Network Instrumentation and TCP File Descriptor Hijacking
Explores using network instrumentation and TCP file descriptor hijacking to analyze performance bottlenecks and improve GitHub's infrastructure.
Kris Nóva is a systems engineer and writer focused on low-level Linux internals, networking, and operating system behavior. Her blog explores topics like TCP internals, kernel observability, and deep technical experiments in production-grade systems.
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Explores using network instrumentation and TCP file descriptor hijacking to analyze performance bottlenecks and improve GitHub's infrastructure.
Explains how Linux kernel manages network connections using accept queues, with code examples from the kernel source.
A biography of Kris Nóva, a computer scientist and engineer known for her work on Linux, Kubernetes, and open-source software.