Merge tag 'nvme-6.18-2025-09-23' of git://git.infradead.org/nvme into for-6.18/block

Pull NVMe updates from Keith:

" - FC target fixes (Daniel)
  - Authentication fixes and updates (Martin, Chris)
  - Admin controller handling (Kamaljit)
  - Target lockdep assertions (Max)
  - Keep-alive updates for discovery (Alastair)
  - Suspend quirk (Georg)"

* tag 'nvme-6.18-2025-09-23' of git://git.infradead.org/nvme:
  nvme: Use non zero KATO for persistent discovery connections
  nvmet: add safety check for subsys lock
  nvme-core: use nvme_is_io_ctrl() for I/O controller check
  nvme-core: do ioccsz/iorcsz validation only for I/O controllers
  nvme-core: add method to check for an I/O controller
  nvme-pci: Add TUXEDO IBS Gen8 to Samsung sleep quirk
  nvme-auth: use hkdf_expand_label()
  nvme-auth: add hkdf_expand_label()
  nvme-tcp: send only permitted commands for secure concat
  nvme-fc: use lock accessing port_state and rport state
  nvmet-fcloop: call done callback even when remote port is gone
  nvmet-fc: avoid scheduling association deletion twice
  nvmet-fc: move lsop put work to nvmet_fc_ls_req_op
  nvme-auth: update bi_directional flag

diff --cc drivers/nvme/host/core.c
Simple merge

diff --cc drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
Simple merge