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I wonder if Facebook's opensourcing of BPF [1] 4 months ago had negative affects on F5's competitive advantaages. BPF allows to run user code in kernel modules
by platform 8y ago
I wonder if Facebook's opensourcing of BPF [1] 4 months ago
had negative affects on F5's competitive advantaages.
BPF allows to run user code in kernel modules, so things like packet rewriting and traffic shaping are possible.
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[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18337429 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18337429
[2]https://facebookmicrosites.github.io/bpf/docs/bpf-docs#tools-built-on-bpf https://facebookmicrosites.github.io/bpf/docs/bpf-docs#tools...
- _wmd 8y agoBPF is 12 years older than Facebook :) People don't buy individual pieces of technology, they want packaged solutions that come with support. Tech almost matters less than good support