          command: |
-            docker buildx build --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=bin --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG} --platform "arm64,amd64" --push \
-              -t "falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
-              -t falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:latest \
-              -t "falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim" \
-              -t "falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:latest" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim" \
-              docker/no-driver
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:latest \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-latest \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-latest
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:latest
+            
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim
+            
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest-slim \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest-slim
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:latest \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:aarch64-latest \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:x86_64-latest
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:latest
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}-slim
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest-slim \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest-slim
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim
      - run:
-          name: Build and publish falco
+          name: Upload falco manifest to registries
          command: |
-            docker buildx build --build-arg VERSION_BUCKET=deb --build-arg FALCO_VERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG} --platform "arm64,amd64" --push \
-              -t "falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
-              -t "falcosecurity/falco:latest" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:latest" \
-              docker/falco
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}
+
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco:latest \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco:latest
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:${CIRCLE_TAG}
+
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:latest \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:aarch64-latest \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:x86_64-latest
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco:latest
      - run:
-          name: Build and publish falco-driver-loader
+          name: Upload falco-driver-loader manifest to registries
          command: |
-            docker buildx build --build-arg FALCO_IMAGE_TAG=${CIRCLE_TAG} --platform "arm64,amd64" --push \
-              -t "falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
-              -t "falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:${CIRCLE_TAG}" \
-              -t "public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest" \
-              docker/driver-loader
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            
+            docker manifest create falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-latest \
+                                   falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-latest
+            docker manifest push falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-${CIRCLE_TAG} \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:${CIRCLE_TAG}
+            
+            docker manifest create public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:aarch64-latest \
+                                   public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:x86_64-latest
+            docker manifest push public.ecr.aws/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest

 workflows:
  version: 2.1
@@ -481,6 +754,7 @@ workflows:
      - "build-musl"
      - "build-arm64"
      - "build-centos7"
+      - "quality-static-analysis"
      - "tests-integration":
          requires:
            - "build-centos7"
@@ -527,7 +801,7 @@ workflows:
          requires:
            - "tests-integration"
            - "tests-integration-arm64"
-      - "publish-docker-dev":
+      - "build-docker-dev":
          context:
            - falco
            - test-infra
@@ -540,6 +814,31 @@ workflows:
            - "publish-packages-dev"
            - "publish-packages-deb-dev"
            - "tests-driver-loader-integration"
+      - "build-docker-dev-arm64":
+          context:
+            - falco
+            - test-infra
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              ignore: /.*/
+            branches:
+              only: master
+          requires:
+            - "publish-packages-dev"
+            - "publish-packages-deb-dev"
+            - "tests-driver-loader-integration"      
+      - "publish-docker-dev":
+          context:
+            - falco
+            - test-infra
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              ignore: /.*/
+            branches:
+              only: master
+          requires:
+            - "build-docker-dev"
+            - "build-docker-dev-arm64"
      # - "quality/static-analysis" # This is temporarily disabled: https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/issues/1526
  release:
    jobs:
@@ -595,7 +894,7 @@ workflows:
              only: /.*/
            branches:
              ignore: /.*/
-      - "publish-docker":
+      - "build-docker":
          context:
            - falco
            - test-infra
@@ -607,3 +906,27 @@ workflows:
              only: /.*/
            branches:
              ignore: /.*/
+      - "build-docker-arm64":
+          context:
+            - falco
+            - test-infra
+          requires:
+            - "publish-packages"
+            - "publish-packages-deb"
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
+            branches:
+              ignore: /.*/
+      - "publish-docker":
+          context:
+            - falco
+            - test-infra
+          requires:
+            - "build-docker"
+            - "build-docker-arm64"
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
+            branches:
+              ignore: /.*/
--- a/.codespellignore
+++ b/.codespellignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 aks
 creat
 chage
+ro
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@

 > /kind feature

+> /kind release
+
 > If contributing rules or changes to rules, please make sure to also uncomment one of the following line:

 > /kind rule-update
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ Please remove the leading whitespace before the `/kind <>` you uncommented.

 > /area proposals

+> /area CI
+
 <!--
 Please remove the leading whitespace before the `/area <>` you uncommented.
 -->
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'cpp' ]
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+        
+        # Details on CodeQL's query packs refer to : https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+    - name: Update base image
+      run: sudo apt update -y
+
+    - name: Install build dependencies
+      run: sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install libssl-dev libyaml-dev libc-ares-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libjq-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libgrpc++-dev protobuf-compiler-grpc rpm libelf-dev cmake build-essential libcurl4-openssl-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r) clang llvm git -y
+
+    - name: Prepare project
+      run: |
+          mkdir build
+          pushd build
+          cmake -DBUILD_BPF=On ..
+          popd
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+          pushd build
+          KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build make -j4 all
+          popd
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ jobs:
        skip: .git
        ignore_words_file: .codespellignore
        check_filenames: true
-        check_hidden: true
+        check_hidden: false
--- a/ADOPTERS.md
+++ b/ADOPTERS.md
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ This is a list of production adopters of Falco (in alphabetical order):

 * [SysFlow](https://sysflow.io) SysFlow is a cloud-native system telemetry framework that focuses on data abstraction, behavioral analytics, and noise reduction. At its core, SysFlow exposes a compact open telemetry format that records workload behaviors by connecting event and flow representations of process control flows, file interactions, and network communications. The resulting abstraction encodes a graph structure that enables provenance reasoning on host and container environments, and fast retrieval of security-relevant information.

+* [StackRox](https://stackrox.io) is the industry’s first Kubernetes-native security platform enabling organizations to build, deploy, and run cloud-native applications securely. The platform works with Kubernetes environments and integrates with DevOps and security tools, enabling teams to operationalize and secure their supply chain, infrastructure, and workloads. StackRox aims to harness containerized applications’ development speed while giving operations and security teams greater context and risk profiling. StackRox leverages cloud-native principles and declarative artifacts to automate DevSecOps best practices.
+
 ## Adding a name

 If you would like to add your name to this file, submit a pull request with your change.
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Change Log

+## v0.32.2
+
+Released on 2022-08-09
+
+### Major Changes
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* fix: Added ARCH to bpf download URL [[#2142](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/2142)] - [@eric-engberg](https://github.com/eric-engberg)
+
+
 ## v0.32.1

 Released on 2022-07-11
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux
  endif()
 endif()

+# Modern BPF is not supported on not Linux systems and in MINIMAL_BUILD
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux" AND NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  option(BUILD_FALCO_MODERN_BPF "Build modern BPF support for Falco" OFF)
+  if(BUILD_FALCO_MODERN_BPF)
+    add_definitions(-DHAS_MODERN_BPF)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # We shouldn't need to set this, see https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/16419
 option(EP_UPDATE_DISCONNECTED "ExternalProject update disconnected" OFF)
 if (${EP_UPDATE_DISCONNECTED})
@@ -56,16 +64,19 @@ if(NOT DEFINED FALCO_ETC_DIR)
  set(FALCO_ETC_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/falco")
 endif()

-if(NOT DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS)
-  set(DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS "-D_DEBUG")
+# This will be used to print the architecture for which Falco is compiled.
+set(FALCO_TARGET_ARCH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
+
+if(NOT FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS)
+  set(FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS "-D_DEBUG")
 endif()

 string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "debug")
-  set(KBUILD_FLAGS "${DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS} ${DRAIOS_FEATURE_FLAGS}")
+  set(KBUILD_FLAGS "${FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS} ${FALCO_EXTRA_FEATURE_FLAGS}")
 else()
  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "release")
-  set(KBUILD_FLAGS "${DRAIOS_FEATURE_FLAGS}")
+  set(KBUILD_FLAGS "${FALCO_EXTRA_FEATURE_FLAGS}")
  add_definitions(-DBUILD_TYPE_RELEASE)
 endif()
 message(STATUS "Build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
@@ -86,7 +97,7 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "release")
  set(FALCO_SECURITY_FLAGS "${FALCO_SECURITY_FLAGS} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
 endif()

-set(CMAKE_COMMON_FLAGS "${FALCO_SECURITY_FLAGS} -Wall -ggdb ${DRAIOS_FEATURE_FLAGS} ${MINIMAL_BUILD_FLAGS} ${MUSL_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_COMMON_FLAGS "${FALCO_SECURITY_FLAGS} -Wall -ggdb ${FALCO_EXTRA_FEATURE_FLAGS} ${MINIMAL_BUILD_FLAGS} ${MUSL_FLAGS}")

 if(BUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
  set(CMAKE_SUPPRESSED_WARNINGS
@@ -98,8 +109,8 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_COMMON_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "--std=c++0x ${CMAKE_COMMON_FLAGS} -Wno-class-memaccess")

-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS}")

 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG")
@@ -111,6 +122,11 @@ set(DRIVER_NAME "falco")
 set(DRIVER_DEVICE_NAME "falco")
 set(DRIVERS_REPO "https://download.falco.org/driver")

+# If no path is provided, try to search the BPF probe in: `home/.falco/falco-bpf.o`
+# This is the same fallback that we had in the libraries: `SCAP_PROBE_BPF_FILEPATH`.
+set(FALCO_PROBE_BPF_FILEPATH ".${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_NAME}-bpf.o")
+add_definitions(-DFALCO_PROBE_BPF_FILEPATH="${FALCO_PROBE_BPF_FILEPATH}")
+
 if(NOT DEFINED FALCO_COMPONENT_NAME)
    set(FALCO_COMPONENT_NAME "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}")
 endif()
--- a/12
+++ b/12
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 approvers:
-  - fntlnz
-  - kris-nova
-  - leodido
  - mstemm
  - leogr
  - jasondellaluce
  - fededp
+  - andreagit97
 reviewers:
-  - fntlnz
  - kaizhe
+emeritus_approvers:
+  - fntlnz
  - kris-nova
  - leodido
-  - mfdii
-  - mstemm
-  - leogr
-  - jasondellaluce
-  - fededp
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@

 Want to talk? Join us on the [#falco](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/falco) channel in the [Kubernetes Slack](https://slack.k8s.io).

-### Latest releases
+## Latest releases

 Read the [change log](CHANGELOG.md).

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ Notes:

 |              | development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | stable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 |--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| rpm          | [![rpm-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm-dev%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][1]          | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][2]          |
-| deb          | [![deb-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb-dev%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][3] | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][4] |
-| binary       | [![bin-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin-dev%2Fx86_64%2Ffalco-)][5]                                                     | [![bin](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin%2Fx86_64%2Ffalco-)][6]                                                     |
-| rpm-arm64    | [![rpm-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm-dev%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][1]           | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][2]           |
-| deb-arm64    | [![deb-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb-dev%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][3]  | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][4]  |
-| binary-arm64 | [![bin-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin-dev%2Faarch64%2Ffalco-)][7]                                                    | [![bin](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin%2Faarch64%2Ffalco-)][8]                                                    |
+| rpm-x86_64          | [![rpm-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm-dev%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][1]          | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][2]          |
+| deb-x86_64          | [![deb-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb-dev%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][3] | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=aarch64)][4] |
+| binary-x86_64       | [![bin-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin-dev%2Fx86_64%2Ffalco-)][5]                                                     | [![bin](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin%2Fx86_64%2Ffalco-)][6]                                                     |
+| rpm-aarch64    | [![rpm-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm-dev%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][1]           | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Frpm%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][2]           |
+| deb-aarch64    | [![deb-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb-dev%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][3]  | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-before%28substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%22falco-%22%29%2C%22.asc%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fdeb%2Fstable%2Ffalco-%26delimiter=x86_64)][4]  |
+| binary-aarch64 | [![bin-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin-dev%2Faarch64%2Ffalco-)][7]                                                    | [![bin](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml?color=%2300aec7&style=flat-square&label=Falco&query=substring-after%28%28%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27ListBucketResult%27%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Contents%27%5D%29%5Blast%28%29%5D%2F%2A%5Bname%28%29%3D%27Key%27%5D%2C%20%22falco-%22%29&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffalco-distribution.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com%2F%3Fprefix%3Dpackages%2Fbin%2Faarch64%2Ffalco-)][8]                                                    |

 ---

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Falco can also be extended to other data sources by using plugins.
 Falco has a rich set of security rules specifically built for Kubernetes, Linux, and cloud-native.
 If a rule is violated in a system, Falco will send an alert notifying the user of the violation and its severity.

-### What can Falco detect?
+## What can Falco detect?

 Falco can detect and alert on any behavior that involves making Linux system calls.
 Falco alerts can be triggered by the use of specific system calls, their arguments, and by properties of the calling process.
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ For example, Falco can easily detect incidents including but not limited to:
 - A standard system binary, such as `ls`, is making an outbound network connection.
 - A privileged pod is started in a Kubernetes cluster.

-### Installing Falco
+## Installing Falco

 If you would like to run Falco in **production** please adhere to the [official installation guide](https://falco.org/docs/getting-started/installation/).

-##### Kubernetes
+### Kubernetes

 | Tool     | Link                                                                                       | Note                                                               |
 |----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -93,22 +93,20 @@ If you would like to run Falco in **production** please adhere to the [official
 | Kind     | [Tutorial](https://falco.org/docs/getting-started/third-party/#kind)                                       | Running Falco with kind requires a driver on the host system.      |
 | GKE      | [Tutorial](https://falco.org/docs/getting-started/third-party/#gke)                                        | We suggest using the eBPF driver for running Falco on GKE.         |

-### Developing
+## Developing

 Falco is designed to be extensible such that it can be built into cloud-native applications and infrastructure.

 Falco has a [gRPC](https://falco.org/docs/grpc/) endpoint and an API defined in [protobuf](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/blob/master/userspace/falco/outputs.proto).
 The Falco Project supports various SDKs for this endpoint.

-##### SDKs
+### SDKs

 | Language | Repository                                              |
 |----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
 | Go       | [client-go](https://github.com/falcosecurity/client-go) |
-| Rust     | [client-rs](https://github.com/falcosecurity/client-rs) |
-| Python   | [client-py](https://github.com/falcosecurity/client-py) |

-### Plugins
+## Plugins

 Falco comes with a [plugin framework](https://falco.org/docs/plugins/) that extends it to potentially any cloud detection scenario. Plugins are shared libraries that conform to a documented API and allow for:

@@ -118,18 +116,18 @@ Falco comes with a [plugin framework](https://falco.org/docs/plugins/) that exte
 The Falco Project maintains [various plugins](https://github.com/falcosecurity/plugins) and provides SDKs for plugin development.


-##### SDKs
+### SDKs

 | Language | Repository                                                                    |
 |----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Go       | [falcosecurity/plugin-sdk-go](https://github.com/falcosecurity/plugin-sdk-go) |


-### Documentation
+## Documentation

 The [Official Documentation](https://falco.org/docs/) is the best resource to learn about Falco.

-### Join the Community
+## Join the Community

 To get involved with The Falco Project please visit [the community repository](https://github.com/falcosecurity/community) to find more.

@@ -139,23 +137,36 @@ How to reach out?
 - [Join the Falco mailing list](https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-falco-dev)
 - [Read the Falco documentation](https://falco.org/docs/)

+## How to contribute

-### Contributing
-
-See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/falcosecurity/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
-
-### Security Audit
+See the [contributing guide](https://github.com/falcosecurity/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and the [code of conduct](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+ 
+## Security Audit

 A third party security audit was performed by Cure53, you can see the full report [here](./audits/SECURITY_AUDIT_2019_07.pdf).

-### Reporting security vulnerabilities
+## Reporting security vulnerabilities

-Please report security vulnerabilities following the community process documented [here](https://github.com/falcosecurity/.github/blob/master/SECURITY.md).
+Please report security vulnerabilities following the community process documented [here](https://github.com/falcosecurity/.github/blob/main/SECURITY.md).

-### License Terms
+## License

 Falco is licensed to you under the [Apache 2.0](./COPYING) open source license.

+## Project Evolution
+
+The [falcosecurity/evolution](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution) repository is the official space for the community to work together, discuss ideas, and document processes. It is also a place to make decisions. Check it out to find more helpful resources.
+
+## Resources
+
+ - [Governance](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md)
+ - [Code Of Conduct](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
+ - [Maintainers Guidelines](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution/blob/main/MAINTAINERS_GUIDELINES.md)
+ - [Maintainers List](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md)
+ - [Repositories Guidelines](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution/blob/main/REPOSITORIES.md)
+ - [Repositories List](https://github.com/falcosecurity/evolution/blob/main/README.md#repositories)
+ - [Adopters List](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/blob/master/ADOPTERS.md)
+

 [1]: https://download.falco.org/?prefix=packages/rpm-dev/
 [2]: https://download.falco.org/?prefix=packages/rpm/
@@ -164,4 +175,4 @@ Falco is licensed to you under the [Apache 2.0](./COPYING) open source license.
 [5]: https://download.falco.org/?prefix=packages/bin-dev/x86_64/
 [6]: https://download.falco.org/?prefix=packages/bin/x86_64/
 [7]: https://download.falco.org/?prefix=packages/bin-dev/aarch64/
-[8]: https://download.falco.org/?prefix=packages/bin/aarch64/
+[8]: https://download.falco.org/?prefix=packages/bin/aarch64/
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ Now assume `x.y.z` is the new version.

    | Packages | Download                                                                                                                                               |
    | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-    | rpm      | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/rpm/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.rpm)        |
-    | deb      | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/deb/stable/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.deb) |
-    | tgz      | [![tgz](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/bin/x86_64/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.tar.gz) |
+    | rpm-x86_64      | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/rpm/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.rpm)        |
+    | deb-x86_64      | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/deb/stable/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.deb) |
+    | tgz-x86_64      | [![tgz](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/bin/x86_64/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.tar.gz) |
+    | rpm-aarch64      | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/rpm/falco-x.y.z-aarch64.rpm)        |
+    | deb-aarch64      | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/deb/stable/falco-x.y.z-aarch64.deb) |
+    | tgz-aarch64      | [![tgz](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://download.falco.org/packages/bin/aarch64/falco-x.y.z-aarch64.tar.gz) |

    | Images                                                                      |
    | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
--- a/cmake/modules/driver.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/driver.cmake
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ else()
  # In case you want to test against another driver version (or branch, or commit) just pass the variable -
  # ie., `cmake -DDRIVER_VERSION=dev ..`
  if(NOT DRIVER_VERSION)
-    set(DRIVER_VERSION "2.0.0+driver")
-    set(DRIVER_CHECKSUM "SHA256=e616dfe27f95670a63150339ea2484937c5ce9b7e42d176de86c3f61481ae676")
+    set(DRIVER_VERSION "9ec78ad55ff558f3381941111b6bf313e043b4b0")
+    set(DRIVER_CHECKSUM "SHA256=333a0aec05653ade6ff0dbdd057a8fe84abe32c07a22626288c2028b1ebc7d2e")
  endif()

  # cd /path/to/build && cmake /path/to/source
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ set(DRIVER_NAME "falco")
 set(DRIVER_PACKAGE_NAME "falco")
 set(DRIVER_COMPONENT_NAME "falco-driver")

-add_subdirectory(${DRIVER_SOURCE_DIR} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver)
+add_subdirectory(${DRIVER_SOURCE_DIR} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver)
--- a/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ else()
  # In case you want to test against another falcosecurity/libs version (or branch, or commit) just pass the variable -
  # ie., `cmake -DFALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION=dev ..`
  if(NOT FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION)
-    set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION "0.7.0")
-    set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_CHECKSUM "SHA256=3adc1620c0e830554a54cdd486158dc2c0c40552e113785b70fbbc99edb7d96f")
+    set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION "9ec78ad55ff558f3381941111b6bf313e043b4b0")
+    set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_CHECKSUM "SHA256=333a0aec05653ade6ff0dbdd057a8fe84abe32c07a22626288c2028b1ebc7d2e")
  endif()

  # cd /path/to/build && cmake /path/to/source
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ if(MUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD)
  add_definitions(-DMUSL_OPTIMIZED)
 endif()

-set(SCAP_BPF_PROBE_ENV_VAR_NAME "FALCO_BPF_PROBE")
 set(SCAP_HOST_ROOT_ENV_VAR_NAME "HOST_ROOT")

 if(NOT LIBSCAP_DIR)
@@ -61,6 +60,9 @@ set(LIBSINSP_DIR "${FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_SOURCE_DIR}")
 # configure gVisor support
 set(BUILD_LIBSCAP_GVISOR ${BUILD_FALCO_GVISOR} CACHE BOOL "")

+# configure modern BPF support
+set(BUILD_LIBSCAP_MODERN_BPF ${BUILD_FALCO_MODERN_BPF} CACHE BOOL "")
+
 # explicitly disable the tests/examples of this dependency
 set(CREATE_TEST_TARGETS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 set(BUILD_LIBSCAP_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "")
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ set(BUILD_LIBSCAP_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 set(USE_BUNDLED_TBB ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(USE_BUNDLED_B64 ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(USE_BUNDLED_JSONCPP ON CACHE BOOL "")
+set(USE_BUNDLED_VALIJSON ON CACHE BOOL "")
+set(USE_BUNDLED_RE2 ON CACHE BOOL "")

 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")

@@ -83,4 +87,4 @@ endif()

 include(driver)
 include(libscap)
-include(libsinsp)
+include(libsinsp)
--- a/cmake/modules/plugins.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/plugins.cmake
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ if(NOT DEFINED PLUGINS_COMPONENT_NAME)
    set(PLUGINS_COMPONENT_NAME "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-plugins")
 endif()

-set(PLUGIN_K8S_AUDIT_VERSION "0.3.0")
+set(PLUGIN_K8S_AUDIT_VERSION "0.4.0-rc1")
 if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "x86_64")
-    set(PLUGIN_K8S_AUDIT_HASH "214915fc2a61d147d64aaf4cb29c3fc6a513eda621dad1dfe77f2fd7099b31e1")
+    set(PLUGIN_K8S_AUDIT_HASH "9b77560861ae2b1539a32a542e0b282b4ae83e0a8c26aad7ecefd3e721e9eb99")
 else() # aarch64
-    set(PLUGIN_K8S_AUDIT_HASH "d9b4610714df581043db76ecb4caf3a41aae5494cf61ab8740a3749bfac8457e")
+    set(PLUGIN_K8S_AUDIT_HASH "9c7de9a1213dc2e125f1ad2302818e5d34a7c95bfc67532b9d37395c60785d02")
 endif()

 ExternalProject_Add(
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/k8saudit-plugin-prefix/src/k8saudit-plugin/
 ExternalProject_Add(
  k8saudit-rules
  URL "https://download.falco.org/plugins/stable/k8saudit-rules-${PLUGIN_K8S_AUDIT_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-  URL_HASH "SHA256=3913a8c6095794c7de6a97a2a64953a0fa4f87caab014d11b2c8f9221eb77591"
+  URL_HASH "SHA256=f65982fd1c6bc12ae8db833c36127a70252464bd5983fd75c39b91d630eb7f40"
  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
  BUILD_COMMAND ""
  INSTALL_COMMAND "")

 install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml" DESTINATION "${FALCO_ETC_DIR}" COMPONENT "${PLUGINS_COMPONENT_NAME}")

-set(PLUGIN_CLOUDTRAIL_VERSION "0.5.0")
+set(PLUGIN_CLOUDTRAIL_VERSION "0.6.0-rc1")
 if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "x86_64")
-    set(PLUGIN_CLOUDTRAIL_HASH "ca6c0d087b37090145ef0c92f10d1dd32bb2a08c7bae83cc6fb7a1ba712f3182")
+    set(PLUGIN_CLOUDTRAIL_HASH "a6c6acf16f7b4acd2b836e2be514346ee15a1e5adce936bd97ab6338d16ad6f9")
 else() # aarch64
-    set(PLUGIN_CLOUDTRAIL_HASH "f6e12d3bd16ae0f504ed2bb56d13531d15b7d55beb1b63932cbe603cff941372")
+    set(PLUGIN_CLOUDTRAIL_HASH "a6105cb3864a613b3488c60c723163630484bc36b2aa219fb1c730c7735fb5fa")
 endif()

 ExternalProject_Add(
@@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cloudtrail-plugin-prefix/src/cloudtrail-plu
 ExternalProject_Add(
  cloudtrail-rules
  URL "https://download.falco.org/plugins/stable/cloudtrail-rules-${PLUGIN_CLOUDTRAIL_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-  URL_HASH "SHA256=7f88fb6b530f8ee739b65d38a36c69cdc70398576299b90118bd7324dbdb5f46"
+  URL_HASH "SHA256=4df7a0d56300d6077807bc205a8ab7ab3b45c495adcc209c5cca1e8da6fc93c6"
  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
  BUILD_COMMAND ""
  INSTALL_COMMAND "")

  install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cloudtrail-rules-prefix/src/cloudtrail-rules/aws_cloudtrail_rules.yaml" DESTINATION "${FALCO_ETC_DIR}" COMPONENT "${PLUGINS_COMPONENT_NAME}")

-set(PLUGIN_JSON_VERSION "0.5.0")
+set(PLUGIN_JSON_VERSION "0.6.0-rc1")
 if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "x86_64")
-    set(PLUGIN_JSON_HASH "b422c4f08bb54ccd384a87c5922e120d5731028c87742ef657cacf936447c202")
+    set(PLUGIN_JSON_HASH "7969e4731e529c5a9d9895ee52ec1845d4d1889cfa3562170288bb7a593bf6b9")
 else() # aarch64
-    set(PLUGIN_JSON_HASH "8358f04325d8a9e9675f38fae8d13a250fb132dcf6741fd0f9830e8c39f48aed")
+    set(PLUGIN_JSON_HASH "c19fd1b64228ff95b1dc88d441143017807aa59ba57ae868a5f7db85b93bff99")
 endif()

 ExternalProject_Add(
--- a/cmake/modules/static-analysis.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/static-analysis.cmake
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ else()
      "--force"
      "--inconclusive"
      "--inline-suppr" # allows to specify suppressions directly in source code
-      "--project=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/compile_commands.json" # use the compilation database as source
-      "--quiet"
      "--xml" # we want to generate a report
      "--output-file=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/static-analysis-reports/cppcheck/cppcheck.xml" # generate the report under the reports folder in the build folder
      "-i${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"# exclude the build folder
+      "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
  )
 endif() # CPPCHECK

--- a/docker/OWNERS
+++ b/docker/OWNERS
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ labels:
  - area/integration
 approvers:
  - leogr
-reviewers:
-  - leogr
+
--- a/docker/builder/root/usr/bin/entrypoint
+++ b/docker/builder/root/usr/bin/entrypoint
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ shift

 # Build type can be "debug" or "release", fallbacks to "release" by default
 BUILD_TYPE=$(echo "$BUILD_TYPE" | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
-DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS=
+FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS=
 case "$BUILD_TYPE" in
 "debug")
-    DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS="-D_DEBUG -DNDEBUG"
+    FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS="-D_DEBUG -DNDEBUG"
    ;;
 *)
    BUILD_TYPE="release"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ case "$CMD" in
    -DBUILD_BPF="$BUILD_BPF" \
    -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS="$BUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS" \
    -DFALCO_VERSION="$FALCO_VERSION" \
-    -DDRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS="$DRAIOS_DEBUG_FLAGS" \
+    -DFALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS="$FALCO_EXTRA_DEBUG_FLAGS" \
    -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=ON \
    "$SOURCE_DIR/falco"
    exit "$(printf '%d\n' $?)"
--- a/falco.yaml
+++ b/falco.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ watch_config_files: true
 # time zone, as governed by /etc/localtime.
 time_format_iso_8601: false

-# Whether to output events in json or text
+# If "true", print falco alert messages and rules file
+# loading/validation results as json, which allows for easier
+# consumption by downstream programs. Default is "false".
 json_output: false

 # When using json output, whether or not to include the "output" property
@@ -167,6 +169,61 @@ syscall_event_drops:
 syscall_event_timeouts:
  max_consecutives: 1000

+# --- [Description]
+#
+# This is an index that controls the dimension of the syscall buffers.
+# The syscall buffer is the shared space between Falco and its drivers where all the syscall events
+# are stored.
+# Falco uses a syscall buffer for every online CPU, and all these buffers share the same dimension.
+# So this parameter allows you to control the size of all the buffers!
+#
+# --- [Usage]
+#
+# You can choose between different indexes: from `1` to `10` (`0` is reserved for future uses).
+# Every index corresponds to a dimension in bytes:
+#
+# [(*), 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB]
+#   ^    ^     ^     ^     ^     ^      ^      ^       ^       ^       ^
+#   |    |     |     |     |     |      |      |       |       |       |
+#   0    1     2     3     4     5      6      7       8       9       10
+#
+# As you can see the `0` index is reserved, while the index `1` corresponds to
+# `1 MB` and so on.
+#
+# These dimensions in bytes derive from the fact that the buffer size must be:
+# (1) a power of 2.
+# (2) a multiple of your system_page_dimension.
+# (3) greater than `2 * (system_page_dimension)`.
+#
+# According to these constraints is possible that sometimes you cannot use all the indexes, let's consider an
+# example to better understand it:
+# If you have a `page_size` of 1 MB the first available buffer size is 4 MB because 2 MB is exactly
+# `2 * (system_page_size)` -> `2 * 1 MB`, but this is not enough we need more than `2 * (system_page_size)`!
+# So from this example is clear that if you have a page size of 1 MB the first index that you can use is `3`.
+#
+# Please note: this is a very extreme case just to let you understand the mechanism, usually the page size is something
+# like 4 KB so you have no problem at all and you can use all the indexes (from `1` to `10`).
+#
+# To check your system page size use the Falco `--page-size` command line option. The output on a system with a page
+# size of 4096 Bytes (4 KB) should be the following:
+#
+# "Your system page size is: 4096 bytes."
+#
+# --- [Suggestions]
+#
+# Before the introduction of this param the buffer size was fixed to 8 MB (so index `4`, as you can see
+# in the default value below).
+# You can increase the buffer size when you face syscall drops. A size of 16 MB (so index `5`) can reduce
+# syscall drops in production-heavy systems without noticeable impact. Very large buffers however could
+# slow down the entire machine.
+# On the other side you can try to reduce the buffer size to speed up the system, but this could
+# increase the number of syscall drops!
+# As a final remark consider that the buffer size is mapped twice in the process' virtual memory so a buffer of 8 MB
+# will result in a 16 MB area in the process virtual memory.
+# Please pay attention when you use this parameter and change it only if the default size doesn't fit your use case.
+
+syscall_buf_size_preset: 4
+
 # Falco continuously monitors outputs performance. When an output channel does not allow
 # to deliver an alert within a given deadline, an error is reported indicating
 # which output is blocking notifications.
@@ -185,19 +242,22 @@ syscall_event_timeouts:
 output_timeout: 2000

 # A throttling mechanism implemented as a token bucket limits the
-# rate of falco notifications. This throttling is controlled by the following configuration
-# options:
+# rate of Falco notifications. One rate limiter is assigned to each event
+# source, so that alerts coming from one can't influence the throttling
+# mechanism of the others. This is controlled by the following options:
 #  - rate: the number of tokens (i.e. right to send a notification)
-#    gained per second. Defaults to 1.
+#    gained per second. When 0, the throttling mechanism is disabled.
+#    Defaults to 0.
 #  - max_burst: the maximum number of tokens outstanding. Defaults to 1000.
 #
-# With these defaults, falco could send up to 1000 notifications after
-# an initial quiet period, and then up to 1 notification per second
+# With these defaults, the throttling mechanism is disabled.
+# For example, by setting rate to 1 Falco could send up to 1000 notifications
+# after an initial quiet period, and then up to 1 notification per second
 # afterward. It would gain the full burst back after 1000 seconds of
 # no activity.

 outputs:
-  rate: 1
+  rate: 0
  max_burst: 1000

 # Where security notifications should go.
@@ -222,9 +282,10 @@ file_output:
 stdout_output:
  enabled: true

-# Falco contains an embedded webserver that can be used to accept K8s
-# Audit Events. These config options control the behavior of that
-# webserver. (By default, the webserver is enabled).
+# Falco contains an embedded webserver that is used to implement an health
+# endpoint for checking if Falco is up and running. These config options control
+# the behavior of that webserver. By default, the webserver is enabled and
+# the endpoint is /healthz.
 #
 # The ssl_certificate is a combination SSL Certificate and corresponding
 # key contained in a single file. You can generate a key/cert as follows:
@@ -232,11 +293,10 @@ stdout_output:
 # $ openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout key.pem -x509 -days 365 -out certificate.pem
 # $ cat certificate.pem key.pem > falco.pem
 # $ sudo cp falco.pem /etc/falco/falco.pem
-#
-# It also exposes a healthy endpoint that can be used to check if Falco is up and running
-# By default the endpoint is /healthz
 webserver:
  enabled: true
+  # when threadiness is 0, Falco automatically guesses it depending on the number of online cores
+  threadiness: 0
  listen_port: 8765
  k8s_healthz_endpoint: /healthz
  ssl_enabled: false
@@ -291,7 +351,7 @@ http_output:
 # gRPC server using an unix socket
 grpc:
  enabled: false
-  bind_address: "unix:///var/run/falco.sock"
+  bind_address: "unix:///run/falco/falco.sock"
  # when threadiness is 0, Falco automatically guesses it depending on the number of online cores
  threadiness: 0

--- a/rules/OWNERS
+++ b/rules/OWNERS
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ reviewers:
  - fntlnz
  - mfdii
  - kaizhe
-  - mstemm
+  - darryk10
 labels:
  - area/rules
-
--- a/rules/falco_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
--- a/scripts/debian/postinst.in
+++ b/scripts/debian/postinst.in
@@ -41,3 +41,34 @@ case "$1" in
 		fi
 	;;
 esac
+
+# Based off what debhelper dh_systemd_enable/13.3.4 would have added
+# ref: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debmake-doc/ch05.en.html#debhelper
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-deconfigure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-remove" ] ; then
+        # This will only remove masks created by d-s-h on package removal.
+        deb-systemd-helper unmask 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+
+        # was-enabled defaults to true, so new installations run enable.
+        if deb-systemd-helper --quiet was-enabled 'falco.service'; then
+                # Enables the unit on first installation, creates new
+                # symlinks on upgrades if the unit file has changed.
+                deb-systemd-helper enable 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+        else
+                # Update the statefile to add new symlinks (if any), which need to be
+                # cleaned up on purge. Also remove old symlinks.
+                deb-systemd-helper update-state 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+        fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-deconfigure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-remove" ] ; then
+        if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+                systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+                if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+                        _dh_action=restart
+                else
+                        _dh_action=start
+                fi
+                deb-systemd-invoke $_dh_action 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+        fi
+fi
--- a/scripts/debian/postrm.in
+++ b/scripts/debian/postrm.in
@@ -15,3 +15,25 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+
+# Based off what debhelper dh_systemd_enable/13.3.4 would have added
+# ref: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debmake-doc/ch05.en.html#debhelper
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] && [ "$1" = remove ]; then
+        systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "remove" ]; then
+        if [ -x "/usr/bin/deb-systemd-helper" ]; then
+                deb-systemd-helper mask 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+        fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then
+        if [ -x "/usr/bin/deb-systemd-helper" ]; then
+                deb-systemd-helper purge 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+                deb-systemd-helper unmask 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+        fi
+fi
--- a/scripts/debian/prerm.in
+++ b/scripts/debian/prerm.in
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 #
 set -e

+# Based off what debhelper dh_systemd_enable/13.3.4 would have added
+# ref: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debmake-doc/ch05.en.html#debhelper
+# Currently running falco service uses the driver, so stop it before driver cleanup
+
+if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] && [ "$1" = remove ]; then
+        deb-systemd-invoke stop 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+fi
+
 case "$1" in
 	remove|upgrade|deconfigure)
 		/usr/bin/falco-driver-loader --clean
--- a/scripts/falco-driver-loader
+++ b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
@@ -113,13 +113,17 @@ get_target_id() {
 	elif [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/centos-release" ]; then
 		# Older CentOS distros
 		OS_ID=centos
-	elif [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION" ]; then
-		OS_ID=minikube
 	else
 		>&2 echo "Detected an unsupported target system, please get in touch with the Falco community"
 		exit 1
 	fi

+	# Overwrite the OS_ID if /etc/VERSION file is present.
+	# Not sure if there is a better way to detect minikube.
+	if [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION" ]; then
+		OS_ID=minikube
+	fi
+
 	case "${OS_ID}" in
 	("amzn")
 		if [[ $VERSION_ID == "2" ]]; then
@@ -129,8 +133,13 @@ get_target_id() {
 		fi
 		;;
 	("ubuntu")
-		if [[ $KERNEL_RELEASE == *"aws"* ]]; then
-			TARGET_ID="ubuntu-aws"
+		# Extract the flavor from the kernelrelease
+		# Examples:
+		# 5.0.0-1028-aws-5.0 -> ubuntu-aws-5.0
+		# 5.15.0-1009-aws -> ubuntu-aws
+		if [[ $KERNEL_RELEASE =~ -([a-zA-Z]+)(-.*)?$ ]];
+		then
+			TARGET_ID="ubuntu-${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
 		else
 			TARGET_ID="ubuntu-generic"
 		fi
@@ -139,6 +148,18 @@ get_target_id() {
 		KERNEL_RELEASE="${VERSION_ID}"
 		TARGET_ID=$(echo "${OS_ID}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 		;;
+	("minikube")
+		TARGET_ID="${OS_ID}"
+		# Extract the minikube version. Ex. With minikube version equal to "v1.26.0-1655407986-14197" the extracted version
+		# will be "1.26.0"
+		if [[ $(cat ${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION) =~ ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){2}) ]]; then
+			# kernel version for minikube is always in "1_minikubeversion" format. Ex "1_1.26.0".
+			KERNEL_VERSION="1_${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+		else
+			echo "* Unable to extract minikube version from ${HOST_ROOT}/etc/VERSION"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		;;
 	(*)
 		TARGET_ID=$(echo "${OS_ID}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 		;;
@@ -235,13 +256,13 @@ load_kernel_module_download() {
 	get_target_id

 	local FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME="${DRIVER_NAME}_${TARGET_ID}_${KERNEL_RELEASE}_${KERNEL_VERSION}.ko"
-	local URL=$(echo "${DRIVERS_REPO}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" | sed s/+/%2B/g)
+	local URL=$(echo "${1}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" | sed s/+/%2B/g)

 	echo "* Trying to download a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module from ${URL}"
-	if curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
+	if curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
 		echo "* Download succeeded"
-		chcon -t modules_object_t "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
-		if insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}"; then
+		chcon -t modules_object_t "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+		if insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}"; then
 			echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and inserted"
 			exit 0
 		else
@@ -261,6 +282,13 @@ print_clean_termination() {
 	echo 
 }

