These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

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[ebuild     UD ] sys-apps/iproute2-6.17.0::gentoo [6.19.0::gentoo] USE="iptables -atm -berkdb -bpf -caps -elf -minimal -nfs (-selinux)" 919 KiB

Total: 1 package (1 downgrade), Size of downloads: 919 KiB