[$] 6.18 merge window, part 1

At the time of writing, there have been 9,099 commits in the 6.18 merge window,8,475 non-merges and 624 merges. Thechanges so far include core-kernel, graphics, and networking work, among others.There are no big surprises, but several items that were discussed at this year'sLFSMM+BPF Summit have now been merged.