CachyOS / CachyOS/distribution

[Bug]: BBRv3 userland patches are not applied

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Description

### Kernel

7.0.12-1-cachyos-server

### Desktop Environment / Window Manager

Other (specify in additional context)

### CPU

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz

### GPU / Driver

Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. G200eR2

### Description

Hello!

Patches for https://github.com/google/bbr/blob/v3/README.md#iproute2-patches-to-support-functionality-in-the-bbrv3-source-release are not applied on iproute2 package and as CachyOS supports BBRv3, userland must be also patched to support it as documented on upstream

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Run - for example - `ip route change default features ecn_low`

### Expected Behavior

ecn_low per-route flag got featured.

### Actual Behavior

```
# ip route change default features ecn_low
Error: argument "ecn_low" is wrong: "features" value not valid
```

### Logs / Error Messages

N/A

### Additional Context

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Research direction

Start by reading the upstream BBRv3 README section on iproute2 patches and inspecting how the iproute2 package is built in CachyOS. Reproduce the issue with `ip route change default features ecn_low`, then verify that the package accepts the `ecn_low` per-route flag as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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