Jun 11, 2024
LSFMM+BPF Summit Recap and Video: Modernizing BPF for the Next Decade
In a recent session at the Linux Storage, Filesystems, MM, and BPF Summit, Alexei Starovoitov of Meta, and a member of the eBPF Steering Committee, shared his vision for the future of BPF. As BPF celebrates its ten-year anniversary, Alexei's insights highlighted the progress made and the roadmap for the…
Jun 10, 2024
LSFMM+BPF Summit Recap and Video: Understanding BPF Performance: Comparing eBPF for Windows vs. Linux BPF
At the recent Linux Storage, Filesystems, MM, and BPF Summit, Alan Jowett from Microsoft, who also serves on the eBPF Steering Committee, presented an insightful session titled "BPF performance: comparison of eBPF for Windows vs. Linux BPF" (video follows below). This session shed light on the nuances of BPF performance…
Jun 7, 2024
LSFMM+BPF Summit Recap and Video: LLVM Improvements for Better Verification
At the recent Linux Storage, Filesystems, MM, and BPF Summit, Alan Jowett from Microsoft, and a member of the eBPF Steering Committee, presented a discussion on improving LLVM for better verification (video follows below). Here are the key points and insights from his session: 1. Proposal for Enhancements to LLVM…
Jun 5, 2024
LSFMM+BPF Summit Recap and Video: Revamping Global Socket Iterator, Netkit and Next Steps
At the recent Linux Storage, Filesystem, MM, and BPF Summit, Daniel Borkmann from Isovalent, who also serves on the eBPF Steering Committee, presented an insightful session titled "Revamping Global Socket Iterator, Netkit & Next Steps" (video follows below). Here's a summary of the key points discussed during the session: TCX…
Apr 2, 2024
Recap of the First eBPF Day India
On 16 March, the eBPF Foundation and Centre for Networked Intelligence organized the first eBPF Day, India at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, with support from Cisco CSR. The free event gathered both experienced practitioners and those new to eBPF to spread awareness about eBPF technology, discuss novel…
Mar 26, 2024
TFIR.io: New State of eBPF Report highlights evolution of eBPF technology
eBPF Foundation recently released its first State of eBPF report which aims to inform technology decision-makers about the technology and some of its use cases. Bill Mulligan, Marketing Committee at the eBPF Foundation, talks about their report and some of the emerging trends coming out of the eBPF ecosystem. Read…
Mar 12, 2024
DevOpsDigest: The State of eBPF: Exploring eBPF Evolution, Use Cases, Challenges and Future
eBPF is a technology that allows users to run custom programs inside the Linux kernel, which changes the behavior of the kernel and makes execution up to 10x faster(link is external) and more efficient for key parts of what makes our computing lives work. That includes observability, which enables engineers to see…
Jan 30, 2024
New State of eBPF Report Examines eBPF’s Impact on Software Application Development
Qualitative study from the eBPF Foundation and Linux Foundation Research covers the evolution of eBPF, what’s being built with it today, challenges, and where it is heading SAN FRANCISCO – January 30, 2024 – The eBPF Foundation, which brings together a cross-platform community of eBPF-related projects from across the open…
Jan 24, 2024
BPF Steering Committee Year in Review
Prepared by Joe Stringer & Bill Mulligan on behalf of the BSC This document is intended to help readers to understand the technical value provided to the eBPF community by the activities of the eBPF Foundation's eBPF Steering Committee (BSC) for the year 2023. It provides an overview of community…
Nov 8, 2023
Watch the eBPF Documentary Now!
The eBPF documentary premiered today at KubeCon North America. Sponsored by the eBPF Foundation, Intel, and Isovalent, "Unlocking the Kernel" explores the history of eBPF, including why and how it was created, as well as the impact it is having on technology. Watch below for free!