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RFC 9669: BPF Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)

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eBPF (which is no longer an acronym for anything), also commonly referred to as BPF, is a technology with origins in the Linux kernel that can run untrusted programs in a privileged context such as an operating system kernel. This document specifies the BPF instruction set architecture (ISA).

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Document ID
RFC9669
Published
October 2024
Authors
D. Thaler
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
37
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