Lunatik 5.0 adds eBPF integration for scripting the Linux kernel with Lua

Lunatik 5.0, a framework for scripting the Linux kernel with Lua, now integrates with eBPF.

Open Source & Tooling Reported release / significance 3

Briefing

Hacker News: Lunatik 5.0, a framework for scripting the Linux kernel with Lua, now integrates with eBPF.

Why it matters

This release bridges two powerful kernel-level scripting approaches, potentially lowering the barrier for developers to write safe, efficient kernel extensions. The eBPF integration could enable more dynamic and flexible observability and security tooling without sacrificing performance.

Sources

Reported · Hacker News · 2026-10-05 — Lunatik 5.0: scripting the Linux kernel with Lua, now with eBPF integration

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Topics: Lunatik, Linux, Lua, eBPF, lua, linux-kernel, ebpf, kernel-scripting, open-source