Single branch specified, using that and the previous one:
   remotes/brancher/net-next-2025-09-17--12-00 (v6.17-rc5-1354-g8d74ceb21875)
   remotes/brancher/net-next-2025-09-17--15-00 (v6.17-rc5-1373-g91cc47515b2c)

==== BASE IDENTICAL ====
==== COMMIT DIFF ====
diff --git a/tmp/tmp.sdngker2QW b/tmp/tmp.qE7Tb7E5eZ
index b1e3adcfd7ad..8ba614a97590 100644
--- a/tmp/tmp.sdngker2QW
+++ b/tmp/tmp.qE7Tb7E5eZ
@@ -12,11 +12,33 @@ nipa: profile (time) test output
 nipa: config: x86: use periodic HZ tick
 nipa: disable 6.17's merge window kunit tests
 nipa: disable random kunit tests
+net: nfc: nc: Add parameter validation for packet data
+Revert "net/mlx5e: Update and set Xon/Xoff upon port speed set"
+selftests/net: Test tcp port reuse after unbinding a socket
+tcp: Update bind bucket state on port release
+selftest: netcons: add test for netconsole over bonded interfaces
+selftest: netcons: create a torture test
+selftest: netcons: refactor target creation
+net: netpoll: fix incorrect refcount handling causing incorrect cleanup
+net: xilinx: axienet: Fix kernel-doc warning for axienet_free_tx_chain return value
+net: hns3: use user configure after hardware reset when using kernel PHY
+net: hns3: return error code when function fails
+net: hns3: fix loopback test of serdes and phy is failed if duplex is half
+net: sparx5/lan969x: Add support for ethtool pause parameters
 phy: mscc: Fix PTP for vsc8574 and VSC8572
 net: tun: Update napi->skb after XDP process
+net: ethernet: microchip: sparx5: make it selectable for ARCH_LAN969X
 net: phy: micrel: Add Fast link failure support for lan8842
 Merge tag 'wireless-2025-09-17' of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless
 Merge tag 'mlx5-next-09-11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mellanox/linux
+net: virtio_net: add get_rxrings ethtool callback for RX ring queries
+net: ethtool: use the new helper in rss_set_prep_indir()
+net: ethtool: update set_rxfh_indir to use ethtool_get_rx_ring_count helper
+net: ethtool: update set_rxfh to use ethtool_get_rx_ring_count helper
+net: ethtool: add get_rx_ring_count callback to optimize RX ring queries
+net: ethtool: remove the duplicated handling from ethtool_get_rxrings
+net: ethtool: add support for ETHTOOL_GRXRINGS ioctl
+net: ethtool: pass the num of RX rings directly to ethtool_copy_validate_indir
 rtnetlink: specs: Add {head,tail}room to rt-link.yaml
 rtnetlink: add needed_{head,tail}room attributes
 net: usb: asix: forbid runtime PM to avoid PM/MDIO + RTNL deadlock
@@ -109,9 +131,6 @@ net/mlx5e: Remove unused 'xsk' param of mlx5e_build_xdpsq_param
 net/mlx5: Remove unused 'offset' field from mlx5_sq_bfreg
 net/mlx5: Fix typo of MLX5_EQ_DOORBEL_OFFSET
 octeon_ep: fix VF MAC address lifecycle handling
-net: stmmac: correct Tx descriptors debugfs prints
-net: stmmac: add TC flower filter support for IP EtherType
-net: stmmac: enhance VLAN protocol detection for GRO
 net: stmmac: check if interface is running before TC block setup
 net: stmmac: replace memcpy with ethtool_puts in ethtool
 tcp: accecn: try to fit AccECN option with SACK