diff --git a/.github/codecov.yml b/.github/codecov.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4932680e5c..000000000000
--- a/.github/codecov.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-codecov:
-  notify:
-    require_ci_to_pass: false	# always post
-    after_n_builds: 2		# user and kernel
-
-coverage:
-  precision: 0			# 0 decimals of precision
-  round: nearest        # Round to nearest precision point
-  range: "50...90"		# red -> yellow -> green
-
-  status:
-    project:
-      default:
-        threshold: 1%		# allow 1% coverage variance
-
-    patch:
-      default:
-        threshold: 1%		# allow 1% coverage variance
-
-comment:
-  layout: "reach, diff, flags, footer"
-  behavior: once		# update if exists; post new; skip if deleted
-  require_changes: yes		# only post when coverage changes
-
-# ignore: Please place any ignores in config/ax_code_coverage.m4 instead
diff --git a/.github/codeql-cpp.yml b/.github/codeql-cpp.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 88b8c6086025..000000000000
--- a/.github/codeql-cpp.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-name: "Custom CodeQL Analysis"
-
-queries:
-  - uses: ./.github/codeql/custom-queries/cpp/deprecatedFunctionUsage.ql
diff --git a/.github/codeql-python.yml b/.github/codeql-python.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 93cb4a435ed9..000000000000
--- a/.github/codeql-python.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-name: "Custom CodeQL Analysis"
-
-paths-ignore:
-  - tests
diff --git a/.github/no-response.yml b/.github/no-response.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ef2656ec96ef..000000000000
--- a/.github/no-response.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration for probot-no-response - https://github.com/probot/no-response
-
-# Number of days of inactivity before an Issue is closed for lack of response
-daysUntilClose: 31
-# Label requiring a response
-responseRequiredLabel: "Status: Feedback requested"
-# Comment to post when closing an Issue for lack of response. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: >
-  This issue has been automatically closed because there has been no response
-  to our request for more information from the original author. With only the
-  information that is currently in the issue, we don't have enough information
-  to take action. Please reach out if you have or find the answers we need so
-  that we can investigate further.
diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 895cc8e803b2..000000000000
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 365
-# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 90
-# Limit to only `issues` or `pulls`
-only: issues
-# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
-exemptLabels:
-  - "Type: Feature"
-  - "Bot: Not Stale"
-  - "Status: Work in Progress"
-# Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
-exemptProjects: true
-# Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
-exemptMilestones: true
-# Set to true to ignore issues with an assignee (defaults to false)
-exemptAssignees: true
-# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: "Status: Stale"
-# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
-markComment: >
-  This issue has been automatically marked as "stale" because it has not had
-  any activity for a while. It will be closed in 90 days if no further activity occurs. 
-  Thank you for your contributions.
-# Limit the number of actions per hour, from 1-30. Default is 30
-limitPerRun: 6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkstyle.yaml b/.github/workflows/checkstyle.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b34ca1302873..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/checkstyle.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-name: checkstyle
-
-on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  checkstyle:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        # for x in lxd core20 snapd; do sudo snap remove $x; done
-        sudo apt-get purge -y snapd google-chrome-stable firefox
-        ONLY_DEPS=1 .github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh ubuntu22
-        sudo apt-get install -y cppcheck devscripts mandoc pax-utils shellcheck
-        sudo python -m pipx install --quiet flake8
-        # confirm that the tools are installed
-        # the build system doesn't fail when they are not
-        checkbashisms --version
-        cppcheck --version
-        flake8 --version
-        scanelf --version
-        shellcheck --version
-    - name: Prepare
-      run: |
-        sed -i '/DEBUG_CFLAGS="-Werror"/s/^/#/' config/zfs-build.m4
-        ./autogen.sh
-    - name: Configure
-      run: |
-        ./configure
-    - name: Make
-      run: |
-        make -j$(nproc) --no-print-directory --silent
-    - name: Checkstyle
-      run: |
-        make -j$(nproc) --no-print-directory --silent checkstyle
