Testing and CI changes:

  - reduce number of targets for cross_user_build
  - update avocado xlnx_versal test with new binaries
  - add explicit timeouts to a number of avocado TCG tests
  - reduce default timeout to 120s
  - update lcitool to support cross-amd64
  - flatten a number of docker cross containers
  - clean up stale qemu/debian10 dependencies
  - remove obsolete Fedora VM test
  - add configure workaround for meson --disable-pie bug
  - disable --static-pie for aarch64 gitlab runner
  - update aarch32/aarch64 jobs to 22.04
  - deprecate 32 bit big-endian MIPS as a host
  - remove FROM qemu/ support from docker.py
  - remove Debian base images now everything is flat

Testing and CI changes:

  - reduce number of targets for cross_user_build
  - update avocado xlnx_versal test with new binaries
  - add explicit timeouts to a number of avocado TCG tests
  - reduce default timeout to 120s
  - update lcitool to support cross-amd64
  - flatten a number of docker cross containers
  - clean up stale qemu/debian10 dependencies
  - remove obsolete Fedora VM test
  - add configure workaround for meson --disable-pie bug
  - disable --static-pie for aarch64 gitlab runner
  - update aarch32/aarch64 jobs to 22.04
  - deprecate 32 bit big-endian MIPS as a host
  - remove FROM qemu/ support from docker.py
  - remove Debian base images now everything is flat

Testing and doc updates:

  - move default timeout to QemuBaseTests
  - optimise migration tests to run faster
  - removed duplicate migration test
  - add some clarifying language to block options in manual

Testing and doc updates:

  - default timeout for all QemuBaseTests is 120s
  - optimise migration tests to run faster
  - removed duplicate migration test
  - add some clarifying language to block options in manual

Testing and doc updates:

  - default timeout for all QemuBaseTests is 120s
  - optimise migration tests to run faster
  - removed duplicate migration test
  - add some clarifying language to block options in manual

A few small fixes:

  - properly un-parent OBJECT(cpu) when closing -user thread
  - add missing timeout to aspeed tests
  - reduce raciness of login: prompt handling for aspeed tests

Testing, semihosting and doc fixes:

  - update to latest libvirt-ci
  - echo testlog.txt on failed cirrus runs
  - drop containers-layer2 stage
  - update handling of symlinks on windows builds
  - return 0 for failure of semihosting console write
  - don't copy unused buffer after semihost operation
  - check for errors in semihosting args
  - fix buffer handling for semihosting TMPNAM
  - add qapi exit-failure PanicAction
  - add lowcore unaligned access test to s390x
  - fix documentation of OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE
  - expand documentation on booting code

Various testing fixes:

  - fix compiler abi for test-armv6m-undef
  - fix isns suffixes for i386 tcg tests
  - fix gitlab cfi jobs
  - fix makefile docker invocation
  - don't enable xtensa-linux-user builds with system compiler
  - fix CIRRUS_nn var checking
  - don't spam the aarch64/32 runners with too many jobs at once

Various testing updates

  - fix some gitlab container dependencies
  - report meson test results via JUnit
  - fix meson display of enabled cross compilers
  - convert more cross build containers to lcitool and Debian 11
  - re-factor cross compiler detection
  - use test cross-compilers for building ROMs
  - disable CI runs by default (see docs)
  - fix some broken links in development documentation

Various testing updates

  - fix some gitlab container dependencies
  - report meson test results via JUnit
  - fix meson display of enabled cross compilers
  - convert more cross build containers to lcitool and Debian 11
  - re-factor cross compiler detection
  - use test cross-compilers for building ROMs
  - disable CI runs by default (see docs)
  - fix some broken links in development documentation

Various testing updates

  - fix some gitlab container dependencies
  - report meson test results via JUnit
  - fix meson display of enabled cross compilers
  - convert more cross build containers to lcitool and Debian 11
  - re-factor cross compiler detection
  - use test cross-compilers for building ROMs
  - disable CI runs by default (see docs)
  - fix some broken links in development documentation

Testing, docs and gdbstub updates:

  - make -M virt test exercise -cpu max
  - document how binfmt_misc docker works
  - clean-up the devel TOC generation
  - clean-up check-tcg cross-compile behaviour
  - fix byte swap error in xmm gdbstub access
  - add float_convd test with reference files
  - more reference files for float_convs
  - more cleanly handle gdb crashing during check-tcg

