[Bloat] Flow offload's impact on bufferbloat

[Jonathan Morton]

> On 11 Aug, 2018, at 2:35 am, Rosen Penev <rosenp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I just got the feeling that bypassing parts of the linux network stack would
> result in less buffering.

That buffering is not happening in the linux network stack.  It's happening in the hardware, both in your modem (upload) and in the ISP's equipment (download) because those are the parts which meet the bottleneck link.

When making measurements, be sure of what you're measuring.

 - Jonathan Morton