linux-kernel - Re: ANNOUNCE: bpfd - a remote proxy daemon for executing bpf code (with corres. bcc changes)

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Date:   Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:32:24 -0500
From:   Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, iovisor-dev@...ts.iovisor.org,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Brendan Gregg <bgregg@...flix.com>, bblanco@...mgrid.com,
        Alison Chaiken <alison@...-devel.com>,
        "Cc: Android Kernel" <kernel-team@...roid.com>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Josef Bacik <jbacik@...com>, Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: bpfd - a remote proxy daemon for executing bpf code
 (with corres. bcc changes)

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 08:29:39PM -0800, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Just providing an update: I made lots of progress last few weeks and
> all the issues mentioned below (in the last post) are resolved.
> I published an LWN article explaining the design of BPFd and BCC-side
> changes: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/744522/ba023b555957408e/
> 
> There are still a few things that don't work well like symbol
> resolution, and I am working on it. The effect is just tools that need
> it wont work, which aren't that many from what I see but the goal is
> to get everything working ultimately.
> 
> My next steps are to post the BCC side changes on github as a pull
> request (once I get a chance to rebase and send along with any clean
> ups). I also request you to take a look at the top 7 patches on this
> branch and provide any early feedback to me:
> https://github.com/joelagnel/bcc/commits/bcc-bpfd
> 
> Based on activity on twitter and folks pinging me, it seems there is a
> LOT of interest for this both within Google and outside so its quite
> exciting. I strongly believe this will expand the use of BCC in the
> community. I look forward to presenting some demos at SCALE showing it
> in action.
> 
> I am looking forward to your comments. Thanks.

I added a bunch of comments on github, I hope that's fine, otherwise I can dig
them out and post them in here.  All in all everything looks good, I just have
some concerns about how the remote stuff is bolted into the python bindings.
Thanks for doing this, it's a great start,

Josef