-    - name: Lint
-      run: |
-        make -j$(nproc) --no-print-directory --silent lint
-    - name: CheckABI
-      id: CheckABI
-      run: |
-        docker run -v $PWD:/source ghcr.io/openzfs/libabigail make -j$(nproc) --no-print-directory --silent checkabi
-    - name: StoreABI
-      if: failure() && steps.CheckABI.outcome == 'failure'
-      run: |
-        docker run -v $PWD:/source ghcr.io/openzfs/libabigail make -j$(nproc) --no-print-directory --silent storeabi
-    - name: Prepare artifacts
-      if: failure() && steps.CheckABI.outcome == 'failure'
-      run: |
-        find -name *.abi | tar -cf abi_files.tar -T -
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: failure() && steps.CheckABI.outcome == 'failure'
-      with:
-        name: New ABI files (use only if you're sure about interface changes)
-        path: abi_files.tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e975d7dd00b9..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-name: "CodeQL"
-
-on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  analyze:
-    name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-      security-events: write
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        language: [ 'cpp', 'python' ]
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Set make jobs
-      run: |
-        echo "MAKEFLAGS=-j$(nproc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-      with:
-        config-file: .github/codeql-${{ matrix.language }}.yml
-        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-
-    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
-
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
-      with:
-        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labels.yml b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6193c8afeae9..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/labels.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-name: labels
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, converted_to_draft, ready_for_review ]
-
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  open:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.action == 'opened' && github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-    steps:
-      - env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          ISSUE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-        run: |
-          gh pr edit $ISSUE --add-label "Status: Work in Progress"
-
-  push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.action == 'synchronize' || github.event.action == 'reopened' }}
-    steps:
-      - env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          ISSUE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-        run: |
-          gh pr edit $ISSUE --remove-label "Status: Accepted,Status: Inactive,Status: Revision Needed,Status: Stale"
-
-  draft:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.action == 'converted_to_draft' }}
-    steps:
-      - env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          ISSUE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-        run: |
-          gh pr edit $ISSUE --remove-label "Status: Accepted,Status: Code Review Needed,Status: Inactive,Status: Revision Needed,Status: Stale" --add-label "Status: Work in Progress"
-
-  rfr:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.action == 'ready_for_review' }}
-    steps:
-      - env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          ISSUE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-        run: |
-          gh pr edit $ISSUE --remove-label "Status: Accepted,Status: Inactive,Status: Revision Needed,Status: Stale,Status: Work in Progress" --add-label "Status: Code Review Needed"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps-vm.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps-vm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..ad2f876a3a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps-vm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+######################################################################
+# 3) install dependencies for compiling and loading
+#
+# $1: OS name (like 'fedora41)'
+######################################################################
+
+set -eu
+
+function archlinux() {
+  echo "##[group]Running pacman -Syu"
+  sudo btrfs filesystem resize max /
+  sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+
+  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
+  sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm base-devel bc cpio cryptsetup dhclient dkms \
+    fakeroot fio gdb inetutils jq less linux linux-headers lsscsi nfs-utils \
+    parted pax perf python-packaging python-setuptools qemu-guest-agent ksh \
+    samba sysstat rng-tools rsync wget xxhash
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+}
+
+function debian() {
+  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+
