** Description changed: GCP is requesting a backport of the patch "83134ef46093 netkit: Add option for scrubbing skb meta data" from upstream to the 6.8 gcp kernel. The following patch is required for the backport: - beddfc856efec9f8ec148b4524a434a34c49511c netkit: Add option for scrubbing skb meta data + beddfc856efec9f8ec148b4524a434a34c49511c netkit: Add option for scrubbing skb meta data Impact: - - GCP states that they would like to leverage NetKit for better networking performance, and that recent fixes that have landed in mainline are necessary to avoid bugs like Cilium. + - GCP states that they would like to leverage NetKit for better networking performance, and that recent fixes that have landed in mainline are necessary to avoid bugs when using Cilium. Testing: - - Boot-tested the changes in GCP environment on amd64 hardware. + - Boot-tested the changes in GCP environment on amd64 hardware. Regression potential: - - The changes are limited to the NetKit driver. Regression potential could impact hardware utilizing these devices. Risk is considered low as the changes are limited and apply cleanly from upstream. The requested patch is from 6.13. + - The changes are limited to the NetKit driver. Regression potential could impact hardware utilizing these devices. Risk is considered low as the changes are limited and apply cleanly from upstream. The requested patch is from 6.13.
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