I think this means that the Linux kernel only doesn't support the proprietary vendor-specific ASIC offloading mechanisms. Linux already supports offloading eve

I think this means that the Linux kernel only doesn't support the proprietary vendor-specific ASIC offloading mechanisms. Linux already supports offloading even arbitrary eBPF/XDP programs to compatible NICs, which is already extensively used for DDoS mitigation (Cloudflare) or even Load Balancing (Facebook). I'd be surprised if it didn't leverage these mechanisms to offload the kernel's own network stack as well, but haven't really checked to confirm...