---
title: "eBPF Announces Support for Tolkien Ring"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ebpf-announces-support-for-tolkien-ring-6lvrolpbz
source_url: https://ebpf.io/blog/support-for-tolkien-ring
type: article
source: "eBPF"
published: 2025-04-01T07:31:27.264Z
updated: 2025-09-06T02:45:58.281Z
tags: ["kernel-development", "linux", "networking", "open-source", "tech-news"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 12
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 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

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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)

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