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Bpf can handle 60 million packets per second, adding a user/kernel context switch will kill that by a factor of 1000x. So while your code may not care about it
by aey 7y ago
Bpf can handle 60 million packets per second, adding a user/kernel context switch will kill that by a factor of 1000x. So while your code may not care about it, there are definitely low latency applications where milliseconds equate to dollars.
- pjmlp 7y agoSome high integrity OSes do that full in user space, while running Linux on the side as it isn't certified for such scenarios.