> Especially more since it "forgot" to mention that Facebook intended to enhance the "Linux kernel network stack to rival or exceed that of FreeBSD." Did they succeed over these 8 years ?
I don't know about Facebook-driven efforts specifically offhand, but I recall attending a talk at LinuxCon 2015 _specifically_ about optimizing the network stack. Given by a Red Hat employee, IIRC.
Facebook has spent a lot of engineering resources on the kernel. Can't speak to their network stack, but if you want to see what they've contributed, they use emails under the @fb.com domain:
I don't know about Facebook-driven efforts specifically offhand, but I recall attending a talk at LinuxCon 2015 _specifically_ about optimizing the network stack. Given by a Red Hat employee, IIRC.