diff --git a/examples/syscall_subtables/Makefile b/examples/syscall_subtables/Makefile
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023 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.
+#
+
+NAME    := $(notdir $(CURDIR))
+OUTPUT  := lib$(NAME).so
+
+SDK_DIR := ../..
+SDK_INCLUDE := $(SDK_DIR)/include/
+CXX_FLAGS := -shared -std=c++0x -Wall -fPIC -I$(SDK_INCLUDE)
+
+all: $(OUTPUT)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(OUTPUT)
+
+$(OUTPUT): *.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXX_FLAGS) -o $(OUTPUT) $(CXX_FLAGS) *.cpp
diff --git a/examples/syscall_subtables/plugin.cpp b/examples/syscall_subtables/plugin.cpp
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2024 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 <falcosecurity/sdk.h>
+
+// todo(jasondellaluce): support these in the SDK
+using _et = falcosecurity::event_type;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_E = (_et)2;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_X = (_et)3;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_E = (_et)102;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_X = (_et)103;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_E = (_et)306;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_X = (_et)307;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT2_E = (_et)326;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT2_X = (_et)327;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_BY_HANDLE_AT_E = (_et)336;
+constexpr auto PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_BY_HANDLE_AT_X = (_et)337;
+
+class my_plugin
+{
+    public:
+    virtual ~my_plugin() = default;
+
+    std::string get_name() { return "syscall-subtables-example"; }
+
+    std::string get_version() { return "0.1.0"; }
+
+    std::string get_description() { return "some description"; }
+
+    std::string get_contact() { return "some contact"; }
+
+    // (optional)
+    std::vector<falcosecurity::event_type> get_parse_event_types()
+    {
+        return {
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_E,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_X,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_E,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_X,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_E,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_X,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT2_E,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT2_X,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_BY_HANDLE_AT_E,
+                PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_BY_HANDLE_AT_X,
+        };
+    }
+
+    // (optional)
+    std::vector<std::string> get_parse_event_sources() { return {"syscall"}; }
+
+    bool init(falcosecurity::init_input& i)
+    {
+        using st = falcosecurity::state_value_type;
+        auto& t = i.tables();
+
+        // get the threads table
+        m_threads_table = t.get_table("threads", st::SS_PLUGIN_ST_INT64);
+
+        // get the 'file_descriptors' field accessor from the thread table
+        m_threads_field_file_descriptor = m_threads_table.get_field(
+                t.fields(), "file_descriptors", st::SS_PLUGIN_ST_TABLE);
+
+        // get the 'args' field accessor from the thread table
+        m_threads_field_args = m_threads_table.get_field(
+                t.fields(), "args", st::SS_PLUGIN_ST_TABLE);
+
+        // get the 'name' field accessor from the fd table
+        m_file_descriptor_field_name = t.get_subtable_field(
+                m_threads_table, m_threads_field_file_descriptor, "name",
+                st::SS_PLUGIN_ST_STRING);
+
+        // get the 'value' field accessor from the args table
+        m_args_field =
+                t.get_subtable_field(m_threads_table, m_threads_field_args,
+                                     "value", st::SS_PLUGIN_ST_STRING);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool parse_event(const falcosecurity::parse_event_input& in)
+    {
+        using st = falcosecurity::state_value_type;
+
+        auto& evt = in.get_event_reader();
+        if(evt_type_is_open(evt.get_type()))
+        {
+            auto& tr = in.get_table_reader();
+
+            auto tid = (int64_t)evt.get_tid();
+
+            // get a thread entry from the thread table
+            auto thread_entry = m_threads_table.get_entry(tr, tid);
+
+            // get the args of the thread
+            auto args_table = m_threads_table.get_subtable(
+                    tr, m_threads_field_args, thread_entry,
+                    st::SS_PLUGIN_ST_INT64);
+
+            // iterate all the entries in the args table
+            std::printf("\nListing args for TID %ld \n", tid);
+            args_table.iterate_entries(
+                    tr,
+                    [this, tr](const falcosecurity::table_entry& e)
+                    {
+                        // read the arg field from the current entry of args
+                        // table
+                        std::string arg;
+                        m_args_field.read_value(tr, e, arg);
+
+                        if(!arg.empty())
+                        {
+                            std::printf("ARG: %s \n", arg.c_str());
+                        }
+
+                        return true;
+                    });
+
+            // get the fd table of the thread
+            auto fd_table = m_threads_table.get_subtable(
+                    tr, m_threads_field_file_descriptor, thread_entry,
+                    st::SS_PLUGIN_ST_INT64);
+
+            // iterate all the entries in the fd table
+            std::printf("\nListing fd names for TID %ld \n", tid);
+            fd_table.iterate_entries(
+                    tr,
+                    [this, tr](const falcosecurity::table_entry& e)
+                    {
+                        // read the name field from the current entry of the fd
+                        // table
+                        std::string name;
+                        m_file_descriptor_field_name.read_value(tr, e, name);
+
+                        if(!name.empty())
+                        {
+                            std::printf("NAME: %s \n", name.c_str());
+                        }
+
+                        return true;
+                    });
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private:
+    inline bool evt_type_is_open(falcosecurity::event_type t)
+    {
+        return t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_E || t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_X ||
+               t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_E || t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_X ||
+               t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_E || t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT_2_X ||
+               t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT2_E || t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPENAT2_X ||
+               t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_BY_HANDLE_AT_E ||
+               t == PPME_SYSCALL_OPEN_BY_HANDLE_AT_X;
+    }
+
+    falcosecurity::table m_threads_table;
+
+    falcosecurity::table_field m_threads_field_file_descriptor;
+    falcosecurity::table_field m_threads_field_args;
+
+    falcosecurity::table_field m_file_descriptor_field_name;
+    falcosecurity::table_field m_args_field;
+};
+
+FALCOSECURITY_PLUGIN(my_plugin);
+FALCOSECURITY_PLUGIN_EVENT_PARSING(my_plugin);