Merge branches 'fixes.2021.10.07a', 'scftorture.2021.09.16a', 'tasks.2021.09.15a', 'torture.2021.09.13b' and 'torturescript.2021.09.16a' into HEAD

fixes.2021.10.07a: Miscellaneous fixes.
scftorture.2021.09.16a: smp_call_function torture-test updates.
tasks.2021.09.15a: Tasks-trace RCU updates.
torture.2021.09.13b: Other torture-test updates.
torturescript.2021.09.16a: Torture-test scripting updates.