2025-09-30 –, Gallery
Introduced in kernel v6.7, the Netkit device is an eBPF-programmable network device designed with containers in mind. In this talk, I will go over the the basics of the Netkit device, and discuss the performance gains we have realized and challenges we faced when rolling out Netkit across millions of containers at Meta.
Mike Willard is a Software Engineer at Meta, specializing in Container Networking and eBPF. Prior to working at Meta, he has experience working in the Aerospace industry, and at a music tech startup. He lives in Brooklyn, NYC, and has degrees from Northeastern and Brandeis Universities.