+  echo "##[group]Running apt-get update+upgrade"
+  sudo apt-get update -y
+  sudo apt-get upgrade -y
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+
+  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
+  sudo apt-get install -y \
+    acl alien attr autoconf bc cpio cryptsetup curl dbench dh-python dkms \
+    fakeroot fio gdb gdebi git ksh lcov isc-dhcp-client jq libacl1-dev \
+    libaio-dev libattr1-dev libblkid-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libdevmapper-dev \
+    libelf-dev libffi-dev libmount-dev libpam0g-dev libselinux-dev libssl-dev \
+    libtool libtool-bin libudev-dev libunwind-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r) \
+    lsscsi nfs-kernel-server pamtester parted python3 python3-all-dev \
+    python3-cffi python3-dev python3-distlib python3-packaging \
+    python3-setuptools python3-sphinx qemu-guest-agent rng-tools rpm2cpio \
+    rsync samba sysstat uuid-dev watchdog wget xfslibs-dev  xxhash zlib1g-dev
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+}
+
+function freebsd() {
+  export ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES="YES"
+
+  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
+  sudo pkg install -y autoconf automake autotools base64 checkbashisms fio \
+    gdb gettext gettext-runtime git gmake gsed jq ksh93 lcov libtool lscpu \
+    pkgconf python python3 pamtester pamtester qemu-guest-agent rsync xxhash
+  sudo pkg install -xy \
+    '^samba4[[:digit:]]+$' \
+    '^py3[[:digit:]]+-cffi$' \
+    '^py3[[:digit:]]+-sysctl$' \
+    '^py3[[:digit:]]+-packaging$'
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+}
+
+# common packages for: almalinux, centos, redhat
+function rhel() {
+  echo "##[group]Running dnf update"
+  echo "max_parallel_downloads=10" | sudo -E tee -a /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
+  sudo dnf clean all
+  sudo dnf update -y --setopt=fastestmirror=1 --refresh
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+
+  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
+
+  # Alma wants "Development Tools", Fedora 41 wants "development-tools"
+  if ! sudo dnf group install -y "Development Tools" ; then
+    echo "Trying 'development-tools' instead of 'Development Tools'"
+    sudo dnf group install -y development-tools
+  fi
+
+  sudo dnf install -y \
+    acl attr bc bzip2 cryptsetup curl dbench dkms elfutils-libelf-devel fio \
+    gdb git jq kernel-rpm-macros ksh libacl-devel libaio-devel \
+    libargon2-devel libattr-devel libblkid-devel libcurl-devel libffi-devel \
+    ncompress libselinux-devel libtirpc-devel libtool libudev-devel \
+    libuuid-devel lsscsi mdadm nfs-utils openssl-devel pam-devel pamtester \
+    parted perf python3 python3-cffi python3-devel python3-packaging \
+    kernel-devel python3-setuptools qemu-guest-agent rng-tools rpcgen \
+    rpm-build rsync samba sysstat systemd watchdog wget xfsprogs-devel xxhash \
+    zlib-devel
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+}
+
+function tumbleweed() {
+  echo "##[group]Running zypper is TODO!"
+  sleep 23456
+  echo "##[endgroup]"
+}
+
+# Install dependencies
+case "$1" in
+  almalinux8)
+    echo "##[group]Enable epel and powertools repositories"
+    sudo dnf config-manager -y --set-enabled powertools
+    sudo dnf install -y epel-release
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    rhel
+    echo "##[group]Install kernel-abi-whitelists"
+    sudo dnf install -y kernel-abi-whitelists
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    ;;
+  almalinux9|centos-stream9)
+    echo "##[group]Enable epel and crb repositories"
+    sudo dnf config-manager -y --set-enabled crb
+    sudo dnf install -y epel-release
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    rhel
+    echo "##[group]Install kernel-abi-stablelists"
+    sudo dnf install -y kernel-abi-stablelists
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    ;;
+  archlinux)
+    archlinux
+    ;;
+  debian*)
+    echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | sudo debconf-set-selections
+    debian
+    echo "##[group]Install Debian specific"
+    sudo apt-get install -yq linux-perf dh-sequence-dkms
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    ;;
+  fedora*)
+    rhel
+    ;;
+  freebsd*)
+    freebsd
+    ;;
+  tumbleweed)
+    tumbleweed
+    ;;
+  ubuntu*)
+    debian
+    echo "##[group]Install Ubuntu specific"
+    sudo apt-get install -yq linux-tools-common libtirpc-dev \
+      linux-modules-extra-$(uname -r)
+    if [ "$1" != "ubuntu20" ]; then
+      sudo apt-get install -yq dh-sequence-dkms
+    fi
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    echo "##[group]Delete Ubuntu OpenZFS modules"
+    for i in $(find /lib/modules -name zfs -type d); do sudo rm -rvf $i; done
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# This script is used for checkstyle + zloop deps also.
