Bpfilter instead of iptables for routing
Bpfilter offers a new approach to packet filtering in Linux.
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Why is the kernel community replacing iptables with BPF? cilium.io
A blog post by Cilium on the motivations behind eBPF and bpfilter, with a couple examples and links to other projects using eBPF and bpfilter.
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bpfilter: Linux firewall with eBPF sauce qmo.fr
Slides from a talk by Quentin Monnet with a background on eBPF and comparing bpfilter to iptables.
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The BSD Packet Filter speakerdeck.com
An introduction mostly covering the tracing aspects.
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eBPF-based networking with Cilium b-nova.com
What is it and what can it do?
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Using BPF to do Packet Transformation blogs.oracle.com
One eBPF usage about packet transformation.
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The FreeBSD manual page about BPF freebsd.org
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