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Testing updates for 10.0

  - update the tuxrun images to the latest baseline
  - add the m68k tuxrun test
  - ensure qtest checks the result of clock_step operations
  - introduce new ztsd helper to functional tests
  - ensure aarch64_virt test exits early when no TCG
  - add new test to exercise virtio-vulkan
  - bump libvirt-ci to latest version
  - move riscv64 cross container from sid to trixie
  - remove workaround from mips containers now upstream updated
  - fix VM tests to use correct path for local QEMU binary
  - add ability to get a root debug shell on VM images
  - add keymap dependency to vnc tests
  - remove retiring maintainers from avocado and dockerfiles

Testing updates for 10.0

  - update the tuxrun images to the latest baseline
  - add the m68k tuxrun test
  - ensure qtest checks the result of clock_step operations
  - introduce new ztsd helper to functional tests
  - ensure aarch64_virt test exits early when no TCG
  - add new test to exercise virtio-vulkan
  - bump libvirt-ci to latest version
  - move riscv64 cross container from sid to trixie
  - remove workaround from mips containers now upstream updated
  - fix VM tests to use correct path for local QEMU binary
  - add ability to get a root debug shell on VM images
  - add keymap dependency to vnc tests
  - remove retiring maintainers from avocado and dockerfiles

testing, docs and plugin updates for rc2

  - cleanup leftover avocado bits from functional test
  - ensure we keep functional logs for tests
  - improve test console handling to detect prompts
  - remove hacking timer.sleep() usage in functional tests
  - convert Aarch64 tuxrun tests to functional test
  - update Aarch64 tuxrun images to avoid corrupt blk I/O ops
  - auto-generate the TCG plugin API symbols to avoid missing them
  - fix rust pl011 model handling of DeviceID regs
  - update docs to refer to "commonly known identity"
  - convert aspeed tests to functional framework and remove hacky sleeps

Misc fixes for 9.2

  - fix remaining gdbstub test cases to exit cleanly
  - update MAINTAINERS with qemu-rust mailing list details
  - re-factor virtio-gpu and fix coverity warnings

final plugin updates for 9.2

  - fix a warning in cflow plugin
  - replace Makefile with meson.build

virtio-gpu: add venus/vulkan capability

We are currently lacking a declared maintainer for the sub-system so
while we look for one I'm merging after testing locally.

  - convert some fprintfs to proper trace events
  - move timers used by GL devices into GL structures
  - handle virtio_gpu_virgl_init() failure better
  - implement unrealize for GL devices
  - use virgl version numbering to gate features
  - support context-init feature
  - don't require udmabuf for virgl only
  - add virgl resource tracker
  - allow command submission to be suspended
  - handle resource blob commands
  - dynamically handle capabilit sets
  - add venus context support for passing vulkan

testing, gdbstub and plugin updates

  - update MAINTAINERS with pointers to foo/next
  - add NOFETCH to help test custom docker builds
  - update microblaze toolchain with atomic fixes
  - update tsan build and documentation
  - don't restrict build-environment by arch unless needed
  - add cross-modifying code test
  - add tracepoints for cpu_step_atomic fallbacks
  - fix defaults for loongarch cross build
  - make check-[dco|patch] a little more verbose
  - fix gdbstub bug preventing aarch64_be-linux-user starting
  - add basic test for aarch64_be
  - clean up some gdbstub test scripts
  - fix qemu_plugin_reset

TCG plugin memory instrumentation updates

  - deprecate plugins on 32 bit hosts
  - deprecate plugins with TCI
  - extend memory API to save value
  - add check-tcg tests to exercise new memory API
  - fix timer deadlock with non-changing timer
  - add basic block vector plugin to contrib
  - add cflow plugin to contrib
  - extend syscall plugin to dump write memory
  - validate ips plugin arguments meet minimum slice value

TCG plugin memory instrumentation updates

  - deprecate plugins on 32 bit hosts
  - deprecate plugins with TCI
  - extend memory API to save value
  - add check-tcg tests to exercise new memory API
  - fix timer deadlock with non-changing timer
  - add basic block vector plugin to contrib
  - add cflow plugin to contrib
  - extend syscall plugin to dump write memory
  - validate ips plugin arguments meet minimum slice value

TCG plugin memory instrumentation updates

  - deprecate plugins on 32 bit hosts
  - deprecate plugins with TCI
  - extend memory API to save value
  - add check-tcg tests to exercise new memory API
  - fix timer deadlock with non-changing timer
  - add basic block vector plugin to contrib
  - add cflow plugin to contrib
  - extend syscall plugin to dump write memory
  - validate ips plugin arguments meet minimum slice value

testing and gdbstub updates:

