Live Kernel Patching
Live Kernel Patching miniconference: Discussing unresolved issues and proposed features to enhance Linux Kernel's live patching capabilities, focusing on implementation challenges and potential solutions.
ERSPAN Support for Linux
Explore ERSPAN support in Linux for network troubleshooting, including implementation, use cases, and practical examples for enhanced port mirroring capabilities across Layer 3 networks.
P4C-XDP - Programming the Linux Kernel Forwarding Plane Using P4
Explore P4C-XDP, a new backend for the P4 compiler leveraging XDP for high-performance software data plane in Linux kernel. Learn about its architecture, implementation, and potential applications.
BPF Host Network Resource Management
Exploring BPF-based framework for efficient network resource management, addressing limitations of traffic control subsystem and supporting both local and global allocations.
Bringing the Power of eBPF to Open vSwitch
Exploring eBPF integration with Open vSwitch: TC attachment, XDP offloading, and AF_XDP bypassing. Discusses challenges, experiences, and future directions for enhancing OVS performance and functionality.
Leveraging Kernel Tables with XDP
Explore XDP framework for high-performance packet processing using kernel networking tables, discussing advantages, implemented features, and challenges in creating programmable packet pipelines.
When eBPF Meets FUSE - Improving Performance of User File Systems
Explore eBPF and FUSE integration to enhance user file system performance, with insights on architecture, examples, and applications.
Using eBPF as an Abstraction for Switching
Exploring eBPF's potential in container and physical switching, addressing bottlenecks, and proposing solutions for improved functionality and integration with other subsystems.
Virtio as a Universal Communication Format
Explore virtio as a universal communication format, covering its properties, feature negotiation, compatibility, and applications in userspace drivers and VM guests.
Combining kTLS and BPF for Introspection and Policy Enforcement
Exploring the integration of kTLS and BPF for enhanced in-kernel introspection and policy enforcement of application data before encryption, addressing challenges and discussing optimization approaches.
XDP 1.5 Years in Production - Evolution and Lessons Learned
Evolution of XDP and BPF in production: performance improvements, operational challenges, and future enhancements. Insights from Facebook's network processing implementation using XDP for over 1.5 years.
OOMD - A Userspace OOM Killer
Explore oomd, a userspace OOM killer that outperforms the Linux kernel OOM killer. Learn about its effectiveness, flexibility, and resource utilization improvements.
SwitchDev Offload Optimizations
Exploring challenges and potential improvements in hardware offloading for Ethernet switching, focusing on multicast traffic, promiscuous mode, and redundancy protocols in Linux networking.
BPF Packet Capture Helpers - Libbpf Interfaces
Explore advanced packet capture techniques using BPF helpers and libbpf interfaces for enhanced debugging and system behavior analysis in Linux environments.
Seamless Transparent Encryption with BPF and Cilium
Explore transparent encryption in dynamic environments using BPF and Cilium, covering implementation, standards, and proposed Linux kernel extensions for improved efficiency and policy enforcement.
Real Time - MC
Explore real-time computing concepts and applications in Linux systems, focusing on mission-critical operations and performance optimization techniques.
Scaling Container Policy Management with Kernel Features
Explore container policy management scaling using kernel features in Kubernetes environments, focusing on efficient networking, security, and policy implementation with Cilium and eBPF.
Toolchains - MC
Explore advanced toolchain concepts and techniques for Linux systems, focusing on optimizing performance and enhancing development workflows.
BPF is Eating the World, Don't You See?
Explore BPF's growing impact on kernel operations, recent tooling improvements, and future development needs for enhanced observability and debugging capabilities.
XDP - The Distro View
Explore XDP challenges in Linux distributions, including enablement, security, user support, and future extensions. Discuss current solutions and potential improvements for seamless integration.
Improving Route Scalability with Nexthop Objects
Explore efficient route management with nexthop objects, improving scalability and performance in network operating systems and routing deployments.