Jul 3, 2025 · 4 min read · eBPF enhances the Linux kernel by allowing developers to add features without changing kernel code. It is vital for cloud-native environments, especially 5G networks, where it improves the User Plane Function (UPF) by enabling faster packet processin...
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Jun 27, 2025 · 8 min read · It was 2:03 AM when my phone buzzed with the familiar dread of a PagerDuty alert. Half-asleep, I squinted at the screen: "CRITICAL: API response times spiking - 95th percentile timeout errors increasing". What started as another routine midnight fire...
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Jan 26, 2025 · 5 min read · Hello, Tech Bees! 🐝 🐝 eBPF has revolutionized the Linux kernel, transforming it into a programmable powerhouse by introducing a lightweight, sandboxed virtual machine. This innovation enables developers to add features without modifying the kernel’...
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Dec 11, 2024 · 4 min read · Introduction eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) is a successor to the BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) which already existed as part of the Linux kernel as far back as 1992. It allows developers to safely extend the kernel based on sys-call events, a...
Join discussionMay 30, 2023 · 4 min read · AF_XDP (Address Family — eXpress Data Path) socket is a high-performance mechanism for bypassing the traditional kernel network stack, enabling userspace applications to process packets directly. It uses eBPF programs at the XDP hook and shared users...
Join discussionMar 14, 2023 · 12 min read · When milliseconds matter and millions of packets per second are just the starting line The Performance Wall: Why Traditional Load Balancers Hit Their Limits Picture this: It's Black Friday, your e-commerce platform is getting hammered with traffic, a...
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Feb 23, 2023 · 11 min read · What if you could drop malicious traffic before it even reaches your application layer? What if rate limiting could happen at line speed, with microsecond-level latency, without a single syscall? This isn't fantasy—it's the reality of eBPF-powered ke...
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