diff --git a/patches/0078-netifd-add-various-backports.patch b/patches/0078-netifd-add-various-backports.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d65b7c6..000000000
--- a/patches/0078-netifd-add-various-backports.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,502 +0,0 @@
-From d5484e69a2476ff3bea5d402d06ed3c68d2ef24d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
-Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 12:28:41 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] netifd: add various backports
-
-Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
----
- .../netifd/patches/100-backport_fixes.patch   | 482 ++++++++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 482 insertions(+)
- create mode 100644 package/network/config/netifd/patches/100-backport_fixes.patch
-
-diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/patches/100-backport_fixes.patch b/package/network/config/netifd/patches/100-backport_fixes.patch
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000..0442beb053
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/patches/100-backport_fixes.patch
-@@ -0,0 +1,482 @@
-+--- a/device.c
-++++ b/device.c
-+@@ -166,12 +166,19 @@ static int set_device_state(struct devic
-+ 		dev->orig_settings.flags &= dev->settings.flags;
-+ 		system_if_apply_settings(dev, &dev->settings, dev->settings.flags);
-+ 
-+-		system_if_up(dev);
-++		if (!dev->external)
-++			system_if_up(dev);
-+ 
-+ 		system_if_apply_settings_after_up(dev, &dev->settings);
-+ 	} else {
-+-		system_if_down(dev);
-++		if (!dev->external)
-++			system_if_down(dev);
-+ 		system_if_apply_settings(dev, &dev->orig_settings, dev->orig_settings.flags);
-++
-++		/* Restore any settings present in UCI which may have
-++		 * failed to apply so that they will be re-attempted
-++		 * the next time the device is brought up */
-++		dev->settings.flags |= dev->settings.valid_flags;
-+ 	}
-+ 
-+ 	return 0;
-+@@ -571,6 +578,9 @@ device_init_settings(struct device *dev,
-+ 		s->flags |= DEV_OPT_EEE;
-+ 	}
-+ 
-++	/* Remember the settings present in UCI */
-++	s->valid_flags = s->flags;
-++
-+ 	cur = tb[DEV_ATTR_AUTH_VLAN];
-+ 	free(dev->config_auth_vlans);
-+ 	dev->config_auth_vlans = cur ? blob_memdup(cur) : NULL;
-+@@ -609,11 +619,15 @@ static int device_broadcast_cb(void *ctx
-+ 	return 0;
-+ }
-+ 
-+-void device_broadcast_event(struct device *dev, enum device_event ev)
-++static const char *device_event_name(enum device_event ev)
-+ {
-+ 	static const char * const event_names[] = {
-+ 		[DEV_EVENT_ADD] = "add",
-+ 		[DEV_EVENT_REMOVE] = "remove",
-++		[DEV_EVENT_UPDATE_IFNAME] = "update_ifname",
-++		[DEV_EVENT_UPDATE_IFINDEX] = "update_ifindex",
-++		[DEV_EVENT_SETUP] = "setup",
-++		[DEV_EVENT_TEARDOWN] = "teardown",
-+ 		[DEV_EVENT_UP] = "up",
-+ 		[DEV_EVENT_DOWN] = "down",
-+ 		[DEV_EVENT_AUTH_UP] = "auth_up",
-+@@ -621,12 +635,37 @@ void device_broadcast_event(struct devic
-+ 		[DEV_EVENT_LINK_DOWN] = "link_down",
-+ 		[DEV_EVENT_TOPO_CHANGE] = "topo_change",
-+ 	};
-++
-++	if (ev >= ARRAY_SIZE(event_names) || !event_names[ev])
-++		return "unknown";
-++
-++	return event_names[ev];
-++}
-++
-++void device_broadcast_event(struct device *dev, enum device_event ev)
-++{
-++	const char *ev_name;
-+ 	int dev_ev = ev;
-+ 
-+ 	safe_list_for_each(&dev->aliases, device_broadcast_cb, &dev_ev);
