Using 'ip6 dscp' in a map lookup does not give expected results. It seems to always match the zero value (cs0). It appears in the first rule that the byteorder is not being converted between the two bitwise operations, which is what happens when using ip6 dscp directly in the second rule. # nft -f - <<EOF add table ip6 t add chain ip6 t c add map ip6 t mapv6 { typeof ip6 dscp : meta mark; } EOF # nft -d netlink add rule ip6 t c meta mark set ip6 dscp map @mapv6 ip6 t c [ payload load 2b @ network header + 0 => reg 1 ] [ bitwise reg 1 = ( reg 1 & 0x0000c00f ) ^ 0x00000000 ] [ bitwise reg 1 = ( reg 1 >> 0x00000006 ) ] [ lookup reg 1 set mapv6 dreg 1 ] [ meta set mark with reg 1 ] # nft -d netlink add rule ip6 t c meta mark set ip6 dscp ip6 t c [ payload load 2b @ network header + 0 => reg 1 ] [ bitwise reg 1 = ( reg 1 & 0x0000c00f ) ^ 0x00000000 ] [ byteorder reg 1 = ntoh(reg 1, 2, 2) ] [ bitwise reg 1 = ( reg 1 >> 0x00000006 ) ] [ meta set mark with reg 1 ]