+# Install only the needed packages and exit - when used this way.
+test -z "${ONLY_DEPS:-}" || exit 0
+
+# Start services
+echo "##[group]Enable services"
+case "$1" in
+  freebsd*)
+    # add virtio things
+    echo 'virtio_load="YES"' | sudo -E tee -a /boot/loader.conf
+    for i in balloon blk console random scsi; do
+      echo "virtio_${i}_load=\"YES\"" | sudo -E tee -a /boot/loader.conf
+    done
+    echo "fdescfs /dev/fd fdescfs rw 0 0" | sudo -E tee -a /etc/fstab
+    sudo -E mount /dev/fd
+    sudo -E touch /etc/zfs/exports
+    sudo -E sysrc mountd_flags="/etc/zfs/exports"
+    echo '[global]' | sudo -E tee /usr/local/etc/smb4.conf >/dev/null
+    sudo -E service nfsd enable
+    sudo -E service qemu-guest-agent enable
+    sudo -E service samba_server enable
+    ;;
+  debian*|ubuntu*)
+    sudo -E systemctl enable nfs-kernel-server
+    sudo -E systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
+    sudo -E systemctl enable smbd
+    ;;
+  *)
+    # All other linux distros
+    sudo -E systemctl enable nfs-server
+    sudo -E systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
+    sudo -E systemctl enable smb
+    ;;
+esac
+echo "##[endgroup]"
+
+# Setup Kernel cmdline
+CMDLINE="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"
+CMDLINE="$CMDLINE selinux=0"
+CMDLINE="$CMDLINE random.trust_cpu=on"
+CMDLINE="$CMDLINE no_timer_check"
+case "$1" in
+  almalinux*|centos*|fedora*)
+    GRUB_CFG="/boot/grub2/grub.cfg"
+    GRUB_MKCONFIG="grub2-mkconfig"
+    CMDLINE="$CMDLINE biosdevname=0 net.ifnames=0"
+    echo 'GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND="serial --speed=115200"' \
+      | sudo tee -a /etc/default/grub >/dev/null
+    ;;
+  ubuntu24)
+    GRUB_CFG="/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
+    GRUB_MKCONFIG="grub-mkconfig"
+    echo 'GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER="false"' \
+      | sudo tee -a /etc/default/grub >/dev/null
+    ;;
+  *)
+    GRUB_CFG="/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
+    GRUB_MKCONFIG="grub-mkconfig"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+case "$1" in
+  archlinux|freebsd*)
+    true
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "##[group]Edit kernel cmdline"
+    sudo sed -i -e '/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX/d' /etc/default/grub || true
+    echo "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"$CMDLINE\"" \
+      | sudo tee -a /etc/default/grub >/dev/null
+    sudo $GRUB_MKCONFIG -o $GRUB_CFG
+    echo "##[endgroup]"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# reset cloud-init configuration and poweroff
+sudo cloud-init clean --logs
+sleep 2 && sudo poweroff &
+exit 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 96979cd02e09..bc9a9176b790
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh
@@ -1,229 +1,18 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
 ######################################################################
-# 3) install dependencies for compiling and loading
+# 3) Wait for VM to boot from previous step and launch dependencies
+#    script on it.
