r/eBPF is a subreddit with 5k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and news, and the community frequently discusses ebpf, linux, security, xdp, and performance.
Stuff about eBPF kernel subsystem
Popular Themes in r/eBPF
#1
Ideas
: "DOOM in the kernel with eBPF"
19 posts
#2
News
: "Cloudflare’s eBPF Replatforming Part 3: Technical Challenges Implementing eBPF"
6 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "How Do I Profile eBPF Code?"
5 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Network Scheduler built for a Operating Systems course project"
4 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I Wrote StatsD Exporter in eBPF"
4 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "Unfair Usage Policy made me do it!"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "Looking for PhD positions in Europe focused on eBPF / Kernel-level technologies"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/eBPF
#1
Ebpf
: "DOOM in the kernel with Ebpf"
56 posts
#2
Linux
: "11 Gaps in the Linux Ecosystem Cloudflare fixed with eBPF"
10 posts
#3
Security
: "I open-sourced KernelEye — an eBPF/XDP-based Linux server Security monitoring project"
7 posts
#4
Xdp
: "Measured FRR bfdd vs an Xdp-based BFD fast path under CPU stress, bfdd: 44 flaps/120s, Xdp: 0"
6 posts
#5
Performance
: "Squeezing the Performance from eBPF"
4 posts
#6
Rust
3 posts
#7
Network
3 posts
#8
Firewall
: "eBPF and XDP based HW Firewall"
2 posts
#9
Gpu
: "Watching my Gpu throttle in real time in the terminal is weirdly satisfying"
2 posts
#10
Stack
2 posts
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+2k members(75.2%)
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Last updated: October 25, 2026