12 files changed, 1507 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/internal/flags/flags.go b/internal/flags/flags.go
index 3a6456a..547ba8e 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags.go
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ func Parse() (Config, error) {
 // fresh FlagSet and custom argument slices without touching global state.
 func parseFromFlagSet(fs *flag.FlagSet, args []string) (Config, error) {
 	cfg := NewFlags()
-	tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields, familySampling, syscallSampling := registerFlags(fs, &cfg)
+	tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields, familySampling, syscallSampling, dims := registerFlags(fs, &cfg)
 
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return Config{}, err
 	}
-	if err := resolvePostParseFields(&cfg, tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields); err != nil {
+	if err := resolvePostParseFields(&cfg, tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields, dims); err != nil {
 		return Config{}, err
 	}
 	if err := resolveSamplingRates(&cfg, familySampling, syscallSampling); err != nil {
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ func parseFromFlagSet(fs *flag.FlagSet, args []string) (Config, error) {
 
 // registerFlags binds all CLI flags to cfg and returns the string pointers for
 // fields that require post-parse resolution (tracepoint regexes, collapse fields).
-func registerFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *Config) (tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields, familySampling, syscallSampling *string) {
+func registerFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *Config) (tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields, familySampling, syscallSampling *string, dims *tracepoints.DimensionSelectorConfig) {
 	validFields := collapse.ValidFields()
 	validCounts := collapse.ValidCountFields()
+	dimensionCfg := &tracepoints.DimensionSelectorConfig{}
 
 	fs.IntVar(&cfg.PidFilter, "pid", cfg.PidFilter, "Filter for processes ID")
 	fs.IntVar(&cfg.TidFilter, "tid", cfg.TidFilter, "Filter for thread ID")
@@ -182,6 +183,18 @@ func registerFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *Config) (tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields
 
 	tpsAttach = fs.String("tps", "", "Comma separated list regexes for tracepoints to load")
 	tpsExclude = fs.String("tpsExclude", "", "Comma separated list regexes for tracepoints to exclude")
+	fs.StringVar(&dimensionCfg.TraceFamilies, "trace-families", "",
+		"Comma separated syscall families to attach (for example FS,Time,Network)")
+	fs.StringVar(&dimensionCfg.TraceKinds, "trace-kinds", "",
+		"Comma separated tracepoint kinds to attach (for example fd,open,sleep,epoll-ctl)")
+	fs.StringVar(&dimensionCfg.TraceSyscalls, "trace-syscalls", "",
+		"Comma separated syscall names to attach (for example openat,read,nanosleep)")
+	fs.StringVar(&dimensionCfg.NoTraceFamilies, "no-trace-families", "",
+		"Comma separated syscall families to exclude from attachment")
+	fs.StringVar(&dimensionCfg.NoTraceKinds, "no-trace-kinds", "",
+		"Comma separated tracepoint kinds to exclude from attachment")
+	fs.StringVar(&dimensionCfg.NoTraceSyscalls, "no-trace-syscalls", "",
+		"Comma separated syscall names to exclude from attachment")
 
 	fs.BoolVar(&cfg.PlainMode, "plain", false, "Enable plain CSV output mode (disable TUI)")
 	fs.BoolVar(&cfg.FlamegraphOutput, "flamegraph", false, "Write aggregated .ior.zst output for trace/integration workflows")
@@ -204,15 +217,18 @@ func registerFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *Config) (tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields
 		fmt.Sprintf("Comma separated list of fields to collapse, valid are: %v", validFields))
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.CountField, "count", cfg.CountField,
 		fmt.Sprintf("Count field to collapse, valid are: %v", validCounts))
-	return tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields, familySampling, syscallSampling
+	return tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields, familySampling, syscallSampling, dimensionCfg
 }
 
