Merge tag 'net-6.15-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

Merge tag 'net-6.15-rc2' of git://git./linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

Pull networking fixes from Paolo Abeni:
 "Including fixes from netfilter.

  Current release - regressions:

    - core: hold instance lock during NETDEV_CHANGE

    - rtnetlink: fix bad unlock balance in do_setlink()

    - ipv6:
       - fix null-ptr-deref in addrconf_add_ifaddr()
       - align behavior across nexthops during path selection

  Previous releases - regressions:

    - sctp: prevent transport UaF in sendmsg

    - mptcp: only inc MPJoinAckHMacFailure for HMAC failures

  Previous releases - always broken:

    - sched:
       - make ->qlen_notify() idempotent
       - ensure sufficient space when sending filter netlink notifications
       - sch_sfq: really don't allow 1 packet limit

    - netfilter: fix incorrect avx2 match of 5th field octet

    - tls: explicitly disallow disconnect

    - eth: octeontx2-pf: fix VF root node parent queue priority"

* tag 'net-6.15-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (38 commits)
  ethtool: cmis_cdb: Fix incorrect read / write length extension
  selftests: netfilter: add test case for recent mismatch bug
  nft_set_pipapo: fix incorrect avx2 match of 5th field octet
  net: ppp: Add bound checking for skb data on ppp_sync_txmung
  net: Fix null-ptr-deref by sock_lock_init_class_and_name() and rmmod.
  ipv6: Align behavior across nexthops during path selection
  net: phy: allow MDIO bus PM ops to start/stop state machine for phylink-controlled PHY
  net: phy: move phy_link_change() prior to mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend()
  selftests/tc-testing: sfq: check that a derived limit of 1 is rejected
  net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation
  net_sched: sch_sfq: use a temporary work area for validating configuration
  net: libwx: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error
  selftests: mptcp: validate MPJoin HMacFailure counters
  mptcp: only inc MPJoinAckHMacFailure for HMAC failures
  rtnetlink: Fix bad unlock balance in do_setlink().
  net: ethtool: Don't call .cleanup_data when prepare_data fails
  tc: Ensure we have enough buffer space when sending filter netlink notifications
  net: libwx: Fix the wrong Rx descriptor field
  octeontx2-pf: qos: fix VF root node parent queue index
  selftests: tls: check that disconnect does nothing
  ...