About whether LLMs can write eBPF programs that pass the kernel verifier.
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Yes 49 (39%)Not sure 74 (58%)No 4 (3%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether LLMs can write eBPF programs that pass the kernel verifier.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
LLMs will never be able to write eBPF code.
eBPF is a weird, formally validated secure subset of C. No "normal" C program will ever pass the eBPF validation checks.