 // resolvePostParseFields compiles the tracepoint selector and collapse field
 // list from the raw string flags that cannot be bound directly to cfg fields.
-func resolvePostParseFields(cfg *Config, tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields *string) error {
+func resolvePostParseFields(cfg *Config, tpsAttach, tpsExclude, fields *string, dims *tracepoints.DimensionSelectorConfig) error {
 	// Parse the tracepoint include/exclude regex lists into a Selector.
 	// The Selector owns all matching logic; Config is purely a data carrier.
-	sel, err := tracepoints.ParseSelector(*tpsAttach, *tpsExclude)
+	if dims == nil {
+		dims = &tracepoints.DimensionSelectorConfig{}
+	}
+	sel, err := tracepoints.ParseSelectorWithDimensions(*tpsAttach, *tpsExclude, *dims)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/flags/flags_test.go b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
index 1feeafd..93df7b0 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags_test.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,105 @@ func TestParseInvalidTracepointRegexReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseDefaultTraceDimensionsFSOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := parseForTest(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat attached by default")
+	}
+	if cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected nanosleep excluded by default")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTraceFamiliesFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := parseForTest(t, "-trace-families", "Time")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected nanosleep attached for Time family")
+	}
+	if cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat excluded when only Time family enabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTraceKindsFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := parseForTest(t, "-trace-kinds", "sleep")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected nanosleep attached for sleep kind")
+	}
+	if cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat excluded for sleep-only selector")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTraceSyscallsFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := parseForTest(t, "-trace-syscalls", "openat")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") || !cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_exit_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat enter/exit attached")
+	}
+	if cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_write") {
+		t.Fatal("expected write excluded when only openat enabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTraceDimensionsUnionAndExclusions(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := parseForTest(t,
+		"-trace-families", "Time",
+		"-trace-syscalls", "openat",
+		"-no-trace-syscalls", "openat",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat excluded by no-trace-syscalls")
+	}
+	if !cfg.TracepointSelector.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected nanosleep still attached from trace-families")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTraceFamiliesRejectsUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := parseForTest(t, "-trace-families", "Nope")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected parse error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syscall family") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTraceKindsRejectsUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := parseForTest(t, "-trace-kinds", "not-a-kind")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected parse error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syscall kind") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseTraceSyscallsRejectsUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := parseForTest(t, "-trace-syscalls", "definitely_not_syscall")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected parse error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syscall in trace selector") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParseResetTimerDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, err := parseForTest(t)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/generate/bpfhandler.go b/internal/generate/bpfhandler.go
index 9365c52..dce776a 100644
--- a/internal/generate/bpfhandler.go
+++ b/internal/generate/bpfhandler.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ func generateBPFHandler(tp GeneratedTracepoint) string {
 	}
 
 	eventStruct := eventStructName(tp.Classification.Kind)
-	comment := eventStruct
+	comment := fmt.Sprintf("%s (kind=%s)", eventStruct, tp.Classification.Kind.MetadataName())
 	if tp.Classification.Kind == KindRet {
-		comment = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", eventStruct, ClassifyRet(f.Name))
+		comment = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s) (kind=%s)", eventStruct, ClassifyRet(f.Name), tp.Classification.Kind.MetadataName())
 	}
 
 	eventTypeConst := eventTypeConstant(tp.Classification.Kind, isEnter)
diff --git a/internal/generate/classify.go b/internal/generate/classify.go
index af7d78d..9e9df9c 100644
--- a/internal/generate/classify.go
+++ b/internal/generate/classify.go
@@ -32,6 +32,61 @@ const (
 	KindPerfOpen
 )
 
+func (k TracepointKind) MetadataName() string {
+	switch k {
+	case KindFd:
+		return "fd"
+	case KindOpen:
+		return "open"
+	case KindMqOpen:
+		return "mq-open"
+	case KindExec:
+		return "exec"
+	case KindPathname:
+		return "pathname"
+	case KindName:
+		return "name"
+	case KindRet:
+		return "ret"
+	case KindFcntl:
+		return "fcntl"
+	case KindNull:
+		return "null"
+	case KindDup3:
+		return "dup3"
+	case KindOpenByHandleAt:
+		return "open-by-handle-at"
+	case KindSocket:
+		return "socket"
+	case KindSocketpair:
+		return "socketpair"
+	case KindAccept:
+		return "accept"
+	case KindPipe:
+		return "pipe"
+	case KindEventfd:
+		return "eventfd"
+	case KindEpollCtl:
+		return "epoll-ctl"
+	case KindTwoFd:
+		return "two-fd"
+	case KindPoll:
+		return "poll"
+	case KindMem:
+		return "mem"
+	case KindSleep:
+		return "sleep"
+	case KindKeyctl:
+		return "keyctl"
+	case KindPtrace:
+		return "ptrace"
+	case KindPerfOpen:
+		return "perf-open"
+	default:
+		return "none"
+	}
+}
+
 type RetClassification string
 
