Project Lightning Talk: Optimize Sidecarless Service Mesh With A Brand-New Rust-Base... Zengzeng Yao

This talk features Zengzeng Yao, a maintainer who presents an innovative solution aimed at optimizing sidecarless service mesh with a new Rust-based proxy called Orion. The session discusses existing challenges with current sidecarless service mesh solutions like Kmesh, particularly regarding L7 traffic handling, which often encounters performance bottlenecks and memory management issues related to C++ legacy in Envoy-based waypoints. Yao introduces Orion, designed for performance and safety, which maintains compatibility with Envoy APIs while adopting a minimalist architecture by removing non-essential modules. Integrated with Kmesh, Orion facilitates a sidecarless mesh that enables both L4 processing through eBPF and L7 processing through Rust, delivering exceptional performance and reliability.