senberhu/ebpf

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2021-10-26

★ 1Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

Mindmap

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  root((ebpf))
    What it does
      Loads eBPF programs
      Connects kernel to Go
      Handles compiling
    Tech stack
      Go
      eBPF
      Linux kernel
    Use cases
      Network traffic monitoring
      System call tracing
      Kernel security policies
    Audience
      Network engineers
      Security teams
      DevOps engineers
    Requirements
      Linux 4.9 plus
      Recent Go version
      Maintained by Cloudflare Cilium

mindmap root((ebpf)) What it does Loads eBPF programs Connects kernel to Go Handles compiling Tech stack Go eBPF Linux kernel Use cases Network traffic monitoring System call tracing Kernel security policies Audience Network engineers Security teams DevOps engineers Requirements Linux 4.9 plus Recent Go version Maintained by Cloudflare Cilium

What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Build a tool that traces every network connection on a server in real time.

USE CASE 2

Monitor which system calls a container makes without slowing it down.

USE CASE 3

Create kernel-level security enforcement systems for a production environment.

USE CASE 4

Write diagnostic utilities that read live data back from the kernel.

What is it built with?

GoeBPFLinux

How does it compare?

	senberhu/ebpf	0xkinno/neuralvault	0xmayurrr/ai-contractauditor
Stars	1	1	1
Language	—	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last pushed	2021-10-26	—	—
Maintenance	Dormant	—	—
Setup difficulty	hard	hard	easy
Complexity	4/5	4/5	2/5
Audience	ops devops	developer	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1day+

Requires Linux 4.9+ and kernel-level programming concepts even though the library abstracts much of it.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Show me how to write a simple eBPF program in C and load it into the kernel using this Go library.

Prompt 2

Explain how to attach an eBPF program to a network hook using this library.

Prompt 3

Help me use this library's Go assembler to write an eBPF program without C.

Prompt 4

Walk me through reading data back from the kernel via this library's communication utilities.

Frequently asked questions

What is ebpf?

A Go library that makes it practical to write, load, and run eBPF programs inside the Linux kernel for monitoring and security, without deep kernel programming knowledge.

Is ebpf actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-10-26).

How hard is ebpf to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1day+ to a first successful run.

Who is ebpf for?

Mainly ops devops.

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