Wow, such a nicely written and informative article, and why this is not on the front page is beyond me.
Personally, recently I've been lamenting about the lack of popular Linux distro for network operating system (NOS) [1]. I really wish we have similar eco-system for Linux networking as for server and mobile (if we can count Android as Linux). Next time If anyone ask me why we want that I'll just point to this article, thanks Alex. The SDN trends in networking in particular NFV/NVF really make Linux and networking a match made in heaven.
Just wondering is SmartNIC necessary for the typical private cloud linux router set up? How about eBPF enabled routing to bypass the kernel, is it good enough performance wise for small to medium data center?
Personally, recently I've been lamenting about the lack of popular Linux distro for network operating system (NOS) [1]. I really wish we have similar eco-system for Linux networking as for server and mobile (if we can count Android as Linux). Next time If anyone ask me why we want that I'll just point to this article, thanks Alex. The SDN trends in networking in particular NFV/NVF really make Linux and networking a match made in heaven.
Just wondering is SmartNIC necessary for the typical private cloud linux router set up? How about eBPF enabled routing to bypass the kernel, is it good enough performance wise for small to medium data center?
[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29959234