r/eBPF is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses ebpf, kernel, linux, xdp, and observability.
Stuff about eBPF kernel subsystem
Popular Themes in r/eBPF
#1
Solution Requests
: "Making encrypted Java traffic observable with eBPF"
23 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Network Flow Accounting using eBPF/XDP in Ella Core"
23 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Beginner-Friendly eBPF Tutorial Now Available"
16 posts
#4
News
: "Every server at Meta runs eBPF, 50% over 180 programs"
14 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Announcing PacketScope v1.0: An eBPF + LLM Framework for Deep Kernel Protocol Stack Visualization and Real-Time Defense"
4 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "PID mismatch between eBPF's `bpf_get_current_pid_tgid` and a single threaded C++ program's `getpid()` and `gettid()`"
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
: "Meta replaces SELinux with Ebpf"
290 posts
#2
Kernel
: "Looking for PhD positions in Europe focused on eBPF / Kernel-level technologies"
34 posts
#3
Linux
: "eBPF-powered replication engine for Linux filesystems (XFS, Btrfs, F2FS, Ext4)"
30 posts
#4
Xdp
: "eBPF and Xdp based HW firewall"
22 posts
#5
Observability
: "What is eBPF & What Does it Mean for Observability?"
15 posts
#6
Security
: "I open-sourced KernelEye — an eBPF/XDP-based Linux server Security monitoring project"
15 posts
#7
Tracing
: "InfraSight: Open source syscall Tracing with eBPF + ClickHouse"
14 posts
#8
Monitoring
: "I open-sourced KernelEye — an eBPF/XDP-based Linux server security Monitoring project"
13 posts
#9
Network
: "Monitoring Virtual Network Interfaces with eBPF"
12 posts
#10
Rust
: "GitHub - m4rba4s/Aegis-eBPF: High-Performance XDP Firewall & Traffic Analyzer written in Rust."
12 posts
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Yearly
+2k members(83.1%)
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Last updated: July 4, 2026