[Git][reproducible-builds/reproducible-website][master] Mention BPF/BTF Linux Kernel problems that were recently discussed

[Arnout Engelen (@raboof-guest)]

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4ef4e5e6 by Arnout Engelen at 2023-05-04T22:35:30+02:00
Mention BPF/BTF Linux Kernel problems that were recently discussed

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 > A software bill of materials (SBOM) is defined as “…a nested inventory for software, a list of ingredients that make up software components.” When you receive a physical delivery of some sort, the bill of materials tells you what’s inside the box. Similarly, when you use software created outside of your organisation, the SBOM tells you what’s inside that software. The SBOM is a file that declares the software supply chain (SSC) for that specific piece of software. [[…](https://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2023/04/24/software-bill-of-materials-sbom)]
 
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+Several distributions noticed recent versions of the Linux Kernel are no longer reproducible because the [BPF Type Format (BTF)](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/bpf/btf.html) metadata is not generated in a deterministic way. This was discussed on the #reproducible-builds IRC channel, but no solution appears to be in sight for now.
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