Various fixes for 7.0

  - make clean also cleans tcg tests
  - fix rounding error in i386 fildl[l]
  - more clean-ups to gitdm/mailmap metadata
  - apply some organisation to docs/devel
  - clean-up semihosting argv handling
  - add custom runner for aarch32
  - remove old qemu_logo.pdf
  - document QEMU_PLUGIN env var

Testing and semihosting updates:

  - restore TESTS/IMAGES filtering to docker tests
  - add NOUSER to alpine image
  - bump lcitool version
  - move arm64/s390x cross build images to lcitool
  - add aarch32 runner CI scripts
  - expand testing to more vectors
  - update s390x jobs to focal for gitlab/travis
  - disable threadcount for all sh4
  - fix semihosting SYS_HEAPINFO and test

Testing and plugin updates:

  - include vhost tests in qtest
  - clean-up gcov ephemera in clean/.gitignore
  - lcitool and docker updates
  - mention .editorconfig in devel notes
  - switch Centos8 to Centos Stream 8
  - remove TCG tracing support
  - add coverage plugin using drcov format
  - expand abilities of libinsn.so plugin
  - use correct logging for i386 int cases
  - move reset of plugin data to start of block
  - deprecate ppc6432abi
  - fix TARGET_ABI_FMT_ptr for softmmu builds

Testing and plugin updates:

  - include vhost tests in qtest
  - clean-up gcov ephemera in clean/.gitignore
  - lcitool and docker updates
  - mention .editorconfig in devel notes
  - switch Centos8 to Centos Stream 8
  - remove TCG tracing support
  - add coverage plugin using drcov format
  - expand abilities of libinsn.so plugin
  - use correct logging for i386 int cases
  - move reset of plugin data to start of block
  - deprecate ppc6432abi
  - fix TARGET_ABI_FMT_ptr for softmmu builds

Testing and plugin updates:

  - include vhost tests in qtest
  - clean-up gcov ephemera in clean/.gitignore
  - lcitool and docker updates
  - mention .editorconfig in devel notes
  - switch Centos8 to Centos Stream 8
  - remove TCG tracing support
  - add coverage plugin using drcov format
  - expand abilities of libinsn.so plugin
  - use correct logging for i386 int cases
  - move reset of plugin data to start of block
  - deprecate ppc6432abi

Various testing and other misc updates:

  - fix compiler warnings with ui and sdl
  - update QXL/spice dependancy
  - skip I/O tests on Alpine
  - update fedora image to latest version
  - integrate lcitool and regenerate docker images
  - favour CONFIG_LINUX_USER over CONFIG_LINUX
  - add libfuse3 dependencies to docker images
  - add dtb-kaslr-seed control knob to virt machine
  - fix build breakage from HMP update
  - update docs for C standard and suffix usage
  - add more logging for debugging user hole finding
  - expand reserve for brk() for static 64 bit programs
  - fix bug with linux-user hole calculation
  - avoid affecting flags when printing results in float tests
  - add float reference files for ppc64
  - update FreeBSD to 12.3
  - add bison dependancy to tricore images

Various testing and other misc updates:

  - fix compiler warnings with ui and sdl
  - update QXL/spice dependancy
  - skip I/O tests on Alpine
  - update fedora image to latest version
  - integrate lcitool and regenerate docker images
  - favour CONFIG_LINUX_USER over CONFIG_LINUX
  - add libfuse3 dependencies to docker images
  - add dtb-kaslr-seed control knob to virt machine
  - fix build breakage from HMP update
  - update docs for C standard and suffix usage
  - add more logging for debugging user hole finding
  - fix bug with linux-user hold calculation
  - avoid affecting flags when printing results in float tests
  - add float reference files for ppc64
  - update FreeBSD to 12.3
  - add bison dependancy to tricore images
  - remove deprecated ppc64abi32 target

TCG, plugin and build fixes:

  - introduce CF_NOIRQ to avoid watchpoint race
  - fix avocado plugin test
  - fix linker issue with weird paths
  - band-aid for gdbstub race
  - updates for MAINTAINERS
  - fix some compiler warning in example plugin