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[+] ice: fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_unplug_aux_dev() on reset
[+] ice: don't leave device non-functional if Tx scheduler config fails
[+] ice: use fixed adapter index for E825C embedded devices
[+] ice: fix incorrect counter for buffer allocation failures
[+] ixgbe: fix ixgbe_orom_civd_info struct layout
[+] net: usb: qmi_wwan: add Telit Cinterion LE910C4-WWX new compositions
[+] net: phy: introduce phy_id_compare_vendor() PHY ID helper
[+] net: phy: as21xxx: better handle PHY HW reset on soft-reboot
[+] phy: mscc: Fix when PTP clock is register and unregister
[+] net: hns3: use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()
[+] net: phy: fixed: let fixed_phy_add always use addr 0 and remove return value
[+] net: phy: fixed_phy: let fixed_phy_unregister free the phy_device
[+] devlink: Move graceful period parameter to reporter ops
[+] devlink: Move health reporter recovery abort logic to a separate function
[+] devlink: Introduce burst period for health reporter
[+] devlink: Make health reporter burst period configurable
[+] net/mlx5e: Set default burst period for TX and RX reporters
[+] Merge branch 'expose-burst-period-for-devlink-health-reporter'
[+] ipv4: Convert ->flowi4_tos to dscp_t.
[+] selftests: drv-net: hds: restore hds settings
[+] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: remove use of error()
[+] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: save IDs of flow rules we added
[+] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: restore old channel config
[+] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: restore original HDS setting before exiting
[+] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: explicitly set HDS threshold to 0
[+] Merge branch 'selftests-drv-net-ncdevmem-fix-error-paths'
[+] MAINTAINERS: retire Boris from TLS maintainers
[+] net: macb: Fix offset error in gem_update_stats
[+] MAINTAINERS: Update maintainer information for Altera Triple Speed Ethernet Driver
[+] bnxt_en: Fix memory corruption when FW resources change during ifdown
[+] bnxt_en: Adjust TX rings if reservation is less than requested
[+] bnxt_en: Fix stats context reservation logic
[+] Merge branch 'bnxt_en-3-bug-fixes'
[+] Merge branch '100GbE' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tnguy/net-queue
[+] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path
[+] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow
[+] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix uninitialized variables in mlx5hws_pat_calc_nop error flow
[+] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix pattern destruction in mlx5hws_pat_get_pattern error path
[+] net/mlx5: Reload auxiliary drivers on fw_activate
[+] net/mlx5: Fix lockdep assertion on sync reset unload event
[+] net/mlx5: Nack sync reset when SFs are present
[+] net/mlx5: Prevent flow steering mode changes in switchdev mode
[+] net/mlx5e: Update and set Xon/Xoff upon MTU set
[+] net/mlx5e: Update and set Xon/Xoff upon port speed set
[+] net/mlx5e: Set local Xoff after FW update
[+] Merge branch 'mlx5-misc-fixes-2025-08-25'
[+] ipv6: sr: Use HMAC-SHA1 and HMAC-SHA256 library functions
[+] ipv6: sr: Prepare HMAC key ahead of time
[+] Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-hmac-calculations'
[+] net: stmmac: xgmac: Do not enable RX FIFO Overflow interrupts
[+] net: stmmac: xgmac: Correct supported speed modes
[+] net: stmmac: Set CIC bit only for TX queues with COE
[+] Merge branch 'net-stmmac-xgmac-minor-fixes'
[+] net: hv_netvsc: fix loss of early receive events from host during channel open.