  - remove docker-armel-cross
  - update i686 and mipsel images to bookworm
  - use docker-all-test-cross for mips64le tests
  - fix duplicated line in docs
  - update gitlab-runner ansible script
  - support MTE in gdbstub for system mode

Some fixes for 9.1-rc3 (build, replay, docs, plugins)

  - re-enable gdbsim-r5f562n8 test
  - ensure updates to python deps re-trigger configure
  - tweak configure detection of GDB MTE support
  - make checkpatch emit more warnings on updating headers
  - allow i386 access_ptr to force slow path for plugins
  - fixe some replay regressions
  - update the replay-dump tool
  - better handle muxed chardev during replay
  - clean up TCG plugins docs to mention scoreboards
  - fix plugin scoreboard race condition

Some fixes for 9.1-rc3 (build, replay, docs, plugins)

  - re-enable gdbsim-r5f562n8 test
  - ensure updates to python deps re-trigger configure
  - tweak configure detection of GDB MTE support
  - make checkpatch emit more warnings on updating headers
  - allow i386 access_ptr to force slow path for plugins
  - fixe some replay regressions
  - update the replay-dump tool
  - better handle muxed chardev during replay
  - clean up TCG plugins docs to mention scoreboards
  - fix plugin scoreboard race condition

Minor bug fixes and documentation cleanups:

  - display packages in CI builds to catch changes
  - stop compiler complaining about exec stacks in test cases
  - stop loongarch compiler complaining about rwx in test cases
  - improve docs on running TCG tests
  - remove old unneeded avocado test for memory callback testing
  - move test plugins into tcg testing dir
  - clean-up and move plugin documentation to emulation section
  - remove dead code from cache modelling plugin
  - add compatibility workaround for lockstep plugin
  - make some noise when building contrib plugins

Maintainer updates for testing, gdbstub, semihosting, plugins

  - bump python in *BSD images via libvirt-ci
  - remove old unused Leon3 Avocado test
  - re-factor gdb command extension
  - add stoptrigger plugin to contrib
  - ensure plugin mem callbacks properly sized
  - reduce check-tcg noise of inline plugin test
  - fix register dumping in execlog plugin
  - restrict semihosting to TCG builds
  - fix regex in MTE test

Maintainer updates for testing, gdbstub, semihosting, plugins

  - bump python in *BSD images via libvirt-ci
  - remove old unused Leon3 Avocado test
  - re-factor gdb command extension
  - add stoptrigger plugin to contrib
  - ensure plugin mem callbacks properly sized
  - reduce check-tcg noise of inline plugin test
  - fix register dumping in execlog plugin
  - restrict semihosting to TCG builds
  - fix regex in MTE test

Updates for testing, plugins, gdbstub

  - restore some 32 bit host builds and testing
  - move some physmem tracepoint definitions
  - use --userns keep-id for podman builds
  - cleanup check-tcg compiler flag checking for Arm
  - fix some casting in fcvt test
  - tweak check-tcg inline asm for clang
  - suppress some invalid clang warnings
  - disable KVM for the TCI builds
  - improve the insn tracking plugin
  - cleanups to the lockstep plugin
  - free plugin data on cpu finalise
  - assert cpu->index assigned
  - move qemu_plugin_vcpu_init__async into plugin code
  - add support for dynamic gdb command tables
  - allow targets to extend gdb capabilities
  - enable user-mode MTE support

maintainer updates (plugins, gdbstub):

  - add missing include guard comment to gdbstub.h
  - move gdbstub enums into separate header
  - move qtest_[get|set]_virtual_clock functions
  - allow plugins to manipulate the virtual clock
  - introduce an Instructions Per Second plugin
  - fix inject_mem_cb rw mask tests
  - allow qemu_plugin_vcpu_mem_cb to shortcut when no memory cbs

testing cleanups (ci, vm, lcitool, ansible):

  - clean up left over Centos 8 references
  - use -fno-sanitize=function to avoid non-useful errors
  - bump lcitool and update images (alpine, fedora)
  - make sure we have mingw-w64-tools for windows builds
  - drive ansible scripts with lcitool package lists

plugin and testing updates

 - don't duplicate options for microbit test
 - don't spam the linux source tree when importing headers
 - add STORE_U64 inline op to TCG plugins
 - add conditional callback op to TCG plugins