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NAME:Bengaluru Systems Meetup #14
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SUMMARY:Bengaluru Systems Meetup #14
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DESCRIPTION:###  **Meetup Recap: January Edition**\n\n**Attendance** We ha
 d a good turnout with **19 attendees**\, bringing together a mix of workin
 g professionals and students eager to connect with like-minded engineers. 
 It was great to see an engaged group ready to dive deep into  what they li
 ke!\n\n**What happened** The session featured a deep dive into a fascinati
 ng benchmarking anomaly where a Go auction server surprisingly performed s
 lower than a Python equivalent. The speaker\, [Prachi](https://www.linkedi
 n.com/in/prachi-jha-67b04b233/)\,  revealed that the root cause wasn't the
  code's inefficiency\, but rather its _efficiency_—it overwhelmed the ke
 rnel's TCP stack\, leading to buffer overflows. To solve this without blin
 d guessing\, the speaker demonstrated a custom **eBPF tool** she built. Th
 is tool attaches to kernel tracepoints to detect packet drops in real-time
 \, pinpointing exactly which function and process ID are responsible. The 
 talk concluded with a Q&A session where the audience explored the nuances 
 of kernel debugging and the specific architecture of the tool.\n\nWith tim
 e in hand\, there was also an impromptu session by [Vinaayak](https://www.
 linkedin.com/in/vinaayak-g-dasika/) where he introduced **bootc**\, a tool
  that packages the entire Linux OS into a standard OCI container image. Th
 is approach moves Linux desktops toward an immutable architecture where sy
 stem updates are as reliable as pulling a Docker image\, bringing us close
 r to a secure and breakage-free desktop experience. The talk ended with "T
 his is the year of Linux Desktops" in bold words.\n
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