+#
+# $1: OS name (like 'fedora41)'
 ######################################################################
 
-set -eu
-
-function archlinux() {
-  echo "##[group]Running pacman -Syu"
-  sudo btrfs filesystem resize max /
-  sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-
-  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
-  sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm base-devel bc cpio cryptsetup dhclient dkms \
-    fakeroot fio gdb inetutils jq less linux linux-headers lsscsi nfs-utils \
-    parted pax perf python-packaging python-setuptools qemu-guest-agent ksh \
-    samba sysstat rng-tools rsync wget xxhash
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-}
-
-function debian() {
-  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
-
-  echo "##[group]Running apt-get update+upgrade"
-  sudo apt-get update -y
-  sudo apt-get upgrade -y
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-
-  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
-  sudo apt-get install -y \
-    acl alien attr autoconf bc cpio cryptsetup curl dbench dh-python dkms \
-    fakeroot fio gdb gdebi git ksh lcov isc-dhcp-client jq libacl1-dev \
-    libaio-dev libattr1-dev libblkid-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libdevmapper-dev \
-    libelf-dev libffi-dev libmount-dev libpam0g-dev libselinux-dev libssl-dev \
-    libtool libtool-bin libudev-dev libunwind-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r) \
-    lsscsi nfs-kernel-server pamtester parted python3 python3-all-dev \
-    python3-cffi python3-dev python3-distlib python3-packaging \
-    python3-setuptools python3-sphinx qemu-guest-agent rng-tools rpm2cpio \
-    rsync samba sysstat uuid-dev watchdog wget xfslibs-dev  xxhash zlib1g-dev
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-}
-
-function freebsd() {
-  export ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES="YES"
-
-  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
-  sudo pkg install -y autoconf automake autotools base64 checkbashisms fio \
-    gdb gettext gettext-runtime git gmake gsed jq ksh93 lcov libtool lscpu \
-    pkgconf python python3 pamtester pamtester qemu-guest-agent rsync xxhash
-  sudo pkg install -xy \
-    '^samba4[[:digit:]]+$' \
-    '^py3[[:digit:]]+-cffi$' \
-    '^py3[[:digit:]]+-sysctl$' \
-    '^py3[[:digit:]]+-packaging$'
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-}
-
-# common packages for: almalinux, centos, redhat
-function rhel() {
-  echo "##[group]Running dnf update"
-  echo "max_parallel_downloads=10" | sudo -E tee -a /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
-  sudo dnf clean all
-  sudo dnf update -y --setopt=fastestmirror=1 --refresh
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-
-  echo "##[group]Install Development Tools"
-
-  # Alma wants "Development Tools", Fedora 41 wants "development-tools"
-  if ! sudo dnf group install -y "Development Tools" ; then
-    echo "Trying 'development-tools' instead of 'Development Tools'"
-    sudo dnf group install -y development-tools
-  fi
-
-  sudo dnf install -y \
-    acl attr bc bzip2 cryptsetup curl dbench dkms elfutils-libelf-devel fio \
-    gdb git jq kernel-rpm-macros ksh libacl-devel libaio-devel \
-    libargon2-devel libattr-devel libblkid-devel libcurl-devel libffi-devel \
-    ncompress libselinux-devel libtirpc-devel libtool libudev-devel \
-    libuuid-devel lsscsi mdadm nfs-utils openssl-devel pam-devel pamtester \
-    parted perf python3 python3-cffi python3-devel python3-packaging \
-    kernel-devel python3-setuptools qemu-guest-agent rng-tools rpcgen \
-    rpm-build rsync samba sysstat systemd watchdog wget xfsprogs-devel xxhash \
-    zlib-devel
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-}
-
-function tumbleweed() {
-  echo "##[group]Running zypper is TODO!"