CREDITS | 7 + Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml | 7 + .../networking/devlink/devlink-health.rst | 2 +- MAINTAINERS | 3 +- arch/m68k/coldfire/m5272.c | 4 +- arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c | 4 +- drivers/net/amt.c | 6 +- drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c | 9 +- drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 36 +- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_devlink.c | 10 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/devlink/health.c | 3 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h | 1 + drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c | 49 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.h | 4 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ddp.c | 44 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_idc.c | 10 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c | 16 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type_e610.h | 2 +- .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c | 32 +- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c | 2 +- .../mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/reporter_vnic.c | 2 +- .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/port_buffer.c | 3 +- .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/port_buffer.h | 12 + .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c | 12 +- .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c | 12 +- .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun.c | 7 +- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 19 +- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c | 15 +- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c | 126 ++-- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.h | 1 + drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c | 41 +- .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/devlink.c | 10 + drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/sf.h | 6 + .../mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/action.c | 2 +- .../mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/pat_arg.c | 6 +- .../mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/pool.c | 1 + drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_devlink.c | 9 +- drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_encap_actions.c | 4 +- .../net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_core.c | 13 +- drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_dma.c | 9 +- drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 6 +- drivers/net/gtp.c | 7 +- drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c | 17 +- drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c | 23 +- drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c | 4 +- drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c | 1 - drivers/net/netdevsim/health.c | 4 +- drivers/net/phy/as21xxx.c | 7 +- drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c | 5 +- drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc.h | 4 + drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c | 4 +- drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_ptp.c | 34 +- drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c | 3 + drivers/net/vrf.c | 4 +- include/linux/phy.h | 23 +- include/linux/phy_fixed.h | 8 +- include/net/devlink.h | 14 +- include/net/flow.h | 11 +- include/net/inet_dscp.h | 6 + include/net/ip_fib.h | 2 +- include/net/ip_tunnels.h | 4 +- include/net/route.h | 2 +- include/net/seg6_hmac.h | 20 +- include/trace/events/fib.h | 4 +- include/uapi/linux/devlink.h | 2 + net/core/filter.c | 4 +- net/core/lwt_bpf.c | 4 +- net/devlink/health.c | 109 ++- net/devlink/netlink_gen.c | 5 +- net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c | 7 +- net/ipv4/fib_rules.c | 4 +- net/ipv4/icmp.c | 5 +- net/ipv4/ip_gre.c | 4 +- net/ipv4/ip_output.c | 3 +- net/ipv4/ipmr.c | 3 +- net/ipv4/netfilter.c | 4 +- net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_rpfilter.c | 4 +- net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_dup_ipv4.c | 4 +- net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv4.c | 4 +- net/ipv4/route.c | 8 +- net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_core.c | 3 +- net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c | 4 +- net/ipv6/Kconfig | 7 +- net/ipv6/seg6.c | 7 - net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c | 211 +----- net/netfilter/nft_flow_offload.c | 4 +- net/sctp/protocol.c | 3 +- net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c | 6 +- tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hds.py | 39 + tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/ncdevmem.c | 786 +++++++++++++++------ 98 files changed, 1310 insertions(+), 728 deletions(-)
New patches
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nipa: fbnic: link up on QEMU
nipa: config: disable kmemleak auto scan
nipa: config: x86: disable GPUs and sound
nipa: drv: net: add timeout
nipa: forwarding: set timeout to 3 hours
nipa: config: disable CPU_MITIGATIONS
nipa: tc_action dbg
nipa: selftests: net: enable profiling
nipa: dbg: tests: bonding: print info on failure
nipa: timestamp - try waking
nipa: profile (time) test output
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
[-] RFS Capability Bypass Vulnerability in Linux bnxt_en Driver
[-] VF Resource State Inconsistency Vulnerability in Linux bnxt_en Driver
[-] Reference Counting Vulnerability in Linux XFRM PolicyManagement
[+] net: phy: mtk-2p5ge: Add LED support for MT7988
[+] net/mlx5: {DR,HWS}, Use the cached vhca_id for this device
[+] net/mlx5: E-switch, Set representor attributes for adjacent VFs
[+] net/mlx5: E-Switch, Register representors for adjacent vports
[+] 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: Fix potential invalid access when MAC list is empty
[+] net: rnpgbe: Add register_netdev
[+] net: rnpgbe: Add basic mbx_fw support
[+] net: rnpgbe: Add basic mbx ops support
[+] net: rnpgbe: Add n500/n210 chip support
[+] net: rnpgbe: Add build support for rnpgbe
[+] ipv6: sit: Add ipip6_tunnel_dst_find() for cleanup
[+] pppoe: drop sock reference counting on fast path
[+] pppoe: remove rwlock usage
[+] net: stmmac: use us_to_ktime() where appropriate
[+] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: move MDIO bus registration to .setup()
[+] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: support standard MDIO node name
[+] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: support offset of MII registers
[+] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: ignore SerDes modes in phylink_mac_config()
[+] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: support model-specific mac_select_pcs()
[+] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: move to dedicated folder
[+] MAINTAINERS: rmnet: Update email addresses
[+] fbnic: Push local unicast MAC addresses to FW to populate TCAMs
[+] fbnic: Add logic to repopulate RPC TCAM if BMC enables channel
[+] fbnic: Pass fbnic_dev instead of netdev to __fbnic_set/clear_rx_mode
[+] fbnic: Move promisc_sync out of netdev code and into RPC path
[+] net: phy: fixed_phy: simplify fixed_mdio_read
[+] net: xilinx: axienet: Add error handling for RX metadata pointer retrieval
[+] net_sched: gen_estimator:
net: pse-pd: Add Si3474 PSE controller driver
dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: Add bindings for Si3474 PSE controller
net: macb: Disable clocks once
amd-xgbe: Use int type to store negative error codes
dt-bindings: nfc: ti,trf7970a: Restrict the ti,rx-gain-reduction-db values
sctp: initialize more fields in sctp_v6_from_sk()
net: wwan: iosm: use int type to store negative error codes
l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in pppol2tp_session_get_sock()
macsec: replace custom check on IFLA_MACSEC_ENCODING_SA with NLA_POLICY_MAX
macsec: replace custom checks for IFLA_MACSEC_* flags with NLA_POLICY_MAX
macsec: validate IFLA_MACSEC_VALIDATION with NLA_POLICY_MAX
macsec: use NLA_POLICY_VALIDATE_FN to validate IFLA_MACSEC_CIPHER_SUITE
macsec: replace custom checks on IFLA_MACSEC_ICV_LEN with NLA_POLICY_RANGE
macsec: add NLA_POLICY_MAX for MACSEC_OFFLOAD_ATTR_TYPE and IFLA_MACSEC_OFFLOAD
macsec: remove validate_add_rxsc
macsec: use NLA_UINT for MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN
macsec: use NLA_POLICY_MAX_LEN for MACSEC_SA_ATTR_KEY
macsec: replace custom checks on MACSEC_SA_ATTR_KEYID with NLA_POLICY_EXACT_LEN
macsec: replace custom checks on MACSEC_SA_ATTR_SALT with NLA_POLICY_EXACT_LEN
macsec: replace custom checks on MACSEC_*_ATTR_ACTIVE with NLA_POLICY_MAX
macsec: replace custom checks on MACSEC_SA_ATTR_AN with NLA_POLICY_MAX
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
net: stmmac: rk: remove incorrect _DLY_DISABLE bit definition
net: usb: r8152: resume-reset deadlock
net: phy: micrel: Add PTP support for lan8842
net: phy: micrel: Introduce function __lan8814_ptp_probe_once
selftests: net: avoid memory leak
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
fbnic: Fixup rtnl_lock and devl_lock handling related to mailbox code
[c] ixgbe: fix ixgbe_orom_civd_info struct layout
[c] ice: fix incorrect counter for buffer allocation failures
[c] ice: use fixed adapter index for E825C embedded devices
[c] ice: don't leave device non-functional if Tx scheduler config fails
[c] ice: fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_unplug_aux_dev() on reset
[-] TUN/TAP: Improving throughput and latency by avoiding SKB drops
net: phy: realtek: support for TRIGGER_NETDEV_LINK on RTL8211E and RTL8211F
icmp: fix icmp_ndo_send address translation for reply direction
uapi: wrap compiler_types.h in an ifdef instead of the implicit strip
eth: fbnic: Add pause stats support
eth: fbnic: Read PHY stats via the ethtool API
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
[c] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: explicitly set HDS threshold to 0
[c] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: restore original HDS setting before exiting
[c] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: restore old channel config
[c] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: save IDs of flow rules we added
[c] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: remove use of error()
[c] bnxt_en: Fix stats context reservation logic
[c] bnxt_en: Adjust TX rings if reservation is less than requested
[c] bnxt_en: Fix memory corruption when FW resources change during ifdown
[c] selftests: drv-net: hds: restore hds settings
[c] net: macb: Fix offset error in gem_update_stats
net: stmmac: sun8i: drop unneeded default syscon value
[c] MAINTAINERS: retire Boris from TLS maintainers
[-] sfc: use kmalloc_array() instead of kmalloc()
[c] net/mlx5e: Set local Xoff after FW update
[c] net/mlx5e: Update and set Xon/Xoff upon port speed set
[c] net/mlx5e: Update and set Xon/Xoff upon MTU set
[c] net/mlx5: Prevent flow steering mode changes in switchdev mode
[c] net/mlx5: Nack sync reset when SFs are present
[c] net/mlx5: Fix lockdep assertion on sync reset unload event
[c] net/mlx5: Reload auxiliary drivers on fw_activate
[c] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix pattern destruction in mlx5hws_pat_get_pattern error path
[c] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix uninitialized variables in mlx5hws_pat_calc_nop error flow
[c] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow
[c] net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path
[c] net: hns3: use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()
[-] docs: networking: clarify expectation of persistent stats
[c] ipv4: Convert ->flowi4_tos to dscp_t.
