On supported SoCs (System-on-Chips)—particularly those from MediaTek (like the MT7621 or Filogic series)—this module allows the firewall to hand off traffic processing to a dedicated Network Processing Unit (NPU) . This can result in Gigabit speeds with near 0% CPU utilization. 3. Benefits and Trade-offs kmod-nft-offload - [OpenWrt Wiki] package
By mastering kmod-nft-offload , you transform your Linux server from a packet processor into a high-performance switching fabric, all while maintaining the open-source, flexible tooling you already love. kmod-nft-offload
We will offload a simple forward between two interfaces ( eth0 to eth1 ). all while maintaining the open-source
nft add chain netdev filter ingress type filter hook ingress device eth0 priority 0; kmod-nft-offload