Re: [PATCH net-next v3] selftests: net: add IPv4 and IPv6 address order check

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>:

On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:58:48 +0200 you wrote:
> Introduce the following new tests: `ipv4_verify_same_scope_addr_order`,
> `ipv4_verify_inter_scope_addr_order`, `ipv6_verify_same_scope_addr_order`,
> `ipv6_verify_inter_scope_addr_order` to check the ordering of a
> set of IP addresses after being inserted.
> 
> The implementations of these protocols are inconsistent
> in regard to address ordering. IPv4 addresses stay in the
> same order as inserted while IPv6 addresses appear in
> reverse order. This inconsistency has prompted attempts
> to unify the ordering, so both protocols act the same
> (as IPv4). This however caused user-space regressions in
> certain applications, which relied on the order as it
> was prior to the change (particularly NetworkManager).
> A similar inconsistency occurs when inserting different
> scope addresses, where IPv4 puts link local ones before global
> and IPv6 does the opposite. Attempts were already made
> to unify this also, risking further regressions.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v3] selftests: net: add IPv4 and IPv6 address order check
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b8a6f2340999

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