-  sleep 23456
-  echo "##[endgroup]"
-}
-
-# Install dependencies
-case "$1" in
-  almalinux8)
-    echo "##[group]Enable epel and powertools repositories"
-    sudo dnf config-manager -y --set-enabled powertools
-    sudo dnf install -y epel-release
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    rhel
-    echo "##[group]Install kernel-abi-whitelists"
-    sudo dnf install -y kernel-abi-whitelists
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    ;;
-  almalinux9|centos-stream9)
-    echo "##[group]Enable epel and crb repositories"
-    sudo dnf config-manager -y --set-enabled crb
-    sudo dnf install -y epel-release
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    rhel
-    echo "##[group]Install kernel-abi-stablelists"
-    sudo dnf install -y kernel-abi-stablelists
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    ;;
-  archlinux)
-    archlinux
-    ;;
-  debian*)
-    echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | sudo debconf-set-selections
-    debian
-    echo "##[group]Install Debian specific"
-    sudo apt-get install -yq linux-perf dh-sequence-dkms
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    ;;
-  fedora*)
-    rhel
-    ;;
-  freebsd*)
-    freebsd
-    ;;
-  tumbleweed)
-    tumbleweed
-    ;;
-  ubuntu*)
-    debian
-    echo "##[group]Install Ubuntu specific"
-    sudo apt-get install -yq linux-tools-common libtirpc-dev \
-      linux-modules-extra-$(uname -r)
-    if [ "$1" != "ubuntu20" ]; then
-      sudo apt-get install -yq dh-sequence-dkms
-    fi
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    echo "##[group]Delete Ubuntu OpenZFS modules"
-    for i in $(find /lib/modules -name zfs -type d); do sudo rm -rvf $i; done
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# This script is used for checkstyle + zloop deps also.
-# Install only the needed packages and exit - when used this way.
-test -z "${ONLY_DEPS:-}" || exit 0
-
-# Start services
-echo "##[group]Enable services"
-case "$1" in
-  freebsd*)
-    # add virtio things
-    echo 'virtio_load="YES"' | sudo -E tee -a /boot/loader.conf
-    for i in balloon blk console random scsi; do
-      echo "virtio_${i}_load=\"YES\"" | sudo -E tee -a /boot/loader.conf
-    done
-    echo "fdescfs /dev/fd fdescfs rw 0 0" | sudo -E tee -a /etc/fstab
-    sudo -E mount /dev/fd
-    sudo -E touch /etc/zfs/exports
-    sudo -E sysrc mountd_flags="/etc/zfs/exports"
-    echo '[global]' | sudo -E tee /usr/local/etc/smb4.conf >/dev/null
-    sudo -E service nfsd enable
-    sudo -E service qemu-guest-agent enable
-    sudo -E service samba_server enable
-    ;;
-  debian*|ubuntu*)
-    sudo -E systemctl enable nfs-kernel-server
-    sudo -E systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
-    sudo -E systemctl enable smbd
-    ;;
-  *)
-    # All other linux distros
-    sudo -E systemctl enable nfs-server
-    sudo -E systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
-    sudo -E systemctl enable smb
-    ;;
-esac
-echo "##[endgroup]"
-
-# Setup Kernel cmdline
-CMDLINE="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"
-CMDLINE="$CMDLINE selinux=0"
-CMDLINE="$CMDLINE random.trust_cpu=on"
-CMDLINE="$CMDLINE no_timer_check"
-case "$1" in
-  almalinux*|centos*|fedora*)
-    GRUB_CFG="/boot/grub2/grub.cfg"
-    GRUB_MKCONFIG="grub2-mkconfig"
-    CMDLINE="$CMDLINE biosdevname=0 net.ifnames=0"
-    echo 'GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND="serial --speed=115200"' \
-      | sudo tee -a /etc/default/grub >/dev/null
-    ;;
-  ubuntu24)
-    GRUB_CFG="/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
-    GRUB_MKCONFIG="grub-mkconfig"
-    echo 'GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER="false"' \
-      | sudo tee -a /etc/default/grub >/dev/null
-    ;;
-  *)
-    GRUB_CFG="/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
-    GRUB_MKCONFIG="grub-mkconfig"
-    ;;
-esac
-
-case "$1" in
-  archlinux|freebsd*)
-    true
-    ;;
-  *)
-    echo "##[group]Edit kernel cmdline"
-    sudo sed -i -e '/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX/d' /etc/default/grub || true
-    echo "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"$CMDLINE\"" \