-+ 	safe_list_for_each(&dev->users, device_broadcast_cb, &dev_ev);
-+ 
-+-	if (ev >= ARRAY_SIZE(event_names) || !event_names[ev] || !dev->ifname[0])
-++	switch (ev) {
-++	case DEV_EVENT_ADD:
-++	case DEV_EVENT_REMOVE:
-++	case DEV_EVENT_UP:
-++	case DEV_EVENT_DOWN:
-++	case DEV_EVENT_AUTH_UP:
-++	case DEV_EVENT_LINK_UP:
-++	case DEV_EVENT_LINK_DOWN:
-++	case DEV_EVENT_TOPO_CHANGE:
-++		break;
-++	default:
-++		return;
-++	}
-++
-++	ev_name = device_event_name(ev);
-++	if (!dev->ifname[0])
-+ 		return;
-+ 
-+ 	blob_buf_init(&b, 0);
-+@@ -635,7 +674,7 @@ void device_broadcast_event(struct devic
-+ 	blobmsg_add_u8(&b, "present", dev->present);
-+ 	blobmsg_add_u8(&b, "active", dev->active);
-+ 	blobmsg_add_u8(&b, "link_active", dev->link_active);
-+-	netifd_ubus_device_notify(event_names[ev], b.head, -1);
-++	netifd_ubus_device_notify(ev_name, b.head, -1);
-+ }
-+ 
-+ static void
-+@@ -689,17 +728,7 @@ int device_claim(struct device_user *dep
-+ 
-+ 	device_broadcast_event(dev, DEV_EVENT_SETUP);
-+ 	device_fill_default_settings(dev);
-+-	if (dev->external) {
-+-		/* Get ifindex for external claimed devices so a valid   */
-+-		/* ifindex is in place avoiding possible race conditions */
-+-		device_set_ifindex(dev, system_if_resolve(dev));
-+-		if (!dev->ifindex)
-+-			ret = -1;
-+-
-+-		system_if_get_settings(dev, &dev->orig_settings);
-+-	} else
-+-		ret = dev->set_state(dev, true);
-+-
-++	ret = dev->set_state(dev, true);
-+ 	if (ret == 0)
-+ 		device_broadcast_event(dev, DEV_EVENT_UP);
-+ 	else {
-+@@ -727,8 +756,7 @@ void device_release(struct device_user *
-+ 		return;
-+ 
-+ 	device_broadcast_event(dev, DEV_EVENT_TEARDOWN);
-+-	if (!dev->external)
-+-		dev->set_state(dev, false);
-++	dev->set_state(dev, false);
-+ 
-+ 	if (dev->active)
-+ 		return;
-+@@ -810,9 +838,6 @@ device_create_default(const char *name,
-+ 	}
-+ 
-+ 	dev->default_config = true;
-+-	if (external)
-+-		system_if_apply_settings(dev, &dev->settings, dev->settings.flags);
-+-
-+ 	device_check_state(dev);
-+ 
-+ 	return dev;
-+@@ -841,7 +866,6 @@ __device_get(const char *name, int creat
-+ 
-+ 	if (dev) {
-+ 		if (create > 1 && !dev->external) {
-+-			system_if_apply_settings(dev, &dev->settings, dev->settings.flags);
-+ 			dev->external = true;
-+ 			device_set_present(dev, true);
-+ 		}
-+@@ -1164,11 +1188,6 @@ device_apply_config(struct device *dev,
-+ 	enum dev_change_type change;
-+ 
-+ 	change = device_set_config(dev, type, config);
-+-	if (dev->external) {
-+-		system_if_apply_settings(dev, &dev->settings, dev->settings.flags);
-+-		change = DEV_CONFIG_APPLIED;
-+-	}
-+-
-+ 	switch (change) {
-+ 		case DEV_CONFIG_RESTART:
-+ 		case DEV_CONFIG_APPLIED:
-+@@ -1180,7 +1199,7 @@ device_apply_config(struct device *dev,
-+ 				int ret = 0;
-+ 
-+ 				device_set_present(dev, false);
-+-				if (dev->active && !dev->external) {
-++				if (dev->active) {
-+ 					ret = dev->set_state(dev, false);
-+ 					if (!ret)
-+ 						ret = dev->set_state(dev, true);
-+--- a/interface.c
-++++ b/interface.c
-+@@ -1078,11 +1078,17 @@ interface_add_link(struct interface *ifa
-+ {
-+ 	struct device *mdev = iface->main_dev.dev;
-+ 
-+-	if (mdev == dev)
-++	if (mdev == dev) {
-++		if (iface->state != IFS_UP) {
-++			interface_set_available(iface, false);
-++			if (dev->present)
-++				interface_set_available(iface, true);
-++		}
-+ 		return 0;