+print_filename_components() {
+	echo " - driver name: ${DRIVER_NAME}"
+	echo " - target identifier: ${TARGET_ID}"
+	echo " - kernel release: ${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
+	echo " - kernel version: ${KERNEL_VERSION}"
+}
+
 clean_kernel_module() {
 	echo 
 	echo "================ Cleaning phase ================"
@@ -349,16 +377,21 @@ load_kernel_module() {
 	get_target_id

 	local FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME="${DRIVER_NAME}_${TARGET_ID}_${KERNEL_RELEASE}_${KERNEL_VERSION}.ko"
+	echo "* Filename '${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}' is composed of:"
+	print_filename_components

-	if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" ]; then
-		echo "* Found a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module at ${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}, loading it"
-		chcon -t modules_object_t "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
-		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" && echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and inserted"
+	if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" ]; then
+		echo "* Found a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module at ${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}, loading it"
+		chcon -t modules_object_t "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" && echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and inserted"
 		exit $?
 	fi

 	if [ -n "$ENABLE_DOWNLOAD" ]; then
-		load_kernel_module_download
+		IFS=", " read -r -a urls <<< "${DRIVERS_REPO}"
+		for url in "${urls[@]}"; do
+			load_kernel_module_download $url
+		done
 	fi

 	if [ -n "$ENABLE_COMPILE" ]; then
@@ -482,8 +515,8 @@ load_bpf_probe_compile() {

 	make -C "/usr/src/${DRIVER_NAME}-${DRIVER_VERSION}/bpf" > /dev/null

-	mkdir -p "${HOME}/.falco"
-	mv "/usr/src/${DRIVER_NAME}-${DRIVER_VERSION}/bpf/probe.o" "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
+	mkdir -p "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}"
+	mv "/usr/src/${DRIVER_NAME}-${DRIVER_VERSION}/bpf/probe.o" "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"

 	if [ -n "${BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL}" ]; then
 		rm -r /tmp/kernel
@@ -493,47 +526,56 @@ load_bpf_probe_compile() {

 load_bpf_probe_download() {
 	local URL
-	URL=$(echo "${DRIVERS_REPO}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" | sed s/+/%2B/g)
+	URL=$(echo "${1}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" | sed s/+/%2B/g)

 	echo "* Trying to download a prebuilt eBPF probe from ${URL}"

-	if ! curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
+	if ! curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
 		>&2 echo "Unable to find a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} eBPF probe"
-		return
+		return 1
 	fi
+	return 0
 }

 load_bpf_probe() {
-	echo "* Mounting debugfs"

 	if [ ! -d /sys/kernel/debug/tracing ]; then
+		echo "* Mounting debugfs"
 		mount -t debugfs nodev /sys/kernel/debug
 	fi

 	get_target_id

 	BPF_PROBE_FILENAME="${DRIVER_NAME}_${TARGET_ID}_${KERNEL_RELEASE}_${KERNEL_VERSION}.o"
+	echo "* Filename '${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}' is composed of:"
+	print_filename_components

 	if [ -n "$ENABLE_DOWNLOAD" ]; then
-		if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
-			echo "* Skipping download, eBPF probe is already present in ${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
+		if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
+			echo "* Skipping download, eBPF probe is already present in ${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
 		else
-			load_bpf_probe_download
+			IFS=", " read -r -a urls <<< "${DRIVERS_REPO}"
+			for url in "${urls[@]}"; do
+				load_bpf_probe_download $url
+				if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                	break
+                fi
+			done
 		fi
 	fi

 	if [ -n "$ENABLE_COMPILE" ]; then
-		if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
-			echo "* Skipping compilation, eBPF probe is already present in ${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
+		if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
+			echo "* Skipping compilation, eBPF probe is already present in ${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
 		else
 			load_bpf_probe_compile
 		fi
 	fi

-	if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
-		echo "* eBPF probe located in ${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"
+	if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" ]; then
+		echo "* eBPF probe located in ${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}"

-		ln -sf "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_NAME}-bpf.o" \
+		ln -sf "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_NAME}-bpf.o" \
 			&& echo "* Success: eBPF probe symlinked to ${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_NAME}-bpf.o"
 		exit $?
 	else
@@ -559,7 +601,7 @@ print_usage() {
 	echo "  --source-only  skip execution and allow sourcing in another script"
 	echo ""
 	echo "Environment variables:"
-	echo "  DRIVERS_REPO             specify a different URL where to look for prebuilt Falco drivers"
+	echo "  DRIVERS_REPO             specify different URL(s) where to look for prebuilt Falco drivers (comma separated)"
 	echo "  DRIVER_NAME              specify a different name for the driver"
 	echo "  DRIVER_INSECURE_DOWNLOAD whether you want to allow insecure downloads or not"
 	echo ""
@@ -592,7 +634,7 @@ if [[ -z "$MAX_RMMOD_WAIT" ]]; then
 	MAX_RMMOD_WAIT=60
 fi

-DRIVER_VERSION="@DRIVER_VERSION@"
+DRIVER_VERSION=${DRIVER_VERSION:-"@DRIVER_VERSION@"}
 DRIVER_NAME=${DRIVER_NAME:-"@DRIVER_NAME@"}
 FALCO_VERSION="@FALCO_VERSION@"

@@ -662,7 +704,7 @@ if [ -z "$has_opts" ]; then
 fi

 if [ -z "$source_only" ]; then
-	echo "* Running falco-driver-loader for: falco version=${FALCO_VERSION}, driver version=${DRIVER_VERSION}"
+	echo "* Running falco-driver-loader for: falco version=${FALCO_VERSION}, driver version=${DRIVER_VERSION}, arch=${ARCH}, kernel release=${KERNEL_RELEASE}, kernel version=${KERNEL_VERSION}"

 	if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
 		>&2 echo "This program must be run as root (or with sudo)"
--- a/scripts/rpm/postinstall.in
+++ b/scripts/rpm/postinstall.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+set -e

 mod_version="@DRIVER_VERSION@"
 dkms add -m falco -v $mod_version --rpm_safe_upgrade
@@ -29,3 +30,35 @@ else
 	echo -e "Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the"
 	echo -e "kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed."
 fi
+
+# validate rpm macros by `rpm -qp --scripts <rpm>`
+# RPM scriptlets: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/#_systemd
+#                 https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/#_syntax
+
+# systemd_post macro expands to
+# if postinst:
+#   `systemd-update-helper install-system-units <service>`
+%systemd_post 'falco.service'
+
+# post install mirrored from .deb
+if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
+        # This will only remove masks created on package removal.
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system unmask 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+
+        # enable falco on installation
+        # note: DEB postinstall script checks for changed symlinks
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system enable 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+
+        # start falco on installation
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system start 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+# post upgrade mirrored from .deb
+if [ $1 -gt 1 ]; then
+    if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+
+        # restart falco on upgrade if service is already running
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system condrestart 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+    fi
+fi
--- a/scripts/rpm/postuninstall.in
+++ b/scripts/rpm/postuninstall.in
@@ -14,3 +14,20 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+
+set -e
+
+# post uninstall mirrored from .deb
+if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] && [ "$1" = 0 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system mask 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+# validate rpm macros by `rpm -qp --scripts <rpm>`
+# RPM scriptlets: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/#_systemd
+#                 https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/#_syntax
+
+# systemd_postun_with_restart macro expands to
+# if package upgrade, not uninstall:
+#   `systemd-update-helper mark-restart-system-units <service>`
+%systemd_postun_with_restart 'falco.service'
--- a/scripts/rpm/preuninstall.in
+++ b/scripts/rpm/preuninstall.in
@@ -14,5 +14,22 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+set -e
+
+# pre uninstall mirrored from .deb
+# Currently running falco service uses the driver, so stop it before driver cleanup
+if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] && [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
+        # stop falco service before uninstall
+        /usr/bin/systemctl --system stop 'falco.service' >/dev/null || true
+fi

 /usr/bin/falco-driver-loader --clean
+
+# validate rpm macros by `rpm -qp --scripts <rpm>`
+# RPM scriptlets: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/#_systemd
+#                 https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Scriptlets/#_syntax
+
+# systemd_preun macro expands to
+# if preuninstall:
+#  `systemd-update-helper remove-system-units <service>`
+%systemd_preun 'falco.service'
--- a/test/confs/plugins/multiple_source_plugins.yaml
+++ b/test/confs/plugins/multiple_source_plugins.yaml
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-stdout_output:
-  enabled: true
-
-plugins:
-  - name: cloudtrail
-    library_path: BUILD_DIR/cloudtrail-plugin-prefix/src/cloudtrail-plugin/libcloudtrail.so
-    init_config: ""
-    open_params: "BUILD_DIR/test/trace_files/plugins/alice_start_instances.json"
-  - name: test_source
-    library_path: BUILD_DIR/test/plugins/libtest_source.so
-    init_config: ""
-    open_params: ""
-
-# Optional
-load_plugins: [cloudtrail, test_source]
--- a/test/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  compat_engine_v4_create_disallowed_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  compat_engine_v4_create_allowed_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  compat_engine_v4_create_privileged_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  compat_engine_v4_create_privileged_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  compat_engine_v4_create_unprivileged_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  compat_engine_v4_create_hostnetwork_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  compat_engine_v4_create_hostnetwork_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  user_outside_allowed_set:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  user_in_allowed_set:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -113,6 +122,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_disallowed_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -124,6 +134,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_allowed_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -134,6 +145,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_privileged_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_privileged_no_secctx_1st_container_2nd_container_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -156,6 +169,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_privileged_2nd_container_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -166,6 +180,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_privileged_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -175,6 +190,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_unprivileged_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -183,6 +199,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_unprivileged_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -193,6 +210,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_sensitive_mount_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -204,6 +222,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_sensitive_mount_2nd_container_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -214,6 +233,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_sensitive_mount_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -223,6 +243,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_unsensitive_mount_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -231,6 +252,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_unsensitive_mount_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -241,6 +263,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_hostnetwork_pod:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -251,6 +274,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_hostnetwork_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -260,6 +284,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_nohostnetwork_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -268,6 +293,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_nohostnetwork_trusted_pod:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -278,6 +304,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_nodeport_service:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -289,6 +316,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_nonodeport_service:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -299,6 +327,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_configmap_private_creds:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -310,6 +339,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  create_configmap_no_private_creds:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -320,6 +350,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  anonymous_user:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -331,6 +362,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  pod_exec:
    detect: True
    detect_level: NOTICE
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -342,6 +374,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  pod_attach:
    detect: True
    detect_level: NOTICE
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -353,6 +386,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  namespace_outside_allowed_set:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -364,6 +398,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  namespace_in_allowed_set:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -375,6 +410,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_pod_in_kube_system_namespace:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -386,6 +422,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_pod_in_kube_public_namespace:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -397,6 +434,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_serviceaccount_in_kube_system_namespace:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -408,6 +446,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_serviceaccount_in_kube_public_namespace:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -419,6 +458,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  system_clusterrole_deleted:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -430,6 +470,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  system_clusterrole_modified:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -441,6 +482,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  attach_cluster_admin_role:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -452,6 +494,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_cluster_role_wildcard_resources:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -463,6 +506,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_cluster_role_wildcard_verbs:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -474,6 +518,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_writable_cluster_role:
    detect: True
    detect_level: NOTICE
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -485,6 +530,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_pod_exec_cluster_role:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -496,6 +542,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_deployment:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -507,6 +554,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_deployment:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -518,6 +566,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_service:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -529,6 +578,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_service:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -540,6 +590,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_configmap:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -551,6 +602,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_configmap:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -562,6 +614,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_namespace:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -575,6 +628,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_namespace:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -586,6 +640,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_serviceaccount:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -597,6 +652,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_serviceaccount:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -608,6 +664,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_clusterrole:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -619,6 +676,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_clusterrole:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -630,6 +688,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_clusterrolebinding:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -641,6 +700,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_clusterrolebinding:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -652,6 +712,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_secret:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -664,6 +725,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_service_account_token_secret:
    detect: False
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -673,6 +735,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  create_kube_system_secret:
    detect: False
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -682,6 +745,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  delete_secret:
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -692,6 +756,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  fal_01_003:
    detect: False
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
      - BUILD_DIR/k8saudit-rules-prefix/src/k8saudit-rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -702,6 +767,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  json_pointer_correct_parse:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
+    enable_source: k8s_audit
    rules_file:
      - ./rules/k8s_audit/single_rule_with_json_pointer.yaml
    detect_counts:
--- a/test/falco_test.py
+++ b/test/falco_test.py
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
            else:
                self.stderr_not_contains = [self.stderr_not_contains]

+        self.validate_ok = self.params.get('validate_ok', '*', default='')
+        self.validate_warnings = self.params.get('validate_warnings', '*', default='')
+        self.validate_errors = self.params.get('validate_errors', '*', default='')
+
        self.exit_status = self.params.get('exit_status', '*', default=0)
        self.should_detect = self.params.get('detect', '*', default=False)
        self.check_detection_counts = self.params.get('check_detection_counts', '*', default=True)
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
        self.all_events = self.params.get('all_events', '*', default=False)
        self.priority = self.params.get('priority', '*', default='debug')
        self.addl_cmdline_opts = self.params.get('addl_cmdline_opts', '*', default='')
+        self.enable_source = self.params.get('enable_source', '*', default='')
        self.rules_file = self.params.get(
            'rules_file', '*', default=os.path.join(self.basedir, '../rules/falco_rules.yaml'))

@@ -105,8 +110,18 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
        if self.validate_rules_file == False:
            self.validate_rules_file = []
        else:
+            # Always enable json output when validating rules
+            # files. Makes parsing errors/warnings easier
+            self.json_output = True
            if not isinstance(self.validate_rules_file, list):
                self.validate_rules_file = [self.validate_rules_file]
+        
+        # can be either empty, a string, or a list
+        if self.enable_source == '':
+            self.enable_source = []
+        else:
+            if not isinstance(self.enable_source, list):
+                self.enable_source = [self.enable_source]

        self.rules_args = ""

@@ -153,13 +168,6 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
                    detect_counts[key] = value
            self.detect_counts = detect_counts

-        self.rules_warning = self.params.get(
-            'rules_warning', '*', default=False)
-        if self.rules_warning == False:
-            self.rules_warning = set()
-        else:
-            self.rules_warning = set(self.rules_warning)
-
        # Maps from rule name to set of evttypes
        self.rules_events = self.params.get('rules_events', '*', default=False)
        if self.rules_events == False:
@@ -232,7 +240,7 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
        self.grpcurl_res = None
        self.grpc_observer = None
        self.grpc_address = self.params.get(
-            'address', 'grpc/*', default='/var/run/falco.sock')
+            'address', 'grpc/*', default='/run/falco/falco.sock')
        if self.grpc_address.startswith("unix://"):
            self.is_grpc_using_unix_socket = True
            self.grpc_address = self.grpc_address[len("unix://"):]
@@ -265,22 +273,6 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
        if self.package != 'None':
            self.uninstall_package()

-    def check_rules_warnings(self, res):
-
-        found_warning = set()
-
-        for match in re.finditer('Rule ([^:]+): warning \(([^)]+)\):', res.stderr.decode("utf-8")):
-            rule = match.group(1)
-            warning = match.group(2)
-            found_warning.add(rule)
-
-        self.log.debug("Expected warning rules: {}".format(self.rules_warning))
-        self.log.debug("Actual warning rules: {}".format(found_warning))
-
-        if found_warning != self.rules_warning:
-            self.fail("Expected rules with warnings {} does not match actual rules with warnings {}".format(
-                self.rules_warning, found_warning))
-
    def check_rules_events(self, res):

        found_events = {}
@@ -376,7 +368,68 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):

        return True

-    def check_json_output(self, res):
+    def get_validate_json(self, res):
+        if self.validate_json is None:
+            # The first line of stdout should be the validation result as json
+            self.validate_json = json.loads(res.stdout.decode("utf-8").partition('\n')[0])
+        return self.validate_json
+
+    def check_validate_ok(self, res):
+        if self.validate_ok != '':
+            vobj = self.get_validate_json(res)
+            for expected in self.validate_ok:
+                found = False
+                for vres in vobj["falco_load_results"]:
+                    if vres["successful"] and os.path.basename(vres["name"]) == expected:
+                        found = True
+                        break
+                if not found:
+                    self.fail("Validation json did not contain a successful result for file '{}'".format(expected))
+
+    def check_validate_warnings(self, res):
+        if self.validate_warnings != '':
+            vobj = self.get_validate_json(res)
+            for warnobj in self.validate_warnings:
+                found = False
+                for vres in vobj["falco_load_results"]:
+                    for warning in vres["warnings"]:
+                        if warning["code"] == warnobj["code"]:
+                            if ("message" in warnobj and warning["message"] == warnobj["message"]) or ("message_contains" in warnobj and warnobj["message_contains"] in warning["message"]):
+                                for loc in warning["context"]["locations"]:
+                                    if loc["item_type"] == warnobj["item_type"] and loc["item_name"] == warnobj["item_name"]:
+                                        found = True
+                                        break
+                if not found:
+                    if "message" in warnobj:
+                        self.fail("Validation json did not contain a warning '{}' for '{}' '{}' with message '{}'".format(
+                            warnobj["code"], warnobj["item_type"], warnobj["item_name"], warnobj["message"]))
+                    else:
+                        self.fail("Validation json did not contain a warning '{}' for '{}' '{}' with message containing '{}'".format(
+                            warnobj["code"], warnobj["item_type"], warnobj["item_name"], warnobj["message_contains"]))
+
+    def check_validate_errors(self, res):
+        if self.validate_errors != '':
+            vobj = self.get_validate_json(res)
+            for errobj in self.validate_errors:
+                found = False
+                for vres in vobj["falco_load_results"]:
+                    for error in vres["errors"]:
+                        if error["code"] == errobj["code"]:
+                            if ("message" in errobj and error["message"] == errobj["message"]) or ("message_contains" in errobj and errobj["message_contains"] in error["message"]):
+                                for loc in error["context"]["locations"]:
+                                    if loc["item_type"] == errobj["item_type"] and loc["item_name"] == errobj["item_name"]:
+                                        found = True
+                                        break
+                if not found:
+                    if "message" in errobj:
+                        self.fail("Validation json did not contain a error '{}' for '{}' '{}' with message '{}'".format(
+                            errobj["code"], errobj["item_type"], errobj["item_name"], errobj["message"]))
+                    else:
+                        self.fail("Validation json did not contain a error '{}' for '{}' '{}' with message containing '{}'".format(
+                            errobj["code"], errobj["item_type"], errobj["item_name"], errobj["message_contains"]))
+
+
+    def check_json_event_output(self, res):
        if self.json_output:
            # Just verify that any lines starting with '{' are valid json objects.
            # Doesn't do any deep inspection of the contents.
@@ -578,15 +631,22 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
            # This sets falco_binary_path as a side-effect.
            self.install_package()

+        self.validate_json = None
+
        trace_arg = self.trace_file

        if self.trace_file:
            trace_arg = "-e {}".format(self.trace_file)

+        extra_cmdline = ''
+        for source in self.enable_source:
+            extra_cmdline += ' --enable-source="{}"'.format(source)
+        extra_cmdline += ' ' + self.addl_cmdline_opts
+
        # Run falco
        cmd = '{} {} {} -c {} {} -o json_output={} -o json_include_output_property={} -o json_include_tags_property={} -o priority={} -v {}'.format(
            self.falco_binary_path, self.rules_args, self.disabled_args, self.conf_file, trace_arg, self.json_output,
-            self.json_include_output_property, self.json_include_tags_property, self.priority, self.addl_cmdline_opts)
+            self.json_include_output_property, self.json_include_tags_property, self.priority, extra_cmdline)

        for tag in self.disable_tags:
            cmd += ' -T {}'.format(tag)
@@ -603,7 +663,7 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
        if self.time_iso_8601:
            cmd += ' -o time_format_iso_8601=true'

-        self.falco_proc = process.SubProcess(cmd)
+        self.falco_proc = process.SubProcess(cmd, env=dict(os.environ, FALCO_HOSTNAME="test-falco-hostname"))

        res = self.falco_proc.run(timeout=180, sig=9)

@@ -644,18 +704,22 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
            self.error("Falco command \"{}\" exited with unexpected return value {} (!= {})".format(
                cmd, res.exit_status, self.exit_status))

+        self.check_validate_ok(res)
+        self.check_validate_errors(res)
+        self.check_validate_warnings(res)
+
        # No need to check any outputs if the falco process exited abnormally.
        if res.exit_status != 0:
            return

-        self.check_rules_warnings(res)
        if len(self.rules_events) > 0:
            self.check_rules_events(res)
        if len(self.validate_rules_file) == 0 and self.check_detection_counts:
            self.check_detections(res)
        if len(self.detect_counts) > 0:
            self.check_detections_by_rule(res)
-        self.check_json_output(res)
+        if not self.validate_rules_file:
+            self.check_json_event_output(res)
        self.check_outputs()
        self.check_output_strictly_contains(res)
        self.check_grpc()
--- a/test/falco_tests.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_tests.yaml
@@ -20,22 +20,55 @@ trace_files: !mux
  builtin_rules_no_warnings:
    detect: False
    trace_file: trace_files/empty.scap
-    rules_warning: False

+  # The rules_events part of this test was mistakenly disabled when
+  # generic events (e.g. k8s_audit support) was added (#1715).
+  # The implementation no longer prints messages of the form:
+  # "Event types for rule (<RULE>): (<EVENT TYPES>)
+  # And without that output, none of the checks below rules_events
+  # are considered.
+  # XXX/mstemm add it back
  test_warnings:
    detect: False
    trace_file: trace_files/empty.scap
-    rules_file: rules/falco_rules_warnings.yaml
-    rules_warning:
-      - no_evttype
-      - evttype_not_equals
-      - leading_not
-      - not_equals_at_end
-      - not_at_end
-      - not_equals_and_not
-      - leading_in_not_equals_at_evttype
-      - not_with_evttypes
-      - not_with_evttypes_addl
+    validate_rules_file: rules/falco_rules_warnings.yaml
+    validate_warnings:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: no_evttype
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: evttype_not_equals
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: leading_not
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: not_equals_at_end
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: not_at_end
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: not_equals_and_not
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: leading_in_not_equals_at_evttype
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: not_with_evttypes
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: not_with_evttypes_addl
+        code: LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE
+        message: "Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty."
    rules_events:
      - no_warnings: [execve]
      - no_evttype: [all]
@@ -251,159 +284,149 @@ trace_files: !mux

  invalid_not_yaml:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rules content is not yaml
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rules content
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Rules content is not yaml"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_not_yaml.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_not_array:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rules content is not yaml array of objects
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rules content
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Rules content is not yaml array of objects"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_not_array.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_array_item_not_object:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Unexpected element type. Each element should be a yaml associative array.
-      ---
-      - foo
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rules content item
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Unexpected element type. Each element should be a yaml associative array."
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_array_item_not_object.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_engine_version_not_number:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Value of required_engine_version must be a number
-      ---
-      - required_engine_version: not-a-number
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: required_engine_version
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Can't decode YAML scalar value"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_engine_version_not_number.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_yaml_parse_error:
    exit_status: 1
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rules content
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_PARSE
+        message: "yaml-cpp: error at line 1, column 11: illegal map value"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_yaml_parse_error.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_list_without_items:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      List must have property items
-      ---
-      - list: bad_list
-        no_items: foo
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: list
+        item_name: bad_list
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Item has no mapping for key 'items'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_list_without_items.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_macro_without_condition:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Macro must have property condition
-      ---
-      - macro: bad_macro
-        nope: 1
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: bad_macro
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Item has no mapping for key 'condition'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_macro_without_condition.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_rule_without_output:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule must have properties 'condition', 'output', 'desc', and 'priority'
-      ---
-      - rule: no output rule
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: evt.type=fork
-        priority: INFO
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: no output rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Item has no mapping for key 'output'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_rule_without_output.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_append_rule_without_condition:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Appended rule must have exceptions or condition property
-      ---
-      - rule: no condition rule
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: no condition rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Appended rule must have exceptions or condition property"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_append_rule_without_condition.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_append_macro_dangling:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Macro dangling append has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists
-      ---
-      - macro: dangling append
-        condition: and evt.type=execve
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: dangling append
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Macro has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_append_macro_dangling.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_list_append_dangling:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      List my_list has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists
-      ---
-      - list: my_list
-        items: [not-cat]
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: list
+        item_name: my_list
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "List has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/list_append_failure.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_rule_append_dangling:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule my_rule has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists
-      ---
-      - rule: my_rule
-        condition: evt.type=open
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: my_rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Rule has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/rule_append_failure.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_overwrite_macro:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_contains: |+
-      .*invalid_base_macro.yaml: Ok
-      .*invalid_overwrite_macro.yaml: 1 errors:
-      Compilation error when compiling "foo": Undefined macro 'foo' used in filter.
-      ---
-      - macro: some macro
-        condition: foo
-        append: false
-      ---
+    validate_ok: [invalid_base_macro.yaml]
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: some macro
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Undefined macro 'foo' used in filter."
+    validate_warnings:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: some macro
+        code: LOAD_UNUSED_MACRO
+        message:  "Macro not referred to by any other rule/macro"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_base_macro.yaml
      - rules/invalid_overwrite_macro.yaml
@@ -411,18 +434,17 @@ trace_files: !mux

  invalid_append_macro:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_contains: |+
-      .*invalid_base_macro.yaml: Ok
-      .*invalid_append_macro.yaml: 1 errors:
-      Compilation error when compiling "evt.type=execve foo": 17: unexpected token after 'execve', expecting 'or', 'and'
-      ---
-      - macro: some macro
-        condition: evt.type=execve
-
-      - macro: some macro
-        condition: foo
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_ok: [invalid_base_macro.yaml]
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: some macro
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION
+        message: "unexpected token after 'execve', expecting 'or', 'and'"
+    validate_warnings:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: some macro
+        code: LOAD_UNUSED_MACRO
+        message: "Macro not referred to by any other rule/macro"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_base_macro.yaml
      - rules/invalid_append_macro.yaml
@@ -430,49 +452,39 @@ trace_files: !mux

  invalid_overwrite_macro_multiple_docs:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Compilation error when compiling "foo": Undefined macro 'foo' used in filter.
-      ---
-      - macro: some macro
-        condition: foo
-        append: false
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: some macro
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Undefined macro 'foo' used in filter."
+    validate_warnings:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: some macro
+        code: LOAD_UNUSED_MACRO
+        message: "Macro not referred to by any other rule/macro"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_overwrite_macro_multiple_docs.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_append_macro_multiple_docs:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Compilation error when compiling "evt.type=execve foo": 17: unexpected token after 'execve', expecting 'or', 'and'
-      ---
-      - macro: some macro
-        condition: evt.type=execve
-
-      - macro: some macro
-        condition: foo
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: some macro
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION
+        message: "unexpected token after 'execve', expecting 'or', 'and'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_append_macro_multiple_docs.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_overwrite_rule:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_contains: |+
-      .*invalid_base_rule.yaml: Ok
-      .*invalid_overwrite_rule.yaml: 1 errors:
-      Undefined macro 'bar' used in filter.
-      ---
-      - rule: some rule
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: bar
-        output: some output
-        priority: INFO
-        append: false
-      ---
+    validate_ok: [invalid_base_rule.yaml]
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: some rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Undefined macro 'bar' used in filter."
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_base_rule.yaml
      - rules/invalid_overwrite_rule.yaml
@@ -480,24 +492,12 @@ trace_files: !mux

  invalid_append_rule:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_contains: |+
-      .*invalid_base_rule.yaml: Ok
-      .*invalid_append_rule.yaml: 1 errors:
-      Compilation error when compiling "evt.type=open bar": 15: unexpected token after 'open', expecting 'or', 'and'
-      ---
-      - rule: some rule
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open
-        output: some output
-        priority: INFO
-
-      - rule: some rule
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: bar
-        output: some output
-        priority: INFO
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_ok: [invalid_base_rule.yaml]
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: some rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION
+        message: "unexpected token after 'open', expecting 'or', 'and'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_base_rule.yaml
      - rules/invalid_append_rule.yaml
@@ -505,96 +505,66 @@ trace_files: !mux

  invalid_overwrite_rule_multiple_docs:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Undefined macro 'bar' used in filter.
-      ---
-      - rule: some rule
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: bar
-        output: some output
-        priority: INFO
-        append: false
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: some rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Undefined macro 'bar' used in filter."
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_overwrite_rule_multiple_docs.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_append_rule_multiple_docs:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_contains: |+
-      Compilation error when compiling "evt.type=open bar": 15: unexpected token after 'open', expecting 'or', 'and'
-      ---
-      - rule: some rule
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open
-        output: some output
-        priority: INFO
-
-      - rule: some rule
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: bar
-        output: some output
-        priority: INFO
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: some rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION
+        message: "unexpected token after 'open', expecting 'or', 'and'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_append_rule_multiple_docs.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_missing_rule_name:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule name is empty
-      ---
-      - rule:
-        desc: some desc
-        condition: evt.type=execve
-        output: some output
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Mapping for key 'rule' is empty"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_missing_rule_name.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_missing_list_name:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      List name is empty
-      ---
-      - list:
-        items: [foo]
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: list
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Mapping for key 'list' is empty"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_missing_list_name.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_missing_macro_name:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Macro name is empty
-      ---
-      - macro:
-        condition: evt.type=execve
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Mapping for key 'macro' is empty"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_missing_macro_name.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  invalid_rule_output:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Invalid output format 'An open was seen %not_a_real_field': 'invalid formatting token not_a_real_field'
-      ---
-      - rule: rule_with_invalid_output
-        desc: A rule with an invalid output field
-        condition: evt.type=open
-        output: "An open was seen %not_a_real_field"
-        priority: WARNING
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: rule_with_invalid_output
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_OUTPUT
+        message: "invalid formatting token not_a_real_field"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/invalid_rule_output.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
@@ -622,13 +592,13 @@ trace_files: !mux
    rules_file:
      - rules/single_rule_enabled_flag.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
-  
+
  disabled_rule_using_false_enabled_flag_only:
    detect: False
    rules_file:
      - rules/disabled_rule_using_enabled_flag_only.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
-  
+
  enabled_rule_using_false_enabled_flag_only:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
@@ -754,7 +724,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
      - "Write below etc": 1
      - "System procs network activity": 1
      - "Mkdir binary dirs": 1
-      - "System user interactive": 1
+      - "System user interactive": 0
      - "DB program spawned process": 1
      - "Non sudo setuid": 1
      - "Create files below dev": 1
@@ -1025,13 +995,6 @@ trace_files: !mux
      - open_12: 0
      - open_13: 0

-  list_append_failure:
-    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: "List my_list has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists"
-    rules_file:
-      - rules/list_append_failure.yaml
-    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
-
  list_append:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
@@ -1045,13 +1008,6 @@ trace_files: !mux
      - rules/list_append_false.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

-  macro_append_failure:
-    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: "Macro my_macro has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists"
-    rules_file:
-      - rules/macro_append_failure.yaml
-    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
-
  macro_append:
    detect: True
    detect_level: WARNING
@@ -1065,13 +1021,6 @@ trace_files: !mux
      - rules/macro_append_false.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

-  rule_append_failure:
-    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: "Rule my_rule has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists"
-    rules_file:
-      - rules/rule_append_failure.yaml
-    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
-
  rule_append_skipped:
    detect: False
    priority: ERROR
@@ -1149,13 +1098,21 @@ trace_files: !mux
      - rules/catchall_order.yaml
    detect_counts:
      - open_dev_null: 1
-        dev_null: 0
+        dev_null: 6
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

-  skip_unknown_noevt:
+  validate_skip_unknown_noevt:
+    validate_warnings:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: "Contains Unknown Event And Skipping"
+        code: LOAD_UNKNOWN_FIELD
+        message: "filter_check called with nonexistent field proc.nobody"
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/skip_unknown_evt.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  detect_skip_unknown_noevt:
    detect: False
-    rules_warning:
-      - Contains Unknown Event And Skipping
    rules_file:
      - rules/skip_unknown_evt.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
@@ -1168,41 +1125,34 @@ trace_files: !mux

  skip_unknown_error:
    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: |+
-      Could not load rules file.*skip_unknown_error.yaml: 1 errors:
-      Rule Contains Unknown Event And Not Skipping: error filter_check called with nonexistent field proc.nobody
-      ---
-      - rule: Contains Unknown Event And Not Skipping
-        desc: Contains an unknown event
-        condition: proc.nobody=cat
-        output: Never
-        skip-if-unknown-filter: false
-        priority: INFO
-      ---
-    rules_file:
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: "Contains Unknown Event And Not Skipping"
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION
+        message: "filter_check called with nonexistent field proc.nobody"
+    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/skip_unknown_error.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  skip_unknown_unspec_error:
    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: |+
-      Could not load rules file .*skip_unknown_unspec.yaml: 1 errors:
-      Rule Contains Unknown Event And Unspecified: error filter_check called with nonexistent field proc.nobody
-      ---
-      - rule: Contains Unknown Event And Unspecified
-        desc: Contains an unknown event
-        condition: proc.nobody=cat
-        output: Never
-        priority: INFO
-      ---
-    rules_file:
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: "Contains Unknown Event And Unspecified"
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION
+        message: "filter_check called with nonexistent field proc.nobody"
+    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/skip_unknown_unspec.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  engine_version_mismatch:
    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: Rules require engine version 9999999, but engine version is
-    rules_file:
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: required_engine_version
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message_contains: "Rules require engine version 9999999, but engine version is"
+    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/engine_version_mismatch.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

--- a/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml
@@ -20,175 +20,99 @@ trace_files: !mux

  rule_exception_no_fields:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception item ex1: must have fields property with a list of fields
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        desc: Some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
-        output: Some output
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex1
-        priority: error
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ex1
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Item has no mapping for key 'fields'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/item_no_fields.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_no_name:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception item must have name property
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        desc: Some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
-        output: Some output
-        exceptions:
-          - fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
-        priority: error
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Item has no mapping for key 'name'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/item_no_name.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_append_no_name:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception item must have name property
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        exceptions:
-          - values:
-              - [nginx, /tmp/foo]
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ""
+        code: LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE
+        message: "Item has no mapping for key 'name'"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/append_item_no_name.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_unknown_fields:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception item ex1: field name not.exist is not a supported filter field
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        desc: Some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
-        output: Some output
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex1
-            fields: [not.exist]
-        priority: error
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ex1
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "'not.exist' is not a supported filter field"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/item_unknown_fields.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_comps_fields_len_mismatch:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception item ex1: fields and comps lists must have equal length
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        desc: Some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
-        output: Some output
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex1
-            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
-            comps: [=]
-        priority: error
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ex1
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Fields and comps lists must have equal length"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/item_comps_fields_len_mismatch.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_unknown_comp:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception item ex1: comparison operator no-comp is not a supported comparison operator
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        desc: Some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
-        output: Some output
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex1
-            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
-            comps: [=, no-comp]
-        priority: error
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ex1
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "'no-comp' is not a supported comparison operator"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/item_unknown_comp.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_fields_values_len_mismatch:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Exception item ex1: fields and values lists must have equal length
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        desc: Some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
-        output: Some output
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex1
-            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
-            values:
-              - [nginx]
-        priority: error
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ex1
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Fields and values lists must have equal length"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_append_fields_values_len_mismatch:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Exception item ex1: fields and values lists must have equal length
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        desc: Some desc
-        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
-        output: Some output
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex1
-            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
-        priority: error
-
-      - rule: My Rule
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex1
-            values:
-              - [nginx]
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ex1
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Fields and values lists must have equal length"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/append_item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap

  rule_exception_append_item_not_in_rule:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception new item ex2: must have fields property with a list of fields
-      ---
-      - rule: My Rule
-        exceptions:
-          - name: ex2
-            values:
-              - [apache, /tmp]
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: ex2
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Rule exception must have fields property with a list of fields"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/append_item_not_in_rule.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
@@ -325,7 +249,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
    rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_new_single_field_append.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
-  
+
  rule_exception_new_second_field_append:
    detect: False
    detect_level: WARNING
@@ -335,18 +259,11 @@ trace_files: !mux

  rule_exception_new_append_no_field:
    exit_status: 1
-    stdout_is: |+
-      1 errors:
-      Rule exception new item proc_cmdline: must have fields property with a list of fields
-      ---
-      - rule: Open From Cat
-        exceptions:
-          - name: proc_cmdline
-            comps: in
-            values:
-              - "cat /dev/null"
-        append: true
-      ---
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: exception
+        item_name: proc_cmdline
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message: "Rule exception must have fields property with a list of fields"
    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_new_no_field_append.yaml
    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
--- a/test/falco_tests_plugins.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_tests_plugins.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
    stdout_contains: "ct.id"

  detect_create_instance:
+    enable_source: aws_cloudtrail
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
    rules_file:
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
    conf_file: BUILD_DIR/test/confs/plugins/cloudtrail_json_create_instances.yaml

  detect_create_instance_bigevent:
+    enable_source: aws_cloudtrail
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
    rules_file:
@@ -52,16 +54,9 @@ trace_files: !mux
      - 'Cloudtrail Create Instance': 1
    conf_file: BUILD_DIR/test/confs/plugins/cloudtrail_json_create_instances_bigevent.yaml