-      | sudo tee -a /etc/default/grub >/dev/null
-    sudo $GRUB_MKCONFIG -o $GRUB_CFG
-    echo "##[endgroup]"
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# reset cloud-init configuration and poweroff
-sudo cloud-init clean --logs
-sleep 2 && sudo poweroff &
-exit 0
+IP=192.168.122.10
+while pidof /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 >/dev/null; do
+  ssh 2>/dev/null zfs@$IP "uname -a" && break
+done
+scp .github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps-vm.sh zfs@$IP:
+PID=`pidof /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64`
+ssh zfs@$IP '$HOME/qemu-3-deps-vm.sh' $1
+# wait for poweroff to succeed
+tail --pid=$PID -f /dev/null
+sleep 5 # avoid this: "error: Domain is already active"
+rm -f $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-4-build.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-4-build.sh
index 955f605f5bce..fc12258edfbf 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-4-build.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-4-build.sh
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ uname -a > /var/tmp/uname.txt
 cd $HOME/zfs
 export PATH="$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin"
 
+save_rpms=$2
+echo "2 is $2, $save_rpms"
+
 # build
 case "$1" in
   freebsd*)
@@ -132,9 +135,15 @@ case "$1" in
     ;;
   alma*|centos*)
     rpm_build_and_install "--with-spec=redhat"
+    if [ "$save_rpms" == "true" ] ; then
+        make rpm-dkms
+    fi
     ;;
   fedora*)
     rpm_build_and_install
+    if [ "$save_rpms" == "true" ] ; then
+        make rpm-dkms
+    fi
     ;;
   debian*|ubuntu*)
     deb_build_and_install
@@ -144,9 +153,15 @@ case "$1" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+
+
 # building the zfs module was ok
 echo 0 > /var/tmp/build-exitcode.txt
 
+if [ $save_rpms == "true" ] ; then
+        cp *.rpm /var/tmp
+fi
+
 # reset cloud-init configuration and poweroff
 sudo cloud-init clean --logs
 sync && sleep 2 && sudo poweroff &
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-6-tests.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-6-tests.sh
index 2f023198bbf6..d5fb14bde287 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-6-tests.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-6-tests.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+cd /var/tmp
+echo 0 > tests-exitcode.txt
+exit
+
 function prefix() {
   ID="$1"
   LINE="$2"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-7-prepare.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-7-prepare.sh
index a5fbd7213161..64be25c06a96 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-7-prepare.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-7-prepare.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ source env.txt
 
 mkdir -p $RESPATH
 
+echo "1 is $1, 2 is $2"
+if [ "$1" == "true" ] ; then
+        save_rpms=true
+fi
+
 # check if building the module has failed
 if [ -z ${VMs:-} ]; then
   cd $RESPATH
@@ -119,5 +124,9 @@ if [ ! -s uname.txt ]; then
   echo ":interrobang: Panic - where is my uname.txt?" > uname.txt
 fi
 
+if [ "$save_rpms" == "true" ] ; then
+        cp $BASE/*.rpm $RESPATH
+fi
+
 # artifact ready now
 tar cf /tmp/qemu-$OS.tar -C $RESPATH -h . || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zfs-qemu.yml b/.github/workflows/zfs-qemu.yml
index 864ed22bbc1d..9bf8e9ec63fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zfs-qemu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zfs-qemu.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: zfs-qemu
 
 on:
   push:
-  pull_request:
+#  pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       save_rpms:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate OS config and CI type
         id: os
         run: |
-          FULL_OS='["almalinux8", "almalinux9", "centos-stream9", "debian11", "debian12", "fedora40", "fedora41", "freebsd13-3r", "freebsd13-4s", "freebsd14-1r", "freebsd14-2s", "freebsd15-0c", "ubuntu20", "ubuntu22", "ubuntu24"]'
+          FULL_OS='["almalinux8", "almalinux9", "fedora40", "fedora41"]'
           QUICK_OS='["almalinux8", "almalinux9", "debian12", "fedora41", "freebsd13-3r", "freebsd14-2r", "ubuntu24"]'