 const (
diff --git a/internal/generate/tracepointsgo.go b/internal/generate/tracepointsgo.go
index 0542f64..9d92047 100644
--- a/internal/generate/tracepointsgo.go
+++ b/internal/generate/tracepointsgo.go
@@ -5,14 +5,35 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"regexp"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 )
 
 var secRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^SEC.*sys_((?:enter|exit)_[a-z_0-9]+)`)
+var kindLineRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^(sys_enter_[a-z0-9_]+)\s+is a struct\s+([a-z0-9_]+)\s*$`)
 
 // ExtractTracepoints reads generated C code and extracts tracepoint names from
 // SEC annotations, producing the generated_tracepoints.go content.
 func ExtractTracepoints(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	return ExtractTracepointsWithKinds(r, strings.NewReader(""))
+}
+
+// ExtractTracepointsWithKinds reads generated C code and the
+// generated_tracepoints_result.txt metadata to produce
+// internal/tracepoints/generated_tracepoints.go.
+func ExtractTracepointsWithKinds(cReader io.Reader, kindsReader io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	tracepoints, err := extractTracepoints(cReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	syscallKinds, err := extractSyscallKinds(kindsReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return formatTracepointsGo(tracepoints, syscallKinds), nil
+}
+
+func extractTracepoints(r io.Reader) ([]string, error) {
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
 	var tracepoints []string
 
@@ -24,13 +45,58 @@ func ExtractTracepoints(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("scanning input: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scanning input: %w", err)
 	}
+	return tracepoints, nil
+}
 
-	return formatTracepointsGo(tracepoints), nil
+func extractSyscallKinds(r io.Reader) (map[string]string, error) {
+	kinds := make(map[string]string)
+	if r == nil {
+		return kinds, nil
+	}
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		m := kindLineRe.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+		if m == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		syscall := strings.TrimPrefix(m[1], "sys_enter_")
+		kind := normalizeStructKind(m[2])
+		if kind == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		kinds[syscall] = kind
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan kind metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+	return kinds, nil
+}
+
+func normalizeStructKind(structName string) string {
+	base := strings.TrimSuffix(structName, "_event")
+	switch base {
+	case "mq_open":
+		return "mq-open"
+	case "open_by_handle_at":
+		return "open-by-handle-at"
+	case "two_fd":
+		return "two-fd"
+	case "epoll_ctl":
+		return "epoll-ctl"
+	case "perf_open":
+		return "perf-open"
+	default:
+		return base
+	}
 }
 
