• [$] A look inside the BPF verifier

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Tue Jul 23 16:00:06 2024
    [$] A look inside the BPF verifier

    Date:
    Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:57:47 +0000

    Description:
    LWN has covered BPF since its initial introduction to Linux , usually through the lens of the newest
    developments; this can make it hard to view the whole picture. BPF provides
    a way to extend a running kernel, without having to recompile and reboot.
    It does this in a safe way, so that malicious BPF
    programs cannot crash a running kernel, thanks to the BPF verifier. So how does
    the verifier actually work, what are its limits, and how has it changed since the early days of BPF?

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    Link to news story:
    https://lwn.net/Articles/982077/


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