 path"></a></div><figcaption>eBPF's data path</figcaption></figure><p>If two pods are on the same machine, the connection can even be faster:</p><figure style=width:100%><div class=wrapper-with-intrinsic-ratio style=padding-bottom:55.346650998824906%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.14/blog/2022/merbridge/7.png title="eBPF's data path on the same machine"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.14/blog/2022/merbridge/7.png alt="eBPF's data path on the same machine"></a></div><figcaption>eBPF's data path on 