-++	}
-+ 
-+ 	if (iface->main_dev.hotplug)
-+-		device_remove_user(&iface->main_dev);
-++		interface_set_main_dev(iface, NULL);
-+ 
-+ 	if (mdev) {
-+ 		if (mdev->hotplug_ops)
-+--- a/wireless.c
-++++ b/wireless.c
-+@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void
-+ put_container(struct blob_buf *buf, struct blob_attr *attr, const char *name)
-+ {
-+ 	void *c = blobmsg_open_table(buf, name);
-+-	blob_put_raw(buf, blob_data(attr), blob_len(attr));
-++	blob_put_raw(buf, blobmsg_data(attr), blobmsg_len(attr));
-+ 	blobmsg_close_table(buf, c);
-+ }
-+ 
-+@@ -337,12 +337,39 @@ static void wireless_device_set_mcast_to
-+ 	dev->settings.flags |= DEV_OPT_MULTICAST_TO_UNICAST;
-+ }
-+ 
-++static void wireless_check_interface(struct blob_attr *list, int *enabled, int *ifindex)
-++{
-++	struct interface *iface;
-++	struct blob_attr *cur;
-++	size_t rem;
-++
-++	blobmsg_for_each_attr(cur, list, rem) {
-++		struct device *mdev;
-++
-++		iface = vlist_find(&interfaces, blobmsg_get_string(cur), iface, node);
-++		if (!iface)
-++			continue;
-++
-++		if (iface->autostart)
-++			*enabled = 1;
-++		else if (*enabled != 1)
-++			*enabled = 0;
-++
-++		mdev = iface->main_dev.dev;
-++		if (!mdev || !mdev->hotplug_ops)
-++			continue;
-++
-++		*ifindex = mdev->ifindex;
-++	}
-++}
-++
-+ static void wireless_interface_handle_link(struct wireless_interface *vif, const char *ifname, bool up)
-+ {
-+ 	struct interface *iface;
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+ 	const char *network;
-+ 	struct device *dev;
-++	int enabled = -1;
-+ 	size_t rem;
-+ 
-+ 	if (!vif->network || !vif->ifname)
-+@@ -372,6 +399,7 @@ static void wireless_interface_handle_li
-+ 	dev->bpdu_filter = dev->wireless_ap;
-+ 
-+ out:
-++	wireless_check_interface(vif->network, &enabled, &vif->network_ifindex);
-+ 	blobmsg_for_each_attr(cur, vif->network, rem) {
-+ 		network = blobmsg_data(cur);
-+ 
-+@@ -388,6 +416,7 @@ static void wireless_vlan_handle_link(st
-+ 	struct interface *iface;
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+ 	const char *network;
-++	int enabled = -1;
-+ 	size_t rem;
-+ 
-+ 	if (!vlan->network || !vlan->ifname)
-+@@ -406,6 +435,7 @@ static void wireless_vlan_handle_link(st
-+ 		}
-+ 	}
-+ 
-++	wireless_check_interface(vlan->network, &enabled, &vlan->network_ifindex);
-+ 	blobmsg_for_each_attr(cur, vlan->network, rem) {
-+ 		network = blobmsg_data(cur);
-+ 
-+@@ -838,7 +868,7 @@ wireless_interface_init_config(struct wi
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+ 
-+ 	vif->network = NULL;
-+-	blobmsg_parse(vif_policy, __VIF_ATTR_MAX, tb, blob_data(vif->config), blob_len(vif->config));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(vif_policy, __VIF_ATTR_MAX, tb, vif->config);
-+ 
-+ 	if ((cur = tb[VIF_ATTR_NETWORK]))
-+ 		vif->network = cur;
-+@@ -922,7 +952,7 @@ wireless_vlan_init_config(struct wireles
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+ 
-+ 	vlan->network = NULL;
-+-	blobmsg_parse(vlan_policy, __VLAN_ATTR_MAX, tb, blob_data(vlan->config), blob_len(vlan->config));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(vlan_policy, __VLAN_ATTR_MAX, tb, vlan->config);
-+ 
-+ 	if ((cur = tb[VLAN_ATTR_NETWORK]))
-+ 		vlan->network = cur;
-+@@ -1079,7 +1109,7 @@ wireless_device_create(struct wireless_d
-+ 	struct blob_attr *tb[__WDEV_ATTR_MAX];
