[sonic-device-data] Exclude non-hwsku directories #14667
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Why I did it
When using sonic-vs I discovered the directory
/usr/share/sonic/device/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/sonic_platform
was full of files from various platforms mixed into a big mess.How I did it
I played with different ways of figuring out which directories are HWSKUs, like looking for
port_config.ini
and/orhwsku.json
but that ended up excluding platforms likeArista-7800R3A-36D2-C36/0
since it has an additional level of directories.In the end I chose to extend the existing rejection list.
How to verify it
The following directories are removed from being treated as HWSKUs:
Which release branch to backport (provide reason below if selected)
Tested branch (Please provide the tested image version)
Description for the changelog
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