-func formatTracepointsGo(tracepoints []string) string {
+func formatTracepointsGo(tracepoints []string, syscallKinds map[string]string) string {
 	var b strings.Builder
 	b.WriteString("// Code generated - don't change manually!\n")
 	b.WriteString("package tracepoints\n\n")
@@ -39,5 +105,40 @@ func formatTracepointsGo(tracepoints []string) string {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\t%q,\n", tp)
 	}
 	b.WriteString("}\n")
+	b.WriteString("\n")
+	b.WriteString("var syscallFamilies = map[string]string{\n")
+	syscallFamilies := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, tp := range tracepoints {
+		syscall := strings.TrimPrefix(tp, "sys_enter_")
+		syscall = strings.TrimPrefix(syscall, "sys_exit_")
+		if syscall == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := syscallFamilies[syscall]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		family := ClassifySyscallFamily("sys_enter_" + syscall)
+		syscallFamilies[syscall] = string(family)
+	}
+	familySyscalls := make([]string, 0, len(syscallFamilies))
+	for syscall := range syscallFamilies {
+		familySyscalls = append(familySyscalls, syscall)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(familySyscalls)
+	for _, syscall := range familySyscalls {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\t%q: %q,\n", syscall, syscallFamilies[syscall])
+	}
+	b.WriteString("}\n")
+	b.WriteString("\n")
+	b.WriteString("var syscallKinds = map[string]string{\n")
+	syscalls := make([]string, 0, len(syscallKinds))
+	for syscall := range syscallKinds {
+		syscalls = append(syscalls, syscall)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(syscalls)
+	for _, syscall := range syscalls {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\t%q: %q,\n", syscall, syscallKinds[syscall])
+	}
+	b.WriteString("}\n")
 	return b.String()
 }
diff --git a/internal/generate/tracepointsgo_test.go b/internal/generate/tracepointsgo_test.go
index 978633b..ebad63d 100644
--- a/internal/generate/tracepointsgo_test.go
+++ b/internal/generate/tracepointsgo_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func TestExtractTracepoints(t *testing.T) {
 	requireContains(t, output, `"sys_enter_close",`)
 	requireContains(t, output, `"sys_exit_close",`)
 	requireContains(t, output, "var List = []string{")
+	requireContains(t, output, "var syscallFamilies = map[string]string{")
+	requireContains(t, output, "var syscallKinds = map[string]string{")
 