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(wdev_policy, __WDEV_ATTR_MAX, tb, blob_data(data), blob_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(wdev_policy, __WDEV_ATTR_MAX, tb, data);
-+ 
-+ 	wdev = calloc_a(sizeof(*wdev), &name_buf, strlen(name) + 1);
-+ 
-+@@ -1128,7 +1158,7 @@ wireless_station_create(struct wireless_
-+ 	char *name_buf;
-+ 	char name[8];
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(sta_policy, __STA_ATTR_MAX, tb, blob_data(data), blob_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(sta_policy, __STA_ATTR_MAX, tb, data);
-+ 
-+ 	cur = tb[STA_ATTR_DISABLED];
-+ 	if (cur && blobmsg_get_bool(cur))
-+@@ -1168,7 +1198,7 @@ wireless_vlan_create(struct wireless_int
-+ 	char *name_buf;
-+ 	char name[8];
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(vlan_policy, __VLAN_ATTR_MAX, tb, blob_data(data), blob_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(vlan_policy, __VLAN_ATTR_MAX, tb, data);
-+ 
-+ 	cur = tb[VLAN_ATTR_DISABLED];
-+ 	if (cur && blobmsg_get_bool(cur))
-+@@ -1208,7 +1238,7 @@ struct wireless_interface* wireless_inte
-+ 	char *name_buf;
-+ 	char name[8];
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(vif_policy, __VIF_ATTR_MAX, tb, blob_data(data), blob_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(vif_policy, __VIF_ATTR_MAX, tb, data);
-+ 
-+ 	cur = tb[VIF_ATTR_DISABLED];
-+ 	if (cur && blobmsg_get_bool(cur))
-+@@ -1232,7 +1262,15 @@ struct wireless_interface* wireless_inte
-+ 
-+ 	vlist_add(&wdev->interfaces, &vif->node, vif->name);
-+ 
-+-	return vlist_find(&wdev->interfaces, name, vif, node);
-++	vif = vlist_find(&wdev->interfaces, name, vif, node);
-++	if (!vif)
-++		return NULL;
-++
-++	vif->vlan_idx = vif->sta_idx = 0;
-++	vlist_update(&vif->vlans);
-++	vlist_update(&vif->stations);
-++
-++	return vif;
-+ }
-+ 
-+ /* ubus callback network.wireless.status, runs for every interface */
-+@@ -1321,8 +1359,7 @@ wireless_interface_set_data(struct wirel
-+ 	struct blob_attr *tb[__VIF_DATA_MAX];
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(data_policy, __VIF_DATA_MAX, tb,
-+-		      blobmsg_data(vif->data), blobmsg_data_len(vif->data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(data_policy, __VIF_DATA_MAX, tb, vif->data);
-+ 
-+ 	if ((cur = tb[VIF_DATA_IFNAME]))
-+ 		vif->ifname = blobmsg_data(cur);
-+@@ -1342,8 +1379,7 @@ wireless_vlan_set_data(struct wireless_v
-+ 	struct blob_attr *tb[__VLAN_DATA_MAX];
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(data_policy, __VLAN_DATA_MAX, tb,
-+-		      blobmsg_data(vlan->data), blobmsg_data_len(vlan->data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(data_policy, __VLAN_DATA_MAX, tb, vlan->data);
-+ 
-+ 	if ((cur = tb[VLAN_DATA_IFNAME]))
-+ 		vlan->ifname = blobmsg_data(cur);
-+@@ -1374,7 +1410,7 @@ wireless_device_add_process(struct wirel
-+ 	if (!data)
-+ 		return UBUS_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(proc_policy, __PROC_ATTR_MAX, tb, blobmsg_data(data), blobmsg_data_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(proc_policy, __PROC_ATTR_MAX, tb, data);
-+ 	if (!tb[PROC_ATTR_PID] || !tb[PROC_ATTR_EXE])
-+ 		return UBUS_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
-+ 
-+@@ -1420,7 +1456,7 @@ wireless_device_process_kill_all(struct
-+ 	bool immediate = false;
-+ 	int signal = SIGTERM;
