Cherrypick commits to release 1.16 for new RC #8054

Job	Run time
test	17m 55s
test	17m 55s
build	4m 28s
build	4m 28s
lint	18m 48s
lint	18m 48s
integration-configs-db	1m 56s
integration-configs-db	1m 56s
integration (requires_docker)	5m 8s
integration (requires_docker)	5m 8s
integration (integration_alertmanager)	3m 45s
integration (integration_alertmanager)	3m 45s
integration (integration_backward_compatibility)	9m 1s
integration (integration_backward_compatibility)	8m 53s
integration (integration_memberlist)	7m 6s
integration (integration_memberlist)	7m 6s
integration (integration_querier)	12m 31s
integration (integration_querier)	12m 31s
integration (integration_ruler)	3m 41s
integration (integration_ruler)	3m 41s
integration (integration_query_fuzz)	1m 50s
integration (integration_query_fuzz)	1m 43s
deploy_website	0s
deploy_website	0s
deploy	0s
deploy	0s
	2h 52m 3s

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