-  multiple_source_plugins:
-    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: "Can not load multiple plugins with event sourcing capability: 'cloudtrail' already loaded."
-    conf_file: BUILD_DIR/test/confs/plugins/multiple_source_plugins.yaml
-    rules_file:
-      - rules/plugins/cloudtrail_create_instances.yaml
-
  incompatible_extract_sources:
    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: "Plugin '.*' has field extraction capability but is not compatible with any enabled event source"
+    stderr_contains: "Plugin '.*' has field extraction capability but is not compatible with any known event source"
    conf_file: BUILD_DIR/test/confs/plugins/incompatible_extract_sources.yaml
    rules_file:
      - rules/plugins/cloudtrail_create_instances.yaml
@@ -75,7 +70,7 @@ trace_files: !mux

  incompat_plugin_api:
    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: "Plugin required API version '10000000.0.0' is not supported by the plugin API version of the framework '.*'"
+    stderr_contains: "plugin required API version '10000000.0.0' not compatible with the framework's API version '.*'"
    conf_file: BUILD_DIR/test/confs/plugins/incompatible_plugin_api.yaml
    rules_file:
      - rules/plugins/cloudtrail_create_instances.yaml
@@ -89,27 +84,30 @@ trace_files: !mux

  wrong_plugin_path:
    exit_status: 1
-    stderr_contains: "error loading plugin.*No such file or directory. Exiting"
+    stderr_contains: "cannot load plugin.*No such file or directory"
    conf_file: BUILD_DIR/test/confs/plugins/wrong_plugin_path.yaml
    rules_file:
      - rules/plugins/cloudtrail_incompat_plugin_version.yaml

  no_plugins_unknown_source:
-    detect: False
-    rules_file:
+    exit_status: 0
+    validate_warnings:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: Cloudtrail Create Instance
+        code: LOAD_UNKNOWN_SOURCE
+        message: "Unknown source aws_cloudtrail, skipping"
+    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/plugins/cloudtrail_create_instances.yaml
-    trace_file: trace_files/empty.scap
-    rules_warning:
-      - Cloudtrail Create Instance
-    stderr_contains: "Rule Cloudtrail Create Instance: warning .unknown-source.: unknown source aws_cloudtrail, skipping"

  no_plugins_unknown_source_rule_exception:
-    detect: False
-    rules_file:
+    exit_status: 0
+    validate_warnings:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: Cloudtrail Create Instance
+        code: LOAD_UNKNOWN_SOURCE
+        message: "Unknown source aws_cloudtrail, skipping"
+    validate_rules_file:
      - rules/plugins/cloudtrail_create_instances_exceptions.yaml
-    trace_file: trace_files/empty.scap
-    rules_warning:
-      - Cloudtrail Create Instance
-    stderr_contains: "Rule Cloudtrail Create Instance: warning .unknown-source.: unknown source aws_cloudtrail, skipping"
+


--- a/test/falco_traces.yaml.in
+++ b/test/falco_traces.yaml.in
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ traces: !mux

  container-privileged:
    trace_file: traces-positive/container-privileged.scap
+    all_events: True
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
    detect_counts:
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ traces: !mux

  container-sensitive-mount:
    trace_file: traces-positive/container-sensitive-mount.scap
+    all_events: True
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
    detect_counts:
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ traces: !mux

  db-program-spawned-process:
    trace_file: traces-positive/db-program-spawned-process.scap
+    all_events: True
    detect: True
    detect_level: NOTICE
    detect_counts:
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ traces: !mux
  falco-event-generator:
    trace_file: traces-positive/falco-event-generator.scap
    detect: True
-    detect_level: [ERROR, WARNING, INFO, NOTICE, DEBUG]
+    detect_level: [ERROR, WARNING, NOTICE, DEBUG]
    detect_counts:
      - "Write below binary dir": 1
      - "Read sensitive file untrusted": 3
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ traces: !mux
      - "Write below etc": 1
      - "System procs network activity": 1
      - "Mkdir binary dirs": 1
-      - "System user interactive": 1
+      - "System user interactive": 0
      - "DB program spawned process": 1
      - "Non sudo setuid": 1
      - "Create files below dev": 1
@@ -120,8 +123,10 @@ traces: !mux
  # falco-event-generator.scap so the rule is still being tested.
  run-shell-untrusted:
    trace_file: traces-positive/run-shell-untrusted.scap
-    detect: False
+    detect: True
    detect_level: DEBUG
+    detect_counts:
+      - "Run shell untrusted": 1

  system-binaries-network-activity:
    trace_file: traces-positive/system-binaries-network-activity.scap
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ traces: !mux

  system-user-interactive:
    trace_file: traces-positive/system-user-interactive.scap
+    all_events: True
    detect: True
    detect_level: INFO
    detect_counts:
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ traces: !mux

  user-mgmt-binaries:
    trace_file: traces-positive/user-mgmt-binaries.scap
+    all_events: True
    detect: True
    detect_level: NOTICE
    detect_counts:
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ traces: !mux
  # When a new version of the scap files is generated this should then become "traces-positive"
  docker-compose:
    trace_file: traces-negative/docker-compose.scap
+    all_events: True
    detect: True
    detect_level: NOTICE
    detect_counts:
--- a/test/output_files/single_rule_with_cat_write.json
+++ b/test/output_files/single_rule_with_cat_write.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881781397+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881781397Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881781397,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881785348+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881785348Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881785348,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881796705+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881796705Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881796705,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881799840+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881799840Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881799840,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882003104+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882003104Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882003104,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882008208+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882008208Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882008208,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882045694+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882045694Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882045694,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
-{"output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882054739+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882054739Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882054739,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881781397+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881781397Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881781397,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881785348+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881785348Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881785348,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881796705+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881796705Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881796705,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881799840+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.881799840Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477881799840,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882003104+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882003104Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882003104,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882008208+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882008208Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882008208,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882045694+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882045694Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882045694,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
+{"hostname":"test-falco-hostname","output":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882054739+0000: Warning An open was seen (command=cat /dev/null)","priority":"Warning","rule":"open_from_cat","source":"syscall","tags":["filesystem","process","testing"],"time":"2016-08-04T16:17:57.882054739Z", "output_fields": {"evt.time.iso8601":1470327477882054739,"proc.cmdline":"cat /dev/null"}}
--- a/test/plugins/test_extract.cpp
+++ b/test/plugins/test_extract.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <string.h>
 #include <plugin_info.h>

-static const char *pl_required_api_version = "1.0.0";
+static const char *pl_required_api_version = PLUGIN_API_VERSION_STR;
 static const char *pl_name_base            = "test_extract";
 static char pl_name[1024];
 static const char *pl_desc                 = "Test Plugin For Regression Tests";
--- a/test/plugins/test_source.cpp
+++ b/test/plugins/test_source.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.

 #include <plugin_info.h>

-static const char *pl_required_api_version = "1.0.0";
+static const char *pl_required_api_version = PLUGIN_API_VERSION_STR;
 static uint32_t    pl_id                   = 999;
 static const char *pl_name                 = "test_source";
 static const char *pl_desc                 = "Test Plugin For Regression Tests";
--- a/test/rules/macro_append_failure.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/macro_append_failure.yaml
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors.
-#
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
- macro: my_macro
-  condition: proc.name=not-cat
-  append: true
--- a/test/utils/run_sysdig.sh
+++ b/test/utils/run_sysdig.sh
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors.
-#
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-
-# Run sysdig excluding all events that aren't used by Falco and also
-# excluding other high-volume events that aren't essential. This
-# results in smaller trace files.
-
-# The remaining arguments are taken from the command line.
-
-exec sudo sysdig not evt.type in '(mprotect,brk,mq_timedreceive,mq_receive,mq_timedsend,mq_send,getrusage,procinfo,rt_sigprocmask,rt_sigaction,ioctl,clock_getres,clock_gettime,clock_nanosleep,clock_settime,close,epoll_create,epoll_create1,epoll_ctl,epoll_pwait,epoll_wait,eventfd,fcntl,fcntl64,fstat,fstat64,fstatat64,fstatfs,fstatfs64,futex,getitimer,gettimeofday,ioprio_get,ioprio_set,llseek,lseek,lstat,lstat64,mmap,mmap2,munmap,nanosleep,poll,ppoll,pread,pread64,preadv,procinfo,pselect6,pwrite,pwrite64,pwritev,read,readv,recv,recvfrom,recvmmsg,recvmsg,sched_yield,select,send,sendfile,sendfile64,sendmmsg,sendmsg,sendto,setitimer,settimeofday,shutdown,splice,stat,stat64,statfs,statfs64,switch,tee,timer_create,timer_delete,timerfd_create,timerfd_gettime,timerfd_settime,timer_getoverrun,timer_gettime,timer_settime,wait4,write,writev) and user.name!=ec2-user' "$@"
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(
  engine/test_filter_macro_resolver.cpp
  engine/test_filter_evttype_resolver.cpp
  engine/test_filter_warning_resolver.cpp
+  engine/test_plugin_requirements.cpp
  falco/test_configuration.cpp
 )

--- a/tests/engine/test_falco_utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/engine/test_falco_utils.cpp
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ TEST_CASE("is_unix_scheme matches", "[utils]")
 {
 	SECTION("rvalue")
 	{
-		bool res = falco::utils::network::is_unix_scheme("unix:///var/run/falco.sock");
+		bool res = falco::utils::network::is_unix_scheme("unix:///run/falco/falco.sock");
 		REQUIRE(res);
 	}

 	SECTION("std::string")
 	{
-		std::string url("unix:///var/run/falco.sock");
+		std::string url("unix:///run/falco/falco.sock");
 		bool res = falco::utils::network::is_unix_scheme(url);
 		REQUIRE(res);
 	}

 	SECTION("char[]")
 	{
-		char url[] = "unix:///var/run/falco.sock";
+		char url[] = "unix:///run/falco/falco.sock";
 		bool res = falco::utils::network::is_unix_scheme(url);
 		REQUIRE(res);
 	}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TEST_CASE("is_unix_scheme matches", "[utils]")

 TEST_CASE("is_unix_scheme does not match", "[utils]")
 {
-	bool res = falco::utils::network::is_unix_scheme("something:///var/run/falco.sock");
+	bool res = falco::utils::network::is_unix_scheme("something:///run/falco/falco.sock");
 	REQUIRE_FALSE(res);
 }

--- a/tests/engine/test_filter_evttype_resolver.cpp
+++ b/tests/engine/test_filter_evttype_resolver.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ string to_string(set<uint16_t> s)
 	return out;
 }

-void compare_evttypes(ast::expr* f, set<uint16_t> &expected)
+void compare_evttypes(std::unique_ptr<ast::expr> f, set<uint16_t> &expected)
 {
    set<uint16_t> actual;
-    filter_evttype_resolver().evttypes(f, actual);
+    filter_evttype_resolver().evttypes(f.get(), actual);
    for(auto &etype : expected)
    {
        REQUIRE(actual.find(etype) != actual.end());
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void compare_evttypes(ast::expr* f, set<uint16_t> &expected)
    }
 }

-ast::expr* compile(const string &fltstr)
+std::unique_ptr<ast::expr> compile(const string &fltstr)
 {
    return libsinsp::filter::parser(fltstr).parse();
 }
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ ast::expr* compile(const string &fltstr)
 TEST_CASE("Should find event types from filter", "[rule_loader]")
 {
    set<uint16_t> openat_only{
+        PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_E, PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_X,
 		PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_E, PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_X };

 	set<uint16_t> close_only{
 		PPME_SYSCALL_CLOSE_E, PPME_SYSCALL_CLOSE_X };

 	set<uint16_t> openat_close{
+        PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_E, PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_X,
        PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_E, PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_X,
        PPME_SYSCALL_CLOSE_E, PPME_SYSCALL_CLOSE_X };

@@ -73,9 +75,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Should find event types from filter", "[rule_loader]")
 	set<uint16_t> no_events;
    for(uint32_t i = 2; i < PPM_EVENT_MAX; i++)
    {
-        // Skip "old" event versions that have been replaced
-        // by newer event versions, or events that are unused.
-        if(g_infotables.m_event_info[i].flags & (EF_OLD_VERSION | EF_UNUSED))
+        // Skip events that are unused.
+        if(g_infotables.m_event_info[i].flags & EF_UNUSED)
        {
            continue;
        }
@@ -97,138 +98,138 @@ TEST_CASE("Should find event types from filter", "[rule_loader]")
    SECTION("evt_type_eq")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_only);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_only);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_in")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type in (openat, close)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_close);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_close);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_ne")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type!=openat");
-        compare_evttypes(f, not_openat);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), not_openat);
    }

    SECTION("not_evt_type_eq")
    {
        auto f = compile("not evt.type=openat");
-        compare_evttypes(f, not_openat);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), not_openat);
    }

    SECTION("not_evt_type_in")
    {
        auto f = compile("not evt.type in (openat, close)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, not_openat_close);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), not_openat_close);
    }

    SECTION("not_evt_type_ne")
    {
        auto f = compile("not evt.type != openat");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_only);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_only);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_or")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat or evt.type=close");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_close);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_close);
    }

    SECTION("not_evt_type_or")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type!=openat or evt.type!=close");
-        compare_evttypes(f, all_events);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), all_events);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_or_ne")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=close or evt.type!=openat");
-        compare_evttypes(f, not_openat);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), not_openat);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_and")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=close and evt.type=openat");
-        compare_evttypes(f, no_events);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), no_events);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_and_non_evt_type")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat and proc.name=nginx");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_only);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_only);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_and_non_evt_type_not")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat and not proc.name=nginx");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_only);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_only);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_and_nested")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat and (proc.name=nginx)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_only);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_only);
    }

    SECTION("evt_type_and_nested_multi")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat and (evt.type=close and proc.name=nginx)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, no_events);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), no_events);
    }

    SECTION("non_evt_type")
    {
        auto f = compile("proc.name=nginx");
-        compare_evttypes(f, all_events);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), all_events);
    }

    SECTION("non_evt_type_or")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat or proc.name=nginx");
-        compare_evttypes(f, all_events);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), all_events);
    }

    SECTION("non_evt_type_or_nested_first")
    {
        auto f = compile("(evt.type=openat) or proc.name=nginx");
-        compare_evttypes(f, all_events);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), all_events);
    }

    SECTION("non_evt_type_or_nested_second")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat or (proc.name=nginx)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, all_events);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), all_events);
    }

    SECTION("non_evt_type_or_nested_multi")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat or (evt.type=close and proc.name=nginx)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_close);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_close);
    }

    SECTION("non_evt_type_or_nested_multi_not")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat or not (evt.type=close and proc.name=nginx)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, not_close);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), not_close);
    }

    SECTION("non_evt_type_and_nested_multi_not")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type=openat and not (evt.type=close and proc.name=nginx)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_only);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_only);
    }

    SECTION("ne_and_and")
    {
        auto f = compile("evt.type!=openat and evt.type!=close");
-        compare_evttypes(f, not_openat_close);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), not_openat_close);
    }

    SECTION("not_not")
    {
        auto f = compile("not (not evt.type=openat)");
-        compare_evttypes(f, openat_only);
+        compare_evttypes(std::move(f), openat_only);
    }
-}
+}
--- a/tests/engine/test_filter_macro_resolver.cpp
+++ b/tests/engine/test_filter_macro_resolver.cpp
@@ -26,19 +26,18 @@ TEST_CASE("Should resolve macros on a filter AST", "[rule_loader]")

 	SECTION("in the general case")
 	{
-		shared_ptr<expr> macro(
-			new unary_check_expr("test.field", "", "exists"));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> macro = std::move(
+			unary_check_expr::create("test.field", "", "exists"));

-		expr* filter = new and_expr({
-			new unary_check_expr("evt.name", "", "exists"), 
-			new not_expr(
-				new value_expr(macro_name)
-			),
-		});
-		expr* expected_filter = new and_expr({
-			new unary_check_expr("evt.name", "", "exists"), 
-			new not_expr(clone(macro.get())),
-		});
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> filter_and;
+		filter_and.push_back(unary_check_expr::create("evt.name", "", "exists"));
+		filter_and.push_back(not_expr::create(value_expr::create(macro_name)));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> filter = std::move(and_expr::create(filter_and));
+
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> expected_and;
+		expected_and.push_back(unary_check_expr::create("evt.name", "", "exists"));
+		expected_and.push_back(not_expr::create(clone(macro.get())));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> expected = std::move(and_expr::create(expected_and));

 		filter_macro_resolver resolver;
 		resolver.set_macro(macro_name, macro);
@@ -48,46 +47,41 @@ TEST_CASE("Should resolve macros on a filter AST", "[rule_loader]")
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().size() == 1);
 		REQUIRE(*resolver.get_resolved_macros().begin() == macro_name);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
-		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter));
+		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected.get()));

 		// second run
 		REQUIRE(resolver.run(filter) == false);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().empty());
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
-		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter));
-
-		delete filter;
-		delete expected_filter;
+		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected.get()));
 	}

 	SECTION("with a single node")
 	{
-		shared_ptr<expr> macro(
-			new unary_check_expr("test.field", "", "exists"));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> macro = std::move(
+			unary_check_expr::create("test.field", "", "exists"));

-		expr* filter = new value_expr(macro_name);
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> filter = std::move(value_expr::create(macro_name));

 		filter_macro_resolver resolver;
 		resolver.set_macro(macro_name, macro);

 		// first run
-		expr* old_filter_ptr = filter;
+		expr* old_filter_ptr = filter.get();
 		REQUIRE(resolver.run(filter) == true);
-		REQUIRE(filter != old_filter_ptr);
+		REQUIRE(filter.get() != old_filter_ptr);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().size() == 1);
 		REQUIRE(*resolver.get_resolved_macros().begin() == macro_name);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
 		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(macro.get()));

 		// second run
-		old_filter_ptr = filter;
+		old_filter_ptr = filter.get();
 		REQUIRE(resolver.run(filter) == false);
-		REQUIRE(filter == old_filter_ptr);
+		REQUIRE(filter.get() == old_filter_ptr);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().empty());
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
 		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(macro.get()));
-
-		delete filter;
 	}

 	SECTION("with multiple macros")
@@ -95,19 +89,20 @@ TEST_CASE("Should resolve macros on a filter AST", "[rule_loader]")
 		string a_macro_name = macro_name + "_1";
 		string b_macro_name = macro_name + "_2";

-		shared_ptr<expr> a_macro(
-			new unary_check_expr("one.field", "", "exists"));
-		shared_ptr<expr> b_macro(
-			new unary_check_expr("another.field", "", "exists"));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> a_macro = std::move(
+			unary_check_expr::create("one.field", "", "exists"));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> b_macro = std::move(
+			unary_check_expr::create("another.field", "", "exists"));

-		expr* filter = new or_expr({
-			new value_expr(a_macro_name),
-			new value_expr(b_macro_name),
-		});
-		expr* expected_filter = new or_expr({
-			clone(a_macro.get()),
-			clone(b_macro.get()),
-		});
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> filter_or;
+		filter_or.push_back(value_expr::create(a_macro_name));
+		filter_or.push_back(value_expr::create(b_macro_name));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> filter = std::move(or_expr::create(filter_or));
+
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> expected_or;
+		expected_or.push_back(clone(a_macro.get()));
+		expected_or.push_back(clone(b_macro.get()));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr>  expected_filter = std::move(or_expr::create(expected_or));

 		filter_macro_resolver resolver;
 		resolver.set_macro(a_macro_name, a_macro);
@@ -121,16 +116,13 @@ TEST_CASE("Should resolve macros on a filter AST", "[rule_loader]")
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().find(b_macro_name)
 				!= resolver.get_resolved_macros().end());
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
-		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter));
+		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter.get()));

 		// second run
 		REQUIRE(resolver.run(filter) == false);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().empty());
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
-		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter));
-
-		delete filter;
-		delete expected_filter;
+		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter.get()));
 	}

 	SECTION("with nested macros")
@@ -138,18 +130,20 @@ TEST_CASE("Should resolve macros on a filter AST", "[rule_loader]")
 		string a_macro_name = macro_name + "_1";
 		string b_macro_name = macro_name + "_2";

-		shared_ptr<expr> a_macro(new and_expr({
-			new unary_check_expr("one.field", "", "exists"),
-			new value_expr(b_macro_name),
-		}));
-		shared_ptr<expr> b_macro(
-			new unary_check_expr("another.field", "", "exists"));
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> a_macro_and;
+		a_macro_and.push_back(unary_check_expr::create("one.field", "", "exists"));
+		a_macro_and.push_back(value_expr::create(b_macro_name));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> a_macro = std::move(and_expr::create(a_macro_and));

-		expr* filter = new value_expr(a_macro_name);
-		expr* expected_filter = new and_expr({
-			new unary_check_expr("one.field", "", "exists"),
-			new unary_check_expr("another.field", "", "exists"),
-		});
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> b_macro = std::move(
+			unary_check_expr::create("another.field", "", "exists"));
+
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> filter = std::move(value_expr::create(a_macro_name));
+
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> expected_and;
+		expected_and.push_back(unary_check_expr::create("one.field", "", "exists"));
+		expected_and.push_back(unary_check_expr::create("another.field", "", "exists"));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> expected_filter = std::move(and_expr::create(expected_and));

 		filter_macro_resolver resolver;
 		resolver.set_macro(a_macro_name, a_macro);
@@ -163,16 +157,13 @@ TEST_CASE("Should resolve macros on a filter AST", "[rule_loader]")
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().find(b_macro_name)
 				!= resolver.get_resolved_macros().end());
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
-		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter));
+		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter.get()));

 		// second run
 		REQUIRE(resolver.run(filter) == false);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().empty());
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
-		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter));
-
-		delete filter;
-		delete expected_filter;
+		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter.get()));
 	}
 }

@@ -182,20 +173,16 @@ TEST_CASE("Should find unknown macros", "[rule_loader]")

 	SECTION("in the general case")
 	{
-		expr* filter = new and_expr({
-			new unary_check_expr("evt.name", "", "exists"), 
-			new not_expr(
-				new value_expr(macro_name)
-			),
-		});
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> filter_and;
+		filter_and.push_back(unary_check_expr::create("evt.name", "", "exists"));
+		filter_and.push_back(not_expr::create(value_expr::create(macro_name)));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> filter = std::move(and_expr::create(filter_and));

 		filter_macro_resolver resolver;
 		REQUIRE(resolver.run(filter) == false);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().size() == 1);
 		REQUIRE(*resolver.get_unknown_macros().begin() == macro_name);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().empty());
-
-		delete filter;
 	}

 	SECTION("with nested macros")
@@ -203,13 +190,13 @@ TEST_CASE("Should find unknown macros", "[rule_loader]")
 		string a_macro_name = macro_name + "_1";
 		string b_macro_name = macro_name + "_2";

-		shared_ptr<expr> a_macro(new and_expr({
-			new unary_check_expr("one.field", "", "exists"),
-			new value_expr(b_macro_name),
-		}));
+		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<expr>> a_macro_and;
+		a_macro_and.push_back(unary_check_expr::create("one.field", "", "exists"));
+		a_macro_and.push_back(value_expr::create(b_macro_name));
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> a_macro = std::move(and_expr::create(a_macro_and));

-		expr* filter = new value_expr(a_macro_name);
-		expr* expected_filter = clone(a_macro.get());
+		std::shared_ptr<expr> filter = std::move(value_expr::create(a_macro_name));
+		auto expected_filter = clone(a_macro.get());

 		filter_macro_resolver resolver;
 		resolver.set_macro(a_macro_name, a_macro);
@@ -220,19 +207,16 @@ TEST_CASE("Should find unknown macros", "[rule_loader]")
 		REQUIRE(*resolver.get_resolved_macros().begin() == a_macro_name);
 		REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().size() == 1);
 		REQUIRE(*resolver.get_unknown_macros().begin() == b_macro_name);
-		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter));
-
-		delete filter;
-		delete expected_filter;
+		REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(expected_filter.get()));
 	}
 }

 TEST_CASE("Should undefine macro", "[rule_loader]")
 {
 	string macro_name = "test_macro";
-	shared_ptr<expr> macro(new unary_check_expr("test.field", "", "exists"));
-	expr* a_filter = new value_expr(macro_name);
-	expr* b_filter = new value_expr(macro_name);
+	std::shared_ptr<expr> macro = std::move(unary_check_expr::create("test.field", "", "exists"));
+	std::shared_ptr<expr> a_filter = std::move(value_expr::create(macro_name));
+	std::shared_ptr<expr> b_filter = std::move(value_expr::create(macro_name));
 	filter_macro_resolver resolver;

 	resolver.set_macro(macro_name, macro);
@@ -247,18 +231,14 @@ TEST_CASE("Should undefine macro", "[rule_loader]")
 	REQUIRE(resolver.get_resolved_macros().empty());
 	REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().size() == 1);
 	REQUIRE(*resolver.get_unknown_macros().begin() == macro_name);
-
-	delete a_filter;
-	delete b_filter;
 }

 // checks that the macro AST is cloned and not shared across resolved filters
 TEST_CASE("Should clone macro AST", "[rule_loader]")
 {
 	string macro_name = "test_macro";
-	shared_ptr<unary_check_expr> macro(
-		new unary_check_expr("test.field", "", "exists"));
-	expr* filter = new value_expr(macro_name);
+	std::shared_ptr<unary_check_expr> macro = std::move(unary_check_expr::create("test.field", "", "exists"));
+	std::shared_ptr<expr> filter = std::move(value_expr::create(macro_name));
 	filter_macro_resolver resolver;
 	
 	resolver.set_macro(macro_name, macro);
@@ -268,8 +248,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Should clone macro AST", "[rule_loader]")
 	REQUIRE(resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty());
 	REQUIRE(filter->is_equal(macro.get()));

-	macro.get()->field = "another.field";
+	macro->field = "another.field";
 	REQUIRE(!filter->is_equal(macro.get()));
-
-	delete filter;
 }
--- a/tests/engine/test_filter_warning_resolver.cpp
+++ b/tests/engine/test_filter_warning_resolver.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ limitations under the License.

 static bool warns(const std::string& condition)
 {
-	std::set<std::string> w;
+	std::set<falco::load_result::warning_code> w;
 	auto ast = libsinsp::filter::parser(condition).parse();
-	filter_warning_resolver().run(ast, w);
-	delete ast;
+	filter_warning_resolver().run(ast.get(), w);
 	return !w.empty();
 }

--- a/tests/engine/test_plugin_requirements.cpp
+++ b/tests/engine/test_plugin_requirements.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <catch.hpp>
+#include "falco_engine.h"
+
+static void check_requirements(
+        bool expect_success,
+        const std::vector<falco_engine::plugin_version_requirement>& plugins,
+        const std::string& ruleset_content)
+{
+    std::string err;
+    std::unique_ptr<falco_engine> e(new falco_engine());
+    falco::load_result::rules_contents_t c = {{"test", ruleset_content}};
+
+    auto res = e->load_rules(c.begin()->second, c.begin()->first);
+    if (!res->successful())
+    {
+        if (expect_success)
+        {
+            FAIL(res->as_string(false, c));
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!e->check_plugin_requirements(plugins, err))
+    {
+        if (expect_success)
+        {
+            FAIL(err);
+        }
+    }
+    else if (!expect_success)
+    {
+        FAIL("unexpected successful plugin requirements check");
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("check_plugin_requirements must accept", "[rule_loader]")
+{
+    SECTION("no requirement")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit", "0.1.0"}}, "");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit", "0.1.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin newer version")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit", "0.2.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("multiple plugins")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit", "0.1.0"}, {"json", "0.3.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+  - name: json
+    version: 0.3.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin multiple versions")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit", "0.2.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.2.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin with alternatives")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit-other", "0.5.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.4.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("multiple plugins with alternatives")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit-other", "0.5.0"}, {"json2", "0.5.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.4.0
+  - name: json
+    version: 0.3.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: json2
+        version: 0.1.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("multiple plugins with alternatives with multiple versions")
+    {
+        check_requirements(true, {{"k8saudit-other", "0.7.0"}, {"json2", "0.5.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.4.0
+  - name: json
+    version: 0.3.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: json2
+        version: 0.1.0
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 1.0.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.7.0
+        )");
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("check_plugin_requirements must reject", "[rule_loader]")
+{
+    SECTION("no plugin loaded")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+        )");
+    }
+    
+    SECTION("single plugin wrong name")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit", "0.1.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit2
+    version: 0.1.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin wrong version")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit", "0.1.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.2.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("multiple plugins")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit", "0.1.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+  - name: json
+    version: 0.3.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin multiple versions")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit", "0.1.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.2.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin with alternatives")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit2", "0.5.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.4.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("single plugin with overlapping alternatives")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit", "0.5.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit
+        version: 0.4.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("multiple plugins with alternatives")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit-other", "0.5.0"}, {"json3", "0.5.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.1.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.4.0
+  - name: json
+    version: 0.3.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: json2
+        version: 0.1.0
+        )");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("multiple plugins with alternatives with multiple versions")
+    {
+        check_requirements(false, {{"k8saudit", "0.7.0"}, {"json2", "0.5.0"}}, R"(
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 0.4.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.4.0
+  - name: json
+    version: 0.3.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: json2
+        version: 0.1.0
+- required_plugin_versions:
+  - name: k8saudit
+    version: 1.0.0
+    alternatives:
+      - name: k8saudit-other
+        version: 0.7.0
+        )");
+    }
+}
--- a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 set(FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_FILES
    falco_common.cpp
    falco_engine.cpp
+    falco_load_result.cpp
    falco_utils.cpp
    json_evt.cpp
    evttype_index_ruleset.cpp
@@ -20,9 +21,11 @@ set(FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_FILES
    filter_macro_resolver.cpp
    filter_evttype_resolver.cpp
    filter_warning_resolver.cpp
+    stats_manager.cpp
    rule_loader.cpp
-    rule_reader.cpp
-    stats_manager.cpp)
+    rule_loader_reader.cpp
+    rule_loader_collector.cpp
+    rule_loader_compiler.cpp)

 add_library(falco_engine STATIC ${FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_FILES})
 add_dependencies(falco_engine njson string-view-lite)
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_engine.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_engine.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <functional>
+#include <utility>

 #include <sinsp.h>
 #include <plugin.h>
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "falco_engine.h"
 #include "falco_utils.h"
 #include "falco_engine_version.h"
-#include "rule_reader.h"
+#include "rule_loader_reader.h"
+#include "rule_loader_compiler.h"

 #include "formats.h"

@@ -36,9 +39,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 const std::string falco_engine::s_default_ruleset = "falco-default-ruleset";

 using namespace std;
+using namespace falco;

 falco_engine::falco_engine(bool seed_rng)
-	: m_next_ruleset_id(0),
+	: m_syscall_source(NULL),
+	  m_syscall_source_idx(SIZE_MAX),
+	  m_next_ruleset_id(0),
 	  m_min_priority(falco_common::PRIORITY_DEBUG),
 	  m_sampling_ratio(1), m_sampling_multiplier(0),
 	  m_replace_container_info(false)
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ falco_engine::falco_engine(bool seed_rng)
 falco_engine::~falco_engine()
 {
 	m_rules.clear();
-	m_rule_loader.clear();
+	m_rule_collector.clear();
 	m_rule_stats_manager.clear();
 	m_sources.clear();
 }
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ uint32_t falco_engine::engine_version()
 	return (uint32_t) FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION;
 }

-falco_source* falco_engine::find_source(const std::string& name)
+const falco_source* falco_engine::find_source(const std::string& name) const
 {
 	auto ret = m_sources.at(name);
 	if(!ret)
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ falco_source* falco_engine::find_source(const std::string& name)
 	return ret;
 }

-falco_source* falco_engine::find_source(std::size_t index)
+const falco_source* falco_engine::find_source(std::size_t index) const
 {
 	auto ret = m_sources.at(index);
 	if(!ret)
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ static std::string fieldclass_key(const gen_event_filter_factory::filter_fieldcl
 	return fld_info.name + fld_info.shortdesc;
 }

-void falco_engine::list_fields(std::string &source, bool verbose, bool names_only, bool markdown)
+void falco_engine::list_fields(std::string &source, bool verbose, bool names_only, bool markdown) const
 {
 	// Maps from field class name + short desc to list of event
 	// sources for which this field class can be used.
@@ -99,14 +105,14 @@ void falco_engine::list_fields(std::string &source, bool verbose, bool names_onl

 	// Do a first pass to group together classes that are
 	// applicable to multiple event sources.
-	for(auto &it : m_sources)
+	for(const auto &it : m_sources)
 	{
 		if(source != "" && source != it.name)
 		{
 			continue;
 		}

-		for(auto &fld_class : it.filter_factory->get_fields())
+		for(const auto &fld_class : it.filter_factory->get_fields())
 		{
 			fieldclass_event_sources[fieldclass_key(fld_class)].insert(it.name);
 		}
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ void falco_engine::list_fields(std::string &source, bool verbose, bool names_onl

 	// In the second pass, actually print info, skipping duplicate
 	// field classes and also printing info on supported sources.
-	for(auto &it : m_sources)
+	for(const auto &it : m_sources)
 	{
 		if(source != "" && source != it.name)
 		{
@@ -165,80 +171,76 @@ void falco_engine::list_fields(std::string &source, bool verbose, bool names_onl

 void falco_engine::load_rules(const string &rules_content, bool verbose, bool all_events)
 {
-	uint64_t dummy;
+	static const std::string no_name = "N/A";

-	return load_rules(rules_content, verbose, all_events, dummy);
+	std::unique_ptr<load_result> res = load_rules(rules_content, no_name);
+
+	interpret_load_result(res, no_name, rules_content, verbose);
 }

-void falco_engine::load_rules(const string &rules_content, bool verbose, bool all_events, uint64_t &required_engine_version)
+std::unique_ptr<load_result> falco_engine::load_rules(const std::string &rules_content, const std::string &name)
 {
-	rule_loader::configuration cfg(rules_content, m_sources);
+	rule_loader::configuration cfg(rules_content, m_sources, name);
 	cfg.min_priority = m_min_priority;
 	cfg.output_extra = m_extra;
 	cfg.replace_output_container_info = m_replace_container_info;
 	cfg.default_ruleset_id = m_default_ruleset_id;

-	std::ostringstream os;
-	rule_reader reader;
-	bool success = reader.load(cfg, m_rule_loader);
-	if (success)
+	rule_loader::reader reader;
+	if (reader.read(cfg, m_rule_collector))
 	{
 		for (auto &src : m_sources)
 		{
 			src.ruleset = src.ruleset_factory->new_ruleset();
 		}
+
+		rule_loader::compiler compiler;
 		m_rules.clear();
-		success = m_rule_loader.compile(cfg, m_rules);
+		compiler.compile(cfg, m_rule_collector, m_rules);
 	}
-	if (!cfg.errors.empty())
+
+	if (cfg.res->successful())
 	{
-		os << cfg.errors.size() << " errors:" << std::endl;
-		for(auto &err : cfg.errors)
+		m_rule_stats_manager.clear();
+		for (const auto &r : m_rules)
 		{
-			os << err << std::endl;
+			m_rule_stats_manager.on_rule_loaded(r);
 		}
 	}
-	if (!cfg.warnings.empty())
-	{
-		os << cfg.warnings.size() << " warnings:" << std::endl;
-		for(auto &warn : cfg.warnings)
-		{
-			os << warn << std::endl;
-		}
-	}
-	if(!success)
-	{
-		throw falco_exception(os.str());
-	}
-	if (verbose && os.str() != "") {
-		// todo(jasondellaluce): introduce a logging callback in Falco
-		fprintf(stderr, "When reading rules content: %s", os.str().c_str());
-	}
+
+	return std::move(cfg.res);
 }

-void falco_engine::load_rules_file(const string &rules_filename, bool verbose, bool all_events)
+void falco_engine::load_rules_file(const std::string &rules_filename, bool verbose, bool all_events)
 {
-	uint64_t dummy;
+	std::string rules_content;

-	return load_rules_file(rules_filename, verbose, all_events, dummy);
+	read_file(rules_filename, rules_content);
+
+	std::unique_ptr<load_result> res = load_rules(rules_content, rules_filename);
+
+	interpret_load_result(res, rules_filename, rules_content, verbose);
 }

-void falco_engine::load_rules_file(const string &rules_filename, bool verbose, bool all_events, uint64_t &required_engine_version)
+std::unique_ptr<load_result> falco_engine::load_rules_file(const string &rules_filename)
 {
-	ifstream is;
+	std::string rules_content;