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(kill_policy, __KILL_ATTR_MAX, tb, blobmsg_data(data), blobmsg_data_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(kill_policy, __KILL_ATTR_MAX, tb, data);
-+ 
-+ 	if ((cur = tb[KILL_ATTR_SIGNAL]))
-+ 		signal = blobmsg_get_u32(cur);
-+@@ -1451,7 +1487,7 @@ wireless_device_set_retry(struct wireles
-+ 	};
-+ 	struct blob_attr *val;
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(&retry_policy, 1, &val, blobmsg_data(data), blobmsg_data_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(&retry_policy, 1, &val, data);
-+ 	if (val)
-+ 		wdev->retry = blobmsg_get_u32(val);
-+ 	else
-+@@ -1492,7 +1528,7 @@ wireless_device_notify(struct wireless_d
-+ 	struct blob_attr *tb[__NOTIFY_MAX];
-+ 	struct blob_attr *cur, **pdata;
-+ 
-+-	blobmsg_parse(notify_policy, __NOTIFY_MAX, tb, blob_data(data), blob_len(data));
-++	blobmsg_parse_attr(notify_policy, __NOTIFY_MAX, tb, data);
-+ 
-+ 	if (!tb[NOTIFY_ATTR_COMMAND])
-+ 		return UBUS_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
-+@@ -1555,33 +1591,41 @@ wireless_device_notify(struct wireless_d
-+ }
-+ 
-+ static void
-++wdev_vlan_check_network_enabled(struct wireless_device *wdev,
-++				struct wireless_interface *vif)
-++{
-++	struct wireless_vlan *vlan;
-++
-++	vlist_for_each_element(&vif->vlans, vlan, node) {
-++		int enabled = -1, ifindex = -1;
-++
-++		wireless_check_interface(vlan->network, &enabled, &ifindex);
-++
-++		if (wdev->state != IFS_UP || vlan->network_ifindex == ifindex)
-++			continue;
-++
-++		vlan->network_ifindex = ifindex;
-++		wdev->config_update = true;
-++	}
-++}
-++
-++static void
-+ wdev_check_network_enabled(struct wireless_device *wdev)
-+ {
-+ 	struct wireless_interface *vif;
-+-	struct interface *iface;
-+-	struct blob_attr *cur;
-+-	size_t rem;
-+ 
-+ 	vlist_for_each_element(&wdev->interfaces, vif, node) {
-+-		int enabled = -1;
-++		int enabled = -1, ifindex = -1;
-+ 
-+-		blobmsg_for_each_attr(cur, vif->network, rem) {
-+-			iface = vlist_find(&interfaces, blobmsg_get_string(cur), iface, node);
-+-			if (!iface)
-+-				continue;
-++		wireless_check_interface(vif->network, &enabled, &ifindex);
-++		wdev_vlan_check_network_enabled(wdev, vif);
-+ 
-+-			if (iface->autostart) {
-+-				enabled = 1;
-+-				break;
-+-			}
-+-			if (enabled != 1)
-+-				enabled = 0;
-+-		}
-+-
-+-		if (vif->disabled == !enabled)
-++		if (vif->disabled == !enabled &&
-++		    (wdev->state != IFS_UP || vif->network_ifindex == ifindex))
-+ 			continue;
-+ 
-+ 		vif->disabled = !enabled;
-++		vif->network_ifindex = ifindex;
-+ 		wdev->config_update = true;
-+ 	}
-+ }
-+@@ -1639,10 +1683,8 @@ void wireless_device_hotplug_event(const
-+ 			return;
-+ 
-+ 		len = s - name;
-+-	} else if (!device_find(name)) {
-+-		len = strlen(name);
-+ 	} else {
-+-		return;
-++		len = strlen(name);
-+ 	}
-+ 
-+ 	vlist_for_each_element(&wireless_devices, wdev, node) {
-+--- a/wireless.h
-++++ b/wireless.h
-+@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ struct wireless_interface {
-+ 	int vlan_idx;
-+ 	int sta_idx;
-+ 	bool disabled;
-++
-++	int network_ifindex;
-+ };
-+ 
-+ struct wireless_vlan {
-+@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ struct wireless_vlan {
-+ 	int multicast_to_unicast;
-+ 	bool isolate;
-+ 	bool bridge_isolate;
-++
-++	int network_ifindex;
-+ };
-+ 
-+ struct wireless_station {
--- 
-2.34.1
-