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Learning eBPF by Liz Rice

Learning eBPF

Programming the Linux Kernel for Enhanced Observability, Networking, and Security

Liz Rice

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · April 11, 2023

What is eBPF?

Programming BasicsLinux SystemsNetwork Security
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Who it’s for
Explore how eBPF programs interact with Linux to change kernel behavior and enable new tools.
Genres
Linux Systems, Programming Basics, Network Security
Published
O'Reilly Media, April 11, 2023

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About this book

What is eBPF? With this revolutionary technology, you can write custom code that dynamically changes the way the kernel behaves. It's an extraordinary platform for building a whole new generation of security, observability, and networking tools. This practical book is ideal for developers, system administrators, operators, and students who are curious about eBPF and want to know how it works.

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Author Liz Rice, chief open source officer with cloud native networking and security specialists Isovalent, also provides a foundation for those who want to explore writing eBPF programs themselves. With this book, you will: - Learn why eBPF has become so important in the past couple of years - Write basic eBPF code, and manipulate eBPF programs and attach them to events - Explore how eBPF components interact with Linux to dynamically change the operating system's behavior - Learn how tools based on eBPF can instrument applications without changes to the apps or their configuration - Discover how this technology enables new tools for observability, security, and networking

eBPF and Linux

Explore how eBPF programs interact with Linux to change kernel behavior and enable new tools.

Come here for

  • Writing basic eBPF code and attaching programs to events
  • How eBPF tools instrument applications without changing them

Expect

  • Examples involving observability, security, and networking
  • A foundation for exploring eBPF programming

Where it sits

Linux Systems72%
Network Security35%
Programming Basics19%

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Publisher categories

  • Disaster Recovery
  • Testing & QA
  • Open Source Development
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  • Dev Tools & Workflow
  • Linux & UNIX Admin
Authors
Liz Rice
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
April 11, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Disaster Recovery