 	// Should NOT contain ignore comments or defines
 	if strings.Contains(output, "kill") {
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ func TestExtractTracepointsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	requireContains(t, output, "var List = []string{")
+	requireContains(t, output, "var syscallFamilies = map[string]string{")
+	requireContains(t, output, "var syscallKinds = map[string]string{")
 	requireContains(t, output, "}")
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +119,25 @@ func TestExtractTracepointsNoSECLines(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 	requireContains(t, output, "var List = []string{")
+	requireContains(t, output, "var syscallFamilies = map[string]string{")
+	requireContains(t, output, "var syscallKinds = map[string]string{")
 	if strings.Contains(output, `"sys_`) {
 		t.Error("input with no SEC lines should produce empty list")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExtractTracepointsWithKinds(t *testing.T) {
+	kindData := `sys_enter_read is a struct fd_event
+sys_enter_open_by_handle_at is a struct open_by_handle_at_event
+sys_enter_mq_open is a struct mq_open_event
+sys_enter_epoll_ctl is a struct epoll_ctl_event
+`
+	output, err := ExtractTracepointsWithKinds(strings.NewReader(sampleGeneratedC), strings.NewReader(kindData))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ExtractTracepointsWithKinds failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	requireContains(t, output, `"read": "fd",`)
+	requireContains(t, output, `"open_by_handle_at": "open-by-handle-at",`)
+	requireContains(t, output, `"mq_open": "mq-open",`)
+	requireContains(t, output, `"epoll_ctl": "epoll-ctl",`)
+}
diff --git a/internal/probemanager/manager_test.go b/internal/probemanager/manager_test.go
index b75a579..ee436b9 100644
--- a/internal/probemanager/manager_test.go
+++ b/internal/probemanager/manager_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package probemanager
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"ior/internal/tracepoints"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -127,6 +128,46 @@ func TestManagerAttachAllToggleAndCounts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestManagerAttachAllWithDimensionSelectorAttachesOnlyEnabledSyscalls(t *testing.T) {
+	attacher := &fakeAttacher{
+		programs: map[string]*fakeProgram{
+			"handle_sys_enter_openat": {},
+			"handle_sys_exit_openat":  {},
+			"handle_sys_enter_write":  {},
+			"handle_sys_exit_write":   {},
+		},
+		errs: map[string]error{},
+	}
+	mgr := NewManager(attacher)
+	selector, err := tracepoints.ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", tracepoints.DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceSyscalls: "openat",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("build selector: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = mgr.AttachAll(selector.ShouldAttach, []string{
+		"sys_enter_openat", "sys_exit_openat",
+		"sys_enter_write", "sys_exit_write",
+	}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AttachAll returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got := attacher.programs["handle_sys_enter_openat"].attachCalls(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("openat enter attach calls = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := attacher.programs["handle_sys_exit_openat"].attachCalls(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("openat exit attach calls = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := attacher.programs["handle_sys_enter_write"].attachCalls(); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("write enter attach calls = %d, want 0", got)
+	}
+	if got := attacher.programs["handle_sys_exit_write"].attachCalls(); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("write exit attach calls = %d, want 0", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestManagerAttachSerializesConcurrentCalls(t *testing.T) {
 	enterBlocked := make(chan struct{})
 	releaseEnter := make(chan struct{})
diff --git a/internal/tracepoints/dimension_selector.go b/internal/tracepoints/dimension_selector.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a70fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tracepoints/dimension_selector.go
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+package tracepoints
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"ior/internal/types"
+)
+
+// DimensionSelectorConfig holds attach-time syscall-dimension selection inputs.
+// Each field accepts comma-separated values.
+type DimensionSelectorConfig struct {
+	TraceFamilies   string
+	TraceKinds      string
+	TraceSyscalls   string
+	NoTraceFamilies string
+	NoTraceKinds    string
+	NoTraceSyscalls string
+}
+
+// ParseSelectorWithDimensions compiles regex-based attach/exclude filters and
+// applies attach-time syscall dimension gating.
+func ParseSelectorWithDimensions(attach, exclude string, dims DimensionSelectorConfig) (Selector, error) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelector(attach, exclude)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Selector{}, err
+	}
+
+	allow, err := buildAllowedSyscalls(dims)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Selector{}, err
+	}
+	sel.RestrictSyscalls = true
+	sel.Syscalls = allow
+	return sel, nil
+}
+
+func buildAllowedSyscalls(dims DimensionSelectorConfig) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
+	knownSyscalls := allKnownSyscalls()
+	knownKinds := allKnownKinds()
+
+	includeFamilies, familyFilterProvided, err := parseFamiliesCSV(dims.TraceFamilies)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	includeKinds, kindFilterProvided, err := parseKindsCSV(dims.TraceKinds, knownKinds)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	includeSyscalls, syscallFilterProvided, err := parseSyscallsCSV(dims.TraceSyscalls, knownSyscalls)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	allow := make(map[string]struct{})
+	hasPositive := familyFilterProvided || kindFilterProvided || syscallFilterProvided
+	if hasPositive {
