diff --git a/ebpftracer/parsing.go b/ebpftracer/parsing.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa1d3a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebpftracer/parsing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package ebpftracer
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func parseL7Event(data []byte, v *l7Event) error {
+	if len(data) < 56 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("buffer too short for l7Event: %d < 56", len(data))
+	}
+	v.Fd = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[0:8])
+	v.ConnectionTimestamp = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[8:16])
+	v.Pid = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[16:20])
+	v.Status = int32(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[20:24]))
+	v.Duration = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[24:32])
+	v.Protocol = data[32]
+	v.Method = data[33]
+	// Padding 2 bytes at 34-36
+	v.StatementId = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[36:40])
+	v.PayloadSize = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[40:48])
+	v.ResponseSize = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[48:56])
+
+	offset := 56
+	pSize := int(v.PayloadSize)
+	if pSize > len(v.Payload) {
+		pSize = len(v.Payload)
+	}
+	if len(data) >= offset+pSize {
+		copy(v.Payload[:pSize], data[offset:offset+pSize])
+	}
+
+	offset += 4096
+	rSize := int(v.ResponseSize)
+	if rSize > len(v.Response) {
+		rSize = len(v.Response)
+	}
+	if len(data) >= offset+rSize {
+		copy(v.Response[:rSize], data[offset:offset+rSize])
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseTcpEvent(data []byte, v *tcpEvent) error {
+	if len(data) < 102 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("buffer too short for tcpEvent: %d < 102", len(data))
+	}
+	v.Fd = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[0:8])
+	v.Timestamp = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[8:16])
+	v.Duration = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[16:24])
+	v.Type = EventType(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[24:28]))
+	v.Pid = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[28:32])
+	v.BytesSent = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[32:40])
+	v.BytesReceived = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[40:48])
+	v.SPort = binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[48:50])
+	v.DPort = binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[50:52])
+	v.Aport = binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[52:54])
+
+	copy(v.SAddr[:], data[54:70])
+	copy(v.DAddr[:], data[70:86])
+	copy(v.AAddr[:], data[86:102])
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseFileEvent(data []byte, v *fileEvent) error {
+	if len(data) < 32 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("buffer too short for fileEvent: %d < 32", len(data))
+	}
+	v.Type = EventType(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0:4]))
+	v.Pid = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[4:8])
+	v.Fd = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[8:16])
+	v.Mnt = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[16:24])
+	v.Log = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[24:32])
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseProcEvent(data []byte, v *procEvent) error {
+	if len(data) < 12 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("buffer too short for procEvent: %d < 12", len(data))
+	}
+	v.Type = EventType(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[0:4]))
+	v.Pid = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[4:8])
+	v.Reason = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[8:12])
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/ebpftracer/parsing_test.go b/ebpftracer/parsing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd8c7e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebpftracer/parsing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package ebpftracer
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// Test to verify correctness of manual parsing vs binary.Read
+func TestL7EventManualCorrectness(t *testing.T) {
+	original := &l7Event{
+		Fd:                  123,
+		ConnectionTimestamp: 456,
+		Pid:                 789,
+		Status:              200,
+		Duration:            1000,
+		Protocol:            1,
+		Method:              2,
+		StatementId:         333,
+		PayloadSize:         10,
+		ResponseSize:        20,
+	}
+	copy(original.Payload[:], []byte("request-payload"))
+	copy(original.Response[:], []byte("response-payload"))
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err := binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, original); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data := buf.Bytes()
+
+	parsed := &l7Event{}
+	if err := parseL7Event(data, parsed); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if parsed.Fd != original.Fd {
+		t.Errorf("Fd mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Fd, original.Fd)
+	}
+	if parsed.Pid != original.Pid {
+		t.Errorf("Pid mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Pid, original.Pid)
+	}
+	if parsed.Status != original.Status {
