r/eBPF is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses ebpf, linux, rust, security, and xdp.
Stuff about eBPF kernel subsystem
Popular Themes in r/eBPF
#1
Ideas
: "Network Flow Accounting using eBPF/XDP in Ella Core"
38 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Making encrypted Java traffic observable with eBPF"
15 posts
#3
News
: "Every server at Meta runs eBPF, 50% over 180 programs"
15 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "Looking for feedback"
9 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Announcing PacketScope v1.0: An eBPF + LLM Framework for Deep Kernel Protocol Stack Visualization and Real-Time Defense"
6 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "Looking for PhD positions in Europe focused on eBPF / Kernel-level technologies"
2 posts
#7
Pain & Anger
: "Unfair Usage Policy made me do it!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/eBPF
#1
Ebpf
: "Meta replaces SELinux with Ebpf"
118 posts
#2
Linux
: "11 Gaps in the Linux Ecosystem Cloudflare fixed with eBPF"
17 posts
#3
Rust
: "GitHub - m4rba4s/Aegis-eBPF: High-Performance XDP Firewall & Traffic Analyzer written in Rust."
7 posts
#4
Security
: "I open-sourced KernelEye — an eBPF/XDP-based Linux server Security monitoring project"
7 posts
#5
Xdp
: "Measured FRR bfdd vs an Xdp-based BFD fast path under CPU stress, bfdd: 44 flaps/120s, Xdp: 0"
6 posts
#6
Gpu
: "The Gpu Observability Gap: Why We Need eBPF on Gpu devices"
4 posts
#7
Firewall
: "basic_xdp: XDP/eBPF port-whitelist Firewall with event-driven port syncing via Linux Netlink Process Connector"
4 posts
#8
Performance
: "Squeezing the Performance from eBPF"
4 posts
#9
Syscall
: "Made an eBPF Syscall tracer with a live TUI"
3 posts
#10
Server
: "Every Server at Meta runs eBPF, 50% over 180 programs"
3 posts
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Yearly
+2k members(84.1%)
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Last updated: September 13, 2026