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   remotes/brancher/net-next-2025-08-26--12-00 (v6.17-rc2-689-gfba1804c5c9d)
   remotes/brancher/net-next-2025-08-26--15-00 (v6.17-rc2-698-ge4d66dce9108)

==== BASE IDENTICAL ====
==== COMMIT DIFF ====
diff --git a/tmp/tmp.JGrAVLx6s7 b/tmp/tmp.zQJ5UoKv4i
index 7f9c41ecf4fa..331978299302 100644
--- a/tmp/tmp.JGrAVLx6s7
+++ b/tmp/tmp.zQJ5UoKv4i
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ nipa: config: x86: use periodic HZ tick
 nipa: disable 6.17's merge window kunit tests
 nipa: dbg net/sctp_vrf.sh
 nipa: disable random kunit tests
+net: macb: Disable clocks once
+sctp: initialize more fields in sctp_v6_from_sk()
+l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in pppol2tp_session_get_sock()
+inet: raw: add drop_counters to raw sockets
+udp: add drop_counters to udp socket
+net: add sk->sk_drop_counters
+net: add sk_drops_skbadd() helper
+net: add sk_drops_read(), sk_drops_inc() and sk_drops_reset() helpers
+bng_en: Configure default VNIC
+bng_en: Register default VNIC
+bng_en: Register rings with the firmware
+bng_en: Allocate stat contexts
+bng_en: Allocate packet buffers
+bng_en: Initialise core resources
+bng_en: Introduce VNIC
+bng_en: Add initial support for CP and NQ rings
+bng_en: Add initial support for RX and TX rings
 net: stmmac: rk: remove incorrect _DLY_DISABLE bit definition
 net: usb: r8152: resume-reset deadlock
 hinic3: Fix missing napi->dev in netif_queue_set_napi
@@ -37,11 +54,7 @@ dt-bindings: net: Add support for SpacemiT K1
 net/mlx5: Avoid copying payload to the skb's linear part
 net/mlx5: Bring back get_cqe_l3_hdr_type
 selftests: net: avoid memory leak
-net: maxlinear: Add support for MxL LGM SoC
-dt-bindings: net: mxl: Add MxL LGM Network Processor SoC
 ipv6: annotate data-races around devconf->rpl_seg_enabled
-pppoe: drop sock reference counting on fast path
-pppoe: remove rwlock usage
 hsr: use netdev_master_upper_dev_link() when linking lower ports
 net: nfc: nci: Turn data timeout into a module parameter and increase the default
 fbnic: Move phylink resume out of service_task and into open/close
@@ -61,9 +74,6 @@ eth: fbnic: Fetch PHY stats from device
 eth: fbnic: Reset MAC stats
 eth: fbnic: Reset hw stats upon PCI error
 eth: fbnic: Move hw_stats_lock out of fbnic_dev
-net: add new sk->sk_drops1 field
-net: move sk_drops out of sock_write_rx group
-net: add sk_drops_read(), sk_drops_inc() and sk_drops_reset() helpers
 selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: explicitly set HDS threshold to 0
 selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: restore original HDS setting before exiting
 selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: restore old channel config
@@ -151,4 +161,3 @@ net/mlx5: E-Switch, Create acls root namespace for adjacent vports
 net/mlx5: E-Switch, Add support for adjacent functions vports discovery
 net/mlx5: E-Switch, Move vport acls root namespaces creation to eswitch
 net/mlx5: FS, Convert vport acls root namespaces to xarray
-i40e: Prevent unwanted interface name changes