+		t.Errorf("Status mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Status, original.Status)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(parsed.Payload[:original.PayloadSize], original.Payload[:original.PayloadSize]) {
+		t.Error("Payload mismatch")
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(parsed.Response[:original.ResponseSize], original.Response[:original.ResponseSize]) {
+		t.Error("Response mismatch")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTcpEventManualCorrectness(t *testing.T) {
+	original := &tcpEvent{
+		Fd:    999,
+		Pid:   888,
+		SPort: 1000,
+		DPort: 80,
+	}
+	// Set some bytes in SAddr
+	original.SAddr[0] = 10
+	original.SAddr[15] = 1
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err := binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, original); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data := buf.Bytes()
+
+	parsed := &tcpEvent{}
+	if err := parseTcpEvent(data, parsed); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if parsed.Fd != original.Fd {
+		t.Errorf("Fd mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Fd, original.Fd)
+	}
+	if parsed.Pid != original.Pid {
+		t.Errorf("Pid mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Pid, original.Pid)
+	}
+	if parsed.SPort != original.SPort {
+		t.Errorf("SPort mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.SPort, original.SPort)
+	}
+	if parsed.SAddr != original.SAddr {
+		t.Errorf("SAddr mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.SAddr, original.SAddr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProcEventManualCorrectness(t *testing.T) {
+	original := &procEvent{
+		Type:   EventTypeProcessStart,
+		Pid:    12345,
+		Reason: 1,
+	}
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err := binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, original); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data := buf.Bytes()
+
+	parsed := &procEvent{}
+	if err := parseProcEvent(data, parsed); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if parsed.Type != original.Type {
+		t.Errorf("Type mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Type, original.Type)
+	}
+	if parsed.Pid != original.Pid {
+		t.Errorf("Pid mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Pid, original.Pid)
+	}
+	if parsed.Reason != original.Reason {
+		t.Errorf("Reason mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Reason, original.Reason)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileEventManualCorrectness(t *testing.T) {
+	original := &fileEvent{
+		Type: EventTypeFileOpen,
+		Pid:  54321,
+		Fd:   99,
+		Mnt:  88,
+		Log:  77,
+	}
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err := binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, original); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data := buf.Bytes()
+
+	parsed := &fileEvent{}
+	if err := parseFileEvent(data, parsed); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if parsed.Type != original.Type {
+		t.Errorf("Type mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Type, original.Type)
+	}
+	if parsed.Pid != original.Pid {
+		t.Errorf("Pid mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Pid, original.Pid)
+	}
+	if parsed.Fd != original.Fd {
+		t.Errorf("Fd mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Fd, original.Fd)
+	}
+	if parsed.Mnt != original.Mnt {
+		t.Errorf("Mnt mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Mnt, original.Mnt)
+	}
+	if parsed.Log != original.Log {
+		t.Errorf("Log mismatch: %v != %v", parsed.Log, original.Log)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ebpftracer/tracer.go b/ebpftracer/tracer.go
index 1277aee5..d51738cf 100644
--- a/ebpftracer/tracer.go
+++ b/ebpftracer/tracer.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -469,9 +468,7 @@ func runEventsReader(name string, r *perf.Reader, ch chan<- Event, typ perfMapTy
 		switch typ {
 		case perfMapTypeL7Events:
 			v := &l7Event{}
-			data := rec.RawSample
-
-			if err := binary.Read(bytes.NewBuffer(data), binary.LittleEndian, v); err != nil {
+			if err := parseL7Event(rec.RawSample, v); err != nil {
 				klog.Warningln("failed to read l7 event:", err)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -508,21 +505,21 @@ func runEventsReader(name string, r *perf.Reader, ch chan<- Event, typ perfMapTy
 			}
 		case perfMapTypeFileEvents:
 			v := &fileEvent{}
-			if err := binary.Read(bytes.NewBuffer(rec.RawSample), binary.LittleEndian, v); err != nil {
+			if err := parseFileEvent(rec.RawSample, v); err != nil {
 				klog.Warningln("failed to read file event:", err)
 				continue
 			}
 			event = Event{Type: v.Type, Pid: v.Pid, Fd: v.Fd, Mnt: v.Mnt, Log: v.Log > 0}
 		case perfMapTypeProcEvents:
 			v := &procEvent{}
-			if err := binary.Read(bytes.NewBuffer(rec.RawSample), binary.LittleEndian, v); err != nil {
+			if err := parseProcEvent(rec.RawSample, v); err != nil {
 				klog.Warningln("failed to read proc event:", err)
 				continue
 			}
 			event = Event{Type: v.Type, Reason: EventReason(v.Reason), Pid: v.Pid}
 		case perfMapTypeTCPEvents:
 			v := &tcpEvent{}
-			if err := binary.Read(bytes.NewBuffer(rec.RawSample), binary.LittleEndian, v); err != nil {
+			if err := parseTcpEvent(rec.RawSample, v); err != nil {
 				klog.Warningln("failed to read tcp event:", err)
 				continue
 			}