Long-form writing on Kubernetes internals, the kernel underneath it, and the parts of a platform that only show themselves at scale.https://ethankane.net/en-gbhttps://ethankane.net/writing/exit-code-137/https://ethankane.net/writing/exit-code-137/Kubernetes reports OOMKilled and stops. What the kernel knew when it picked the victim, why none of it reaches the API, and how to catch it.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTKernelKubernetesLinuxcgroupseBPF