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    Merge tag 'net-next-6.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next · 5b7c4cab
    Linus Torvalds authored
    Pull networking updates from Jakub Kicinski:
     "Core:
    
       - Add dedicated kmem_cache for typical/small skb->head, avoid having
         to access struct page at kfree time, and improve memory use.
    
       - Introduce sysctl to set default RPS configuration for new netdevs.
    
       - Define Netlink protocol specification format which can be used to
         describe messages used by each family and auto-generate parsers.
         Add tools for generating kernel data structures and uAPI headers.
    
       - Expose all net/core sysctls inside netns.
    
       - Remove 4s sleep in netpoll if carrier is instantly detected on
         boot.
    
       - Add configurable limit of MDB entries per port, and port-vlan.
    
       - Continue populating drop reasons throughout the stack.
    
       - Retire a handful of legacy Qdiscs and classifiers.
    
      Protocols:
    
       - Support IPv4 big TCP (TSO frames larger than 64kB).
    
       - Add IP_LOCAL_PORT_RANGE socket option, to control local por...
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