To understand why kmod-nft-offload is revolutionary, consider standard packet processing:
: The King still inspected the first packet to ensure it was safe. kmod-nft-offload
When you run modprobe nft-offload , you are loading the subsystem that allows nftables rules to be translated into low-level flow entries (TC flower rules) that NIC hardware can understand. To understand why kmod-nft-offload is revolutionary
Flow offloading (especially hardware offloading) often conflicts with features that need to inspect every packet, such as SQM (Cake/HTB) or advanced traffic shaping. If you enable offload, these features may stop working or behave unexpectedly. kmod-nft-offload