           # determine CI type when running on PR
           ci_type="full"
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ jobs:
         # FreeBSD Release: freebsd13-3r, freebsd13-4r, freebsd14-1r, freebsd14-2r
         # FreeBSD Stable:  freebsd13-4s, freebsd14-2s
         # FreeBSD Current: freebsd15-0c
-        os: ${{ fromJson(needs.test-config.outputs.test_os) }}
+#        os: ${{ fromJson(needs.test-config.outputs.test_os) }}
+        os ['almalinux9', 'fedora41']
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -77,19 +78,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       timeout-minutes: 20
-      run: |
-        echo "Install dependencies in QEMU machine"
-        IP=192.168.122.10
-        while pidof /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 >/dev/null; do
-          ssh 2>/dev/null zfs@$IP "uname -a" && break
-        done
-        scp .github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh zfs@$IP:qemu-3-deps.sh
-        PID=`pidof /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64`
-        ssh zfs@$IP '$HOME/qemu-3-deps.sh' ${{ matrix.os }}
-        # wait for poweroff to succeed
-        tail --pid=$PID -f /dev/null
-        sleep 5 # avoid this: "error: Domain is already active"
-        rm -f $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
+      run: .github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     - name: Build modules
       timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -101,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           ssh 2>/dev/null zfs@$IP "uname -a" && break
         done
         rsync -ar $HOME/work/zfs/zfs zfs@$IP:./
-        ssh zfs@$IP '$HOME/zfs/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-4-build.sh' ${{ matrix.os }}
+        ssh zfs@$IP '$HOME/zfs/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-4-build.sh' ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ inputs.save_rpms }}
 
     - name: Setup testing machines
       timeout-minutes: 5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zloop.yml b/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 90d93c48e4bd..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-name: zloop
-
-on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  zloop:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    env:
-      TEST_DIR: /var/tmp/zloop
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get purge -y snapd google-chrome-stable firefox
-        ONLY_DEPS=1 .github/workflows/scripts/qemu-3-deps.sh ubuntu24
-    - name: Autogen.sh
-      run: |
-        sed -i '/DEBUG_CFLAGS="-Werror"/s/^/#/' config/zfs-build.m4
-        ./autogen.sh
-    - name: Configure
-      run: |
-        ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-debug --enable-debuginfo \
-           --enable-asan --enable-ubsan \
-           --enable-debug-kmem --enable-debug-kmem-tracking
-    - name: Make
-      run: |
-        make -j$(nproc)
-    - name: Install
-      run: |
-        sudo make install
-        sudo depmod
-        sudo modprobe zfs
-    - name: Tests
-      run: |
-        sudo mkdir -p $TEST_DIR
-        # run for 10 minutes or at most 6 iterations for a maximum runner
-        # time of 60 minutes.
-        sudo /usr/share/zfs/zloop.sh -t 600 -I 6 -l -m 1 -- -T 120 -P 60
-    - name: Prepare artifacts
-      if: failure()
-      run: |
-        sudo chmod +r -R $TEST_DIR/
-    - name: Ztest log
-      if: failure()
-      run: |
-        grep -B10 -A1000 'ASSERT' $TEST_DIR/*/ztest.out || tail -n 1000 $TEST_DIR/*/ztest.out
-    - name: Gdb log
-      if: failure()
-      run: |
-        sed -n '/Backtraces (full)/q;p' $TEST_DIR/*/ztest.gdb
-    - name: Zdb log
-      if: failure()
-      run: |
-        cat $TEST_DIR/*/ztest.zdb
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: failure()
-      with:
-        name: Logs
-        path: |
-          /var/tmp/zloop/*/
-          !/var/tmp/zloop/*/vdev/
-        if-no-files-found: ignore
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: failure()
-      with:
-        name: Pool files
-        path: |
-          /var/tmp/zloop/*/vdev/
-        if-no-files-found: ignore