+		for syscall, family := range syscallFamilies {
+			if _, ok := includeFamilies[family]; ok {
+				allow[syscall] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+		for syscall, kind := range syscallKinds {
+			if _, ok := includeKinds[kind]; ok {
+				allow[syscall] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+		for syscall := range includeSyscalls {
+			allow[syscall] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Backward compatibility default: keep existing file-I/O coverage on and
+		// leave newly-expanded non-IO families disabled unless explicitly opted in.
+		for syscall, family := range syscallFamilies {
+			if family == string(types.FamilyFS) {
+				allow[syscall] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	excludeFamilies, _, err := parseFamiliesCSV(dims.NoTraceFamilies)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	excludeKinds, _, err := parseKindsCSV(dims.NoTraceKinds, knownKinds)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	excludeSyscalls, _, err := parseSyscallsCSV(dims.NoTraceSyscalls, knownSyscalls)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for syscall := range allow {
+		if _, ok := excludeSyscalls[syscall]; ok {
+			delete(allow, syscall)
+			continue
+		}
+		if family, ok := syscallFamilies[syscall]; ok {
+			if _, excluded := excludeFamilies[family]; excluded {
+				delete(allow, syscall)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if kind, ok := syscallKinds[syscall]; ok {
+			if _, excluded := excludeKinds[kind]; excluded {
+				delete(allow, syscall)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return allow, nil
+}
+
+func parseFamiliesCSV(raw string) (map[string]struct{}, bool, error) {
+	values, provided := splitCSV(raw)
+	if !provided {
+		return map[string]struct{}{}, false, nil
+	}
+	out := make(map[string]struct{}, len(values))
+	for _, value := range values {
+		family, ok := types.ParseSyscallFamily(value)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid syscall family in trace selector: %q", value)
+		}
+		out[string(family)] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return out, true, nil
+}
+
+func parseKindsCSV(raw string, knownKinds map[string]struct{}) (map[string]struct{}, bool, error) {
+	values, provided := splitCSV(raw)
+	if !provided {
+		return map[string]struct{}{}, false, nil
+	}
+	out := make(map[string]struct{}, len(values))
+	for _, value := range values {
+		kind := normalizeKind(value)
+		if _, ok := knownKinds[kind]; !ok {
+			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid syscall kind in trace selector: %q", value)
+		}
+		out[kind] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return out, true, nil
+}
+
+func parseSyscallsCSV(raw string, knownSyscalls map[string]struct{}) (map[string]struct{}, bool, error) {
+	values, provided := splitCSV(raw)
+	if !provided {
+		return map[string]struct{}{}, false, nil
+	}
+	out := make(map[string]struct{}, len(values))
+	for _, value := range values {
+		syscall := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value))
+		if _, ok := knownSyscalls[syscall]; !ok {
+			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid syscall in trace selector: %q", value)
+		}
+		out[syscall] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return out, true, nil
+}
+
+func splitCSV(raw string) ([]string, bool) {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if raw == "" {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(raw, ",")
+	values := make([]string, 0, len(parts))
+	for _, part := range parts {
+		part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
+		if part == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		values = append(values, part)
+	}
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return values, true
+}
+
+func normalizeKind(raw string) string {
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(raw))
+	normalized = strings.ReplaceAll(normalized, "_", "-")
+	return normalized
+}
+
+func allKnownSyscalls() map[string]struct{} {
+	out := make(map[string]struct{}, len(syscallFamilies))
+	for syscall := range syscallFamilies {
+		out[syscall] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func allKnownKinds() map[string]struct{} {
+	out := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, kind := range syscallKinds {
+		if kind == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		out[kind] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// KnownKinds returns the sorted, normalized attach-time kind names accepted by
+// -trace-kinds and -no-trace-kinds.
+func KnownKinds() []string {
+	kindSet := allKnownKinds()
+	kinds := make([]string, 0, len(kindSet))
+	for kind := range kindSet {
+		kinds = append(kinds, kind)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(kinds)
+	return kinds
+}
diff --git a/internal/tracepoints/dimension_selector_test.go b/internal/tracepoints/dimension_selector_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd7b0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tracepoints/dimension_selector_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package tracepoints
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsDefaultFSOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected FS syscall openat to be attached by default")
+	}
+	if sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-FS syscall nanosleep to be excluded by default")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsFamilyOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceFamilies: "Time",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected nanosleep to be attached when Time family is enabled")
+	}
+	if sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat to be excluded when only Time family is enabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsKindOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceKinds: "sleep",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected nanosleep to be attached for sleep kind")
+	}
