diff --git a/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_maxentries_test.go b/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_maxentries_test.go
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright Authors of Tetragon
+
+package tracing
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cilium/ebpf"
+	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/bpf"
+	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/observer/observertesthelper"
+	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/sensors"
+	tus "github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/testutils/sensors"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type testMap struct {
+	name    string
+	entries int
+}
+
+func runConfig(t *testing.T, config string, fn func(string, int)) {
+	var err error
+
+	err = os.WriteFile(testConfigFile, []byte(config), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("writeFile(%s): err %s", testConfigFile, err)
+	}
+
+	sens, err := observertesthelper.GetDefaultSensorsWithFile(t, testConfigFile,
+		tus.Conf().TetragonLib)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetDefaultObserverWithFile error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, sensor := range sens {
+		for _, load := range sensor.Progs {
+			c := load.LC
+			for _, p := range c.Programs {
+				for _, id := range p.MapIDs {
+					m, err := ebpf.NewMapFromID(id)
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("can't open map id %d: %s\n", id, err)
+					}
+					info, err := m.Info()
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("can't get map info: %s\n", err)
+					}
+					fn(info.Name, int(info.MaxEntries))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	sensi := make([]sensors.SensorIface, 0, len(sens))
+	for _, s := range sens {
+		sensi = append(sensi, s)
+	}
+	sensors.UnloadSensors(sensi)
+}
+
+func run(t *testing.T, maps []testMap, config string) {
+	runConfig(t, config, func(name string, entries int) {
+		for _, m := range maps {
+			if name == m.name {
+				t.Logf("checking '%s' expected entries: %d\n", m.name, m.entries)
+				assert.Equal(t, m.entries, entries)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestMaxEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("noresize", func(t *testing.T) {
+		run(t, []testMap{
+			{"fdinstall_map", 1},
+			{"enforcer_data", 1},
+			{"stack_trace_map", 1},
+			{"ratelimit_map", 1},
+		}, `
+apiVersion: cilium.io/v1alpha1
+kind: TracingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: "1"
+spec:
+  kprobes:
+  - call: "sys_read"
+    syscall: true
+`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("fdinstall_map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		run(t, []testMap{
+			{"fdinstall_map", fdInstallMapMaxEntries},
+			{"enforcer_data", 1},
+			{"stack_trace_map", 1},
+			{"ratelimit_map", 1},
+		}, `
+apiVersion: cilium.io/v1alpha1
+kind: TracingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: "syswritefollowfdpsswd"
+spec:
+  kprobes:
+  - call: "fd_install"
+    syscall: false
+    args:
+    - index: 0
+      type: int
+    - index: 1
+      type: "file"
+    selectors:
+    - matchArgs:
+      - index: 1
+        operator: "Equal"
+        values:
+        - "/tmp/test"
+      matchActions:
+      - action: FollowFD
+        argFd: 0
+        argName: 1
+`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("stack_trace_map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		run(t, []testMap{
+			{"fdinstall_map", 1},
+			{"enforcer_data", 1},
+			{"stack_trace_map", stackTraceMapMaxEntries},
+			{"ratelimit_map", 1},
+		}, `
+apiVersion: cilium.io/v1alpha1
+kind: TracingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: "stack-traces-example"
+spec:
+  kprobes:
+    - call: fd_install
+      syscall: false
+      selectors:
+        - matchActions:
+          - action: Post
+            kernelStackTrace: true
+            userStackTrace: true
+`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ratelimit_map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		run(t, []testMap{
+			{"fdinstall_map", 1},
+			{"enforcer_data", 1},
+			{"stack_trace_map", 1},
+			{"ratelimit_map", ratelimitMapMaxEntries},
+		}, `
+apiVersion: cilium.io/v1alpha1
+kind: TracingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: "process-creds-changed"
+spec:
+  kprobes:
+  - call: "commit_creds"
+    syscall: false
+    args:
+    - index: 0  # The new credentials to apply
+      type: "cred"
+    selectors:
+      - matchNamespaces:
+        - namespace: Pid
+          operator: NotIn
+          values:
+          - "host_ns"
+        matchActions:
+        - action: Post
+          rateLimit: "1m"
+`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("enforcer_data", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if !bpf.HasSignalHelper() {
+			t.Skip("skipping enforcer test, bpf_send_signal helper not available")
+		}
+		if !bpf.HasOverrideHelper() {
+			t.Skip("skipping test, neither bpf_override_return nor fmod_ret for syscalls is available")
+		}
+
+		run(t, []testMap{
+			{"fdinstall_map", 1},
+			{"enforcer_data", enforcerMapMaxEntries},
+			{"stack_trace_map", 1},
+			{"ratelimit_map", 1},
+		}, `
+apiVersion: cilium.io/v1alpha1
+kind: TracingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: "kill-syscalls"
+spec:
+  lists:
+  - name: "dup"
+    type: "syscalls"
+    values:
+    - "sys_dup"
+  enforcers:
+  - calls:
+    - "list:dup"
+  tracepoints:
+  - subsystem: "raw_syscalls"
+    event: "sys_enter"
+    args:
+    - index: 4
+      type: "syscall64"
+    selectors:
+    - matchArgs:
+      - index: 0
+        operator: "InMap"
+        values:
+        - "list:dup"
+      matchBinaries:
+      - operator: "In"
+        values:
+        - "/usr/bin/bash"
+      matchActions:
+      - action: "NotifyEnforcer"
+        argError: -1
+        argSig: 9
+`)
+	})
+}