[25.2] Final backports and changes for 25.2rc1 #29464

1. 
   achow101 commented at 11:56 pm on February 21, 2024: member

   Backport:

   • #29176
   • #27927

   #29176 does not cleanly backport, and it also requires 27927 to work. Both are still fairly simple backports.

   Also does the rest of the version bump tasks for 25.2rc1.

2. util: Allow std::byte and char Span serialization

   Github-Pull: bitcoin/bitcoin#27927
   Rebased-From: fa257bc8312b91c2d281f48ca2500d9cba353cc5

   b40d10787b
3. Use only Span{} constructor for byte-like types where possible

   This removes bloat that is not needed.
   
   Github-Pull: bitcoin/bitcoin#27927
   Rebased-From: fa38d862358b87219b12bf31236c52f28d9fc5d6

   6acfc4324c
4. wallet: Fix use-after-free in WalletBatch::EraseRecords

   Github-Pull: bitcoin/bitcoin#29176
   Rebased-From: faebf1df2afe207f5d2d4f73f50ac66824fe34bb

   cf0f43ee42
5. build: Bump to 25.2rc1 65c6171784
6. doc: update manpages for 25.2rc1 a27662b16a
7. doc: Update release notes for 25.2rc1 9f13dc1ed3
8. achow101 added the label Backport on Feb 21, 2024
9. achow101 added this to the milestone 25.2 on Feb 21, 2024
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13. 
    maflcko commented at 7:39 am on February 22, 2024: member

    lgtm
14. fanquake approved
15. 
    fanquake commented at 11:52 am on February 26, 2024: member

    ACK 9f13dc1ed3020d55ba79b1a62ca0db6b510357ab
16. fanquake merged this on Feb 26, 2024
17. fanquake closed this on Feb 26, 2024

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