[code sync] Merge code from sonic-net/sonic-utilities:202511 to 202603 - #461

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Sep 14, 2026

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Fix JsonMove._get_value to Support Both String and Integer List Indices (#4237) (#4811)

rimunagala
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Xincun Li (xincunli-sonic)
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Commits on Sep 11, 2026

GCU: Add path tracing support (#4317) (#4812)

rimunagala
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Brad House - Nexthop (bhouse-nexthop)
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GCU generates suboptimal plan for CreateOnly paths (#4335) (#4813)

rimunagala
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Brad House - Nexthop (bhouse-nexthop)
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GCU sort: batch leaf-list changes into single REPLACE move (#4478) (#4814)

rimunagala
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rookie-who
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[generic_config_updater] Cache loadData() calls to reduce redundant YANG parsing (#4476) (#4815)
rimunagala
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fix GCU patch sorter crash on create-only field change referenced by a leaf-list (#4668) (#4816)

rimunagala
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Brad House - Nexthop (bhouse-nexthop)
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[generic_config_updater]: Remove empty leaf-lists from the simulated ConfigDB target (#4731) (#4817)
rimunagala
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Commits on Sep 14, 2026

Merge branch '202511' of https://github.com/sonic-net/sonic-utilities into 202603
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