--- title: eBPF Announces Support for Tolkien Ring | daily.dev description: eBPF has announced native support for the Tolkien Ring, the oldest networking protocol. This ambitious project revives a fully decentralized, peer-to-peer... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ebpf-announces-support-for-tolkien-ring-6lvrolpbz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: eBPF Announces Support for Tolkien Ring | daily.dev og:description: eBPF has announced native support for the Tolkien Ring, the oldest networking protocol. This ambitious project revives a fully decentralized, peer-to-peer... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ebpf-announces-support-for-tolkien-ring-6lvrolpbz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6lVROLPbz.png og:image:alt: eBPF Announces Support for Tolkien Ring og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # eBPF Announces Support for Tolkien Ring **[eBPF](https://daily.dev/sources/ebpf)** · 5 min read · 12 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary eBPF has announced native support for the Tolkien Ring, the oldest networking protocol. This ambitious project revives a fully decentralized, peer-to-peer network, showcasing eBPF's capability to modernize ancient systems. The integration required significant updates to eBPF’s verifier and compilers to handle the unique characteristics of Tolkien Ring, including packet delivery based on destiny and immutable states. The adaptation promises optimized message throughput and a dynamic, real-time update to routing decisions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#kernel-development](https://daily.dev/tags/kernel-development), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ebpf-announces-support-for-tolkien-ring-6lvrolpbz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"eBPF Announces Support for Tolkien Ring","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ebpf-announces-support-for-tolkien-ring-6lvrolpbz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ebpf-announces-support-for-tolkien-ring-6lvrolpbz"},"datePublished":"2025-04-01T07:31:27.264Z","dateModified":"2025-09-06T02:45:58.281Z","description":"eBPF has announced native support for the Tolkien Ring, the oldest networking protocol. This ambitious project revives a fully decentralized, peer-to-peer...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b42f97c22165a9ed9cd72602ee804cc6?_a=AQAEuj9","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b42f97c22165a9ed9cd72602ee804cc6?_a=AQAEuj9","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"eBPF","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"eBPF","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/78b17376a4434e9ea1ccc2c52bd4b7d8","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ebpf"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ebpf-announces-support-for-tolkien-ring-6lvrolpbz","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":12},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"kernel-development,linux,networking,open-source,tech-news","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"eBPF","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ebpf"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"eBPF Announces Support for Tolkien Ring"}]} ```