nixos/doc: improve release notes for iptables-nft and systemd with nftables backend

This change probably wasn't documented sufficiently in the release
notes, neither the fact systemd stopped using iptables on its own in
case of nf_tables support.

Fixes #156041.

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2111.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2111.section.xml
index 59da373f38e..fc253a7a8b0 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2111.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2111.section.xml
@@ -26,8 +26,26 @@
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>
-          <literal>iptables</literal> now uses
-          <literal>nf_tables</literal> backend.
+          <literal>iptables</literal> is now using
+          <literal>nf_tables</literal> under the hood, by using
+          <literal>iptables-nft</literal>, similar to
+          <link xlink:href="https://wiki.debian.org/nftables#Current_status">Debian</link>
+          and
+          <link xlink:href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/iptables-nft-default">Fedora</link>.
+          This means, <literal>ip[6]tables</literal>,
+          <literal>arptables</literal> and <literal>ebtables</literal>
+          commands will actually show rules from some specific tables in
+          the <literal>nf_tables</literal> kernel subsystem.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          systemd got an <literal>nftables</literal> backend, and
+          configures (networkd) rules in their own
+          <literal>io.systemd.*</literal> tables. Check
+          <literal>nft list ruleset</literal> to see these rules, not
+          <literal>iptables-save</literal> (which only shows
+          <literal>iptables</literal>-created rules.
         </para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md
index 1b59842e020..2f667a7eb56 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
 
 - Nix has been updated to version 2.4, reference its [release notes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-2-4-released/15822) for more information on what has changed. The previous version of Nix, 2.3.16, remains available for the time being in the `nix_2_3` package.
 
-- `iptables` now uses `nf_tables` backend.
+- `iptables` is now using `nf_tables` under the hood, by using `iptables-nft`,
+  similar to [Debian](https://wiki.debian.org/nftables#Current_status) and
+  [Fedora](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/iptables-nft-default).
+  This means, `ip[6]tables`, `arptables` and `ebtables` commands  will actually
+  show rules from some specific tables in the `nf_tables` kernel subsystem.
+
+- systemd got an `nftables` backend, and configures (networkd) rules in their
+  own `io.systemd.*` tables. Check `nft list ruleset` to see these rules, not
+  `iptables-save` (which only shows `iptables`-created rules.
 
 - PHP now defaults to PHP 8.0, updated from 7.4.