+	if sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat to be excluded when only sleep kind is enabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsSyscallOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceSyscalls: "openat",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") || !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_exit_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected both openat enter/exit tracepoints to be attached")
+	}
+	if sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_write") {
+		t.Fatal("expected write to be excluded when only openat is selected")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsUnionSemantics(t *testing.T) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceFamilies: "Time",
+		TraceSyscalls: "openat",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat from syscall selector")
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_nanosleep") {
+		t.Fatal("expected nanosleep from family selector")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsExclusionsOverridePositives(t *testing.T) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceFamilies:   "FS",
+		NoTraceSyscalls: "openat",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat to be excluded by -no-trace-syscalls")
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_read") {
+		t.Fatal("expected other FS syscall (read) to remain attached")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsRegexStillApplies(t *testing.T) {
+	sel, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("^sys_enter_openat$,^sys_exit_openat$", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceFamilies: "FS",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_openat") {
+		t.Fatal("expected openat to pass regex+dimension filters")
+	}
+	if sel.ShouldAttach("sys_enter_read") {
+		t.Fatal("expected read to fail regex attach filters")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsRejectsInvalidFamily(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceFamilies: "Nope",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syscall family") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsRejectsInvalidKind(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceKinds: "not-a-kind",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syscall kind") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseSelectorWithDimensionsRejectsInvalidSyscall(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := ParseSelectorWithDimensions("", "", DimensionSelectorConfig{
+		TraceSyscalls: "not_a_syscall",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid syscall in trace selector") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tracepoints/generated_tracepoints.go b/internal/tracepoints/generated_tracepoints.go
index 8277cbf..11913c8 100644
--- a/internal/tracepoints/generated_tracepoints.go
+++ b/internal/tracepoints/generated_tracepoints.go
@@ -737,3 +737,743 @@ var List = []string{
 	"sys_enter_rt_sigreturn",
 	"sys_exit_rt_sigreturn",
 }
+
+var syscallFamilies = map[string]string{
+	"accept":                  "Network",
+	"accept4":                 "Network",
+	"access":                  "FS",
+	"acct":                    "Misc",
+	"add_key":                 "Security",
+	"adjtimex":                "Misc",
+	"alarm":                   "Misc",
+	"arch_prctl":              "Process",
+	"bind":                    "Network",
+	"bpf":                     "Security",
+	"brk":                     "Memory",
+	"cachestat":               "FS",
+	"capget":                  "Security",
+	"capset":                  "Security",
+	"chdir":                   "FS",
+	"chmod":                   "FS",
+	"chown":                   "FS",
+	"chroot":                  "FS",
+	"clock_adjtime":           "Time",
+	"clock_getres":            "Time",
+	"clock_gettime":           "Time",
+	"clock_nanosleep":         "Time",
+	"clock_settime":           "Time",
+	"clone":                   "Process",
+	"clone3":                  "Process",
+	"close":                   "FS",
+	"close_range":             "FS",
+	"connect":                 "Network",
+	"copy_file_range":         "FS",
+	"creat":                   "FS",
+	"delete_module":           "Security",
+	"dup":                     "FS",
+	"dup2":                    "FS",
+	"dup3":                    "FS",
+	"epoll_create":            "Polling",
+	"epoll_create1":           "Polling",
+	"epoll_ctl":               "Polling",
+	"epoll_pwait":             "Polling",
+	"epoll_pwait2":            "Polling",
+	"epoll_wait":              "Polling",
+	"eventfd":                 "IPC",
+	"eventfd2":                "IPC",
+	"execve":                  "Process",
+	"execveat":                "Process",
+	"exit":                    "Process",
+	"exit_group":              "Process",
+	"faccessat":               "FS",
+	"faccessat2":              "FS",
+	"fadvise64":               "FS",
+	"fallocate":               "FS",
+	"fanotify_init":           "Misc",
+	"fanotify_mark":           "Misc",
+	"fchdir":                  "FS",
+	"fchmod":                  "FS",
+	"fchmodat":                "FS",
+	"fchmodat2":               "FS",
+	"fchown":                  "FS",
+	"fchownat":                "FS",
+	"fcntl":                   "FS",
+	"fdatasync":               "FS",
+	"fgetxattr":               "FS",
+	"file_getattr":            "Misc",
+	"file_setattr":            "Misc",
+	"finit_module":            "Security",
+	"flistxattr":              "FS",
+	"flock":                   "FS",
+	"fork":                    "Process",
+	"fremovexattr":            "FS",
+	"fsconfig":                "FS",
+	"fsetxattr":               "FS",
+	"fsmount":                 "FS",
+	"fsopen":                  "FS",
+	"fspick":                  "FS",
+	"fstatfs":                 "FS",
+	"fsync":                   "FS",
+	"ftruncate":               "FS",
+	"futex":                   "Misc",
+	"futex_requeue":           "Misc",
+	"futex_wait":              "Misc",
+	"futex_waitv":             "Misc",
+	"futex_wake":              "Misc",
+	"futimesat":               "FS",
+	"ge