merge r1.11 to main
# What does this PR do ?

This PR is to merge `r1.11.0` branch to the `main` branch. There were merge conflicts according to several updates in all domains. I fixed all conflicts. For some conflicts, I chose the `main` changes, while for other conflicts, I made a decision after reading detailed changes in both `r1.11.0` and `main`. 

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