backport: merge bitcoin#22278, #24103, #24235, #24177, #24299, #24917, #22564, #25349, #25571, #17487, #26999, #27011 (blockstorage backports: part 2)

backport: merge bitcoin#22278, #24103, #24235, #24177, #24299, #24917, #22564, #25349, #25571, #17487, #26999, #27011 (blockstorage backports: part 2) #421