From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 04:03:25 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: Merge tag 'net-6.17-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net
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Merge tag 'net-6.17-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

Pull networking fixes from Jakub Kicinski:
  Previous releases - regressions:

   - netlink: avoid infinite retry looping in netlink_unicast()

  Previous releases - always broken:

   - packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier()

   - ipv6: reject malicious packets in ipv6_gso_segment()

   - sched: mqprio: fix stack out-of-bounds write in tc entry parsing

   - net: drop UFO packets (injected via virtio) in udp_rcv_segment()

   - eth: mlx5: correctly set gso_segs when LRO is used, avoid false
     positive checksum validation errors

   - netpoll: prevent hanging NAPI when netcons gets enabled

   - phy: mscc: fix parsing of unicast frames for PTP timestamping

   - a number of device tree / OF reference leak fixes"

* tag 'net-6.17-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (44 commits)
  pptp: fix pptp_xmit() error path
  net: ti: icssg-prueth: Fix skb handling for XDP_PASS
  net: Update threaded state in napi config in netif_set_threaded
  selftests: netdevsim: Xfail nexthop test on slow machines
  eth: fbnic: Lock the tx_dropped update
  eth: fbnic: Fix tx_dropped reporting
  eth: fbnic: remove the debugging trick of super high page bias
  net: ftgmac100: fix potential NULL pointer access in ftgmac100_phy_disconnect
  dt-bindings: net: Replace bouncing Alexandru Tachici emails
  dpll: zl3073x: ZL3073X_I2C and ZL3073X_SPI should depend on NET
  net/sched: mqprio: fix stack out-of-bounds write in tc entry parsing
  Revert "net: mdio_bus: Use devm for getting reset GPIO"
  selftests: net: packetdrill: xfail all problems on slow machines
  net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier()
  benet: fix BUG when creating VFs
  net: airoha: npu: Add missing MODULE_FIRMWARE macros
  net: devmem: fix DMA direction on unmapping
  ipa: fix compile-testing with qcom-mdt=m
  eth: fbnic: unlink NAPIs from queues on error to open
  net: Add locking to protect skb->dev access in ip_output
  ...
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