-	is.open(rules_filename);
-	if (!is.is_open())
+	try {
+		read_file(rules_filename, rules_content);
+	}
+	catch (falco_exception &e)
 	{
-		throw falco_exception("Could not open rules filename " +
-				      rules_filename + " " +
-				      "for reading");
+		rule_loader::context ctx(rules_filename);
+
+		std::unique_ptr<rule_loader::result> res(new rule_loader::result(rules_filename));
+
+		res->add_error(load_result::LOAD_ERR_FILE_READ, e.what(), ctx);
+
+		return std::move(res);
 	}

-	string rules_content((istreambuf_iterator<char>(is)),
-			     istreambuf_iterator<char>());
-
-	load_rules(rules_content, verbose, all_events, required_engine_version);
+	return load_rules(rules_content, rules_filename);
 }

 void falco_engine::enable_rule(const string &substring, bool enabled, const string &ruleset)
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ void falco_engine::enable_rule(const string &substring, bool enabled, const stri
 	uint16_t ruleset_id = find_ruleset_id(ruleset);
 	bool match_exact = false;

-	for(auto &it : m_sources)
+	for(const auto &it : m_sources)
 	{
 		if(enabled)
 		{
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ void falco_engine::enable_rule_exact(const string &rule_name, bool enabled, cons
 	uint16_t ruleset_id = find_ruleset_id(ruleset);
 	bool match_exact = true;

-	for(auto &it : m_sources)
+	for(const auto &it : m_sources)
 	{
 		if(enabled)
 		{
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ void falco_engine::enable_rule_by_tag(const set<string> &tags, bool enabled, con
 {
 	uint16_t ruleset_id = find_ruleset_id(ruleset);

-	for(auto &it : m_sources)
+	for(const auto &it : m_sources)
 	{
 		if(enabled)
 		{
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ uint64_t falco_engine::num_rules_for_ruleset(const std::string &ruleset)
 {
 	uint16_t ruleset_id = find_ruleset_id(ruleset);
 	uint64_t ret = 0;
-	for (auto &src : m_sources)
+	for (const auto &src : m_sources)
 	{
 		ret += src.ruleset->enabled_count(ruleset_id);
 	}
@@ -327,28 +329,44 @@ void falco_engine::evttypes_for_ruleset(std::string &source, std::set<uint16_t>
 }

 std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter> falco_engine::create_formatter(const std::string &source,
-								    const std::string &output)
+								    const std::string &output) const
 {
 	return find_source(source)->formatter_factory->create_formatter(output);
 }

 unique_ptr<falco_engine::rule_result> falco_engine::process_event(std::size_t source_idx, gen_event *ev, uint16_t ruleset_id)
 {
-	falco_rule rule;
-	if(should_drop_evt() || !find_source(source_idx)->ruleset->run(ev, rule, ruleset_id))
+	// note: there are no thread-safety guarantees on the filter_ruleset::run()
+	// method, but the thread-safety assumptions of falco_engine::process_event()
+	// imply that concurrent invokers use different and non-switchable values of
+	// source_idx, which means that at any time each filter_ruleset will only
+	// be accessed by a single thread.
+
+	const falco_source *source;
+
+	if(source_idx == m_syscall_source_idx)
+	{
+		source = m_syscall_source;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		source = find_source(source_idx);
+	}
+
+	if(should_drop_evt() || !source || !source->ruleset->run(ev, source->m_rule, ruleset_id))
 	{
 		return unique_ptr<struct rule_result>();
 	}
-	
+
 	unique_ptr<struct rule_result> res(new rule_result());
 	res->evt = ev;
-	res->rule = rule.name;
-	res->source = rule.source;
-	res->format = rule.output;
-	res->priority_num = rule.priority;
-	res->tags = rule.tags;
-	res->exception_fields = rule.exception_fields;
-	m_rule_stats_manager.on_event(rule);
+	res->rule = source->m_rule.name;
+	res->source = source->m_rule.source;
+	res->format = source->m_rule.output;
+	res->priority_num = source->m_rule.priority;
+	res->tags = source->m_rule.tags;
+	res->exception_fields = source->m_rule.exception_fields;
+	m_rule_stats_manager.on_event(source->m_rule);
 	return res;
 }

@@ -364,7 +382,15 @@ std::size_t falco_engine::add_source(const std::string &source,
 	// evttype_index_ruleset is the default ruleset implementation
 	std::shared_ptr<filter_ruleset_factory> ruleset_factory(
 		new evttype_index_ruleset_factory(filter_factory));
-	return add_source(source, filter_factory, formatter_factory, ruleset_factory);
+	size_t idx = add_source(source, filter_factory, formatter_factory, ruleset_factory);
+
+	if(source == falco_common::syscall_source)
+	{
+		m_syscall_source_idx = idx;
+		m_syscall_source = find_source(m_syscall_source_idx);
+	}
+
+	return idx;
 }

 std::size_t falco_engine::add_source(const std::string &source,
@@ -381,7 +407,7 @@ std::size_t falco_engine::add_source(const std::string &source,
 	return m_sources.insert(src, source);
 }

-void falco_engine::describe_rule(string *rule)
+void falco_engine::describe_rule(string *rule) const
 {
 	static const char* rule_fmt = "%-50s %s\n";
 	fprintf(stdout, rule_fmt, "Rule", "Description");
@@ -402,7 +428,7 @@ void falco_engine::describe_rule(string *rule)
 	}
 }

-void falco_engine::print_stats()
+void falco_engine::print_stats() const
 {
 	string out;
 	m_rule_stats_manager.format(m_rules, out);
@@ -410,57 +436,110 @@ void falco_engine::print_stats()
 	fprintf(stdout, "%s", out.c_str());
 }

-bool falco_engine::is_source_valid(const std::string &source)
+bool falco_engine::is_source_valid(const std::string &source) const
 {
 	return m_sources.at(source) != nullptr;
 }

-bool falco_engine::check_plugin_requirements(
-		const std::vector<plugin_version_requirement>& plugins,
+void falco_engine::read_file(const std::string& filename, std::string& contents)
+{
+	ifstream is;
+
+	is.open(filename);
+	if (!is.is_open())
+	{
+		throw falco_exception("Could not open " + filename + " for reading");
+	}
+
+	contents.assign(istreambuf_iterator<char>(is),
+			istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+}
+
+void falco_engine::interpret_load_result(std::unique_ptr<load_result>& res,
+					 const std::string& rules_filename,
+					 const std::string& rules_content,
+					 bool verbose)
+{
+	falco::load_result::rules_contents_t rc = {{rules_filename, rules_content}};
+
+	if(!res->successful())
+	{
+		// The output here is always the full e.g. "verbose" output.
+		throw falco_exception(res->as_string(true, rc).c_str());
+	}
+
+	if(verbose && res->has_warnings())
+	{
+		// Here, verbose controls whether to additionally
+		// "log" e.g. print to stderr. What's logged is always
+		// non-verbose so it fits on a single line.
+		// todo(jasondellaluce): introduce a logging callback in Falco
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", res->as_string(false, rc).c_str());
+	}
+}
+
+static bool check_plugin_requirement_alternatives(
+		const std::vector<falco_engine::plugin_version_requirement>& plugins,
+		const rule_loader::plugin_version_info::requirement_alternatives& alternatives,
 		std::string& err)
 {
-	for (const auto &req : m_rule_loader.required_plugin_versions())
+	for (const auto &req : alternatives)
 	{
-		bool found = false;
 		for (const auto &plugin : plugins)
 		{
-			if (req.first == plugin.name)
+			if (req.name == plugin.name)
 			{
-				found = true;
+				sinsp_version req_version(req.version);
 				sinsp_version plugin_version(plugin.version);
 				if(!plugin_version.m_valid)
 				{
-					err = "Plugin '" + req.first
+					err = "Plugin '" + plugin.name
 						+ "' has invalid version string '"
 						+ plugin.version + "'";
 					return false;
 				}
-				for (const auto &reqver: req.second)
+				if (!plugin_version.check(req_version))
 				{
-					sinsp_version req_version(reqver);
-					if (!plugin_version.check(req_version))
-					{
-						err = "Plugin '" + plugin.name
-						+ "' version '" + plugin.version 
-						+ "' is not compatible with required plugin version '" 
-						+ reqver + "'";
-						return false;
-					}
+					err = "Plugin '" + plugin.name
+					+ "' version '" + plugin.version
+					+ "' is not compatible with required plugin version '"
+					+ req.version + "'";
+					return false;
 				}
+				return true;
 			}
 		}
-		if (!found)
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool falco_engine::check_plugin_requirements(
+		const std::vector<plugin_version_requirement>& plugins,
+		std::string& err) const
+{
+	err = "";
+	for (const auto &alternatives : m_rule_collector.required_plugin_versions())
+	{
+		if (!check_plugin_requirement_alternatives(plugins, alternatives, err))
 		{
-			err = "Plugin '" + req.first + "' is required but not loaded";
+			if (err.empty())
+			{
+				for (const auto& req : alternatives)
+				{
+					err += err.empty() ? "" : ", ";
+					err += req.name + " (>= " + req.version + ")";
+				}
+				err = "Plugin requirement not satisfied, must load one of: " + err;
+			}
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 	return true;
 }

-void falco_engine::complete_rule_loading()
+void falco_engine::complete_rule_loading() const
 {
-	for (auto &src : m_sources)
+	for (const auto &src : m_sources)
 	{
 		src.ruleset->on_loading_complete();
 	}
@@ -482,7 +561,7 @@ void falco_engine::set_extra(string &extra, bool replace_container_info)
 	m_replace_container_info = replace_container_info;
 }

-inline bool falco_engine::should_drop_evt()
+inline bool falco_engine::should_drop_evt() const
 {
 	if(m_sampling_multiplier == 0)
 	{
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_engine.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_engine.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.

 #pragma once

+#include <atomic>
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
 #include <set>
@@ -31,9 +32,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "gen_filter.h"
 #include "filter_ruleset.h"
 #include "rule_loader.h"
+#include "rule_loader_collector.h"
 #include "stats_manager.h"
 #include "falco_common.h"
 #include "falco_source.h"
+#include "falco_load_result.h"

 //
 // This class acts as the primary interface between a program and the
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ public:

 	// Print to stdout (using printf) a description of each field supported by this engine.
 	// If source is non-empty, only fields for the provided source are printed.
-	void list_fields(std::string &source, bool verbose, bool names_only, bool markdown);
+	void list_fields(std::string &source, bool verbose, bool names_only, bool markdown) const;

 	//
 	// Load rules either directly or from a filename.
@@ -64,11 +67,10 @@ public:
 	void load_rules(const std::string &rules_content, bool verbose, bool all_events);

 	//
-	// Identical to above, but also returns the required engine version for the file/content.
-	// (If no required engine version is specified, returns 0).
-	//
-	void load_rules_file(const std::string &rules_filename, bool verbose, bool all_events, uint64_t &required_engine_version);
-	void load_rules(const std::string &rules_content, bool verbose, bool all_events, uint64_t &required_engine_version);
+	// Identical to above, but returns a result object instead of
+	// throwing exceptions on error.
+	std::unique_ptr<falco::load_result> load_rules_file(const std::string &rules_filename);
+	std::unique_ptr<falco::load_result> load_rules(const std::string &rules_content, const std::string &name);

 	//
 	// Enable/Disable any rules matching the provided substring.
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ public:
 	// Internally, this can be used to release unused resources before starting
 	// processing events with process_event().
 	//
-	void complete_rule_loading();
+	void complete_rule_loading() const;

 	// Only load rules having this priority or more severe.
 	void set_min_priority(falco_common::priority_type priority);
@@ -121,12 +123,12 @@ public:
 	// Print details on the given rule. If rule is NULL, print
 	// details on all rules.
 	//
-	void describe_rule(std::string *rule);
+	void describe_rule(std::string *rule) const;

 	//
 	// Print statistics on how many events matched each rule.
 	//
-	void print_stats();
+	void print_stats() const;

 	//
 	// Set the sampling ratio, which can affect which events are
@@ -165,18 +167,33 @@ public:
 	//
 	// Given an event, check it against the set of rules in the
 	// engine and if a matching rule is found, return details on
-	// the rule that matched. If no rule matched, returns NULL.
+	// the rule that matched. If no rule matched, returns nullptr.
 	//
-	// When ruleset_id is provided, use the enabled/disabled status
-	// associated with the provided ruleset. This is only useful
-	// when you have previously called enable_rule/enable_rule_by_tag
-	// with a ruleset string.
+	// This method should be invoked only after having initialized and
+	// configured the engine. In particular, invoking this with a source_idx
+	// not previosly-returned by a call to add_source() would cause a
+	// falco_exception to be thrown.
 	//
-	// the returned rule_result is allocated and must be delete()d.
+	// This method is thread-safe only with the assumption that every invoker
+	// uses a different source_idx. Moreover, each invoker must not switch
+	// source_idx in subsequent invocations of this method.
+	// Considering that each invoker is related to a unique event source, it
+	// is safe to assume that each invoker will pass a different event
+	// to this method too, since two distinct sources cannot possibly produce
+	// the same event. Lastly, filterchecks and formatters (and their factories)
+	// that are used to populate the conditions for a given event-source
+	// ruleset must not be reused across rulesets of other event sources.
+	// These assumptions guarantee thread-safety because internally the engine
+	// is partitioned by event sources. However, each ruleset assigned to each
+	// event source is not thread-safe of its own, so invoking this method
+	// concurrently with the same source_idx would inherently cause data races
+	// and lead to undefined behavior.
 	std::unique_ptr<rule_result> process_event(std::size_t source_idx, gen_event *ev, uint16_t ruleset_id);

 	//
-	// Wrapper assuming the default ruleset
+	// Wrapper assuming the default ruleset.
+	//
+	// This inherits the same thread-safety guarantees.
 	//
 	std::unique_ptr<rule_result> process_event(std::size_t source_idx, gen_event *ev);

@@ -188,7 +205,7 @@ public:
 	std::size_t add_source(const std::string &source,
 			       std::shared_ptr<gen_event_filter_factory> filter_factory,
 			       std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter_factory> formatter_factory);
-	
+
 	//
 	// Equivalent to above, but allows specifying a ruleset factory
 	// for the newly added source.
@@ -200,7 +217,7 @@ public:

 	// Return whether or not there is a valid filter/formatter
 	// factory for this source.
-	bool is_source_valid(const std::string &source);
+	bool is_source_valid(const std::string &source) const;

 	//
 	// Given an event source and ruleset, fill in a bitset
@@ -216,10 +233,10 @@ public:
 	// event.
 	//
 	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter> create_formatter(const std::string &source,
-							      const std::string &output);
+							      const std::string &output) const;

 	// The rule loader definition is aliased as it is exactly what we need
-	typedef rule_loader::plugin_version_info plugin_version_requirement;
+	typedef rule_loader::plugin_version_info::requirement plugin_version_requirement;

 	//
 	// Returns true if the provided list of plugins satisfies all the
@@ -230,22 +247,39 @@ public:
 	//
 	bool check_plugin_requirements(
 		const std::vector<plugin_version_requirement>& plugins,
-		std::string& err);
+		std::string& err) const;

 private:
+
+	// Throws falco_exception if the file can not be read
+	void read_file(const std::string& filename, std::string& contents);
+
+	// For load_rules methods that throw exceptions on error,
+	// interpret a load_result and throw an exception if needed.
+	void interpret_load_result(std::unique_ptr<falco::load_result>& res,
+				   const std::string& rules_filename,
+				   const std::string& rules_content,
+				   bool verbose);
+
 	indexed_vector<falco_source> m_sources;

-	falco_source* find_source(std::size_t index);
-	falco_source* find_source(const std::string& name);
+	const falco_source* find_source(std::size_t index) const;
+	const falco_source* find_source(const std::string& name) const;
+
+	// To allow the engine to be extremely fast for syscalls (can
+	// be > 1M events/sec), we save the syscall source/source_idx
+	// separately and check it explicitly in process_event()
+	const falco_source* m_syscall_source;
+	std::atomic<size_t> m_syscall_source_idx;

 	//
 	// Determine whether the given event should be matched at all
 	// against the set of rules, given the current sampling
 	// ratio/multiplier.
 	//
-	inline bool should_drop_evt();
+	inline bool should_drop_evt() const;

-	rule_loader m_rule_loader;
+	rule_loader::collector m_rule_collector;
 	indexed_vector<falco_rule> m_rules;
 	stats_manager m_rule_stats_manager;

--- a/userspace/engine/falco_engine_version.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_engine_version.h
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ limitations under the License.

 // The version of rules/filter fields/etc supported by this Falco
 // engine.
-#define FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION (13)
+#define FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION (15)

 // This is the result of running "falco --list -N | sha256sum" and
 // represents the fields supported by this version of Falco. It's used
 // at build time to detect a changed set of fields.
-#define FALCO_FIELDS_CHECKSUM "94290ff98e5affc85b2287b09a3f4054918f14e90db1ac4bfd6d5ce4e910329c"
+#define FALCO_FIELDS_CHECKSUM "674c6cf2bc1c105038c8676f018fa3d1431d86597df428453441f5d859cad284"
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_load_result.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_load_result.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "falco_load_result.h"
+
+static const std::string error_codes[] = {
+	"LOAD_ERR_FILE_READ",
+	"LOAD_ERR_YAML_PARSE",
+	"LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE",
+	"LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION",
+	"LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_OUTPUT",
+	"LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE"
+};
+
+const std::string& falco::load_result::error_code_str(error_code ec)
+{
+	return error_codes[ec];
+}
+
+static const std::string error_strings[] = {
+	"File read error",
+	"YAML parse error",
+	"Error validating internal structure of YAML file",
+	"Error compiling condition",
+	"Error compiling output",
+	"Error validating rule/macro/list/exception objects"
+};
+
+const std::string& falco::load_result::error_str(error_code ec)
+{
+	return error_strings[ec];
+}
+
+static const std::string error_descs[] = {
+	"This occurs when falco can not read a given file. Check permissions and whether the file exists.",
+	"This occurs when the rules content is not valid YAML.",
+	"This occurs when the internal structure of the YAML file is incorrect. Examples include not consisting of a sequence of maps, a given rule/macro/list item not having required keys, values not having the right type (e.g. the items property of a list not being a sequence), etc.",
+	"This occurs when a condition string can not be compiled to a filter object.",
+	"This occurs when an output string can not be compiled to an output object.",
+	"This occurs when a rule/macro/list item is incorrect. Examples include a condition field referring to an undefined macro, falco engine/plugin version mismatches, items with append without any existing item, exception fields/comps having different lengths, etc."
+};
+
+const std::string& falco::load_result::error_desc(error_code ec)
+{
+	return error_strings[ec];
+}
+
+static const std::string warning_codes[] = {
+	"LOAD_UNKNOWN_SOURCE",
+	"LOAD_UNSAFE_NA_CHECK",
+	"LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE",
+	"LOAD_UNKNOWN_FIELD",
+	"LOAD_UNUSED_MACRO",
+	"LOAD_UNUSED_LIST",
+	"LOAD_UNKNOWN_ITEM"
+};
+
+const std::string& falco::load_result::warning_code_str(warning_code wc)
+{
+	return warning_codes[wc];
+}
+
+static const std::string warning_strings[] = {
+	"Unknown event source",
+	"Unsafe <NA> comparison in condition",
+	"Condition has no event-type restriction",
+	"Unknown field in condition",
+	"Unused macro",
+	"Unused list",
+	"Unknown rules file item"
+};
+
+const std::string& falco::load_result::warning_str(warning_code wc)
+{
+	return warning_strings[wc];
+}
+
+static const std::string warning_descs[] = {
+	"A rule has a unknown event source. This can occur when reading rules content without having a corresponding plugin loaded, etc. The rule will be silently ignored.",
+	"Comparing a field value with <NA> is unsafe and can lead to unpredictable behavior of the rule condition. If you need to check for the existence of a field, consider using the 'exists' operator instead.",
+	"A rule condition matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty. Make the condition more specific by adding an evt.type field or further restricting the number of evt.type values in the condition.",
+	"A rule condition refers to a field that does not exist. This is normally an error, but if a rule has a skip-if-unknown-filter property, the error is downgraded to a warning.",
+	"A macro is defined in the rules content but is not used by any other macro or rule.",
+	"A list is defined in the rules content but is not used by any other list, macro, or rule.",
+	"An unknown top-level object is in the rules content. It will be ignored."
+};
+
+const std::string& falco::load_result::warning_desc(warning_code wc)
+{
+	return warning_descs[wc];
+}
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_load_result.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_load_result.h
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+namespace falco
+{
+
+// Represents the result of loading a rules file.
+class load_result {
+public:
+
+	enum error_code {
+		LOAD_ERR_FILE_READ = 0,
+		LOAD_ERR_YAML_PARSE,
+		LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE,
+		LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION,
+		LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_OUTPUT,
+		LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+	};
+
+	// The error code as a string
+	static const std::string& error_code_str(error_code ec);
+
+	// A short string representation of the error
+	static const std::string& error_str(error_code ec);
+
+	// A longer description of what the error represents and the
+	// impact.
+	static const std::string& error_desc(error_code ec);
+
+	enum warning_code {
+		LOAD_UNKNOWN_SOURCE = 0,
+		LOAD_UNSAFE_NA_CHECK,
+		LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE,
+		LOAD_UNKNOWN_FIELD,
+		LOAD_UNUSED_MACRO,
+		LOAD_UNUSED_LIST,
+		LOAD_UNKNOWN_ITEM
+	};
+
+	virtual ~load_result() = default;
+
+	// The warning code as a string
+	static const std::string& warning_code_str(warning_code ec);
+
+	// A short string representation of the warning
+	static const std::string& warning_str(warning_code ec);
+
+	// A longer description of what the warning represents and the
+	// impact.
+	static const std::string& warning_desc(warning_code ec);
+
+	// If true, the rules were loaded successfully and can be used
+	// against events. If false, there were one or more
+	// errors--use one of the as_xxx methods to return information
+	// about why the rules could not be loaded.
+	virtual bool successful() = 0;
+
+	// If true, there were one or more warnings. successful() and
+	// has_warnings() can both be true if there were only warnings.
+	virtual bool has_warnings() = 0;
+
+	// This represents a set of rules contents as a mapping from
+	// rules content name (usually filename) to rules content. The
+	// rules content is actually a reference to the actual string
+	// to avoid copies. Using reference_wrapper allows the
+	// reference to be held in the stl map (bare references can't
+	// be copied/assigned, but reference_wrappers can).
+	//
+	// It's used in the as_string/as_json() methods below.
+	typedef std::map<std::string, std::reference_wrapper<const std::string>> rules_contents_t;
+
+	// This contains a human-readable version of the result,
+	// suitable for display to end users.
+	//
+	// The provided rules_contents_t should map from content name
+	// to rules content (reference) for each rules_content that has
+	// been passed to rule_loader::compile() or
+	// rule_reader::load().
+	//
+	// When verbose is true, the returned value has full details
+	// on the result including document locations/context.
+	//
+	// When verbose is false, the returned value is a short string
+	// with the success value and a list of
+	// errors/warnings. Suitable for simple one-line display.
+	virtual const std::string& as_string(bool verbose, const rules_contents_t& contents) = 0;
+
+	// This contains the full result structure as json, suitable
+	// for automated parsing/interpretation downstream.
+	virtual const nlohmann::json& as_json(const rules_contents_t& contents) = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace falco
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_rule.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_rule.h
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 struct falco_rule
 {
+	falco_rule(): id(0), priority(falco_common::PRIORITY_DEBUG) {}
+	falco_rule(falco_rule&&) = default;
+	falco_rule& operator = (falco_rule&&) = default;
+	falco_rule(const falco_rule&) = default;
+	falco_rule& operator = (const falco_rule&) = default;
+
 	std::size_t id;
 	std::string source;
 	std::string name;
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_source.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_source.h
@@ -26,13 +26,34 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 struct falco_source
 {
+	falco_source() = default;
+	falco_source(falco_source&&) = default;
+	falco_source& operator = (falco_source&&) = default;
+	falco_source(const falco_source& s):
+		name(s.name),
+		ruleset_factory(s.ruleset_factory),
+		filter_factory(s.filter_factory),
+		formatter_factory(s.formatter_factory) { };
+	falco_source& operator = (const falco_source& s)
+	{
+		name = s.name;
+		ruleset_factory = s.ruleset_factory;
+		filter_factory = s.filter_factory;
+		formatter_factory = s.formatter_factory;
+		return *this;
+	};
+
 	std::string name;
 	std::shared_ptr<filter_ruleset> ruleset;
 	std::shared_ptr<filter_ruleset_factory> ruleset_factory;
 	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_filter_factory> filter_factory;
 	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter_factory> formatter_factory;

-	inline bool is_field_defined(std::string field) const
+	// Used by the filter_ruleset interface. Filled in when a rule
+	// matches an event.
+	mutable falco_rule m_rule;
+
+	inline bool is_field_defined(const std::string& field) const
 	{
 		auto *chk = filter_factory->new_filtercheck(field.c_str());
 		if (chk)
--- a/userspace/engine/filter_evttype_resolver.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/filter_evttype_resolver.cpp
@@ -17,41 +17,42 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "filter_evttype_resolver.h"
 #include <sinsp.h>

-using namespace std;
 using namespace libsinsp::filter;

 extern sinsp_evttables g_infotables;

-static bool is_evttype_operator(const string& op)
+static bool is_evttype_operator(const std::string& op)
 {
 	return op == "==" || op == "=" || op == "!=" || op == "in";
 }

-void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::inversion(set<uint16_t>& types)
+
+size_t falco_event_types::get_ppm_event_max()
 {
-	set<uint16_t> all_types;
+	return PPM_EVENT_MAX;
+}
+
+
+void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::inversion(falco_event_types& types)
+{
+	falco_event_types all_types;
 	evttypes("", all_types);
 	if (types != all_types) // we don't invert the "all types" set
 	{
-		set<uint16_t> diff = types;
-		types.clear();
-		set_difference(
-			all_types.begin(), all_types.end(), diff.begin(), diff.end(),
-			inserter(types, types.begin()));
+		types = all_types.diff(types);
 	}
 }

-void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::evttypes(string evtname, set<uint16_t>& out)
+void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::evttypes(const std::string& evtname, falco_event_types& out)
 {
 	// Fill in from 2 to PPM_EVENT_MAX-1. 0 and 1 are excluded as
 	// those are PPM_GENERIC_E/PPME_GENERIC_X
 	const struct ppm_event_info* etable = g_infotables.m_event_info;
 	for(uint16_t i = 2; i < PPM_EVENT_MAX; i++)
 	{
-		// Skip "old" event versions, unused events, or events not matching
-		// the requested evtname
-		if(!(etable[i].flags & (EF_OLD_VERSION | EF_UNUSED))
-			&& (evtname.empty() || string(etable[i].name) == evtname))
+		// Skip unused events or events not matching the requested evtname
+		if(!(etable[i].flags & EF_UNUSED)
+			&& (evtname.empty() || std::string(etable[i].name) == evtname))
 		{
 			out.insert(i);
 		}
@@ -60,42 +61,38 @@ void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::evttypes(string evtname, set<uint16_t>& o

 void filter_evttype_resolver::evttypes(
 	ast::expr* filter,
-	set<uint16_t>& out) const
+	std::set<uint16_t>& out) const
 {
 	visitor v;
 	v.m_expect_value = false;
 	v.m_last_node_evttypes.clear();
 	filter->accept(&v);
-	out.insert(v.m_last_node_evttypes.begin(), v.m_last_node_evttypes.end());
+	v.m_last_node_evttypes.for_each([&out](uint16_t val){out.insert(val); return true;});
 }

 void filter_evttype_resolver::evttypes(
 	shared_ptr<ast::expr> filter,
-	set<uint16_t>& out) const
+	std::set<uint16_t>& out) const
 {
 	visitor v;
 	v.m_expect_value = false;
 	v.m_last_node_evttypes.clear();
 	filter.get()->accept(&v);
-	out.insert(v.m_last_node_evttypes.begin(), v.m_last_node_evttypes.end());
+	v.m_last_node_evttypes.for_each([&out](uint16_t val){out.insert(val); return true;} );
 }

 // "and" nodes evttypes are the intersection of the evttypes of their children.
 // we initialize the set with "all event types"
 void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::and_expr* e)
 {
-	set<uint16_t> types, inters;
+	falco_event_types types;
 	evttypes("", types);
 	m_last_node_evttypes.clear();
 	for (auto &c : e->children)
 	{
-		inters.clear();
+		falco_event_types inters;
 		c->accept(this);
-		set_intersection(
-			types.begin(), types.end(),
-			m_last_node_evttypes.begin(), m_last_node_evttypes.end(),
-			inserter(inters, inters.begin()));
-		types = inters;
+		types = types.intersect(m_last_node_evttypes);
 	}
 	m_last_node_evttypes = types;
 }
@@ -103,12 +100,12 @@ void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::and_expr* e)
 // "or" nodes evttypes are the union of the evttypes their children
 void filter_evttype_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::or_expr* e)
 {
-	set<uint16_t> types;
+	falco_event_types types;
 	m_last_node_evttypes.clear();
 	for (auto &c : e->children)
 	{
 		c->accept(this);
-		types.insert(m_last_node_evttypes.begin(), m_last_node_evttypes.end());
+		types.merge(m_last_node_evttypes);
 	}
 	m_last_node_evttypes = types;
 }
--- a/userspace/engine/filter_evttype_resolver.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/filter_evttype_resolver.h
@@ -20,6 +20,128 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <string>
 #include <set>
 #include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+class falco_event_types
+{
+private:
+	using vec_t = std::vector<uint8_t>;
+	vec_t m_types{};
+
+	static inline void check_range(uint16_t e)
+	{
+	    	static const auto enum_max = get_ppm_event_max();
+		if(e > enum_max)
+		{
+			throw std::range_error("invalid event type");
+		}
+	}
+
+public:
+	falco_event_types(falco_event_types&&) = default;
+	falco_event_types(const falco_event_types&) = default;
+	falco_event_types& operator=(falco_event_types&&) = default;
+	falco_event_types& operator=(const falco_event_types&) = default;
+
+	static size_t get_ppm_event_max();
+
+	inline falco_event_types():
+		m_types(get_ppm_event_max() + 1, 0)
+	{
+	}
+
+	inline void insert(uint16_t e)
+	{
+		check_range(e);
+		m_types[e] = 1;
+	}
+
+	void merge(const falco_event_types& other)
+	{
+		for(size_t i = 0; i <= get_ppm_event_max(); ++i)
+		{
+			m_types[i] |= other.m_types[i];
+		}
+	}
+
+	void merge(const std::set<uint16_t>& other)
+	{
+		for(const auto& e : other)
+		{
+			insert(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	inline bool contains(uint16_t e) const
+	{
+		check_range(e);
+		return m_types[e] != 0;
+	}
+
+	void clear()
+	{
+		for(auto& v : m_types)
+		{
+			v = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	bool equals(const falco_event_types& other) const
+	{
+		return m_types == other.m_types;
+	}
+
+	falco_event_types diff(const falco_event_types& other)
+	{
+		falco_event_types ret;
+		for(size_t i = 0; i <= get_ppm_event_max(); ++i)
+		{
+			if(m_types[i] == 1 && other.m_types[i] == 0)
+			{
+				ret.m_types[i] = 1;
+			}
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	falco_event_types intersect(const falco_event_types& other)
+	{
+		falco_event_types ret;
+		for(size_t i = 0; i <= get_ppm_event_max(); ++i)
+		{
+			if(m_types[i] == 1 && other.m_types[i] == 1)
+			{
+				ret.m_types[i] = 1;
+			}
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	void for_each(std::function<bool(uint16_t)> consumer) const
+	{
+		for(uint16_t i = 0; i < m_types.size(); ++i)
+		{
+			if(m_types[i] != 0)
+			{
+				if(!consumer(i))
+				{
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+inline bool operator==(const falco_event_types& lhs, const falco_event_types& rhs)
+{
+	return lhs.equals(rhs);
+}
+
+inline bool operator!=(const falco_event_types& lhs, const falco_event_types& rhs)
+{
+	return !(lhs == rhs);
+}

 /*!
 	\brief Helper class for finding event types
@@ -35,9 +157,12 @@ public:
 		string is passed, all the available evttypes are collected
 		\param out The set to be filled with the evttypes
 	*/
-	inline void evttypes(std::string evtname, std::set<uint16_t>& out) const
+	inline void evttypes(const std::string& evtname, falco_event_types& out) const
 	{
-		visitor().evttypes(evtname, out);
+		falco_event_types evt_types;
+		visitor().evttypes(evtname, evt_types);
+		evt_types.for_each([&out](uint16_t val)
+				   {out.insert(val); return true; });
 	}

 	/*!
@@ -63,8 +188,14 @@ public:
 private:
 	struct visitor : public libsinsp::filter::ast::expr_visitor
 	{
+		visitor(): m_expect_value(false) {}
+		visitor(visitor&&) = default;
+		visitor& operator = (visitor&&) = default;
+		visitor(const visitor&) = default;
+		visitor& operator = (const visitor&) = default;
+
 		bool m_expect_value;
-		std::set<uint16_t> m_last_node_evttypes;
+		falco_event_types m_last_node_evttypes;

 		void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::and_expr* e) override;
 		void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::or_expr* e) override;
@@ -73,7 +204,7 @@ private:
 		void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::list_expr* e) override;
 		void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::unary_check_expr* e) override;
 		void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::binary_check_expr* e) override;
-		void inversion(std::set<uint16_t>& types);
-		void evttypes(std::string evtname, std::set<uint16_t>& out);
+		void inversion(falco_event_types& types);
+		void evttypes(const std::string& evtname, falco_event_types& out);
 	};
 };
--- a/userspace/engine/filter_macro_resolver.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/filter_macro_resolver.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ bool filter_macro_resolver::run(libsinsp::filter::ast::expr*& filter)
 	v.m_unknown_macros = &m_unknown_macros;
 	v.m_resolved_macros = &m_resolved_macros;
 	v.m_macros = &m_macros;
-	v.m_last_node_changed = false;
-	v.m_last_node = filter;
+	v.m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 	filter->accept(&v);
-	if (v.m_last_node_changed)
+	if (v.m_node_substitute)
 	{
 		delete filter;
-		filter = v.m_last_node;
+		filter = v.m_node_substitute.release();
 	}
 	return !m_resolved_macros.empty();
 }
@@ -46,12 +45,11 @@ bool filter_macro_resolver::run(std::shared_ptr<libsinsp::filter::ast::expr>& fi
 	v.m_unknown_macros = &m_unknown_macros;
 	v.m_resolved_macros = &m_resolved_macros;
 	v.m_macros = &m_macros;
-	v.m_last_node_changed = false;
-	v.m_last_node = filter.get();
+	v.m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 	filter->accept(&v);
-	if (v.m_last_node_changed)
+	if (v.m_node_substitute)
 	{
-		filter.reset(v.m_last_node);
+		filter = std::move(v.m_node_substitute);
 	}
 	return !m_resolved_macros.empty();
 }
@@ -63,12 +61,12 @@ void filter_macro_resolver::set_macro(
 	m_macros[name] = macro;
 }

-const set<string>& filter_macro_resolver::get_unknown_macros() const
+const unordered_set<string>& filter_macro_resolver::get_unknown_macros() const
 {
 	return m_unknown_macros;
 }

-const set<string>& filter_macro_resolver::get_resolved_macros() const
+const unordered_set<string>& filter_macro_resolver::get_resolved_macros() const
 {
 	return m_resolved_macros;
 }
@@ -78,14 +76,12 @@ void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::and_expr* e)
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < e->children.size(); i++)
 	{
 		e->children[i]->accept(this);
-		if (m_last_node_changed)
+		if (m_node_substitute)
 		{
-			delete e->children[i];
-			e->children[i] = m_last_node;
+			e->children[i] = std::move(m_node_substitute);
 		}
 	}
-	m_last_node = e;
-	m_last_node_changed = false;
+	m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 }

 void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::or_expr* e)
@@ -93,46 +89,39 @@ void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::or_expr* e)
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < e->children.size(); i++)
 	{
 		e->children[i]->accept(this);
-		if (m_last_node_changed)
+		if (m_node_substitute)
 		{
-			delete e->children[i];
-			e->children[i] = m_last_node;
+			e->children[i] = std::move(m_node_substitute);
 		}
 	}
-	m_last_node = e;
-	m_last_node_changed = false;
+	m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 }

 void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::not_expr* e)
 {
 	e->child->accept(this);
-	if (m_last_node_changed)
+	if (m_node_substitute)
 	{
-		delete e->child;
-		e->child = m_last_node;
+		e->child = std::move(m_node_substitute);
 	}
-	m_last_node = e;
-	m_last_node_changed = false;
+	m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 }

 void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::list_expr* e)
 {
-	m_last_node = e;
-	m_last_node_changed = false;
+	m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 }

 void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::binary_check_expr* e)
 {
 	// avoid exploring checks, so that we can be sure that each
 	// value_expr* node visited is a macro identifier
-	m_last_node = e;
-	m_last_node_changed = false;
+	m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 }

 void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::unary_check_expr* e)
 {
-	m_last_node = e;
-	m_last_node_changed = false;
+	m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 }

 void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::value_expr* e)
@@ -143,15 +132,20 @@ void filter_macro_resolver::visitor::visit(ast::value_expr* e)
 	auto macro = m_macros->find(e->value);
 	if (macro != m_macros->end() && macro->second) // skip null-ptr macros
 	{
-		ast::expr* new_node = ast::clone(macro->second.get());
-		new_node->accept(this); // this sets m_last_node
-		m_last_node_changed = true;
+		m_node_substitute = nullptr;
+		auto new_node = ast::clone(macro->second.get());
+		new_node->accept(this);
+		// new_node might already have set a non-NULL m_node_substitute.
+		// if not, the right substituted is the newly-cloned node.
+		if (!m_node_substitute)
+		{
+			m_node_substitute = std::move(new_node);
+		}
 		m_resolved_macros->insert(e->value);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		m_last_node = e;
-		m_last_node_changed = false;
+		m_node_substitute = nullptr;
 		m_unknown_macros->insert(e->value);
 	}
 }
--- a/userspace/engine/filter_macro_resolver.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/filter_macro_resolver.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ limitations under the License.

