Tests update 11.1: Pre Merge

The recent tests changes:

More Merge tests, more edge case coverage contribution

Announcement

The test process diagram: http://tinyurl.com/2ctak8yn
Reminder of a brand new web interface for test debugging: http://retesteth.ethdevops.io/web/
Tests stats on latest builds: http://retesteth.ethdevops.io/
(implement test RPC support or t8ntool protocol to apply for the page. https://ethereum-tests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/t8ntool-ref.html)
Previous release link: https://github.com/ethereum/tests/releases/tag/v11

Test format

Tests Fillers

GeneralStateTests/BlockchainTests Filled

Test Regeneration

Update all:

• Documentation
  PR #1054
  PR #1064 (bigint)
  PR #1065 (custom eip test implementation)
  PR #1070
  PR #1071
  PR #1072 (tutorial for t8ntool)
  PR #1074 (custom compilers in retesteth)
  #1076 (vmtrace and poststate export)

• Cosmetic changes
  PR #1075

• Update legacy tests link
  PR #1059

• Timestamp/tips on Merge checks
  PR #1060
  PR #1061

• Merge transition difficulty check
  PR #1066

• EIP 2929 check the account is hot
  PR #1068

• ECRecover on empty message test
  PR #1069

• Modexp test vector
  Input to the modExp precompile that overflowed the gas calculation on Nethermind
  PR #1057

• More edge cases just to be sure:
  PR #1056 (Transaction with max nonce being rejected)
  PR #1051 (Touch contract deleted from the state)
  PR #1055 (Precompile 09 existance check)
  PR #1062 (Sender balance check with EIP1559 rules)
  PR #1063 (Double selfdestruct touches different beneficiaries)

Upcoming changes:

Implement malicious rlp tests in StateTest or BlockchainTest format (need more debugging with t8n)
Besu retesteth RPC support (web vmtracing support)
Random state test script