diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/702-net-ethernet-mtk_eth_soc-enable-threaded-NAPI.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/702-net-ethernet-mtk_eth_soc-enable-threaded-NAPI.patch
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+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/702-net-ethernet-mtk_eth_soc-enable-threaded-NAPI.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 20:39:59 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: enable threaded NAPI
+
+This can improve performance under load by ensuring that NAPI processing is
+not pinned on CPU 0.
+
+Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+---
+
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+@@ -2179,8 +2179,8 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_handle_irq_rx(int
+ 
+ 	eth->rx_events++;
+ 	if (likely(napi_schedule_prep(&eth->rx_napi))) {
+-		__napi_schedule(&eth->rx_napi);
+ 		mtk_rx_irq_disable(eth, MTK_RX_DONE_INT);
++		__napi_schedule(&eth->rx_napi);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+@@ -2192,8 +2192,8 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_handle_irq_tx(int
+ 
+ 	eth->tx_events++;
+ 	if (likely(napi_schedule_prep(&eth->tx_napi))) {
+-		__napi_schedule(&eth->tx_napi);
+ 		mtk_tx_irq_disable(eth, MTK_TX_DONE_INT);
++		__napi_schedule(&eth->tx_napi);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+@@ -3300,6 +3300,8 @@ static int mtk_probe(struct platform_dev
+ 	 * for NAPI to work
+ 	 */
+ 	init_dummy_netdev(&eth->dummy_dev);
++	eth->dummy_dev.threaded = 1;
++	strcpy(eth->dummy_dev.name, "mtk_eth");
+ 	netif_napi_add(&eth->dummy_dev, &eth->tx_napi, mtk_napi_tx,
+ 		       MTK_NAPI_WEIGHT);
+ 	netif_napi_add(&eth->dummy_dev, &eth->rx_napi, mtk_napi_rx,
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