 #include <filter/parser.h>
 #include <string>
-#include <set>
-#include <map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>

 /*!
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class filter_macro_resolver
 			substituted during the last invocation of run(). Should be
 			non-empty if the last invocation of run() returned true.
 		*/
-		const std::set<std::string>& get_resolved_macros() const;
+		const std::unordered_set<std::string>& get_resolved_macros() const;

 		/*!
 			\brief Returns a set containing the names of all the macros
@@ -71,20 +71,25 @@ class filter_macro_resolver
 			A macro remains unresolved if it is found inside the processed
 			filter but it was not defined with set_macro();
 		*/
-		const std::set<std::string>& get_unknown_macros() const;
+		const std::unordered_set<std::string>& get_unknown_macros() const;
 		
 	private:
-		typedef std::map<
+		typedef std::unordered_map<
 			std::string,
 			std::shared_ptr<libsinsp::filter::ast::expr>
 		> macro_defs;

 		struct visitor : public libsinsp::filter::ast::expr_visitor
 		{
-			bool m_last_node_changed;
-			libsinsp::filter::ast::expr* m_last_node;
-			std::set<std::string>* m_unknown_macros;
-			std::set<std::string>* m_resolved_macros;
+			visitor() = default;
+			visitor(visitor&&) = default;
+			visitor& operator = (visitor&&) = default;
+			visitor(const visitor&) = delete;
+			visitor& operator = (const visitor&) = delete;
+
+			std::unique_ptr<libsinsp::filter::ast::expr> m_node_substitute;
+			std::unordered_set<std::string>* m_unknown_macros;
+			std::unordered_set<std::string>* m_resolved_macros;
 			macro_defs* m_macros;

 			void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::and_expr* e) override;
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ class filter_macro_resolver
 			void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::binary_check_expr* e) override;
 		};

-		std::set<std::string> m_unknown_macros;
-		std::set<std::string> m_resolved_macros;
+		std::unordered_set<std::string> m_unknown_macros;
+		std::unordered_set<std::string> m_resolved_macros;
 		macro_defs m_macros;
 };
--- a/userspace/engine/filter_ruleset.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/filter_ruleset.h
@@ -151,5 +151,7 @@ public:
 class filter_ruleset_factory
 {
 public:
+	virtual ~filter_ruleset_factory() = default;
+
 	virtual std::shared_ptr<filter_ruleset> new_ruleset() = 0;
 };
--- a/userspace/engine/filter_warning_resolver.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/filter_warning_resolver.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <sinsp.h>
 #include "filter_warning_resolver.h"

+using namespace falco;
+
 static const char* no_value = "<NA>";
-static const char* warn_unsafe_na_check = "unsafe-na-check";

 static inline bool is_unsafe_field(const string& f)
 {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ static inline bool is_equality_operator(const string& op)

 bool filter_warning_resolver::run(
 	libsinsp::filter::ast::expr* filter,
-	std::set<string>& warnings) const
+	std::set<load_result::warning_code>& warnings) const
 {
 	visitor v;
 	auto size = warnings.size();
@@ -44,22 +45,6 @@ bool filter_warning_resolver::run(
 	return warnings.size() > size;
 }

-// todo(jasondellaluce): use an hard-coded map once we support more warnings
-bool filter_warning_resolver::format(
-	const std::string& code,
-	std::string& out) const
-{
-	if (code == warn_unsafe_na_check)
-	{
-		out = "comparing a field value with <NA> is unsafe and can lead to "
-			"unpredictable behavior of the rule condition. If you need to "
-			" check for the existence of a field, consider using the "
-			"'exists' operator instead.";
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
 void filter_warning_resolver::visitor::visit(
 	libsinsp::filter::ast::binary_check_expr* e)
 {
@@ -76,7 +61,7 @@ void filter_warning_resolver::visitor::visit(
 {
 	if (m_is_equality_check && e->value == no_value)
 	{
-		m_warnings->insert(warn_unsafe_na_check);
+		m_warnings->insert(load_result::LOAD_UNSAFE_NA_CHECK);
 	}
 }

@@ -86,6 +71,6 @@ void filter_warning_resolver::visitor::visit(
 	if (m_is_equality_check
 		&& std::find(e->values.begin(), e->values.end(), no_value) != e->values.end())
 	{
-		m_warnings->insert(warn_unsafe_na_check);
+		m_warnings->insert(load_result::LOAD_UNSAFE_NA_CHECK);
 	}
-}
+}
--- a/userspace/engine/filter_warning_resolver.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/filter_warning_resolver.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <set>
 #include <memory>
 #include "falco_common.h"
+#include "falco_load_result.h"

 /*!
 	\brief Searches for bad practices in filter conditions and
@@ -42,40 +43,19 @@ public:
 	*/
 	bool run(
 		libsinsp::filter::ast::expr* filter,
-		std::set<std::string>& warnings) const;
-	
-	/*!
-		\brief Given a warning code retrieved through run(), returns
-		a verbose message describing the problem of the warning.
-		\param code The warning code string
-		\param out The string to be filled-out with the warning message
-		\return true if the warning code is recognized, false otherwise
-	*/
-	bool format(const std::string& code, std::string& out) const;
-
-	/*!
-		\brief Given a warning code retrieved through run(), returns
-		a verbose message describing the problem of the warning.
-		\param code The warning code string
-		\return The warning message string
-		\throw falco_exception if the warning code is not recognized
-
-	*/
-	inline std::string format(const std::string& code) const
-	{
-		std::string v;
-		if (!format(code, v))
-		{
-			throw falco_exception("unrecognized warning code: " + code);
-		}
-		return v;
-	}
+		std::set<falco::load_result::warning_code>& warnings) const;

 private:
 	struct visitor : public libsinsp::filter::ast::base_expr_visitor
 	{
+		visitor(): m_is_equality_check(false) {}
+		visitor(visitor&&) = default;
+		visitor& operator = (visitor&&) = default;
+		visitor(const visitor&) = delete;
+		visitor& operator = (const visitor&) = delete;
+
 		bool m_is_equality_check;
-		std::set<std::string>* m_warnings;
+		std::set<falco::load_result::warning_code>* m_warnings;

 		void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::value_expr* e) override;
 		void visit(libsinsp::filter::ast::list_expr* e) override;
--- a/userspace/engine/formats.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/formats.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "falco_engine.h"
 #include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used

-falco_formats::falco_formats(std::shared_ptr<falco_engine> engine,
+falco_formats::falco_formats(std::shared_ptr<const falco_engine> engine,
 			     bool json_include_output_property,
 			     bool json_include_tags_property)
 	: m_falco_engine(engine),
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ falco_formats::~falco_formats()
 }

 string falco_formats::format_event(gen_event *evt, const std::string &rule, const std::string &source,
-				   const std::string &level, const std::string &format, std::set<std::string> &tags)
+				   const std::string &level, const std::string &format, std::set<std::string> &tags,
+				   const std::string &hostname) const
 {
 	string line;

@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ string falco_formats::format_event(gen_event *evt, const std::string &rule, cons
 		event["rule"] = rule;
 		event["priority"] = level;
 		event["source"] = source;
+		event["hostname"] = hostname;

 		if(m_json_include_output_property)
 		{
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ string falco_formats::format_event(gen_event *evt, const std::string &rule, cons
 }

 map<string, string> falco_formats::get_field_values(gen_event *evt, const std::string &source,
-						    const std::string &format)
+						    const std::string &format) const
 {
 	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter> formatter;

--- a/userspace/engine/formats.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/formats.h
@@ -24,19 +24,20 @@ limitations under the License.
 class falco_formats
 {
 public:
-	falco_formats(std::shared_ptr<falco_engine> engine,
+	falco_formats(std::shared_ptr<const falco_engine> engine,
 		      bool json_include_output_property,
 		      bool json_include_tags_property);
 	virtual ~falco_formats();

 	std::string format_event(gen_event *evt, const std::string &rule, const std::string &source,
-				 const std::string &level, const std::string &format, std::set<std::string> &tags);
+				 const std::string &level, const std::string &format, std::set<std::string> &tags,
+				 const std::string &hostname) const;

 	map<string, string> get_field_values(gen_event *evt, const std::string &source,
-					     const std::string &format);
+					     const std::string &format) const ;

 protected:
-	std::shared_ptr<falco_engine> m_falco_engine;
+	std::shared_ptr<const falco_engine> m_falco_engine;
 	bool m_json_include_output_property;
 	bool m_json_include_tags_property;
 };
--- a/userspace/engine/indexed_vector.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/indexed_vector.h
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ template <typename T>
 class indexed_vector
 {
 public:
+	indexed_vector() = default;
 	virtual ~indexed_vector() = default;
+	indexed_vector(indexed_vector&&) = default;
+	indexed_vector& operator = (indexed_vector&&) = default;
+	indexed_vector(const indexed_vector&) = default;
+	indexed_vector& operator = (const indexed_vector&) = default;

 	/*!
 		\brief Returns the number of elements
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 		\param index String index of the element to be added in the vector
 		\return The numeric index assigned to the element
 	*/
-	virtual inline size_t insert(T& entry, const std::string& index)
+	virtual inline size_t insert(const T& entry, const std::string& index)
 	{
 		size_t id;
 		auto prev = m_index.find(index);
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ public:
 	*/
 	virtual inline T* at(size_t id) const
 	{
-		if (id <= m_entries.size())
+		if (id < m_entries.size())
 		{
 			return (T* const) &m_entries[id];
 		}
@@ -131,5 +136,5 @@ public:

 private:
 	std::vector<T> m_entries;
-	std::map<std::string, size_t> m_index;
+	std::unordered_map<std::string, size_t> m_index;
 };
--- a/userspace/engine/json_evt.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/json_evt.cpp
@@ -515,16 +515,17 @@ int32_t json_event_filter_check::parse_field_name(const char *str, bool alloc_st

 	size_t idx_len = 0;

-	for(auto &info : m_info.m_fields)
+	for(const auto &info : get_info().m_fields)
 	{
-		if(m_aliases.find(info.m_name) == m_aliases.end())
+		auto iter = get_aliases().find(info.m_name);
+		if( iter == get_aliases().end())
 		{
 			throw falco_exception("Could not find alias for field name " + info.m_name);
 		}

 		m_uses_paths = info.m_uses_paths;

-		auto &al = m_aliases[info.m_name];
+		auto &al = iter->second;

 		// What follows the match must not be alphanumeric or a dot
 		if(strncmp(info.m_name.c_str(), str, info.m_name.size()) == 0 &&
@@ -692,11 +693,6 @@ size_t json_event_filter_check::parsed_size()
 	}
 }

-json_event_filter_check::check_info &json_event_filter_check::get_info()
-{
-	return m_info;
-}
-
 void json_event_filter_check::add_extracted_value(const std::string &str)
 {
 	m_evalues.first.emplace_back(json_event_value(str));
@@ -793,9 +789,9 @@ std::string jevt_filter_check::s_jevt_rawtime_field = "jevt.rawtime";
 std::string jevt_filter_check::s_jevt_value_field = "jevt.value";
 std::string jevt_filter_check::s_jevt_obj_field = "jevt.obj";

-jevt_filter_check::jevt_filter_check()
+const jevt_filter_check::check_info &jevt_filter_check::get_info() const
 {
-	m_info = {"jevt",
+	static const check_info info = {"jevt",
 		  "generic ways to access json events",
 		  "",
 		  {{s_jevt_time_field, "json event timestamp as a string that includes the nanosecond part"},
@@ -803,6 +799,11 @@ jevt_filter_check::jevt_filter_check()
 		   {s_jevt_rawtime_field, "absolute event timestamp, i.e. nanoseconds from epoch."},
 		   {s_jevt_value_field, "General way to access single property from json object. The syntax is [<json pointer expression>]. The property is returned as a string", IDX_REQUIRED, IDX_KEY},
 		   {s_jevt_obj_field, "The entire json object, stringified"}}};
+	return info;
+}
+
+jevt_filter_check::jevt_filter_check()
+{
 }

 jevt_filter_check::~jevt_filter_check()
@@ -1282,71 +1283,77 @@ bool k8s_audit_filter_check::extract_any_privileged(const json &j,
 	return true;
 }

-k8s_audit_filter_check::k8s_audit_filter_check()
+const json_event_filter_check::check_info &k8s_audit_filter_check::get_info() const
 {
-	m_info = {"ka",
-		  "Access K8s Audit Log Events",
-		  "Fields with an IDX_ALLOWED annotation can be indexed (e.g. ka.req.containers.image[k] returns the image for the kth container). The index is optional--without any index the field returns values for all items. The index must be numeric with an IDX_NUMERIC annotation, and can be any string with an IDX_KEY annotation. Fields with an IDX_REQUIRED annotation require an index.",
-		  {{"ka.auditid", "The unique id of the audit event"},
-		   {"ka.stage", "Stage of the request (e.g. RequestReceived, ResponseComplete, etc.)"},
-		   {"ka.auth.decision", "The authorization decision"},
-		   {"ka.auth.reason", "The authorization reason"},
-		   {"ka.user.name", "The user name performing the request"},
-		   {"ka.user.groups", "The groups to which the user belongs"},
-		   {"ka.impuser.name", "The impersonated user name"},
-		   {"ka.verb", "The action being performed"},
-		   {"ka.uri", "The request URI as sent from client to server"},
-		   {"ka.uri.param", "The value of a given query parameter in the uri (e.g. when uri=/foo?key=val, ka.uri.param[key] is val).", IDX_REQUIRED, IDX_KEY},
-		   {"ka.target.name", "The target object name"},
-		   {"ka.target.namespace", "The target object namespace"},
-		   {"ka.target.resource", "The target object resource"},
-		   {"ka.target.subresource", "The target object subresource"},
-		   {"ka.req.binding.subjects", "When the request object refers to a cluster role binding, the subject (e.g. account/users) being linked by the binding"},
-		   {"ka.req.binding.role", "When the request object refers to a cluster role binding, the role being linked by the binding"},
-		   {"ka.req.binding.subject.has_name", "Deprecated, always returns \"N/A\". Only provided for backwards compatibility", IDX_REQUIRED, IDX_KEY},
-		   {"ka.req.configmap.name", "If the request object refers to a configmap, the configmap name"},
-		   {"ka.req.configmap.obj", "If the request object refers to a configmap, the entire configmap object"},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.image", "When the request object refers to a pod, the container's images.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.container.image", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.containers.image. Returns the image of the first container only"},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository", "The same as req.container.image, but only the repository part (e.g. falcosecurity/falco).", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.container.image.repository", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository. Returns the repository of the first container only"},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.host_ipc", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the hostIPC flag."},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.host_network", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the hostNetwork flag."},
-		   {"ka.req.container.host_network", "Deprecated alias for ka.req.pod.host_network"},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.host_pid", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the hostPID flag."},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.host_port", "When the request object refers to a pod, all container's hostPort values.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.privileged", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the privileged flag for all containers.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.container.privileged", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.containers.privileged. Returns true if any container has privileged=true"},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.allow_privilege_escalation", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the allowPrivilegeEscalation flag for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.read_only_fs", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the readOnlyRootFilesystem flag for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.run_as_user", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsUser uid specified in the security context for the pod. See ....containers.run_as_user for the runAsUser for individual containers"},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.run_as_user", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsUser uid for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.eff_run_as_user", "When the request object refers to a pod, the initial uid that will be used for all containers. This combines information from both the pod and container security contexts and uses 0 if no uid is specified", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.run_as_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsGroup gid specified in the security context for the pod. See ....containers.run_as_group for the runAsGroup for individual containers"},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.run_as_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsGroup gid for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.eff_run_as_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the initial gid that will be used for all containers. This combines information from both the pod and container security contexts and uses 0 if no gid is specified", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.proc_mount", "When the request object refers to a pod, the procMount types for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.role.rules", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the rules associated with the role"},
-		   {"ka.req.role.rules.apiGroups", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the api groups associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.role.rules.nonResourceURLs", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the non resource urls associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.role.rules.verbs", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the verbs associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.role.rules.resources", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the resources associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.fs_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the fsGroup gid specified by the security context."},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.supplemental_groups", "When the request object refers to a pod, the supplementalGroup gids specified by the security context."},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.containers.add_capabilities", "When the request object refers to a pod, all capabilities to add when running the container.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.service.type", "When the request object refers to a service, the service type"},
-		   {"ka.req.service.ports", "When the request object refers to a service, the service's ports", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.volumes.hostpath", "When the request object refers to a pod, all hostPath paths specified for all volumes", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC, true},
-		   {"ka.req.volume.hostpath", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.volumes.hostpath. Return true if the provided (host) path prefix is used by any volume", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_KEY},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.volumes.flexvolume_driver", "When the request object refers to a pod, all flexvolume drivers specified for all volumes", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.req.pod.volumes.volume_type", "When the request object refers to a pod, all volume types for all volumes", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
-		   {"ka.resp.name", "The response object name"},
-		   {"ka.response.code", "The response code"},
-		   {"ka.response.reason", "The response reason (usually present only for failures)"},
-		   {"ka.useragent", "The useragent of the client who made the request to the apiserver"}}};
+	static const json_event_filter_check::check_info
+		info = {"ka",
+			  "Access K8s Audit Log Events",
+			  "Fields with an IDX_ALLOWED annotation can be indexed (e.g. ka.req.containers.image[k] returns the image for the kth container). The index is optional--without any index the field returns values for all items. The index must be numeric with an IDX_NUMERIC annotation, and can be any string with an IDX_KEY annotation. Fields with an IDX_REQUIRED annotation require an index.",
+			  {{"ka.auditid", "The unique id of the audit event"},
+			   {"ka.stage", "Stage of the request (e.g. RequestReceived, ResponseComplete, etc.)"},
+			   {"ka.auth.decision", "The authorization decision"},
+			   {"ka.auth.reason", "The authorization reason"},
+			   {"ka.user.name", "The user name performing the request"},
+			   {"ka.user.groups", "The groups to which the user belongs"},
+			   {"ka.impuser.name", "The impersonated user name"},
+			   {"ka.verb", "The action being performed"},
+			   {"ka.uri", "The request URI as sent from client to server"},
+			   {"ka.uri.param", "The value of a given query parameter in the uri (e.g. when uri=/foo?key=val, ka.uri.param[key] is val).", IDX_REQUIRED, IDX_KEY},
+			   {"ka.target.name", "The target object name"},
+			   {"ka.target.namespace", "The target object namespace"},
+			   {"ka.target.resource", "The target object resource"},
+			   {"ka.target.subresource", "The target object subresource"},
+			   {"ka.req.binding.subjects", "When the request object refers to a cluster role binding, the subject (e.g. account/users) being linked by the binding"},
+			   {"ka.req.binding.role", "When the request object refers to a cluster role binding, the role being linked by the binding"},
+			   {"ka.req.binding.subject.has_name", "Deprecated, always returns \"N/A\". Only provided for backwards compatibility", IDX_REQUIRED, IDX_KEY},
+			   {"ka.req.configmap.name", "If the request object refers to a configmap, the configmap name"},
+			   {"ka.req.configmap.obj", "If the request object refers to a configmap, the entire configmap object"},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.image", "When the request object refers to a pod, the container's images.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.container.image", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.containers.image. Returns the image of the first container only"},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository", "The same as req.container.image, but only the repository part (e.g. falcosecurity/falco).", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.container.image.repository", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository. Returns the repository of the first container only"},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.host_ipc", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the hostIPC flag."},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.host_network", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the hostNetwork flag."},
+			   {"ka.req.container.host_network", "Deprecated alias for ka.req.pod.host_network"},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.host_pid", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the hostPID flag."},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.host_port", "When the request object refers to a pod, all container's hostPort values.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.privileged", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the privileged flag for all containers.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.container.privileged", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.containers.privileged. Returns true if any container has privileged=true"},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.allow_privilege_escalation", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the allowPrivilegeEscalation flag for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.read_only_fs", "When the request object refers to a pod, the value of the readOnlyRootFilesystem flag for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.run_as_user", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsUser uid specified in the security context for the pod. See ....containers.run_as_user for the runAsUser for individual containers"},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.run_as_user", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsUser uid for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.eff_run_as_user", "When the request object refers to a pod, the initial uid that will be used for all containers. This combines information from both the pod and container security contexts and uses 0 if no uid is specified", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.run_as_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsGroup gid specified in the security context for the pod. See ....containers.run_as_group for the runAsGroup for individual containers"},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.run_as_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the runAsGroup gid for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.eff_run_as_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the initial gid that will be used for all containers. This combines information from both the pod and container security contexts and uses 0 if no gid is specified", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.proc_mount", "When the request object refers to a pod, the procMount types for all containers", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.role.rules", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the rules associated with the role"},
+			   {"ka.req.role.rules.apiGroups", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the api groups associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.role.rules.nonResourceURLs", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the non resource urls associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.role.rules.verbs", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the verbs associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.role.rules.resources", "When the request object refers to a role/cluster role, the resources associated with the role's rules", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.fs_group", "When the request object refers to a pod, the fsGroup gid specified by the security context."},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.supplemental_groups", "When the request object refers to a pod, the supplementalGroup gids specified by the security context."},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.containers.add_capabilities", "When the request object refers to a pod, all capabilities to add when running the container.", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.service.type", "When the request object refers to a service, the service type"},
+			   {"ka.req.service.ports", "When the request object refers to a service, the service's ports", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.volumes.hostpath", "When the request object refers to a pod, all hostPath paths specified for all volumes", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC, true},
+			   {"ka.req.volume.hostpath", "Deprecated by ka.req.pod.volumes.hostpath. Return true if the provided (host) path prefix is used by any volume", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_KEY},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.volumes.flexvolume_driver", "When the request object refers to a pod, all flexvolume drivers specified for all volumes", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.req.pod.volumes.volume_type", "When the request object refers to a pod, all volume types for all volumes", IDX_ALLOWED, IDX_NUMERIC},
+			   {"ka.resp.name", "The response object name"},
+			   {"ka.response.code", "The response code"},
+			   {"ka.response.reason", "The response reason (usually present only for failures)"},
+			   {"ka.useragent", "The useragent of the client who made the request to the apiserver"}}};
+	return info;

-	{
-		m_aliases = {
+}
+
+const std::unordered_map<std::string, k8s_audit_filter_check::alias> &k8s_audit_filter_check::get_aliases() const
+{
+	static const std::unordered_map<std::string, k8s_audit_filter_check::alias>
+		aliases = {
 			{"ka.auditid", {{"/auditID"_json_pointer}}},
 			{"ka.stage", {{"/stage"_json_pointer}}},
 			{"ka.auth.decision", {{"/annotations/authorization.k8s.io~1decision"_json_pointer}}},
@@ -1404,7 +1411,11 @@ k8s_audit_filter_check::k8s_audit_filter_check()
 			{"ka.response.code", {{"/responseStatus/code"_json_pointer}}},
 			{"ka.response.reason", {{"/responseStatus/reason"_json_pointer}}},
 			{"ka.useragent", {{"/userAgent"_json_pointer}}}};
-	}
+	return aliases;
+}
+
+k8s_audit_filter_check::k8s_audit_filter_check()
+{
 }

 k8s_audit_filter_check::~k8s_audit_filter_check()
@@ -1475,14 +1486,14 @@ std::list<gen_event_filter_factory::filter_fieldclass_info> json_event_filter_fa

 	for(auto &chk: m_defined_checks)
 	{
-		json_event_filter_check::check_info &info = chk->get_info();
+		const json_event_filter_check::check_info &info = chk->get_info();
 		gen_event_filter_factory::filter_fieldclass_info cinfo;

 		cinfo.name = info.m_name;
 		cinfo.desc = info.m_desc;
 		cinfo.shortdesc = info.m_shortdesc;

-		for(auto &field : info.m_fields)
+		for(const auto &field : info.m_fields)
 		{
 			gen_event_filter_factory::filter_field_info info;
 			info.name = field.m_name;
--- a/userspace/engine/json_evt.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/json_evt.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public:
 	};

 	json_event_filter_check();
-	virtual ~json_event_filter_check();
+	virtual ~json_event_filter_check() = 0;

 	virtual int32_t parse_field_name(const char *str, bool alloc_state, bool needed_for_filtering);
 	void add_filter_value(const char *str, uint32_t len, uint32_t i = 0);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public:
 	// brackets (e.g. ka.image[foo])
 	size_t parsed_size();

-	check_info &get_info();
+	virtual const check_info &get_info() const = 0;

 	//
 	// Allocate a new check of the same type. Must be overridden.
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ protected:
 	//
 	// The version of parse_field_name in this base class will
 	// check a field specification against all the aliases.
-	std::map<std::string, struct alias> m_aliases;
+	virtual const std::unordered_map<std::string, alias> &get_aliases() const = 0;

-	check_info m_info;
+	//check_info m_info;

 	// The actual field name parsed in parse_field_name.
 	std::string m_field;
@@ -315,11 +315,18 @@ public:

 	int32_t parse_field_name(const char* str, bool alloc_state, bool needed_for_filtering) final;

-	json_event_filter_check *allocate_new();
+	json_event_filter_check *allocate_new() override;
+	const check_info &get_info() const override;

 protected:

 	bool extract_values(json_event *jevt) final;
+	const std::unordered_map<std::string, alias> &get_aliases() const override
+	{
+		static std::unordered_map<std::string, alias> a;
+		return a;
+	};
+

 private:

@@ -340,9 +347,12 @@ public:
 	k8s_audit_filter_check();
 	virtual ~k8s_audit_filter_check();

-	json_event_filter_check *allocate_new();
+	json_event_filter_check *allocate_new() override;

-	// Extract all images/image repositories from the provided containers
+	const check_info &get_info() const override;
+	const std::unordered_map<std::string, alias> &get_aliases() const override;
+
+		// Extract all images/image repositories from the provided containers
 	static bool extract_images(const nlohmann::json &j,
 				   json_event_filter_check &jchk);

--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader.cpp
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader.h
@@ -16,49 +16,247 @@ limitations under the License.

 #pragma once

-#include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
-#include "falco_rule.h"
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include "falco_source.h"
+#include "falco_load_result.h"
 #include "indexed_vector.h"

-
-/*!
-	\brief Ruleset loader of the falco engine
-*/
-class rule_loader
+namespace rule_loader
 {
-public:
-	/*!
-		\brief Represents a section of text from which a certain info
-		struct has been decoded
-	*/
-	struct context
+	class context
 	{
-		std::string content;
+	public:
+		// The kinds of items that can be in rules
+		// content. These generally map to yaml items but a
+		// few are more specific (e.g. "within condition
+		// expression", "value for yaml node", etc.)
+		enum item_type {
+			VALUE_FOR = 0,
+			EXCEPTIONS,
+			EXCEPTION,
+			EXCEPTION_VALUES,
+			EXCEPTION_VALUE,
+			RULES_CONTENT,
+			RULES_CONTENT_ITEM,
+			REQUIRED_ENGINE_VERSION,
+			REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS,
+			REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS_ENTRY,
+			REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS_ALTERNATIVE,
+			LIST,
+			LIST_ITEM,
+			MACRO,
+			MACRO_CONDITION,
+			RULE,
+			RULE_CONDITION,
+			CONDITION_EXPRESSION,
+			RULE_OUTPUT,
+			RULE_OUTPUT_EXPRESSION,
+			RULE_PRIORITY
+		};

-		/*!
-			\brief Wraps an error by adding info about the text section
-		*/
-		inline std::string error(std::string err) const
-		{
-			std::string cnt = content;
-			err += "\n---\n";
-			err += trim(cnt);
-			err += "\n---";
-			return err;
-		}
+		static const std::string& item_type_as_string(enum item_type it);

-		/*!
-			\brief Appends another text section info to this one
-		*/
-		inline void append(context& m)
+		static const size_t default_snippet_width = 160;
+
+		struct position
 		{
-			content += "\n\n";
-			content += m.content;
-		}
+			position() : pos(0), line(0), column(0) {};
+			position(const YAML::Mark& mark) : pos(mark.pos), line(mark.line), column(mark.column) {};
+			~position() = default;
+			position(position&&) = default;
+			position& operator = (position&&) = default;
+			position(const position&) = default;
+			position& operator = (const position&) = default;
+
+			int pos;
+			int line;
+			int column;
+		};
+
+		struct location
+		{
+			location(): item_type(context::item_type::VALUE_FOR) {}
+			location(
+				const std::string n,
+				const position& p,
+				context::item_type i,
+				const std::string in):
+					name(n), pos(p), item_type(i), item_name(in) {}
+			location(location&&) = default;
+			location& operator = (location&&) = default;
+			location(const location&) = default;
+			location& operator = (const location&) = default;
+
+			// A name for the content this location refers
+			// to. Will generally be a filename, can also
+			// refer to a rule/macro condition when the
+			// location points into a condition string.
+			std::string name;
+
+			// The original location in the document
+			position pos;
+
+			// The kind of item at this location
+			// (e.g. "list", "macro", "rule", "exception", etc)
+			context::item_type item_type;
+
+			// The name of this item (e.g. "Write Below Etc",
+			// etc).
+			std::string item_name;
+		};
+
+		context(const std::string& name);
+		context(const YAML::Node& item,
+			item_type item_type,
+			const std::string item_name,
+			const context& parent);
+
+		// Build a context from a condition expression +
+		// parser position. This does not use the original
+		// yaml content because:
+		//   - YAML block indicators will remove whitespace/newlines/wrapping
+		//     from the YAML node containing the condition expression.
+		//   - When compiling, the condition expression has expanded
+		//     macro and list references with their values.
+		context(const libsinsp::filter::ast::pos_info& pos,
+			const std::string& condition,
+			const context& parent);
+
+		virtual ~context() = default;
+
+		context(context&&) = default;
+		context& operator = (context&&) = default;
+		context(const context&) = default;
+		context& operator = (const context&) = default;
+
+		// Return the content name (generally filename) for
+		// this context
+		const std::string& name() const;
+
+		// Return a snippet of the provided rules content
+		// corresponding to this context.
+		// Uses the provided rules_contents to look up the original
+		// rules content for a given location name.
+		// (If this context has a non-empty alt_content, it
+		// will be used to create the snippet, ignoring the
+		// provided rules_contents).
+		std::string snippet(const falco::load_result::rules_contents_t& rules_contents, size_t snippet_width = default_snippet_width) const;
+
+		std::string as_string();
+		nlohmann::json as_json();
+
+	private:
+		void init(const std::string& name,
+			  const position& pos,
+			  const item_type item_type,
+			  const std::string item_name,
+			  const context& parent);
+
+		// A chain of locations from the current item, its
+		// parent, possibly older ancestors.
+		std::vector<location> m_locs;
+
+		// If non-empty, this content will be used when
+		// creating snippets. Used for contexts involving
+		// condition expressions.
+		std::string alt_content;
+	};
+
+	struct warning
+	{
+		warning(): ctx("no-filename-given") {}
+		warning(
+			falco::load_result::warning_code w,
+			const std::string& m,
+			const context& c): wc(w), msg(m), ctx(c) {}
+		warning(warning&&) = default;
+		warning& operator = (warning&&) = default;
+		warning(const warning&) = default;
+		warning& operator = (const warning&) = default;
+
+		falco::load_result::warning_code wc;
+		std::string msg;
+		context ctx;
+	};
+
+	struct error
+	{
+		error(): ctx("no-filename-given") {}
+		error(
+			falco::load_result::error_code e,
+			const std::string& m,
+			const context& c): ec(e), msg(m), ctx(c) {}
+		error(error&&) = default;
+		error& operator = (error&&) = default;
+		error(const error&) = default;
+		error& operator = (const error&) = default;
+
+		falco::load_result::error_code ec;
+		std::string msg;
+		context ctx;
+	};
+
+	class rule_load_exception : public std::exception
+	{
+	public:
+		rule_load_exception(falco::load_result::error_code ec, std::string msg, const context& ctx);
+		virtual ~rule_load_exception();
+		rule_load_exception(rule_load_exception&&) = default;
+		rule_load_exception& operator = (rule_load_exception&&) = default;
+		rule_load_exception(const rule_load_exception&) = default;
+		rule_load_exception& operator = (const rule_load_exception&) = default;
+
+		const char* what();
+
+		falco::load_result::error_code ec;
+		std::string msg;
+		context ctx;
+
+		std::string errstr;
+	};
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Contains the result of loading rule definitions
+	*/
+	class result : public falco::load_result
+	{
+	public:
+		result(const std::string &name);
+		virtual ~result() = default;
+		result(result&&) = default;
+		result& operator = (result&&) = default;
+		result(const result&) = default;
+		result& operator = (const result&) = default;
+
+		virtual bool successful() override;
+		virtual bool has_warnings() override;
+
+		virtual const std::string& as_string(bool verbose, const falco::load_result::rules_contents_t& contents) override;
+		virtual const nlohmann::json& as_json(const falco::load_result::rules_contents_t& contents) override;
+
+		void add_error(falco::load_result::error_code ec,
+			       const std::string& msg,
+			       const context& ctx);
+
+		void add_warning(falco::load_result::warning_code ec,
+				 const std::string& msg,
+				 const context& ctx);
+	protected:
+
+		const std::string& as_summary_string();
+		const std::string& as_verbose_string(const falco::load_result::rules_contents_t& contents);
+		std::string name;
+		bool success;
+
+		std::vector<error> errors;
+		std::vector<warning> warnings;
+
+		std::string res_summary_string;
+		std::string res_verbose_string;
+		nlohmann::json res_json;
 	};

 	/*!
@@ -68,13 +266,23 @@ public:
 	{
 		explicit configuration(
 			const std::string& cont,
-			const indexed_vector<falco_source>& srcs)
-				: content(cont), sources(srcs) {}
+			const indexed_vector<falco_source>& srcs,
+			std::string name)
+				: content(cont), sources(srcs), name(name),
+				  default_ruleset_id(0), replace_output_container_info(false),
+				  min_priority(falco_common::PRIORITY_DEBUG)
+			{
+				res.reset(new result(name));
+			}
+		configuration(configuration&&) = default;
+		configuration& operator = (configuration&&) = default;
+		configuration(const configuration&) = delete;
+		configuration& operator = (const configuration&) = delete;

 		const std::string& content;
 		const indexed_vector<falco_source>& sources;
-		std::vector<std::string> errors;
-		std::vector<std::string> warnings;
+		std::string name;
+		std::unique_ptr<result> res;
 		std::string output_extra;
 		uint16_t default_ruleset_id;
 		bool replace_output_container_info;
@@ -86,6 +294,14 @@ public:
 	*/
 	struct engine_version_info
 	{
+		engine_version_info(context &ctx);
+		~engine_version_info() = default;
+		engine_version_info(engine_version_info&&) = default;
+		engine_version_info& operator = (engine_version_info&&) = default;
+		engine_version_info(const engine_version_info&) = default;
+		engine_version_info& operator = (const engine_version_info&) = default;
+
+		context ctx;
 		uint32_t version;
 	};

@@ -94,15 +310,49 @@ public:
 	*/
 	struct plugin_version_info
 	{
-		std::string name;
-		std::string version;
+		struct requirement
+		{
+			requirement() = default;
+			requirement(const std::string n, const std::string v):
+				name(n), version(v) { }
+			requirement(requirement&&) = default;
+			requirement& operator = (requirement&&) = default;
+			requirement(const requirement&) = default;
+			requirement& operator = (const requirement&) = default;
+
+			std::string name;
+			std::string version;
+		};
+
+		typedef std::vector<requirement> requirement_alternatives;
+
+		// This differs from the other _info structs by having
+		// a default constructor. This allows it to be used
+		// by falco_engine, which aliases the type.
+		plugin_version_info();
+		plugin_version_info(context &ctx);
+		~plugin_version_info() = default;
+		plugin_version_info(plugin_version_info&&) = default;
+		plugin_version_info& operator = (plugin_version_info&&) = default;
+		plugin_version_info(const plugin_version_info&) = default;
+		plugin_version_info& operator = (const plugin_version_info&) = default;
+
+		context ctx;
+		requirement_alternatives alternatives;
 	};

 	/*!
-		\brief Represents infos about a list 
+		\brief Represents infos about a list
 	*/
 	struct list_info
 	{
+		list_info(context &ctx);
+		~list_info() = default;
+		list_info(list_info&&) = default;
+		list_info& operator = (list_info&&) = default;
+		list_info(const list_info&) = default;
+		list_info& operator = (const list_info&) = default;
+
 		context ctx;
 		bool used;
 		size_t index;
@@ -112,11 +362,19 @@ public:
 	};

