The idea with having eBPF in the kernel is that we can limit the amount of trust given to a particular user-space task.
Accepting compiled stuff in the form of a kernel module requires root privileges and requires that the kernel essentially have complete trust in the code being loaded.
Loading eBPF eliminates the need to trust the process/user doing the loading to that level.
Accepting compiled stuff in the form of a kernel module requires root privileges and requires that the kernel essentially have complete trust in the code being loaded.
Loading eBPF eliminates the need to trust the process/user doing the loading to that level.