[c] net: hv_netvsc: fix loss of early receive events from host during channel open.
ptp: Limit time setting of PTP clocks
[-] net: stmmac: imx: add i.MX91 support
[-] arm64: dts: imx93-11x11-evk: remove fec property eee-broken-1000t
[-] arm64: dts: freescale: add i.MX91 11x11 EVK basic support
[-] arm64: dts: imx91: add i.MX91 dtsi support
[-] arm64: dts: freescale: rename imx93.dtsi to imx91_93_common.dtsi and modify them
[-] arm64: dts: freescale: move aliases from imx93.dtsi to board dts
[c] phy: mscc: Fix when PTP clock is register and unregister
selftests: bonding: add test for LACP actor port priority
bonding: support aggregator selection based on port priority
bonding: add support for per-port LACP actor priority
[-] net: devmem: allow binding on rx queues with same DMA devices
[-] net: devmem: pre-read requested rx queues during bind
[-] net: devmem: pull out dma_dev out of net_devmem_bind_dmabuf
[-] net/mlx5e: add op for getting netdev DMA device
[-] net: devmem: get netdev DMA device via new API
[-] io_uring/zcrx: add support for custom DMA devices
[-] queue_api: add support for fetching per queue DMA dev
[c] net: stmmac: Set CIC bit only for TX queues with COE
[c] net: stmmac: xgmac: Correct supported speed modes
[c] net: stmmac: xgmac: Do not enable RX FIFO Overflow interrupts
net: Cache hash and flow_id to avoid recalculation
net: Prevent RPS table overwrite of active flows
net/cls_cgroup: Fix task_get_classid() during qdisc run
net: mtip: Extend the L2 switch driver for imx287 with bridge operations
net: mtip: Extend the L2 switch driver with management operations
net: mtip: Add mtip_switch_{rx|tx} functions to the L2 switch driver
net: mtip: Add net_device_ops functions to the L2 switch driver
net: mtip: Add buffers management functions to the L2 switch driver
net: mtip: The L2 switch driver for imx287
dt-bindings: net: Add MTIP L2 switch description
[c] net/mlx5e: Set default burst period for TX and RX reporters
[c] devlink: Make health reporter burst period configurable
[c] devlink: Introduce burst period for health reporter
[c] devlink: Move health reporter recovery abort logic to a separate function
[c] devlink: Move graceful period parameter to reporter ops
[c] ipv6: sr: Prepare HMAC key ahead of time
[c] ipv6: sr: Use HMAC-SHA1 and HMAC-SHA256 library functions
[c] net: phy: fixed_phy: let fixed_phy_unregister free the phy_device
[c] net: phy: as21xxx: better handle PHY HW reset on soft-reboot
[c] net: phy: introduce phy_id_compare_vendor() PHY ID helper
net: rose: include node references in rose_neigh refcount
net: rose: convert 'use' field to refcount_t
net: rose: split remove and free operations in rose_remove_neigh()
[c] net: phy: fixed: let fixed_phy_add always use addr 0 and remove return value
net: ti: icssm-prueth: Adds IEP support for PRUETH on AM33x, AM43x and AM57x SOCs
net: ti: icssm-prueth: Adds link detection, RX and TX support.
net: ti: icssm-prueth: Adds PRUETH HW and SW configuration
net: ti: icssm-prueth: Adds ICSSM Ethernet driver
dt-bindings: net: ti: Adds DUAL-EMAC mode support on PRU-ICSS2 for AM57xx, AM43xx and AM33xx SOCs
[c] net: usb: qmi_wwan: add Telit Cinterion LE910C4-WWX new compositions
microchip: lan865x: add ndo_eth_ioctl handler to enable PHY ioctl support
[-] net/mlx5: {DR,HWS}, Use the cached vhca_id for this device
[-] net/mlx5: E-switch, Set representor attributes for adjacent VFs
[-] net/mlx5: E-Switch, Register representors for adjacent vports
[-] 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
Test results