 	/*!
-		\brief Represents infos about a macro 
+		\brief Represents infos about a macro
 	*/
 	struct macro_info
 	{
+		macro_info(context &ctx);
+		~macro_info() = default;
+		macro_info(macro_info&&) = default;
+		macro_info& operator = (macro_info&&) = default;
+		macro_info(const macro_info&) = default;
+		macro_info& operator = (const macro_info&) = default;
+
 		context ctx;
+		context cond_ctx;
 		bool used;
 		size_t index;
 		size_t visibility;
@@ -130,6 +388,13 @@ public:
 	*/
 	struct rule_exception_info
 	{
+		rule_exception_info(context &ctx);
+		~rule_exception_info() = default;
+		rule_exception_info(rule_exception_info&&) = default;
+		rule_exception_info& operator = (rule_exception_info&&) = default;
+		rule_exception_info(const rule_exception_info&) = default;
+		rule_exception_info& operator = (const rule_exception_info&) = default;
+
 		/*!
 			\brief This is necessary due to the dynamic-typed nature of
 			exceptions. Each of fields, comps, and values, can either be a
@@ -137,6 +402,14 @@ public:
 			this easier to implement in C++, that is not non-dynamic-typed.
 		*/
 		struct entry {
+			entry(): is_list(false) {}
+			explicit entry(const std::string& i): is_list(false), item(i) {}
+			explicit entry(const std::vector<entry>& v): is_list(true), items(v) {}
+			entry(entry&&) = default;
+			entry& operator = (entry&&) = default;
+			entry(const entry&) = default;
+			entry& operator = (const entry&) = default;
+
 			bool is_list;
 			std::string item;
 			std::vector<entry> items;
@@ -148,6 +421,7 @@ public:
 			}
 		};

+		context ctx;
 		std::string name;
 		entry fields;
 		entry comps;
@@ -155,11 +429,20 @@ public:
 	};

 	/*!
-		\brief Represents infos about a rule 
+		\brief Represents infos about a rule
 	*/
 	struct rule_info
 	{
+		rule_info(context &ctx);
+		~rule_info() = default;
+		rule_info(rule_info&&) = default;
+		rule_info& operator = (rule_info&&) = default;
+		rule_info(const rule_info&) = default;
+		rule_info& operator = (const rule_info&) = default;
+
 		context ctx;
+		context cond_ctx;
+		context output_ctx;
 		size_t index;
 		size_t visibility;
 		std::string name;
@@ -174,67 +457,4 @@ public:
 		bool warn_evttypes;
 		bool skip_if_unknown_filter;
 	};
-
-	virtual ~rule_loader() = default;
-
-	/*!
-		\brief Erases all the internal state and definitions
-	*/
-	virtual void clear();
-
-	/*!
-		\brief Uses the internal state to compile a list of falco_rules
-	*/
-	virtual bool compile(configuration& cfg, indexed_vector<falco_rule>& out) const;
-
-	/*!
-		\brief Returns the set of all required versions for each plugin according
-		to the internal definitions.
-	*/
-	virtual const std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> required_plugin_versions() const;
-
-	/*!
-		\brief Defines an info block. If a similar info block is found
-		in the internal state (e.g. another rule with same name), then
-		the previous definition gets overwritten
-	*/
-	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, engine_version_info& info);
-	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, plugin_version_info& info);
-	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, list_info& info);
-	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, macro_info& info);
-	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info);
-
-	/*!
-		\brief Appends an info block to an existing one. An exception
-		is thrown if no existing definition can be matched with the appended
-		one
-	*/
-	virtual void append(configuration& cfg, list_info& info);
-	virtual void append(configuration& cfg, macro_info& info);
-	virtual void append(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info);
-
-	/*!
-		\brief Updates the 'enabled' flag of an existing definition
-	*/
-	virtual void enable(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info);
-
-private:
-	void compile_list_infos(
-		configuration& cfg,
-		indexed_vector<list_info>& out) const;
-	void compile_macros_infos(
-		configuration& cfg,
-		indexed_vector<list_info>& lists,
-		indexed_vector<macro_info>& out) const;
-	void compile_rule_infos(
-		configuration& cfg,
-		indexed_vector<list_info>& lists,
-		indexed_vector<macro_info>& macros,
-		indexed_vector<falco_rule>& out) const;
-
-	uint32_t m_cur_index;
-	indexed_vector<rule_info> m_rule_infos;
-	indexed_vector<macro_info> m_macro_infos;
-	indexed_vector<list_info> m_list_infos;
-	std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> m_required_plugin_versions;
 };
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader_collector.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader_collector.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include <string>
+#include <version.h>
+
+#include "falco_engine.h"
+#include "rule_loader_collector.h"
+
+#define THROW(cond, err, ctx)    { if ((cond)) { throw rule_loader::rule_load_exception(falco::load_result::LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE, (err), (ctx)); } }
+
+
+static inline bool is_operator_defined(const std::string& op)
+{
+	auto ops = libsinsp::filter::parser::supported_operators();
+	return find(ops.begin(), ops.end(), op) != ops.end();
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static inline void define_info(indexed_vector<T>& infos, T& info, uint32_t id)
+{
+	auto prev = infos.at(info.name);
+	if (prev)
+	{
+		info.index = prev->index;
+		info.visibility = id;
+		*prev = info;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		info.index = id;
+		info.visibility = id;
+		infos.insert(info, info.name);
+	}
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static inline void append_info(T* prev, T& info, uint32_t id)
+{
+	prev->visibility = id;
+}
+
+static void validate_exception_info(
+	const falco_source& source,
+	rule_loader::rule_exception_info &ex)
+{
+	if (ex.fields.is_list)
+	{
+		if (!ex.comps.is_valid())
+		{
+			ex.comps.is_list = true;
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < ex.fields.items.size(); i++)
+			{
+				ex.comps.items.push_back(rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry("="));
+			}
+		}
+		THROW(ex.fields.items.size() != ex.comps.items.size(),
+		       "Fields and comps lists must have equal length",
+		       ex.ctx);
+		for (auto &v : ex.comps.items)
+		{
+			THROW(!is_operator_defined(v.item),
+			      std::string("'") + v.item + "' is not a supported comparison operator",
+			      ex.ctx);
+		}
+		for (auto &v : ex.fields.items)
+		{
+			THROW(!source.is_field_defined(v.item),
+			      std::string("'") + v.item + "' is not a supported filter field",
+			      ex.ctx);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (!ex.comps.is_valid())
+		{
+			ex.comps.is_list = false;
+			ex.comps.item = "in";
+		}
+		THROW(ex.comps.is_list,
+		      "Fields and comps must both be strings",
+		      ex.ctx);
+		THROW((ex.comps.item != "in" && ex.comps.item != "pmatch" && ex.comps.item != "intersects"),
+		      "When fields is a single value, comps must be one of (in, pmatch, intersects)",
+		      ex.ctx);
+		THROW(!source.is_field_defined(ex.fields.item),
+		      std::string("'") + ex.fields.item + "' is not a supported filter field",
+		      ex.ctx);
+	}
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::clear()
+{
+	m_cur_index = 0;
+	m_rule_infos.clear();
+	m_list_infos.clear();
+	m_macro_infos.clear();
+	m_required_plugin_versions.clear();
+}
+
+const std::vector<rule_loader::plugin_version_info::requirement_alternatives>& rule_loader::collector::required_plugin_versions() const
+{
+	return m_required_plugin_versions;
+}
+
+const indexed_vector<rule_loader::list_info>& rule_loader::collector::lists() const
+{
+	return m_list_infos;
+}
+
+const indexed_vector<rule_loader::macro_info>& rule_loader::collector::macros() const
+{
+	return m_macro_infos;
+}
+
+const indexed_vector<rule_loader::rule_info>& rule_loader::collector::rules() const
+{
+	return m_rule_infos;
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::define(configuration& cfg, engine_version_info& info)
+{
+	auto v = falco_engine::engine_version();
+	THROW(v < info.version, "Rules require engine version "
+	      + std::to_string(info.version) + ", but engine version is " + std::to_string(v),
+	      info.ctx);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::define(configuration& cfg, plugin_version_info& info)
+{
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> plugin_names;
+	for (const auto& req : info.alternatives)
+	{
+		sinsp_version plugin_version(req.version);
+		THROW(!plugin_version.m_valid,
+			"Invalid required version '" + req.version
+				+ "' for plugin '" + req.name + "'",
+			info.ctx);
+		THROW(plugin_names.find(req.name) != plugin_names.end(),
+			"Defined multiple alternative version requirements for plugin '"
+				+ req.name + "'",
+			info.ctx);
+		plugin_names.insert(req.name);
+	}
+	m_required_plugin_versions.push_back(info.alternatives);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::define(configuration& cfg, list_info& info)
+{
+	define_info(m_list_infos, info, m_cur_index++);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::append(configuration& cfg, list_info& info)
+{
+	auto prev = m_list_infos.at(info.name);
+	THROW(!prev,
+	       "List has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists",
+	       info.ctx);
+	prev->items.insert(prev->items.end(), info.items.begin(), info.items.end());
+	append_info(prev, info, m_cur_index++);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::define(configuration& cfg, macro_info& info)
+{
+	define_info(m_macro_infos, info, m_cur_index++);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::append(configuration& cfg, macro_info& info)
+{
+	auto prev = m_macro_infos.at(info.name);
+	THROW(!prev,
+	       "Macro has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists",
+	       info.ctx);
+	prev->cond += " ";
+	prev->cond += info.cond;
+	append_info(prev, info, m_cur_index++);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::define(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info)
+{
+	auto source = cfg.sources.at(info.source);
+	if (!source)
+	{
+		cfg.res->add_warning(falco::load_result::LOAD_UNKNOWN_SOURCE,
+				     "Unknown source " + info.source + ", skipping",
+				     info.ctx);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	auto prev = m_rule_infos.at(info.name);
+	THROW(prev && prev->source != info.source,
+	       "Rule has been re-defined with a different source",
+	       info.ctx);
+
+	for (auto &ex : info.exceptions)
+	{
+		THROW(!ex.fields.is_valid(),
+		       "Rule exception item must have fields property with a list of fields",
+		       ex.ctx);
+		validate_exception_info(*source, ex);
+	}
+
+	define_info(m_rule_infos, info, m_cur_index++);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::append(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info)
+{
+	auto prev = m_rule_infos.at(info.name);
+
+	THROW(!prev,
+	       "Rule has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists",
+	       info.ctx);
+	THROW(info.cond.empty() && info.exceptions.empty(),
+	       "Appended rule must have exceptions or condition property",
+	       info.ctx);
+
+	auto source = cfg.sources.at(prev->source);
+	// note: this is not supposed to happen
+	THROW(!source,
+	      std::string("Unknown source ") + prev->source,
+	      info.ctx);
+
+	if (!info.cond.empty())
+	{
+		prev->cond += " ";
+		prev->cond += info.cond;
+	}
+
+	for (auto &ex : info.exceptions)
+	{
+		auto prev_ex = find_if(prev->exceptions.begin(), prev->exceptions.end(),
+			[&ex](const rule_loader::rule_exception_info& i)
+				{ return i.name == ex.name; });
+		if (prev_ex == prev->exceptions.end())
+		{
+			THROW(!ex.fields.is_valid(),
+			       "Rule exception must have fields property with a list of fields",
+			       ex.ctx);
+			THROW(ex.values.empty(),
+			       "Rule exception must have values property with a list of values",
+			       ex.ctx);
+			validate_exception_info(*source, ex);
+			prev->exceptions.push_back(ex);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			THROW(ex.fields.is_valid(),
+			       "Can not append exception fields to existing exception, only values",
+			       ex.ctx);
+			THROW(ex.comps.is_valid(),
+			       "Can not append exception comps to existing exception, only values",
+			       ex.ctx);
+			prev_ex->values.insert(
+				prev_ex->values.end(), ex.values.begin(), ex.values.end());
+		}
+	}
+	append_info(prev, info, m_cur_index++);
+}
+
+void rule_loader::collector::enable(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info)
+{
+	auto prev = m_rule_infos.at(info.name);
+	THROW(!prev,
+	       "Rule has 'enabled' key but no rule by that name already exists",
+	       info.ctx);
+	prev->enabled = info.enabled;
+}
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader_collector.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader_collector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+#include "rule_loader.h"
+#include "indexed_vector.h"
+
+namespace rule_loader
+{
+
+/*!
+	\brief Collector for the ruleset loader of the falco engine
+*/
+class collector
+{
+public:
+	collector(): m_cur_index(0) { }
+	virtual ~collector() = default;
+	collector(collector&&) = default;
+	collector& operator = (collector&&) = default;
+	collector(const collector&) = delete;
+	collector& operator = (const collector&) = delete;
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Erases all the internal state and definitions
+	*/
+	virtual void clear();
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Returns the set of all defined required plugin versions
+	*/
+	virtual const std::vector<plugin_version_info::requirement_alternatives>& required_plugin_versions() const;
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Returns the list of defined lists
+	*/
+	virtual const indexed_vector<list_info>& lists() const;
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Returns the list of defined macros
+	*/
+	virtual const indexed_vector<macro_info>& macros() const;
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Returns the list of defined rules
+	*/
+	virtual const indexed_vector<rule_info>& rules() const;
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Defines an info block. If a similar info block is found
+		in the internal state (e.g. another rule with same name), then
+		the previous definition gets overwritten
+	*/
+	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, engine_version_info& info);
+	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, plugin_version_info& info);
+	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, list_info& info);
+	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, macro_info& info);
+	virtual void define(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info);
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Appends an info block to an existing one. An exception
+		is thrown if no existing definition can be matched with the appended
+		one
+	*/
+	virtual void append(configuration& cfg, list_info& info);
+	virtual void append(configuration& cfg, macro_info& info);
+	virtual void append(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info);
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Updates the 'enabled' flag of an existing definition
+	*/
+	virtual void enable(configuration& cfg, rule_info& info);
+
+private:
+	uint32_t m_cur_index;
+	indexed_vector<rule_info> m_rule_infos;
+	indexed_vector<macro_info> m_macro_infos;
+	indexed_vector<list_info> m_list_infos;
+	std::vector<plugin_version_info::requirement_alternatives> m_required_plugin_versions;
+};
+
+}; // namespace rule_loader
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader_compiler.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader_compiler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,542 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include <set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "rule_loader_compiler.h"
+#include "filter_macro_resolver.h"
+#include "filter_evttype_resolver.h"
+#include "filter_warning_resolver.h"
+
+#define MAX_VISIBILITY		((uint32_t) -1)
+
+#define THROW(cond, err, ctx)    { if ((cond)) { throw rule_loader::rule_load_exception(falco::load_result::LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE, (err), (ctx)); } }
+
+static std::string s_container_info_fmt = "%container.info";
+static std::string s_default_extra_fmt  = "%container.name (id=%container.id)";
+
+using namespace libsinsp::filter;
+
+// todo(jasondellaluce): this breaks string escaping in lists and exceptions
+static void quote_item(std::string& e)
+{
+	if (e.find(" ") != std::string::npos && e[0] != '"' && e[0] != '\'')
+	{
+		e = '"' + e + '"';
+	}
+}
+
+static void paren_item(std::string& e)
+{
+	if(e[0] != '(')
+	{
+		e = '(' + e + ')';
+	}
+}
+
+static inline bool is_operator_defined(const std::string& op)
+{
+	auto ops = libsinsp::filter::parser::supported_operators();
+	return find(ops.begin(), ops.end(), op) != ops.end();
+}
+
+static inline bool is_operator_for_list(const std::string& op)
+{
+	auto ops = libsinsp::filter::parser::supported_operators(true);
+	return find(ops.begin(), ops.end(), op) != ops.end();
+}
+
+static bool is_format_valid(const falco_source& source, std::string fmt, std::string& err)
+{
+	try
+	{
+		std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter> formatter;
+		formatter = source.formatter_factory->create_formatter(fmt);
+		return true;
+	}
+	catch(exception &e)
+	{
+		err = e.what();
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+static void build_rule_exception_infos(
+	const std::vector<rule_loader::rule_exception_info>& exceptions,
+	std::set<std::string>& exception_fields,
+	std::string& condition)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	for (auto &ex : exceptions)
+	{
+		std::string icond;
+		if(!ex.fields.is_list)
+		{
+			for (auto &val : ex.values)
+			{
+				THROW(val.is_list,
+				       "Expected values array to contain a list of strings",
+				       ex.ctx)
+				icond += icond.empty()
+					? ("(" + ex.fields.item + " "
+						+ ex.comps.item + " (")
+					: ", ";
+				exception_fields.insert(ex.fields.item);
+				tmp = val.item;
+				quote_item(tmp);
+				icond += tmp;
+			}
+			icond += icond.empty() ? "" : "))";
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			icond = "(";
+			for (auto &values : ex.values)
+			{
+				THROW(ex.fields.items.size() != values.items.size(),
+				       "Fields and values lists must have equal length",
+				       ex.ctx);
+				icond += icond == "(" ? "" : " or ";
+				icond += "(";
+				uint32_t k = 0;
+				std::string istr;
+				for (auto &field : ex.fields.items)
+				{
+					icond += k == 0 ? "" : " and ";
+					if (values.items[k].is_list)
+					{
+						istr = "(";
+						for (auto &v : values.items[k].items)
+						{
+							tmp = v.item;
+							quote_item(tmp);
+							istr += istr == "(" ? "" : ", ";
+							istr += tmp;
+						}
+						istr += ")";
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						istr = values.items[k].item;
+						if(is_operator_for_list(ex.comps.items[k].item))
+						{
+							paren_item(istr);
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							quote_item(istr);
+						}
+					}
+					icond += " " + field.item;
+					icond += " " + ex.comps.items[k].item + " " + istr;
+					exception_fields.insert(field.item);
+					k++;
+				}
+				icond += ")";
+			}
+			icond += ")";
+			if (icond == "()")
+			{
+				icond = "";
+			}
+		}
+		condition += icond.empty() ? "" : " and not " + icond;
+	}
+}
+
+// todo(jasondellaluce): this breaks string escaping in lists
+static bool resolve_list(std::string& cnd, const rule_loader::list_info& list)
+{
+	static std::string blanks = " \t\n\r";
+	static std::string delims = blanks + "(),=";
+	std::string new_cnd;
+	size_t start, end;
+	bool used = false;
+	start = cnd.find(list.name);
+	while (start != std::string::npos)
+	{
+		// the characters surrounding the name must
+		// be delims of beginning/end of string
+		end = start + list.name.length();
+		if ((start == 0 || delims.find(cnd[start - 1]) != std::string::npos)
+			&& (end >= cnd.length() || delims.find(cnd[end]) != std::string::npos))
+		{
+			// shift pointers to consume all whitespaces
+			while (start > 0
+				&& blanks.find(cnd[start - 1]) != std::string::npos)
+			{
+				start--;
+			}
+			while (end < cnd.length()
+				&& blanks.find(cnd[end]) != std::string::npos)
+			{
+				end++;
+			}
+			// create substitution string by concatenating all values
+			std::string sub = "";
+			for (auto &v : list.items)
+			{
+				if (!sub.empty())
+				{
+					sub += ", ";
+				}
+				sub += v;
+			}
+			// if substituted list is empty, we need to
+			// remove a comma from the left or the right
+			if (sub.empty())
+			{
+				if (start > 0 && cnd[start - 1] == ',')
+				{
+					start--;
+				}
+				else if (end < cnd.length() && cnd[end] == ',')
+				{
+					end++;
+				}
+			}
+			// compose new string with substitution
+			new_cnd = "";
+			if (start > 0)
+			{
+				new_cnd += cnd.substr(0, start) + " ";
+			}
+			new_cnd += sub + " ";
+			if (end <= cnd.length())
+			{
+				new_cnd += cnd.substr(end);
+			}
+			cnd = new_cnd;
+			start += sub.length() + 1;
+			used = true;
+		}
+		start = cnd.find(list.name, start + 1);
+	}
+	return used;
+}
+
+static void resolve_macros(
+	indexed_vector<rule_loader::macro_info>& macros,
+	std::shared_ptr<ast::expr>& ast,
+	uint32_t visibility,
+	const rule_loader::context &ctx)
+{
+	filter_macro_resolver macro_resolver;
+	for (auto &m : macros)
+	{
+		if (m.index < visibility)
+		{
+			macro_resolver.set_macro(m.name, m.cond_ast);
+		}
+	}
+	macro_resolver.run(ast);
+
+	// Note: only complaining about the first unknown macro
+	THROW(!macro_resolver.get_unknown_macros().empty(),
+	      std::string("Undefined macro '")
+	      + *macro_resolver.get_unknown_macros().begin()
+	      + "' used in filter.",
+	      ctx);
+
+	for (auto &m : macro_resolver.get_resolved_macros())
+	{
+		macros.at(m)->used = true;
+	}
+}
+
+// note: there is no visibility order between filter conditions and lists
+static std::shared_ptr<ast::expr> parse_condition(
+	std::string condition,
+	indexed_vector<rule_loader::list_info>& lists,
+	const rule_loader::context &ctx)
+{
+	for (auto &l : lists)
+	{
+		if (resolve_list(condition, l))
+		{
+			l.used = true;
+		}
+	}
+	libsinsp::filter::parser p(condition);
+	p.set_max_depth(1000);
+	try
+	{
+		std::shared_ptr<ast::expr> res_ptr(p.parse());
+		return res_ptr;
+	}
+	catch (const sinsp_exception& e)
+	{
+		rule_loader::context parsectx(p.get_pos(), condition, ctx);
+
+		throw rule_loader::rule_load_exception(
+			falco::load_result::LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION,
+			e.what(),
+			parsectx);
+	}
+}
+
+static void apply_output_substitutions(
+	rule_loader::configuration& cfg,
+	std::string& out)
+{
+	if (out.find(s_container_info_fmt) != std::string::npos)
+	{
+		if (cfg.replace_output_container_info)
+		{
+			out = replace(out, s_container_info_fmt, cfg.output_extra);
+			return;
+		}
+		out = replace(out, s_container_info_fmt, s_default_extra_fmt);
+	}
+	out += cfg.output_extra.empty() ? "" : " " + cfg.output_extra;
+}
+
+void rule_loader::compiler::compile_list_infos(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<list_info>& out) const
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	std::vector<std::string> used;
+	for (auto &list : col.lists())
+	{
+		list_info v = list;
+		v.items.clear();
+		for (auto &item : list.items)
+		{
+			const auto ref = col.lists().at(item);
+			if (ref && ref->index < list.visibility)
+			{
+				used.push_back(ref->name);
+				for (auto val : ref->items)
+				{
+					quote_item(val);
+					v.items.push_back(val);
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				tmp = item;
+				quote_item(tmp);
+				v.items.push_back(tmp);
+			}
+		}
+		v.used = false;
+		out.insert(v, v.name);
+	}
+	for (auto &v : used)
+	{
+		out.at(v)->used = true;
+	}
+}
+
+// note: there is a visibility ordering between macros
+void rule_loader::compiler::compile_macros_infos(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<list_info>& lists,
+		indexed_vector<macro_info>& out) const
+{
+	for (auto &m : col.macros())
+	{
+		macro_info entry = m;
+		entry.cond_ast = parse_condition(m.cond, lists, m.cond_ctx);
+		entry.used = false;
+		out.insert(entry, m.name);
+	}
+
+	for (auto &m : out)
+	{
+		resolve_macros(out, m.cond_ast, m.visibility, m.ctx);
+	}
+}
+
+
+void rule_loader::compiler::compile_rule_infos(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<list_info>& lists,
+		indexed_vector<macro_info>& macros,
+		indexed_vector<falco_rule>& out) const
+{
+	std::string err, condition;
+	std::set<falco::load_result::load_result::warning_code> warn_codes;
+	filter_warning_resolver warn_resolver;
+	for (auto &r : col.rules())
+	{
+		// skip the rule if below the minimum priority
+		if (r.priority > cfg.min_priority)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		auto source = cfg.sources.at(r.source);
+		// note: this is not supposed to happen
+
+		THROW(!source,
+		      std::string("Unknown source ") + r.source,
+		      r.ctx);
+
+		// build filter AST by parsing the condition, building exceptions,
+		// and resolving lists and macros
+		falco_rule rule;
+
+		condition = r.cond;
+		if (!r.exceptions.empty())
+		{
+			build_rule_exception_infos(
+				r.exceptions, rule.exception_fields, condition);
+		}
+		auto ast = parse_condition(condition, lists, r.cond_ctx);
+		resolve_macros(macros, ast, MAX_VISIBILITY, r.ctx);
+
+		// check for warnings in the filtering condition
+		warn_codes.clear();
+		if (warn_resolver.run(ast.get(), warn_codes))
+		{
+			for (auto &w : warn_codes)
+			{
+				cfg.res->add_warning(w, "", r.ctx);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// build rule output message
+		rule.output = r.output;
+		if (r.source == falco_common::syscall_source)
+		{
+			apply_output_substitutions(cfg, rule.output);
+		}
+
+		if(!is_format_valid(*cfg.sources.at(r.source), rule.output, err))
+		{
+			throw rule_load_exception(
+				falco::load_result::load_result::LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_OUTPUT,
+				err,
+				r.output_ctx);
+		}
+
+		// construct rule definition and compile it to a filter
+		rule.name = r.name;
+		rule.source = r.source;
+		rule.description = r.desc;
+		rule.priority = r.priority;
+		rule.tags = r.tags;
+
+		auto rule_id = out.insert(rule, rule.name);
+		out.at(rule_id)->id = rule_id;
+
+		// This also compiles the filter, and might throw a
+		// falco_exception with details on the compilation
+		// failure.
+		try {
+			source->ruleset->add(*out.at(rule_id), ast);
+		}
+		catch (const falco_exception& e)
+		{
+			// Allow errors containing "nonexistent field" if
+			// skip_if_unknown_filter is true
+			std::string err = e.what();
+
+			if (err.find("nonexistent field") != std::string::npos &&
+			    r.skip_if_unknown_filter)
+			{
+				cfg.res->add_warning(
+					falco::load_result::load_result::LOAD_UNKNOWN_FIELD,
+					e.what(),
+					r.cond_ctx);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				throw rule_loader::rule_load_exception(
+					falco::load_result::load_result::LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION,
+					e.what(),
+					r.cond_ctx);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// By default rules are enabled/disabled for the default ruleset
+		if(r.enabled)
+		{
+			source->ruleset->enable(rule.name, true, cfg.default_ruleset_id);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			source->ruleset->disable(rule.name, true, cfg.default_ruleset_id);
+		}
+
+		// populate set of event types and emit an special warning
+		std::set<uint16_t> evttypes = { ppm_event_type::PPME_PLUGINEVENT_E };
+		if(rule.source == falco_common::syscall_source)
+		{
+			evttypes.clear();
+			filter_evttype_resolver().evttypes(ast, evttypes);
+			if ((evttypes.empty() || evttypes.size() > 100)
+			    && r.warn_evttypes)
+			{
+				cfg.res->add_warning(
+					falco::load_result::load_result::LOAD_NO_EVTTYPE,
+					"Rule matches too many evt.type values. This has a significant performance penalty.",
+					r.ctx);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void rule_loader::compiler::compile(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<falco_rule>& out) const
+{
+	indexed_vector<list_info> lists;
+	indexed_vector<macro_info> macros;
+
+	// expand all lists, macros, and rules
+	try
+	{
+		compile_list_infos(cfg, col, lists);
+		compile_macros_infos(cfg, col, lists, macros);
+		compile_rule_infos(cfg, col, lists, macros, out);
+	}
+	catch(rule_load_exception &e)
+	{
+		cfg.res->add_error(e.ec, e.msg, e.ctx);
+	}
+
+	// print info on any dangling lists or macros that were not used anywhere
+	for (auto &m : macros)
+	{
+		if (!m.used)
+		{
+			cfg.res->add_warning(
+				falco::load_result::load_result::LOAD_UNUSED_MACRO,
+				"Macro not referred to by any other rule/macro",
+				m.ctx);
+		}
+	}
+	for (auto &l : lists)
+	{
+		if (!l.used)
+		{
+			cfg.res->add_warning(
+				falco::load_result::LOAD_UNUSED_LIST,
+				"List not referred to by any other rule/macro",
+				l.ctx);
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader_compiler.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader_compiler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "rule_loader.h"
+#include "rule_loader_collector.h"
+#include "indexed_vector.h"
+#include "falco_rule.h"
+
+namespace rule_loader
+{
+
+/*!
+	\brief Compiler for the ruleset loader of the falco engine
+*/
+class compiler
+{
+public:
+	compiler() = default;
+	virtual ~compiler() = default;
+	compiler(compiler&&) = default;
+	compiler& operator = (compiler&&) = default;
+	compiler(const compiler&) = default;
+	compiler& operator = (const compiler&) = default;
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Compiles a list of falco rules
+	*/
+	virtual void compile(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<falco_rule>& out) const;
+
+private:
+	void compile_list_infos(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<list_info>& out) const;
+
+	void compile_macros_infos(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<list_info>& lists,
+		indexed_vector<macro_info>& out) const;
+
+	void compile_rule_infos(
+		configuration& cfg,
+		const collector& col,
+		indexed_vector<list_info>& lists,
+		indexed_vector<macro_info>& macros,
+		indexed_vector<falco_rule>& out) const;
+};
+
+}; // namespace rule_loader
+
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader_reader.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader_reader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,487 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "rule_loader_reader.h"
+
+#define THROW(cond, err, ctx)    { if ((cond)) { throw rule_loader::rule_load_exception(falco::load_result::LOAD_ERR_YAML_VALIDATE, (err), (ctx)); } }
+
+
+// Don't call this directly, call decode_val/decode_optional_val instead.
+template <typename T>
+static void decode_val_generic(const YAML::Node& item, const char *key, T& out, const rule_loader::context& ctx, bool optional)
+{
+	const YAML::Node& val = item[key];
+
+	if(!val.IsDefined() && optional)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	THROW(!val.IsDefined(), std::string("Item has no mapping for key '") + key + "'", ctx);
+	THROW(val.IsNull(), std::string("Mapping for key '") + key + "' is empty", ctx);
+
+	rule_loader::context valctx(val, rule_loader::context::VALUE_FOR, key, ctx);
+	THROW(!val.IsScalar(), "Value is not a scalar value", valctx);
+	THROW(val.Scalar().empty(), "Value must be non-empty", valctx);
+
+	THROW(!YAML::convert<T>::decode(val, out), "Can't decode YAML scalar value", valctx);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static void decode_val(const YAML::Node& item, const char *key, T& out, const rule_loader::context& ctx)
+{
+	bool optional = false;
+
+	decode_val_generic(item, key, out, ctx, optional);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static void decode_optional_val(const YAML::Node& item, const char *key, T& out, const rule_loader::context& ctx)
+{
+	bool optional = true;
+
+	decode_val_generic(item, key, out, ctx, optional);
+}
+
+// Don't call this directly, call decode_items/decode_tags instead.
+template <typename T>
+static void decode_seq(const YAML::Node& item, const char *key,
+		       std::function<void(T)> inserter,
+		       const rule_loader::context &ctx, bool optional)
+{
+	const YAML::Node& val = item[key];
+
+	if(!val.IsDefined() && optional)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	THROW(!val.IsDefined(), std::string("Item has no mapping for key '") + key + "'", ctx);
+
+	rule_loader::context valctx(val, rule_loader::context::VALUE_FOR, key, ctx);
+	THROW(!val.IsSequence(), "Value is not a sequence", valctx);
+
+	T value;
+	for(const YAML::Node& v : val)
+	{
+		rule_loader::context ictx(v, rule_loader::context::LIST_ITEM, "", valctx);
+		THROW(!v.IsScalar(), "sequence value is not scalar", ictx);
+		THROW(!YAML::convert<T>::decode(v, value), "Can't decode YAML sequence value", ictx);
+		inserter(value);
+	}
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static void decode_items(const YAML::Node& item, vector<T>& out,
+		       const rule_loader::context& ctx)
+{
+	bool optional = false;
+
+	std::function<void(T)> inserter = [&out] (T value) {
+		out.push_back(value);
+	};
+
+	decode_seq(item, "items", inserter, ctx, optional);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static void decode_tags(const YAML::Node& item, set<T>& out,
+		       const rule_loader::context& ctx)
+{
+	bool optional = true;
+
+	std::function<void(T)> inserter = [&out] (T value) {
+		out.insert(value);
+	};
+
+	decode_seq(item, "tags", inserter, ctx, optional);
+}
+
+// Don't call this directly, call decode_exception_{fields,comps,values} instead
+static void decode_exception_info_entry(
+	const YAML::Node& item,
+	const char *key,
+	rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry& out,
+	const rule_loader::context& ctx,
+	bool optional)
+{
+	const YAML::Node& val = (key == NULL ? item : item[key]);
+
+	if(!val.IsDefined() && optional)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	THROW(!val.IsDefined(), std::string("Item has no mapping for key '") + key + "'", ctx);
+
+	rule_loader::context valctx(val, rule_loader::context::VALUE_FOR, (key == NULL ? "" : key), ctx);
+
+	if (val.IsScalar())
+	{
+		THROW(val.Scalar().empty(), "Value must be non-empty", valctx);
+		out.is_list = false;
+		THROW(!YAML::convert<string>::decode(val, out.item), "Could not decode scalar value", valctx);
+	}
+	if (val.IsSequence())
+	{
+		out.is_list = true;
+		for(const YAML::Node& v : val)
+		{
+			rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry tmp;
+			rule_loader::context lctx(v, rule_loader::context::EXCEPTION, "", valctx);
+
+			// Optional is always false once you get past the outer values
+			optional = false;
+			decode_exception_info_entry(v, NULL, tmp, lctx, optional);
+			out.items.push_back(tmp);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void decode_exception_fields(
+	const YAML::Node& item,
+	rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry& out,
+	const rule_loader::context& ctx,
+	bool optional)
+{
+	decode_exception_info_entry(item, "fields", out, ctx, optional);
+}
+
+static void decode_exception_comps(
+	const YAML::Node& item,
+	rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry& out,
+	const rule_loader::context& ctx)
+{
+	bool optional = true;
+
+	decode_exception_info_entry(item, "comps", out, ctx, optional);
+}
+
+static void decode_exception_values(
+	const YAML::Node& item,
+	rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry& out,
+	const rule_loader::context& ctx)
+{
+	bool optional = false;
+
+	decode_exception_info_entry(item, NULL, out, ctx, optional);
+}
+
+static void read_rule_exceptions(
+	const YAML::Node& item,
+	rule_loader::rule_info& v,
+	const rule_loader::context& parent,
+	bool append)
+{
+	const YAML::Node& exs = item["exceptions"];
+
+	// No exceptions property, or an exceptions property with
+	// nothing in it, are allowed
+	if(!exs.IsDefined() || exs.IsNull())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	rule_loader::context exes_ctx(exs, rule_loader::context::EXCEPTIONS, "", parent);
+
+	THROW(!exs.IsSequence(), "Rule exceptions must be a sequence", exes_ctx);
+
+	for (auto &ex : exs)
+	{
+		// Make a temp context to verify simple properties
+		// about the exception.
+		std::string name;
+		rule_loader::context tmp(ex, rule_loader::context::EXCEPTION, "", exes_ctx);
+
+		THROW(!ex.IsMap(), "Rule exception must be a mapping", tmp);
+		decode_val(ex, "name", name, tmp);
+
+		// Now use a real context including the exception name.
+		rule_loader::context ex_ctx(ex, rule_loader::context::EXCEPTION, name, parent);
+		rule_loader::rule_exception_info v_ex(ex_ctx);
+		v_ex.name = name;
+
+		// note: the legacy lua loader used to throw a "xxx must strings" error
+
+		// fields are optional when append is true
+		decode_exception_fields(ex, v_ex.fields, ex_ctx, append);
+		decode_exception_comps(ex, v_ex.comps, ex_ctx);
+		const YAML::Node& exvals = ex["values"];
+		if (exvals.IsDefined())
+		{
+			rule_loader::context vals_ctx(exvals, rule_loader::context::EXCEPTION_VALUES, "", ex_ctx);
+			THROW(!exvals.IsSequence(),
+			       "Rule exception values must be a sequence", vals_ctx);
+			for (auto &val : exvals)
+			{
+				rule_loader::context vctx(val, rule_loader::context::EXCEPTION_VALUE, "", vals_ctx);
+				rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry v_ex_val;
+
+				decode_exception_values(val, v_ex_val, vctx);
+				v_ex.values.push_back(v_ex_val);
+			}
+		}
+		v.exceptions.push_back(v_ex);
+	}
+}
+
+static void read_item(
+	rule_loader::configuration& cfg,
+	rule_loader::collector& collector,
+	const YAML::Node& item,
+	const rule_loader::context& parent)
+{
+	rule_loader::context tmp(item, rule_loader::context::RULES_CONTENT_ITEM, "", parent);
+	THROW(!item.IsMap(), "Unexpected element type. "
+	      "Each element should be a yaml associative array.", tmp);
+
+	if (item["required_engine_version"].IsDefined())
+	{
+		rule_loader::context ctx(item, rule_loader::context::REQUIRED_ENGINE_VERSION, "", parent);
+		rule_loader::engine_version_info v(ctx);
+
+		decode_val(item, "required_engine_version", v.version, ctx);
+		collector.define(cfg, v);
+	}
+	else if(item["required_plugin_versions"].IsDefined())
+	{
+		const YAML::Node& req_plugin_vers = item["required_plugin_versions"];
+		rule_loader::context ctx(req_plugin_vers, rule_loader::context::REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS, "", parent);
+
+		THROW(!req_plugin_vers.IsSequence(),
+		       "Value of required_plugin_versions must be a sequence",
+		       ctx);
+
+		for(const YAML::Node& plugin : req_plugin_vers)
+		{
+			rule_loader::plugin_version_info::requirement r;
+
+			// Use a temp context until we can get a name
+			rule_loader::context tmp(plugin, rule_loader::context::REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS_ENTRY, "", ctx);
+			THROW(!plugin.IsMap(), "Plugin version must be a mapping", tmp);
+			decode_val(plugin, "name", r.name, tmp);
+			rule_loader::context pctx(plugin, rule_loader::context::REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS_ENTRY, r.name, ctx);
+			rule_loader::plugin_version_info v(pctx);
+			decode_val(plugin, "version", r.version, pctx);
+			v.alternatives.push_back(r);
+
+			const YAML::Node& alternatives = plugin["alternatives"];
+			if(alternatives.IsDefined())
+			{
+				THROW(!alternatives.IsSequence(),
+					"Value of plugin version alternatives must be a sequence",
+					pctx);
+				for (const auto &req : alternatives)
+				{
+					tmp = rule_loader::context(req, rule_loader::context::REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS_ALTERNATIVE, "", pctx);
+					THROW(!req.IsMap(), "Plugin version alternative must be a mapping", tmp);
+					decode_val(req, "name", r.name, tmp);
+					tmp = rule_loader::context(req, rule_loader::context::REQUIRED_PLUGIN_VERSIONS_ALTERNATIVE, r.name, pctx);
+					decode_val(req, "version", r.version, tmp);
+					v.alternatives.push_back(r);
+				}
+			}
+
+			collector.define(cfg, v);
+		}
+	}
+	else if(item["list"].IsDefined())
+	{
+		std::string name;
+		// Using tmp context until name is decoded
+		rule_loader::context tmp(item, rule_loader::context::LIST, "", parent);
+		decode_val(item, "list", name, tmp);
+
+		rule_loader::context ctx(item, rule_loader::context::LIST, name, parent);
+		rule_loader::list_info v(ctx);
+
+		bool append = false;
+		decode_val(item, "list", v.name, ctx);
+		decode_items(item, v.items, ctx);
+
+		decode_optional_val(item, "append", append, ctx);
+
+		if(append)
+		{
+			collector.append(cfg, v);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			collector.define(cfg, v);
+		}
+	}
+	else if(item["macro"].IsDefined())
+	{
+		std::string name;
+		// Using tmp context until name is decoded
+		rule_loader::context tmp(item, rule_loader::context::MACRO, "", parent);
+		decode_val(item, "macro", name, tmp);
+
+		rule_loader::context ctx(item, rule_loader::context::MACRO, name, parent);
+		rule_loader::macro_info v(ctx);
+		v.name = name;
+
+		bool append = false;
+		decode_val(item, "condition", v.cond, ctx);
+
+		// Now set the proper context for the condition now that we know it exists
+		v.cond_ctx = rule_loader::context(item["condition"], rule_loader::context::MACRO_CONDITION, "", ctx);
+
+		decode_optional_val(item, "append", append, ctx);
+
+		if(append)
+		{
+			collector.append(cfg, v);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			collector.define(cfg, v);
+		}
+	}
+	else if(item["rule"].IsDefined())
+	{
+		std::string name;
+
+		// Using tmp context until name is decoded
+		rule_loader::context tmp(item, rule_loader::context::RULE, "", parent);
+		decode_val(item, "rule", name, tmp);
+
+		rule_loader::context ctx(item, rule_loader::context::RULE, name, parent);
+		rule_loader::rule_info v(ctx);
+		v.name = name;
+
+		bool append = false;
+		v.enabled = true;
+		v.warn_evttypes = true;
+		v.skip_if_unknown_filter = false;
+
+		decode_optional_val(item, "append", append, ctx);
+
+		if(append)
+		{
+			decode_optional_val(item, "condition", v.cond, ctx);
+			if(item["condition"].IsDefined())
+			{
+				v.cond_ctx = rule_loader::context(item["condition"], rule_loader::context::RULE_CONDITION, "", ctx);
+			}
+			read_rule_exceptions(item, v, ctx, append);
+			collector.append(cfg, v);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// If the rule does *not* have any of
+			// condition/output/desc/priority, it *must*
+			// have an enabled property. Use the enabled
+			// property to set the enabled status of an
+			// earlier rule.
+			if (!item["condition"].IsDefined() &&
+			    !item["output"].IsDefined() &&
+			    !item["desc"].IsDefined() &&
+			    !item["priority"].IsDefined())
+			{
+				decode_val(item, "enabled", v.enabled, ctx);
+				collector.enable(cfg, v);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				string priority;
+
+				// All of these are required
+				decode_val(item, "condition", v.cond, ctx);
+				v.cond_ctx = rule_loader::context(item["condition"], rule_loader::context::RULE_CONDITION, "", ctx);
+
+				decode_val(item, "output", v.output, ctx);
+				v.output_ctx = rule_loader::context(item["output"], rule_loader::context::RULE_OUTPUT, "", ctx);
+
+				decode_val(item, "desc", v.desc, ctx);
+				decode_val(item, "priority", priority, ctx);
+
+				v.output = trim(v.output);
+				v.source = falco_common::syscall_source;
+				rule_loader::context prictx(item["priority"], rule_loader::context::RULE_PRIORITY, "", ctx);
+				THROW(!falco_common::parse_priority(priority, v.priority),
+				       "Invalid priority", prictx);
+				decode_optional_val(item, "source", v.source, ctx);
+				decode_optional_val(item, "enabled", v.enabled, ctx);
+				decode_optional_val(item, "warn_evttypes", v.warn_evttypes, ctx);
+				decode_optional_val(item, "skip-if-unknown-filter", v.skip_if_unknown_filter, ctx);
+				decode_tags(item, v.tags, ctx);
+				read_rule_exceptions(item, v, ctx, append);
+				collector.define(cfg, v);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		rule_loader::context ctx(item, rule_loader::context::RULES_CONTENT_ITEM, "", parent);
+		cfg.res->add_warning(falco::load_result::LOAD_UNKNOWN_ITEM, "Unknown top level item", ctx);
+	}
+}
+
+bool rule_loader::reader::read(rule_loader::configuration& cfg, collector& collector)
+{
+	std::vector<YAML::Node> docs;
+	try
+	{
+		docs = YAML::LoadAll(cfg.content);
+	}
+	catch(const exception& e)
+	{
+		rule_loader::context ctx(cfg.name);
+		cfg.res->add_error(falco::load_result::LOAD_ERR_YAML_PARSE, e.what(), ctx);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	for (auto doc = docs.begin(); doc != docs.end(); doc++)
+	{
+		if (doc->IsDefined() && !doc->IsNull())
+		{
+			rule_loader::context ctx(cfg.name);
+
+			try {
+				THROW(!doc->IsMap() && !doc->IsSequence(),
+				       "Rules content is not yaml",
+				       ctx);
+
+				THROW(!doc->IsSequence(),
+				       "Rules content is not yaml array of objects",
+				       ctx);
+
+				for (auto it = doc->begin(); it != doc->end(); it++)
+				{
+					if (!it->IsNull())
+					{
+						read_item(cfg, collector, *it, ctx);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			catch (rule_loader::rule_load_exception &e)
+			{
+				cfg.res->add_error(e.ec, e.msg, e.ctx);
+
+				// Although we *could* continue on to the next doc,
+				// as it's effectively a new rules file, for
+				// consistency we stop at the first error.
+				return false;
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader_reader.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader_reader.h
@@ -16,22 +16,30 @@ limitations under the License.

 #pragma once

-#include <map>
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
 #include "rule_loader.h"
+#include "rule_loader_collector.h"
+
+namespace rule_loader
+{

 /*!
    \brief Reads the contents of a ruleset
 */
-class rule_reader
+class reader
 {
 public:
-    virtual ~rule_reader() = default;
+    reader() = default;
+    virtual ~reader() = default;
+    reader(reader&&) = default;
+	reader& operator = (reader&&) = default;
+	reader(const reader&) = default;
+	reader& operator = (const reader&) = default;

    /*!
-		\brief Reads the contents of a ruleset and uses a loader to store
+		\brief Reads the contents of a ruleset and uses a collector to store
        thew new definitions
 	*/
-	virtual bool load(rule_loader::configuration& cfg, rule_loader& loader);
+	virtual bool read(configuration& cfg, collector& loader);
 };
+
+}; // namespace rule_loader
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_reader.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_reader.cpp
@@ -1,329 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-#include "rule_reader.h"
-
-#define THROW(cond, err)    { if (cond) { throw falco_exception(err); } }
-
-static rule_loader::context yaml_get_context(
-		const string& content,
-		const vector<YAML::Node>& docs,
-		vector<YAML::Node>::iterator doc,
-		YAML::iterator node)
-{
-	rule_loader::context m;
-	YAML::Node item = *node++;
-	YAML::Node cur_doc = *doc++;
-	// include the "- " sequence mark
-	size_t from = item.Mark().pos - 2;
-	size_t to = 0;
-	if (node != cur_doc.end())
-	{
-		// end of item is beginning of next item
-		to = node->Mark().pos - 2;
-	}
-	else if (doc != docs.end())
-	{
-		// end of item is beginning of next doc
-		to = doc->Mark().pos - 4;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		// end of item is end of file contents
-		to = content.length();
-	}
-	m.content = content.substr(from, to - from);
-	m.content = trim(m.content);
-	return m;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static bool decode_val(const YAML::Node& v, T& out)
-{
-	return v.IsDefined() && v.IsScalar() && YAML::convert<T>::decode(v, out);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static bool decode_seq(const YAML::Node& item, vector<T>& out)
-{
-	if (item.IsDefined() && item.IsSequence())
-	{
-		T value;
-		for(const YAML::Node& v : item)
-		{
-			THROW(!v.IsScalar() || !YAML::convert<T>::decode(v, value),
-				"Can't decode YAML sequence value: " + YAML::Dump(v));
-			out.push_back(value);
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static bool decode_seq(const YAML::Node& item, set<T>& out)
-{
-	if (item.IsDefined() && item.IsSequence())
-	{
-		T value;
-		for(const YAML::Node& v : item)
-		{
-			THROW(!v.IsScalar() || !YAML::convert<T>::decode(v, value),
-				"Can't decode YAML sequence value: " + YAML::Dump(v));
-			out.insert(value);
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-static bool decode_exception_info_entry(
-	const YAML::Node& item,
-	rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry& out)
-{
-	if (item.IsDefined())
-	{
-		if (item.IsScalar())
-		{
-			out.is_list = false;
-			if (YAML::convert<string>::decode(item, out.item))
-			{
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-		if (item.IsSequence())
-		{
-			out.is_list = true;
-			rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry tmp;
-			for(const YAML::Node& v : item)
-			{
-				if (!decode_exception_info_entry(v, tmp))
-				{
-					return false;
-				}
-				out.items.push_back(tmp);
-			}
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-static void read_rule_exceptions(
-	const YAML::Node& item,
-	rule_loader::rule_info& v)
-{
-	// An exceptions property with nothing in it is allowed
-	if(item.IsNull())
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-
-	THROW(!item.IsSequence(), "Rule exceptions must be a sequence");
-	for (auto &ex : item)
-	{
-		rule_loader::rule_exception_info v_ex;
-		THROW(!decode_val(ex["name"], v_ex.name) || v_ex.name.empty(),
-			"Rule exception item must have name property");
-		// note: the legacy lua loader used to throw a "xxx must strings" error
-		decode_exception_info_entry(ex["fields"], v_ex.fields);
-		decode_exception_info_entry(ex["comps"], v_ex.comps);
-		if (ex["values"].IsDefined())
-		{
-			THROW(!ex["values"].IsSequence(),
-				"Rule exception values must be a sequence");
-			for (auto &val : ex["values"])
-			{
-				rule_loader::rule_exception_info::entry v_ex_val;
-				decode_exception_info_entry(val, v_ex_val);
-				v_ex.values.push_back(v_ex_val);
-			}
-		}
-		v.exceptions.push_back(v_ex);
-	}
-}
-
-static void read_item(
-		rule_loader::configuration& cfg,
-		rule_loader& loader,
-		const YAML::Node& item,
-		const rule_loader::context& ctx)
-{
-	if (item["required_engine_version"].IsDefined())
-	{
-		rule_loader::engine_version_info v;
-		THROW(!decode_val(item["required_engine_version"], v.version),
-			"Value of required_engine_version must be a number");
-		loader.define(cfg, v);
-	}
-	else if(item["required_plugin_versions"].IsDefined())
-	{
-		THROW(!item["required_plugin_versions"].IsSequence(),
-			"Value of required_plugin_versions must be a sequence");
-
-		for(const YAML::Node& plugin : item["required_plugin_versions"])
-		{
-			rule_loader::plugin_version_info v;
-			THROW(!decode_val(plugin["name"], v.name) || v.name.empty(),
-				"required_plugin_versions item must have name property");
-			THROW(!decode_val(plugin["version"], v.version) || v.version.empty(),
-				"required_plugin_versions item must have version property");
-			loader.define(cfg, v);
-		}
-	}
-	else if(item["list"].IsDefined())
-	{
-		rule_loader::list_info v;
-		v.ctx = ctx;
-		bool append = false;
-		THROW(!decode_val(item["list"], v.name) || v.name.empty(),
-			"List name is empty");
-		THROW(!decode_seq(item["items"], v.items),
-			"List must have property items");
-		if(decode_val(item["append"], append) && append)
-		{
-			loader.append(cfg, v);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			loader.define(cfg, v);
-		}
-	}
-	else if(item["macro"].IsDefined())
-	{
-		rule_loader::macro_info v;
-		v.ctx = ctx;
-		bool append = false;
-		THROW(!decode_val(item["macro"], v.name) || v.name.empty(),
-			"Macro name is empty");
-		THROW(!decode_val(item["condition"], v.cond) || v.cond.empty(),
-			"Macro must have property condition");
-		if(decode_val(item["append"], append) && append)
-		{
-			loader.append(cfg, v);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			loader.define(cfg, v);
-		}
-	}
-	else if(item["rule"].IsDefined())
-	{
-		rule_loader::rule_info v;
-		v.ctx = ctx;
-		bool append = false;
-		v.enabled = true;
-		v.warn_evttypes = true;
-		v.skip_if_unknown_filter = false;
-		THROW(!decode_val(item["rule"], v.name) || v.name.empty(),
-			"Rule name is empty");
-		if(decode_val(item["append"], append) && append)
-		{
-			decode_val(item["condition"], v.cond);
-			if (item["exceptions"].IsDefined())
-			{
-				read_rule_exceptions(item["exceptions"], v);
-			}
-			loader.append(cfg, v);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			string priority;
-			bool has_enabled = decode_val(item["enabled"], v.enabled);
-			bool has_defs = decode_val(item["condition"], v.cond)
-					&& decode_val(item["output"], v.output)
-					&& decode_val(item["desc"], v.desc)
-					&& decode_val(item["priority"], priority);
-			if (!has_defs)
-			{
-				THROW(!has_enabled, "Rule must have properties 'condition', 'output', 'desc', and 'priority'");
-				loader.enable(cfg, v);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				v.output = trim(v.output);
-				v.source = falco_common::syscall_source;
-				THROW(!falco_common::parse_priority(priority, v.priority),
-					"Invalid priority");
-				decode_val(item["source"], v.source);
-				decode_val(item["warn_evttypes"], v.warn_evttypes);
-				decode_val(item["skip-if-unknown-filter"], v.skip_if_unknown_filter);
-				decode_seq(item["tags"], v.tags);
-				if (item["exceptions"].IsDefined())
-				{
-					read_rule_exceptions(item["exceptions"], v);
-				}
-				loader.define(cfg, v);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		cfg.warnings.push_back("Unknown top level object");
-	}
-}
-
-bool rule_reader::load(rule_loader::configuration& cfg, rule_loader& loader)
-{
-	std::vector<YAML::Node> docs;
-	try
-	{
-		docs = YAML::LoadAll(cfg.content);
-	}
-	catch(const exception& e)
-	{
-		cfg.errors.push_back("Could not load YAML file: " + string(e.what()));
-		return false;
-	}
-	
-	for (auto doc = docs.begin(); doc != docs.end(); doc++)
-	{
-		if (doc->IsDefined() && !doc->IsNull())
-		{
-			if(!doc->IsMap() && !doc->IsSequence())
-			{
-				cfg.errors.push_back("Rules content is not yaml");
-				return false;
-			}
-			if(!doc->IsSequence())
-			{
-				cfg.errors.push_back(
-					"Rules content is not yaml array of objects");
-				return false;
-			}
-			for (auto it = doc->begin(); it != doc->end(); it++)
-			{
-				if (!it->IsNull())
-				{
-					auto ctx = yaml_get_context(cfg.content, docs, doc, it);
-					YAML::Node item = *it;
-					try
-					{
-						THROW(!item.IsMap(), "Unexpected element type. "
-							"Each element should be a yaml associative array.");
-						read_item(cfg, loader, item, ctx);
-					}
-					catch(const exception& e)
-					{
-						cfg.errors.push_back(ctx.error(e.what()));
-						return false;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return true;
-}
--- a/userspace/engine/stats_manager.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/stats_manager.cpp
@@ -45,37 +45,48 @@ void stats_manager::format(
 	out += "Rule counts by severity:\n";
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < m_by_priority.size(); i++)
 	{
-		if (m_by_priority[i] > 0)
+		auto val = m_by_priority[i].get()->load();
+		if (val > 0)
 		{
 			falco_common::format_priority(
 				(falco_common::priority_type) i, fmt, true);
 			transform(fmt.begin(), fmt.end(), fmt.begin(), ::toupper);
-			out += "   " + fmt;
-			out += ": " + to_string(m_by_priority[i]) + "\n";
+			out += "   " + fmt + ": " + to_string(val) + "\n";
 		}
 	}
 	out += "Triggered rules by rule name:\n";
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < m_by_rule_id.size(); i++)
 	{
-		if (m_by_rule_id[i] > 0)
+		auto val = m_by_rule_id[i].get()->load();
+		if (val > 0)
 		{
-			out += "   " + rules.at(i)->name;
-			out += ": " + to_string(m_by_rule_id[i]) + "\n";
+			out += "   " + rules.at(i)->name + ": " + to_string(val) + "\n";
 		}
 	}
 }

+void stats_manager::on_rule_loaded(const falco_rule& rule)
+{
+	while (m_by_rule_id.size() <= rule.id)
+	{
+		m_by_rule_id.emplace_back();
+		m_by_rule_id[m_by_rule_id.size() - 1].reset(new atomic<uint64_t>(0));
+	}
+	while (m_by_priority.size() <= (size_t) rule.priority)
+	{
+		m_by_priority.emplace_back();
+		m_by_priority[m_by_priority.size() - 1].reset(new atomic<uint64_t>(0));
+	}
+}
+
 void stats_manager::on_event(const falco_rule& rule)
 {
-	if (m_by_rule_id.size() <= rule.id)
+	if (m_by_rule_id.size() <= rule.id
+		|| m_by_priority.size() <= (size_t) rule.priority)
 	{
-		m_by_rule_id.resize(rule.id + 1, (uint64_t) 0);
+		throw falco_exception("rule id or priority out of bounds");
 	}
-	if (m_by_priority.size() <= (size_t) rule.priority)
-	{
-		m_by_priority.resize((size_t) rule.priority + 1, (uint64_t) 0);
-	}
-	m_total++;
-	m_by_rule_id[rule.id]++;
-	m_by_priority[(size_t) rule.priority]++;
+	m_total.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+	m_by_rule_id[rule.id]->fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+	m_by_priority[(size_t) rule.priority]->fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
--- a/userspace/engine/stats_manager.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/stats_manager.h
@@ -18,17 +18,26 @@ limitations under the License.

 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <memory>
 #include "falco_rule.h"
 #include "indexed_vector.h"

 /*!
-	\brief Manager for the internal statistics of the rule engine
+	\brief Manager for the internal statistics of the rule engine.
+	The on_event() is thread-safe and non-blocking, and it can be used
+	concurrently across many callers in parallel.
+	All the other methods are not thread safe.
 */
 class stats_manager
 {
 public:
 	stats_manager();
 	virtual ~stats_manager();
+	stats_manager(stats_manager&&) = default;
+	stats_manager& operator = (stats_manager&&) = default;
+	stats_manager(const stats_manager&) = default;
+	stats_manager& operator = (const stats_manager&) = default;

 	/*!
 		\brief Erases the internal state and statistics data
@@ -36,19 +45,29 @@ public:
 	virtual void clear();

 	/*!
-		\brief Callback for when a given rule matches an event
+		\brief Callback for when a new rule is loaded in the engine.
+		Rules must be passed through this method before submitting them as
+		an argument of on_event().
+	*/
+	virtual void on_rule_loaded(const falco_rule& rule);
+
+	/*!
+		\brief Callback for when a given rule matches an event.
+		This method is thread-safe.
+		\throws falco_exception if rule has not been passed to
+		on_rule_loaded() first
 	*/
 	virtual void on_event(const falco_rule& rule);

 	/*!
-		\brief Formats the internal statistics into the out string
+		\brief Formats the internal statistics into the out string.
 	*/
 	virtual void format(
 		const indexed_vector<falco_rule>& rules,
 		std::string& out) const;

 private:
-	uint64_t m_total;
-	std::vector<uint64_t> m_by_priority;
-	std::vector<uint64_t> m_by_rule_id;
+	atomic<uint64_t> m_total;
+	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<atomic<uint64_t>>> m_by_priority;
+	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<atomic<uint64_t>>> m_by_rule_id;
 };
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ set(
  app_actions/create_signal_handlers.cpp
  app_actions/daemonize.cpp
  app_actions/init_falco_engine.cpp
-  app_actions/init_inspector.cpp
+  app_actions/init_inspectors.cpp
  app_actions/init_clients.cpp
  app_actions/init_outputs.cpp
  app_actions/list_fields.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,17 @@ set(
  app_actions/print_ignored_events.cpp
  app_actions/print_plugin_info.cpp
  app_actions/print_support.cpp
+  app_actions/print_syscall_events.cpp
  app_actions/print_version.cpp
+  app_actions/print_page_size.cpp
+  app_actions/compute_syscall_buffer_size.cpp
+  app_actions/select_event_sources.cpp
  app_actions/start_grpc_server.cpp
  app_actions/start_webserver.cpp
  app_actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
+  app_actions/create_requested_paths.cpp
+  app_actions/configure_interesting_sets.cpp
+  app_actions/gain_lock.cpp
  configuration.cpp
  logger.cpp
  falco_outputs.cpp
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@ set(
  outputs_stdout.cpp
  outputs_syslog.cpp
  event_drops.cpp
-  statsfilewriter.cpp
+  stats_writer.cpp
  falco.cpp
 )

@@ -61,9 +68,10 @@ set(
  "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-  "${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include"
 )

+list(APPEND FALCO_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${FALCO_EXTRA_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+
 set(
  FALCO_DEPENDENCIES
  string-view-lite
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/compute_syscall_buffer_size.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/compute_syscall_buffer_size.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "application.h"
+
+using namespace falco::app;
+
+/* These indexes could change over the Falco releases. */
+#define MIN_INDEX 1
+#define MAX_INDEX 10
+#define DEFAULT_BYTE_SIZE 1 << 23
+
+application::run_result application::configure_syscall_buffer_size()
+{
+	/* We don't need to compute the syscall buffer dimension if we are in capture mode or if the
+	 * the syscall source is not enabled.
+	 */
+	if(is_capture_mode() || m_state->enabled_sources.find(falco_common::syscall_source) == m_state->enabled_sources.end())
+	{
+		return run_result::ok();
+	}
+
+	uint16_t index = m_state->config->m_syscall_buf_size_preset;
+	if(index < MIN_INDEX || index > MAX_INDEX)
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal("The 'syscall_buf_size_preset' value must be between '" + std::to_string(MIN_INDEX) + "' and '" + std::to_string(MAX_INDEX) + "'\n");
+	}
+
+	/* Sizes from `1 MB` to `512 MB`. The index `0` is reserved, users cannot use it! */
+	std::vector<uint32_t> vect{0, 1 << 20, 1 << 21, 1 << 22, DEFAULT_BYTE_SIZE, 1 << 24, 1 << 25, 1 << 26, 1 << 27, 1 << 28, 1 << 29};
+
+	uint64_t chosen_size = vect[index];
+
+	/* If the page size is not valid we return here. */
+	long page_size = getpagesize();
+	if(page_size <= 0)
+	{
+		m_state->syscall_buffer_bytes_size = DEFAULT_BYTE_SIZE;
+		falco_logger::log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to get the system page size through 'getpagesize()'. Try to use the default syscall buffer dimension: " + std::to_string(DEFAULT_BYTE_SIZE) + " bytes\n");
+		return run_result::ok();
+	}
+
+	/* Check if the chosen size is a multiple of the page size. */
+	if(chosen_size % page_size != 0)
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal("The chosen syscall buffer size '" + std::to_string(chosen_size) + "' is not a multiple of your system page size '" + std::to_string(page_size) + "'. Please configure a greater 'syscall_buf_size_preset' value in the Falco configuration file\n");
+	}
+
+	/* Check if the chosen size is greater than `2 * page_size`. */
+	if((chosen_size / page_size) <= 2)
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal("The chosen syscall buffer size '" + std::to_string(chosen_size) + "' is not greater than '2 * " + std::to_string(page_size) + "' where '" + std::to_string(page_size) + "' is your system page size. Please configure a greater 'syscall_buf_size_preset' value in the Falco configuration file\n");
+	}
+
+	m_state->syscall_buffer_bytes_size = chosen_size;
+	falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "The chosen syscall buffer dimension is: " + std::to_string(chosen_size) + " bytes (" +  std::to_string(chosen_size / (uint64_t)(1024 * 1024)) + " MBs)\n");
+	return run_result::ok();
+}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/configure_interesting_sets.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/configure_interesting_sets.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "application.h"
+
+using namespace falco::app;
+
+void application::configure_interesting_sets()
+{
+	/// TODO: in the next future we need to change the interface of `enforce_simple_ppm_sc_set`
+	/// and `enforce_sinsp_state_tp` APIs, they shouldn't require an inspector to be called!
+	std::unique_ptr<sinsp> inspector(new sinsp());
+
+	/* Please note: here we fill these 2 sets because we are interested in only some features, if we leave
+	 * them empty `libsinsp` will fill them with all the available syscalls and all the available tracepoints!
+	 */
+
+	/* Here the `libsinsp` state set is not enough, we need other syscalls used in the rules,
+	 * so we use the `simple_set`, this `simple_set` contains all the syscalls of the `libsinsp` state
+	 * plus syscalls for Falco default rules.
+	 */
+	m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest = inspector->enforce_simple_ppm_sc_set();
+
+	/* In this case we get the tracepoints for the `libsinsp` state and we remove
+	 * the `sched_switch` tracepoint since it is highly noisy and not so useful
+	 * for our state/events enrichment.
+	 */
+	m_state->tp_of_interest = inspector->enforce_sinsp_state_tp();
+	m_state->tp_of_interest.erase(SCHED_SWITCH);
+}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/create_requested_paths.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/create_requested_paths.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "application.h"
+#include "falco_utils.h"
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#ifndef CPPPATH_SEP
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define CPPPATH_SEP "\\"
+#else
+#define CPPPATH_SEP "/"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+using namespace falco::app;
+
+application::run_result application::create_requested_paths()
+{
+	if(!m_options.gvisor_config.empty())
+	{
+		// This is bad: parsing gvisor config to get endpoint
+		// to be able to auto-create the path to the file for the user.
+		std::ifstream reader(m_options.gvisor_config);
+		if (reader.fail())
+		{
+			return run_result::fatal(m_options.gvisor_config + ": cannot open file");
+		}
+
+		nlohmann::json parsed_json;
+		std::string gvisor_socket;
+		try
+		{
+			parsed_json = nlohmann::json::parse(reader);
+		}
+		catch (const std::exception &e)
+		{
+			return run_result::fatal(m_options.gvisor_config + ": cannot parse JSON: " + e.what());
+		}
+
+		try
+		{
+			gvisor_socket = parsed_json["trace_session"]["sinks"][0]["config"]["endpoint"];
+		}
+		catch (const std::exception &e)
+		{
+			return run_result::fatal(m_options.gvisor_config + ": failed to fetch config.endpoint: " + e.what());
+		}
+
+		int ret = create_dir(gvisor_socket);
+		if (ret != 0)
+		{
+			return run_result::fatal(gvisor_socket + ": " + strerror(errno));
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (m_state->config->m_grpc_enabled && !m_state->config->m_grpc_bind_address.empty())
+	{
+		if(falco::utils::network::is_unix_scheme(m_state->config->m_grpc_bind_address))
+		{
+			auto server_path = m_state->config->m_grpc_bind_address.substr(
+				falco::utils::network::UNIX_SCHEME.length()
+			);
+			int ret = create_dir(server_path);
+			if(ret != 0)
+			{
+				return run_result::fatal(server_path + ": " + strerror(errno));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// TODO: eventually other files written by Falco whose destination is
+	// customizable by users, must be handled here.
+	return run_result::ok();
+}
+
+int application::create_dir(const std::string &path)
+{
+	// Properly reset errno
+	errno = 0;
+
+	istringstream f(path);
+	string path_until_token;
+	string s;
+	// Create all the subfolder stopping at last token (f.eof());
+	// Examples:
+	// "/tmp/foo/bar" -> "", "tmp", "foo" -> mkdir("/") + mkdir("/tmp/") + midir("/tmp/foo/")
+	// "tmp/foo/bar" -> "tmp", "foo" -> mkdir("tmp/") + midir("tmp/foo/")
+	while (getline(f, s, *CPPPATH_SEP) && !f.eof()) {
+		path_until_token += s + CPPPATH_SEP;
+		int ret = mkdir(path_until_token.c_str(), 0600);
+		if (ret != 0 && errno != EEXIST)
+		{
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/create_signal_handlers.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/create_signal_handlers.cpp
@@ -36,16 +36,19 @@ static int inot_fd;

 static void signal_callback(int signal)
 {
+	falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "SIGINT received, exiting...\n");
 	s_app.get().terminate();
 }

 static void reopen_outputs(int signal)
 {
+	falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "SIGUSR1 received, reopening outputs...\n");
 	s_app.get().reopen_outputs();
 }

 static void restart_falco(int signal)
 {
+	falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "SIGHUP received, restarting...\n");
 	s_app.get().restart();
 }

@@ -72,15 +75,14 @@ bool application::create_handler(int sig, void (*func)(int), run_result &ret)
 application::run_result application::create_signal_handlers()
 {
 	run_result ret;
+	s_app = *this;
 	if(! create_handler(SIGINT, ::signal_callback, ret) ||
 	   ! create_handler(SIGTERM, ::signal_callback, ret) ||
 	   ! create_handler(SIGUSR1, ::reopen_outputs, ret) ||
 	   ! create_handler(SIGHUP, ::restart_falco, ret))
 	{
-		return ret;
+		s_app = dummy;
 	}
-
-	s_app = *this;
 	return ret;
 }

@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ application::run_result application::attach_inotify_signals()
 		inot_fd = inotify_init();
 		if (inot_fd == -1)
 		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Could not create inotify handler.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Could not create inotify handler");
 		}

 		struct sigaction sa;
@@ -100,13 +102,13 @@ application::run_result application::attach_inotify_signals()
 		sa.sa_handler = restart_falco;
 		if (sigaction(SIGIO, &sa, NULL) == -1)
 		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Failed to link SIGIO to inotify handler.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Failed to link SIGIO to inotify handler");
 		}

 		/* Set owner process that is to receive "I/O possible" signal */
 		if (fcntl(inot_fd, F_SETOWN, getpid()) == -1)
 		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Failed to setting owner on inotify handler.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Failed to setting owner on inotify handler");
 		}

 		/*
@@ -116,14 +118,14 @@ application::run_result application::attach_inotify_signals()
 		int flags = fcntl(inot_fd, F_GETFL);
 		if (fcntl(inot_fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_ASYNC | O_NONBLOCK) == -1)
 		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Failed to setting flags on inotify handler.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Failed to setting flags on inotify handler");
 		}

 		// Watch conf file
 		int wd = inotify_add_watch(inot_fd, m_options.conf_filename.c_str(), IN_CLOSE_WRITE);
 		if (wd == -1)
 		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Failed to watch conf file.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Failed to watch conf file");
 		}
 		falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Watching " + m_options.conf_filename +"\n");

@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ application::run_result application::attach_inotify_signals()
 			{
 				return run_result::fatal("Failed to watch rule file: " + rule);
 			}
-			falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Watching " + rule +".\n");
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Watching " + rule +"\n");
 		}

 		// Watch specified rules folders, if any:
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ application::run_result application::attach_inotify_signals()
 			{
 				return run_result::fatal("Failed to watch rule folder: " + fld);
 			}
-			falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Watching " + fld +" folder.\n");
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Watching " + fld +" folder\n");
 		}
 	}
 	return run_result::ok();
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/daemonize.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/daemonize.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ application::run_result application::daemonize()
 		pid = fork();
 		if (pid < 0) {
 			// error
-			return run_result::fatal("Could not fork.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Could not fork");
 		} else if (pid > 0) {
 			// parent. Write child pid to pidfile and exit
 			std::ofstream pidfile;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ application::run_result application::daemonize()
 		// Become own process group.
 		sid = setsid();
 		if (sid < 0) {
-			return run_result::fatal("Could not set session id.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Could not set session id");
 		}

 		// Set umask so no files are world anything or group writable.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ application::run_result application::daemonize()

 		// Change working directory to '/'
 		if ((chdir("/")) < 0) {
-			return run_result::fatal("Could not change working directory to '/'.");
+			return run_result::fatal("Could not change working directory to '/'");
 		}

 		// Close stdin, stdout, stderr and reopen to /dev/null
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/gain_lock.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/gain_lock.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "application.h"
+#include <sys/file.h>
+
+using namespace falco::app;
+
+#define FALCO_LOCK_FILE "falco.lock"
+
+application::run_result application::gain_lock()
+{
+	m_lock_fd = open(FALCO_LOCK_FILE, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, 0644);
+	if (m_lock_fd < 0)
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal(std::string("Failed to open " FALCO_LOCK_FILE " lock file: ") + strerror(errno));
+	}
+	if (flock(m_lock_fd, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB) == -1)
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal("A lock is present on " FALCO_LOCK_FILE " Another Falco instance running?");
+	}
+	return run_result::ok();
+}
+
+bool application::release_lock(std::string &errstr)
+{
+	if (m_lock_fd > 0)
+	{
+		close(m_lock_fd);
+	}
+	return true;
+}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_clients.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_clients.cpp
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ application::run_result application::init_clients()
 {
 #ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	// k8s and mesos clients are useful only if syscall source is enabled
-	if (!is_syscall_source_enabled())
+	if (m_state->enabled_sources.find(falco_common::syscall_source) == m_state->enabled_sources.end())
 	{
 		return run_result::ok();
 	}

+	auto inspector = m_state->source_infos.at(falco_common::syscall_source)->inspector;
+
 	falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Setting metadata download max size to " + to_string(m_state->config->m_metadata_download_max_mb) + " MB\n");
 	falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Setting metadata download chunk wait time to " + to_string(m_state->config->m_metadata_download_chunk_wait_us) + " μs\n");
 	falco_logger::log(LOG_DEBUG, "Setting metadata download watch frequency to " + to_string(m_state->config->m_metadata_download_watch_freq_sec) + " seconds\n");
-	m_state->inspector->set_metadata_download_params(m_state->config->m_metadata_download_max_mb * 1024 * 1024, m_state->config->m_metadata_download_chunk_wait_us, m_state->config->m_metadata_download_watch_freq_sec);
+	inspector->set_metadata_download_params(m_state->config->m_metadata_download_max_mb * 1024 * 1024, m_state->config->m_metadata_download_chunk_wait_us, m_state->config->m_metadata_download_watch_freq_sec);

 	//
 	// Run k8s, if required
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ application::run_result application::init_clients()
 				*k8s_api_cert_ptr = k8s_cert_env;
 			}
 		}
-		m_state->inspector->init_k8s_client(k8s_api_ptr, k8s_api_cert_ptr, k8s_node_name_ptr, m_options.verbose);
+		inspector->init_k8s_client(k8s_api_ptr, k8s_api_cert_ptr, k8s_node_name_ptr, m_options.verbose);
 	}

 	//
@@ -65,12 +67,12 @@ application::run_result application::init_clients()
 		// passes a pointer but the inspector does
 		// *not* own it and does not use it after
 		// init_mesos_client() returns.
-		m_state->inspector->init_mesos_client(&(m_options.mesos_api), m_options.verbose);
+		inspector->init_mesos_client(&(m_options.mesos_api), m_options.verbose);
 	}
 	else if(char* mesos_api_env = getenv("FALCO_MESOS_API"))
 	{
 		std::string mesos_api_copy = mesos_api_env;
-		m_state->inspector->init_mesos_client(&mesos_api_copy, m_options.verbose);
+		inspector->init_mesos_client(&mesos_api_copy, m_options.verbose);
 	}
 #endif

--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_falco_engine.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_falco_engine.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */

 #include "application.h"
+#include <plugin_manager.h>

 using namespace falco::app;

@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ void application::configure_output_format()
 	}
 	else if(m_options.gvisor_config != "")
 	{
-		output_format = "container=%container.id pid=%proc.vpid tid=%thread.vtid";
+		output_format = "container=%container.name (id=%container.id) vpid=%proc.vpid vtid=%thread.vtid";
 		replace_container_info = true;
 	}

@@ -55,40 +56,80 @@ void application::configure_output_format()
 	}
 }

-application::run_result application::init_falco_engine()
+void application::add_source_to_engine(const std::string& src)
 {
-	configure_output_format();
+	auto src_info = m_state->source_infos.at(src);
+	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_filter_factory> filter_factory = nullptr;
+	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter_factory> formatter_factory = nullptr;

-	// Create "factories" that can create filters/formatters for syscalls
+	if (src == falco_common::syscall_source)
+	{
+		filter_factory = std::shared_ptr<gen_event_filter_factory>(
+			new sinsp_filter_factory(src_info->inspector.get()));
+		formatter_factory = std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter_factory>(
+			new sinsp_evt_formatter_factory(src_info->inspector.get()));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		auto &filterchecks = m_state->source_infos.at(src)->filterchecks;
+		filter_factory = std::shared_ptr<gen_event_filter_factory>(
+			new sinsp_filter_factory(src_info->inspector.get(), filterchecks));
+		formatter_factory = std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter_factory>(
+			new sinsp_evt_formatter_factory(src_info->inspector.get(), filterchecks));
+	}

-	// libs requires raw pointer, we should modify libs to use reference/shared_ptr
-	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_filter_factory> syscall_filter_factory(new sinsp_filter_factory(m_state->inspector.get()));
-
-	// libs requires raw pointer, we should modify libs to use reference/shared_ptr
-	std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter_factory> syscall_formatter_factory(new sinsp_evt_formatter_factory(m_state->inspector.get()));
-
-	m_state->syscall_source_idx = m_state->engine->add_source(falco_common::syscall_source, syscall_filter_factory, syscall_formatter_factory);
-	
 	if(m_state->config->m_json_output)
 	{
-		syscall_formatter_factory->set_output_format(gen_event_formatter::OF_JSON);
+		formatter_factory->set_output_format(gen_event_formatter::OF_JSON);
 	}

-	for(const auto &src : m_options.disable_sources)
+	src_info->engine_idx = m_state->engine->add_source(
+		src, filter_factory, formatter_factory);
+}
+
+application::run_result application::init_falco_engine()
+{
+	// add all non-syscall event sources in engine
+	for (const auto& src : m_state->loaded_sources)
 	{
-		if (m_state->enabled_sources.find(src) == m_state->enabled_sources.end())
+		if (src != falco_common::syscall_source)
 		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Attempted disabling unknown event source: " + src);
+			// we skip the syscall as we want it to be the one added for last
+			// in the engine. This makes the source index assignment easier.
+			add_source_to_engine(src);
 		}
-		m_state->enabled_sources.erase(src);
 	}

-	// todo(jasondellaluce,leogr): change this once we attain multiple active source
-	if(m_state->enabled_sources.empty())
+	// add syscall as last source
+	add_source_to_engine(falco_common::syscall_source);
+
+	// note: in capture mode, we can assume that the plugin source index will
+	// be the same in both the falco engine and the sinsp plugin manager.
+	// This assumption stands because the plugin manager stores sources in a
+	// vector, and the syscall source is appended in the engine *after* the sources
+	// coming from plugins. The reason why this can't work with live mode,
+	// is because in that case event sources are scattered across different
+	// inspectors. Since this is an implementation-based assumption, we
+	// check this and return an error to spot regressions in the future.
+	if (is_capture_mode())
 	{
-		return run_result::fatal("At least one event source needs to be enabled");
+		auto manager = m_state->offline_inspector->get_plugin_manager();
+		for (const auto &p : manager->plugins())
+		{
+			if (p->caps() & CAP_SOURCING)
+			{
+				bool added = false;
+				auto source_idx = manager->source_idx_by_plugin_id(p->id(), added);
+				auto engine_idx = m_state->source_infos.at(p->event_source())->engine_idx;
+				if (!added || source_idx != engine_idx)
+				{
+					return run_result::fatal("Could not add event source in the engine: " + p->event_source());
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}

+	configure_output_format();
 	m_state->engine->set_min_priority(m_state->config->m_min_priority);

 	return run_result::ok();
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspector.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspector.cpp
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-#include "application.h"
-
-using namespace falco::app;
-
-application::run_result application::init_inspector()
-{
-	m_state->inspector->set_buffer_format(m_options.event_buffer_format);
-
-	// If required, set the CRI paths
-	for (auto &p : m_options.cri_socket_paths)
-	{
-		if (!p.empty())
-		{
-			m_state->inspector->add_cri_socket_path(p);
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Decide whether to do sync or async for CRI metadata fetch
-	m_state->inspector->set_cri_async(!m_options.disable_cri_async);
-
-	//
-	// If required, set the snaplen
-	//
-	if(m_options.snaplen != 0)
-	{
-		m_state->inspector->set_snaplen(m_options.snaplen);
-	}
-
-	if(!m_options.all_events)
-	{
-		// Drop EF_DROP_SIMPLE_CONS kernel side
-		m_state->inspector->set_simple_consumer();
-		// Eventually, drop any EF_DROP_SIMPLE_CONS event
-		// that reached userspace (there are some events that are not syscall-based
-		// like signaldeliver, that have the EF_DROP_SIMPLE_CONS flag)
-		m_state->inspector->set_drop_event_flags(EF_DROP_SIMPLE_CONS);
-	}
-
-	m_state->inspector->set_hostname_and_port_resolution_mode(false);
-
-	return run_result::ok();
-}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspectors.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspectors.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "application.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <plugin_manager.h>
+
+using namespace falco::app;
+
+void application::init_syscall_inspector(
+		std::shared_ptr<sinsp> inspector,
+		const falco::app::cmdline_options& opts)
+{
+	inspector->set_buffer_format(opts.event_buffer_format);
+
+	// If required, set the CRI paths
+	for (auto &p : opts.cri_socket_paths)
+	{
+		if (!p.empty())
+		{
+			inspector->add_cri_socket_path(p);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Decide whether to do sync or async for CRI metadata fetch
+	inspector->set_cri_async(!opts.disable_cri_async);
+
+	//
+	// If required, set the snaplen
+	//
+	if(opts.snaplen != 0)
+	{
+		inspector->set_snaplen(opts.snaplen);
+	}
+
+	if(!opts.all_events)
+	{
+		configure_interesting_sets();
+	}
+
+	inspector->set_hostname_and_port_resolution_mode(false);
+}
+
+static bool populate_filterchecks(
+		std::shared_ptr<sinsp> inspector,
+		const std::string& source,
+		filter_check_list& filterchecks,
+		std::unordered_set<std::string>& used_plugins,
+		std::string& err)
+{
+	std::vector<const filter_check_info*> info;
+	for(const auto& p : inspector->get_plugin_manager()->plugins())
+	{
+		if (!(p->caps() & CAP_EXTRACTION))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// check if some fields are overlapping on this event sources
+		info.clear();
+		filterchecks.get_all_fields(info);
+		for (auto &info : info)
+		{
+			for (int32_t i = 0; i < info->m_nfields; i++)
+			{
+				// check if one of the fields extractable by the plugin
+				// is already provided by another filtercheck for this source
+				std::string fname = info->m_fields[i].m_name;
+				for (auto &f : p->fields())
+				{
+					if (std::string(f.m_name) == fname)
+					{
+						err = "Plugin '" + p->name()
+							+ "' supports extraction of field '" + fname
+							+ "' that is overlapping for source '" + source + "'";
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// add plugin filterchecks to the event source
+		filterchecks.add_filter_check(sinsp_plugin::new_filtercheck(p));
+		used_plugins.insert(p->name());
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+application::run_result application::init_inspectors()
+{
+	std::string err;
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> used_plugins;
+	const auto& all_plugins = m_state->offline_inspector->get_plugin_manager()->plugins();
+	
+	for (const auto &src : m_state->loaded_sources)
+	{
+		auto src_info = m_state->source_infos.at(src);
+
+		// in capture mode, every event source uses the offline inspector.
+		// in live mode, we create a new inspector for each event source
+		src_info->inspector = is_capture_mode()
+			? m_state->offline_inspector
+			: std::make_shared<sinsp>();
+
+		// handle syscall and plugin sources differently
+		// todo(jasondellaluce): change this once we support extracting plugin fields from syscalls too
+		if (src == falco_common::syscall_source)
+		{
+			init_syscall_inspector(src_info->inspector, m_options);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// load and init all plugins compatible with this event source
+		// (if in capture mode, all plugins will be inited on the same inspector)
+		for (const auto& p : all_plugins)
+		{
+			std::shared_ptr<sinsp_plugin> plugin = nullptr;
+			auto config = m_state->plugin_configs.at(p->name());
+			auto is_input = p->caps() & CAP_SOURCING && p->event_source() == src;
+
+			if (is_capture_mode())
+			{
+				// in capture mode, every plugin is already registered
+				// in the offline inspector by the load_plugins action
+				plugin = p;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// in live mode, for the inspector assigned to the given
+				// event source, we must register the plugin supporting
+				// that event source and also plugins with field extraction
+				// capability that are compatible with that event source
+				if (is_input || (p->caps() & CAP_EXTRACTION && p->is_source_compatible(src)))
+				{
+					plugin = src_info->inspector->register_plugin(config->m_library_path);
+				}
+			}
+
+			// init the plugin, if we registered it into an inspector
+			// (in capture mode, this is true for every plugin)
+			if (plugin)
+			{
+				if (!plugin->init(config->m_init_config, err))
+				{
+					return run_result::fatal(err);
+				}
+				if (is_input)
+				{
+					auto gen_check = src_info->inspector->new_generic_filtercheck();
+					src_info->filterchecks.add_filter_check(gen_check);
+				}
+				used_plugins.insert(plugin->name());
+			}
+		}
+
+		// populate filtercheck list for this inspector
+		if (!populate_filterchecks(
+				src_info->inspector,
+				src,
+				src_info->filterchecks,
+				used_plugins,
+				err))
+		{
+			return run_result::fatal(err);
+		}	
+
+	}
+
+	// check if some plugin with field extraction capability remains unused
+	for (const auto& p : all_plugins)
+	{
+		if(used_plugins.find(p->name()) == used_plugins.end() 
+			&& p->caps() & CAP_EXTRACTION
+			&& !(p->caps() & CAP_SOURCING && p->is_source_compatible(p->event_source())))
+		{
+			return run_result::fatal("Plugin '" + p->name()
+				+ "' has field extraction capability but is not compatible with any known event source");
+		}
+	}
+
+	return run_result::ok();
+}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_outputs.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_outputs.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ application::run_result application::init_outputs()
 {
 	// read hostname
 	std::string hostname;
-	if(char* env_hostname = getenv("FALCO_GRPC_HOSTNAME"))
+	char* env_hostname = getenv("FALCO_HOSTNAME");
+	// todo(leogr): keep FALCO_GRPC_HOSTNAME for backward compatibility. Shall we deprecate it?
+	if(env_hostname || (env_hostname = getenv("FALCO_GRPC_HOSTNAME")))
 	{
 		hostname = env_hostname;
+		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Hostname value has been overridden via environment variable to: " + hostname + "\n");
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -40,20 +43,16 @@ application::run_result application::init_outputs()
 		hostname = c_hostname;
 	}

-	m_state->outputs->init(m_state->engine,
-			      m_state->config->m_json_output,
-			      m_state->config->m_json_include_output_property,
-			      m_state->config->m_json_include_tags_property,
-			      m_state->config->m_output_timeout,
-			      m_state->config->m_notifications_rate, m_state->config->m_notifications_max_burst,
-			      m_state->config->m_buffered_outputs,
-			      m_state->config->m_time_format_iso_8601,
-			      hostname);
-
-	for(auto output : m_state->config->m_outputs)
-	{
-		m_state->outputs->add_output(output);
-	}
+	m_state->outputs.reset(new falco_outputs(
+		m_state->engine,
+		m_state->config->m_outputs,
+		m_state->config->m_json_output,
+		m_state->config->m_json_include_output_property,
+		m_state->config->m_json_include_tags_property,
+		m_state->config->m_output_timeout,
+		m_state->config->m_buffered_outputs,
+		m_state->config->m_time_format_iso_8601,
+		hostname));

 	return run_result::ok();
 }
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/list_fields.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/list_fields.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,5 @@ application::run_result application::list_fields()
 		return run_result::exit();
 	}

-	if(m_options.list_syscall_events)
-	{
-		// We know this function doesn't hold into the raw pointer value
-		list_events(m_state->inspector.get(), m_options.markdown);
-		return run_result::exit();
-	}
-
 	return run_result::ok();
 }
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/list_plugins.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/list_plugins.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ application::run_result application::list_plugins()
 	if(m_options.list_plugins)
 	{
 		std::ostringstream os;
-		const auto &plugins = m_state->inspector->get_plugin_manager()->plugins();
-		for (auto &p : plugins)
+		std::unique_ptr<sinsp> inspector(new sinsp());
+		const auto& configs = m_state->config->m_plugins;
+		for (auto &c : configs)
 		{
-			format_plugin_info(p, os);
+			// load the plugin (no need to initialize it)
+			auto plugin = inspector->register_plugin(c.m_library_path);
+			format_plugin_info(plugin, os);
 			os << std::endl;
 		}

-		printf("%lu Plugins Loaded:\n\n%s\n", plugins.size(), os.str().c_str());
+		printf("%lu Plugins Loaded:\n\n%s\n", configs.size(), os.str().c_str());
 		return run_result::exit();
 	}

--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_config.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_config.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ application::run_result application::load_config()
 		falco_logger::set_time_format_iso_8601(m_state->config->m_time_format_iso_8601);

 		// log after config init because config determines where logs go
-		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Falco version " + std::string(FALCO_VERSION) + "\n");
-		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Falco initialized with configuration file " + m_options.conf_filename + "\n");
+		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Falco version: " + std::string(FALCO_VERSION) + " (" + std::string(FALCO_TARGET_ARCH) + ")\n");
+		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Falco initialized with configuration file: " + m_options.conf_filename + "\n");
 	}
 	else
 	{
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_plugins.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_plugins.cpp
@@ -27,117 +27,34 @@ application::run_result application::load_plugins()
 		return run_result::fatal("Can not load/use plugins with musl optimized build");
 	}
 #endif
+	auto empty_src_info = state::source_info{};

-	// The only enabled event source is syscall by default
-	m_state->enabled_sources = {falco_common::syscall_source};
+	// Initialize the set of loaded event sources. 
+	// By default, the set includes the 'syscall' event source
+	m_state->source_infos.clear();
+	m_state->source_infos.insert(empty_src_info, falco_common::syscall_source);
+	m_state->loaded_sources = { falco_common::syscall_source };

-	std::string err = "";
-	std::shared_ptr<sinsp_plugin> loaded_plugin = nullptr;
+	// Initialize map of plugin configs
+	m_state->plugin_configs.clear();
+
+	// Initialize the offline inspector. This is used to load all the configured
+	// plugins in order to have them available every time we need to access
+	// their static info. If Falco is in capture mode, this inspector is also
+	// used to open and read the trace file
+	m_state->offline_inspector.reset(new sinsp());
+
+	// Load all the configured plugins
 	for(auto &p : m_state->config->m_plugins)
 	{
-		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Loading plugin (" + p.m_name + ") from file " + p.m_library_path + "\n");
-		auto plugin = m_state->inspector->register_plugin(p.m_library_path);
-		if (!plugin->init(p.m_init_config, err))
-		{
-			return run_result::fatal(err);
-		}
-
+		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Loading plugin '" + p.m_name + "' from file " + p.m_library_path + "\n");
+		auto plugin = m_state->offline_inspector->register_plugin(p.m_library_path);
+		m_state->plugin_configs.insert(p, plugin->name());
 		if(plugin->caps() & CAP_SOURCING)
 		{
-			if (!is_capture_mode())
-			{
-				// todo(jasondellaluce): change this once we support multiple enabled event sources
-				if(loaded_plugin)
-				{
-					return run_result::fatal("Can not load multiple plugins with event sourcing capability: '"
-						+ loaded_plugin->name()
-						+ "' already loaded");
-				}
-				loaded_plugin = plugin;
-				m_state->enabled_sources = {plugin->event_source()};
-				m_state->inspector->set_input_plugin(p.m_name, p.m_open_params);
-			}
-
-			// Init filtercheck list for the plugin's source and add the
-			// event-generic filterchecks
-			auto &filterchecks = m_state->plugin_filter_checks[plugin->event_source()];
-			filterchecks.add_filter_check(m_state->inspector->new_generic_filtercheck());
-
-			// Factories that can create filters/formatters for the event source of the plugin.
-			std::shared_ptr<gen_event_filter_factory> filter_factory(new sinsp_filter_factory(m_state->inspector.get(), filterchecks));
-			std::shared_ptr<gen_event_formatter_factory> formatter_factory(new sinsp_evt_formatter_factory(m_state->inspector.get(), filterchecks));
-			if(m_state->config->m_json_output)
-			{
-				formatter_factory->set_output_format(gen_event_formatter::OF_JSON);
-			}
-
-			// note: here we assume that the source index will be the same in
-			// both the falco engine and the sinsp plugin manager. This assumption
-			// stands because the plugin manager stores sources in a vector, and
-			// the syscall source is appended in the engine *after* the sources
-			// coming from plugins. Since this is an implementation-based
-			// assumption, we check this and return an error to spot
-			// regressions in the future. We keep it like this for to avoid the
-			// overhead of additional mappings at runtime, but we may consider
-			// mapping the two indexes under something like std::unordered_map in the future.
-			bool added = false;
-			auto source_idx = m_state->inspector->get_plugin_manager()->source_idx_by_plugin_id(plugin->id(), added);
-			auto source_idx_engine = m_state->engine->add_source(plugin->event_source(), filter_factory, formatter_factory);
-			if (!added || source_idx != source_idx_engine)
-			{
-				return run_result::fatal("Could not add event source in the engine: " + plugin->event_source());
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Iterate over the plugins with extractor capability and add them to the
-	// filtercheck list of their compatible sources
-	std::vector<const filter_check_info*> filtercheck_info;
-	for(const auto& p : m_state->inspector->get_plugin_manager()->plugins())
-	{
-		if (!(p->caps() & CAP_EXTRACTION))
-		{
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		bool used = false;
-		for (auto &it : m_state->plugin_filter_checks)
-		{
-			// check if the event source is compatible with this plugin
-			if (p->is_source_compatible(it.first))
-			{
-				// check if some fields are overlapping on this event sources
-				filtercheck_info.clear();
-				it.second.get_all_fields(filtercheck_info);
-				for (auto &info : filtercheck_info)
-				{
-					for (int32_t i = 0; i < info->m_nfields; i++)
-					{
-						// check if one of the fields extractable by the plugin
-						// is already provided by another filtercheck for this source
-						std::string fname = info->m_fields[i].m_name;
-						for (auto &f : p->fields())
-						{
-							if (std::string(f.m_name) == fname)
-							{
-								return run_result::fatal(
-									"Plugin '" + p->name()
-									+ "' supports extraction of field '" + fname
-									+ "' that is overlapping for source '" + it.first + "'");
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				}
-
-				// add plugin filterchecks to the event source
-				it.second.add_filter_check(sinsp_plugin::new_filtercheck(p));
-				used = true;
-			}
-		}
-		if (!used)
-		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Plugin '" + p->name()
-				+ "' has field extraction capability but is not compatible with any enabled event source");
+			auto sname = plugin->event_source();
+			m_state->source_infos.insert(empty_src_info, sname);
+			m_state->loaded_sources.insert(sname);
 		}
 	}

--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_rules_files.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_rules_files.cpp
@@ -19,53 +19,83 @@ limitations under the License.

 using namespace falco::app;

+bool application::check_rules_plugin_requirements(std::string& err)
+{
+	// Ensure that all plugins are compatible with the loaded set of rules
+	// note: offline inspector contains all the loaded plugins
+	std::vector<falco_engine::plugin_version_requirement> plugin_reqs;
+	for (const auto &plugin : m_state->offline_inspector->get_plugin_manager()->plugins())
+ 	{
+		falco_engine::plugin_version_requirement req;
+		req.name = plugin->name();
+		req.version = plugin->plugin_version().as_string();
+		plugin_reqs.push_back(req);
+ 	}
+	return m_state->engine->check_plugin_requirements(plugin_reqs, err);
+}
+
 void application::check_for_ignored_events()
 {
-	std::set<uint16_t> evttypes;
-	sinsp_evttables* einfo = m_state->inspector->get_event_info_tables();
-	const struct ppm_event_info* etable = einfo->m_event_info;
-
+	/* Get the events from the rules. */
+	std::set<uint16_t> rule_events;
 	std::string source = falco_common::syscall_source;
-	m_state->engine->evttypes_for_ruleset(source, evttypes);
+	m_state->engine->evttypes_for_ruleset(source, rule_events);

-	// Save event names so we don't warn for both the enter and exit event.
-	std::set<std::string> warn_event_names;
+	/* Get the events we consider interesting from the application state `ppm_sc` codes. */
+	std::unique_ptr<sinsp> inspector(new sinsp());
+	auto interesting_events = inspector->get_event_set_from_ppm_sc_set(m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest);
+	std::unordered_set<uint32_t> ignored_events;

-	for(auto evtnum : evttypes)
+	for(const auto& it : rule_events)
 	{
-		if(evtnum == PPME_GENERIC_E || evtnum == PPME_GENERIC_X)
+		/* If we have the old version of the event we will have also the recent one
+		 * so we can avoid analyzing the presence of old events.
+		 */
+		if(sinsp::is_old_version_event(it))
 		{
 			continue;
 		}

-		if(!sinsp::simple_consumer_consider_evtnum(evtnum))
+		/* Here we are interested only in syscall events the internal events are not
+		 * altered without the `-A` flag.
+		 *
+		 * TODO: We could consider also the tracepoint events here but right now we don't have
+		 * the support from the libraries.
+		 */
+		if(!sinsp::is_syscall_event(it))
 		{
-			std::string name = etable[evtnum].name;
-			if(warn_event_names.find(name) == warn_event_names.end())
-			{
-				warn_event_names.insert(name);
-			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* If the event is not generated by the running system we don't print
+		 * any warning right now.
+		 */
+		if(!sinsp::is_generable_event(it))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* If the event is not in this set it is not considered by Falco. */
+		if(interesting_events.find(it) == interesting_events.end())
+		{
+			ignored_events.insert(it);
 		}
 	}

-	// Print a single warning with the list of ignored events
-	if (!warn_event_names.empty())
+	if(ignored_events.empty())
 	{
-		std::string skipped_events;
-		bool first = true;
-		for (const auto& evtname : warn_event_names)
-		{
-			if (first)
-			{
-				skipped_events += evtname;
-				first = false;
-			} else
-			{
-				skipped_events += "," + evtname;
-			}
-		}
-		fprintf(stderr,"Rules match ignored syscall: warning (ignored-evttype):\n         loaded rules match the following events: %s;\n         but these events are not returned unless running falco with -A\n", skipped_events.c_str());
+		return;
 	}
+
+	/* Get the names of the ignored events and print them. */
+	auto event_names = inspector->get_events_names(ignored_events);
+	std::cerr << std::endl << "Rules match ignored syscall: warning (ignored-evttype):" << std::endl;
+	std::cerr << "Loaded rules match the following events:" << std::endl;
+	for(const auto& it : event_names)
+	{
+		std::cerr << "\t- " << it.c_str() << std::endl;
+	}
+	std::cerr << "But these events are not returned unless running falco with -A" << std::endl << std::endl;
 }

 application::run_result application::load_rules_files()
@@ -93,34 +123,44 @@ application::run_result application::load_rules_files()
 		falco_configuration::read_rules_file_directory(path, m_state->config->m_loaded_rules_filenames, m_state->config->m_loaded_rules_folders);
 	}

-	for (const auto& filename : m_state->config->m_loaded_rules_filenames)
-	{
-		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Loading rules from file " + filename + ":\n");
-		uint64_t required_engine_version;
+	std::vector<std::string> rules_contents;
+	falco::load_result::rules_contents_t rc;

-		try {
-			m_state->engine->load_rules_file(filename, m_options.verbose, m_options.all_events, required_engine_version);
-		}
-		catch(falco_exception &e)
-		{
-			return run_result::fatal(string("Could not load rules file ") + filename + ": " + e.what());
-		}
-		m_state->required_engine_versions[filename] = required_engine_version;
+	try {
+		read_files(m_state->config->m_loaded_rules_filenames.begin(),
+			   m_state->config->m_loaded_rules_filenames.end(),
+			   rules_contents,
+			   rc);
+	}
+	catch(falco_exception& e)
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal(e.what());
 	}

-	// Ensure that all plugins are compatible with the loaded set of rules
-	std::string plugin_vers_err = "";
-	std::vector<falco_engine::plugin_version_requirement> plugin_reqs;
-	for (const auto &plugin : m_state->inspector->get_plugin_manager()->plugins())
- 	{
-		falco_engine::plugin_version_requirement req;
-		req.name = plugin->name();
-		req.version = plugin->plugin_version().as_string();
-		plugin_reqs.push_back(req);
- 	}
-	if (!m_state->engine->check_plugin_requirements(plugin_reqs, plugin_vers_err))
+	for(auto &filename : m_state->config->m_loaded_rules_filenames)
 	{
-		return run_result::fatal(plugin_vers_err);
+		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Loading rules from file " + filename + "\n");
+		std::unique_ptr<falco::load_result> res;
+
+		res = m_state->engine->load_rules(rc.at(filename), filename);
+
+		if(!res->successful())
+		{
+			// Return the summary version as the error
+			return run_result::fatal(res->as_string(true, rc));
+		}
+
+		// If verbose is true, also print any warnings
+		if(m_options.verbose && res->has_warnings())
+		{
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", res->as_string(true, rc).c_str());
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::string err = "";
+	if (!check_rules_plugin_requirements(err))
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal(err);
 	}

 	for (const auto& substring : m_options.disabled_rule_substrings)
@@ -150,11 +190,13 @@ application::run_result application::load_rules_files()
 		m_state->engine->enable_rule_by_tag(m_options.enabled_rule_tags, true);
 	}

-	if(!m_options.all_events)
+	/* Reading a scap file we have no concepts of ignored events we read all we need. */
+	if(!m_options.all_events && !is_capture_mode())
 	{
-		// For syscalls, see if any event types used by the
-		// loaded rules are ones with the EF_DROP_SIMPLE_CONS
-		// label.
+		/* Here we have already initialized the application state with the interesting syscalls,
+		 * so we have to check if any event types used by the loaded rules are not considered by 
+		 * Falco interesting set.
+		 */
 		check_for_ignored_events();
 	}

--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/open_inspector.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/open_inspector.cpp
@@ -18,86 +18,115 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>

+#include <plugin_manager.h>
+
 #include "application.h"

+/* DEPRECATED: we will remove it in Falco 0.34. */
+#define FALCO_BPF_ENV_VARIABLE "FALCO_BPF_PROBE"
+
 using namespace falco::app;

-typedef std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<sinsp> inspector)> open_t;
-
-application::run_result application::open_inspector()
+application::run_result application::open_offline_inspector()
 {
-	// Notify engine that we finished loading and enabling all rules
-	m_state->engine->complete_rule_loading();
-	
-	if(is_capture_mode())
+	try
 	{
-		// Try to open the trace file as a
-		// capture file first.
-		try {
-			m_state->inspector->open(m_options.trace_filename);
-			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Reading system call events from file: " + m_options.trace_filename + "\n");
-		}
-		catch(sinsp_exception &e)
-		{
-			return run_result::fatal("Could not open trace filename " + m_options.trace_filename + " for reading: " + e.what());
-		}
+		m_state->offline_inspector->open_savefile(m_options.trace_filename);
+		falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Reading system call events from file: " + m_options.trace_filename + "\n");
+		return run_result::ok();
 	}
-	else
+	catch (sinsp_exception &e)
 	{
-		try
+		return run_result::fatal("Could not open trace filename " + m_options.trace_filename + " for reading: " + e.what());
+	}
+}
+
+application::run_result application::open_live_inspector(
+		std::shared_ptr<sinsp> inspector,
+		const std::string& source)
+{
+	try
+	{
+		if (source != falco_common::syscall_source) /* Plugin engine */
 		{
-			if(m_options.userspace)
+			for (const auto& p: inspector->get_plugin_manager()->plugins())
 			{
-				// open_udig() is the underlying method used in the capture code to parse userspace events from the kernel.
-				//
-				// Falco uses a ptrace(2) based userspace implementation.
-				// Regardless of the implementation, the underlying method remains the same.
-				m_state->inspector->open_udig();
-			}
-			else if(m_options.gvisor_config != "")
-			{
-				falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Enabled event collection from gVisor. Configuration path: " + m_options.gvisor_config);
-				m_state->inspector->open_gvisor(m_options.gvisor_config, m_options.gvisor_root);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				m_state->inspector->open();
+				if (p->caps() & CAP_SOURCING && p->event_source() == source)
+				{
+					auto cfg = m_state->plugin_configs.at(p->name());
+					falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Opening capture with plugin '" + cfg->m_name + "'\n");
+					inspector->open_plugin(cfg->m_name, cfg->m_open_params);
+					return run_result::ok();
+				}
 			}
+			return run_result::fatal("Can't open inspector for plugin event source: " + source);
 		}
-		catch(sinsp_exception &e)
+		else if (m_options.userspace) /* udig engine. */
 		{
-			// If syscall input source is enabled and not through userspace instrumentation
-			if (is_syscall_source_enabled() && !m_options.userspace)
+			// open_udig() is the underlying method used in the capture code to parse userspace events from the kernel.
+			//
+			// Falco uses a ptrace(2) based userspace implementation.
+			// Regardless of the implementation, the underlying method remains the same.
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Opening capture with udig\n");
+			inspector->open_udig();
+		}
+		else if(!m_options.gvisor_config.empty()) /* gvisor engine. */
+		{
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Opening capture with gVisor. Configuration path: " + m_options.gvisor_config);
+			inspector->open_gvisor(m_options.gvisor_config, m_options.gvisor_root);
+		}
+		else if(m_options.modern_bpf) /* modern BPF engine. */
+		{
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Opening capture with modern BPF probe");
+			inspector->open_modern_bpf(m_state->syscall_buffer_bytes_size, m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest, m_state->tp_of_interest);
+		}
+		else if(getenv(FALCO_BPF_ENV_VARIABLE) != NULL) /* BPF engine. */
+		{
+			const char *bpf_probe_path = std::getenv(FALCO_BPF_ENV_VARIABLE);
+			char full_path[PATH_MAX];
+			/* If the path is empty try to load the probe from the default path. */
+			if(strncmp(bpf_probe_path, "", 1) == 0)
+			{
+				const char *home = std::getenv("HOME");
+				if(!home)
+				{
+					return run_result::fatal("Cannot get the env variable 'HOME'");
+				}
+				snprintf(full_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", home, FALCO_PROBE_BPF_FILEPATH);
+				bpf_probe_path = full_path;
+			}
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Opening capture with BPF probe. BPF probe path: " + std::string(bpf_probe_path));
+			inspector->open_bpf(bpf_probe_path, m_state->syscall_buffer_bytes_size, m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest, m_state->tp_of_interest);
+		}
+		else /* Kernel module (default). */
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Opening capture with Kernel module");
+				inspector->open_kmod(m_state->syscall_buffer_bytes_size, m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest, m_state->tp_of_interest);
+			}
+			catch(sinsp_exception &e)
 			{
 				// Try to insert the Falco kernel module
+				falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Trying to inject the Kernel module and opening the capture again...");
 				if(system("modprobe " DRIVER_NAME " > /dev/null 2> /dev/null"))
 				{
-					falco_logger::log(LOG_ERR, "Unable to load the driver.\n");
+					falco_logger::log(LOG_ERR, "Unable to load the driver\n");
 				}
-				m_state->inspector->open();
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				return run_result::fatal(e.what());
+				inspector->open_kmod(m_state->syscall_buffer_bytes_size, m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest, m_state->tp_of_interest);
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	catch (sinsp_exception &e)
+	{
+		return run_result::fatal(e.what());
+	}

 	// This must be done after the open
-	if(!m_options.all_events)
+	if (!m_options.all_events)
 	{
-		m_state->inspector->start_dropping_mode(1);
+		inspector->start_dropping_mode(1);
 	}

 	return run_result::ok();
 }
-
-bool application::close_inspector(std::string &errstr)
-{
-	if(m_state->inspector != nullptr)
-	{
-		m_state->inspector->close();
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_ignored_events.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_ignored_events.cpp
@@ -18,53 +18,50 @@ limitations under the License.

 using namespace falco::app;

-void application::print_all_ignored_events()
-{
-	sinsp_evttables* einfo = m_state->inspector->get_event_info_tables();
-	const struct ppm_event_info* etable = einfo->m_event_info;
-	const struct ppm_syscall_desc* stable = einfo->m_syscall_info_table;
-
-	std::set<string> ignored_event_names;
-	for(uint32_t j = 0; j < PPM_EVENT_MAX; j++)
-	{
-		if(!sinsp::simple_consumer_consider_evtnum(j))
-		{
-			std::string name = etable[j].name;
-			// Ignore event names NA*
-			if(name.find("NA") != 0)
-			{
-				ignored_event_names.insert(name);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	for(uint32_t j = 0; j < PPM_SC_MAX; j++)
-	{
-		if(!sinsp::simple_consumer_consider_syscallid(j))
-		{
-			std::string name = stable[j].name;
-			// Ignore event names NA*
-			if(name.find("NA") != 0)
-			{
-				ignored_event_names.insert(name);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	printf("Ignored Event(s):");
-	for(auto it : ignored_event_names)
-	{
-		printf(" %s", it.c_str());
-	}
-	printf("\n");
-}
-
+/// TODO: probably in the next future would be more meaningful to print the ignored syscalls rather than
+/// the ignored events, or maybe change the name of the events since right now they are almost the same of
+/// the syscalls.
 application::run_result application::print_ignored_events()
 {
-	if(m_options.print_ignored_events)
+	/* If the option is true we print the events ignored with Falco `-A`, otherwise
+	 * we return immediately.
+	 */
+	if(!m_options.print_ignored_events)
 	{
-		print_all_ignored_events();
-		return run_result::exit();
+		return run_result::ok();
 	}
-	return run_result::ok();
+
+	/* Fill the application syscall and tracepoint sets.
+	 * The execution will be interrupted after this call so
+	 * we don't care if we populate these sets even if the `-A` flag
+	 * is not set.
+	 */
+	configure_interesting_sets();
+
+	/* Search for all the ignored syscalls. */
+	std::unique_ptr<sinsp> inspector(new sinsp());
+	std::unordered_set<uint32_t> all_ppm_sc = inspector->get_all_ppm_sc();
+	std::unordered_set<uint32_t> ignored_ppm_sc;
+
+	for(const auto& it : all_ppm_sc)
+	{
+		/* If the syscall is not in this set we ignore it. */
+		if(m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest.find(it) == m_state->ppm_sc_of_interest.end())
+		{
+			ignored_ppm_sc.insert(it);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Obtain the ignored events names from the ignored syscalls. */
+	auto ignored_events = inspector->get_event_set_from_ppm_sc_set(ignored_ppm_sc);
+	auto event_names = inspector->get_events_names(ignored_events);
+
+	std::cout << "Ignored Event(s):" << std::endl;
+	for(const auto& it : event_names)
+	{
+		std::cout << "- " << it.c_str() << std::endl;
+	}
+	std::cout << std::endl;
+
+	return run_result::exit();
 }
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_page_size.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_page_size.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "application.h"
+
+using namespace falco::app;
+
+application::run_result application::print_page_size()
+{
+	if(m_options.print_page_size)
+	{
+		long page_size = getpagesize();
+		if(page_size <= 0)
+		{
+			return run_result::fatal("\nUnable to get the system page size through 'getpagesize()'\n");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Your system page size is: " + std::to_string(page_size) + " bytes\n");
+		}
+		return run_result::exit();
+	}
+	return run_result::ok();
+}
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_plugin_info.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_plugin_info.cpp
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ application::run_result application::print_plugin_info()
 #else  // MUSL_OPTIMIZED
 	if(!m_options.print_plugin_info.empty())
 	{
+		std::unique_ptr<sinsp> inspector(new sinsp());
 		for(auto &pc : m_state->config->m_plugins)
 		{
 			if (pc.m_name == m_options.print_plugin_info
 				|| pc.m_library_path == m_options.print_plugin_info)
 			{
 				// load the plugin
-				auto p = m_state->inspector->register_plugin(pc.m_library_path);
+				auto p = inspector->register_plugin(pc.m_library_path);

 				// print plugin descriptive info
 				std::ostringstream os;
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_support.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_support.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ limitations under the License.

 using namespace falco::app;

-static std::string read_file(std::string &filename)
+static std::string read_file(const std::string &filename)
 {
 	std::ifstream t(filename);
 	std::string str((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(t)),
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ application::run_result application::print_support()
 			nlohmann::json finfo;
 			finfo["name"] = filename;
 			nlohmann::json variant;
-			variant["required_engine_version"] = m_state->required_engine_versions[filename];
 			variant["content"] = read_file(filename);
 			finfo["variants"].push_back(variant);
 			support["rules_files"].push_back(finfo);
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_syscall_events.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/print_syscall_events.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "application.h"
+
+#include <fields_info.h>
+
+using namespace falco::app;
+
+application::run_result application::print_syscall_events()
+{
+	if(m_options.list_syscall_events)
+	{
+		// We know this function doesn't hold into the raw pointer value
+		std::unique_ptr<sinsp> inspector(new sinsp());
+		list_events(inspector.get(), m_options.markdown);
+		return run_result::exit();
+	}
+
+	return run_result::ok();
+}
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More