diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 2febd2d12f..4e0eb2fe02 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -247,6 +247,14 @@ deprecated; use the new name ``dtb-randomness`` instead. The new name
 better reflects the way this property affects all random data within
 the device tree blob, not just the ``kaslr-seed`` node.
 
+``pc-i440fx-2.0`` up to ``pc-i440fx-2.3`` (since 8.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+These old machine types are quite neglected nowadays and thus might have
+various pitfalls with regards to live migration. Use a newer machine type
+instead.
+
+
 Backend options
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 334d9a0299..26e161beb9 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ static void pc_i440fx_2_3_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     pc_i440fx_2_4_machine_options(m);
     m->hw_version = "2.3.0";
+    m->deprecation_reason = "old and unattended - use a newer version instead";
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_3, hw_compat_2_3_len);
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_3, pc_compat_2_3_len);
 }
diff --git a/system/qtest.c b/system/qtest.c
index 35b643a274..7964f0b248 100644
--- a/system/qtest.c
+++ b/system/qtest.c
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ void qtest_server_init(const char *qtest_chrdev, const char *qtest_log, Error **
 {
     ERRP_GUARD();
     Chardev *chr;
-    Object *qtest;
+    Object *qobj;
 
     chr = qemu_chr_new("qtest", qtest_chrdev, NULL);
     if (chr == NULL) {
@@ -875,18 +875,18 @@ void qtest_server_init(const char *qtest_chrdev, const char *qtest_log, Error **
         return;
     }
 
-    qtest = object_new(TYPE_QTEST);
-    object_property_set_str(qtest, "chardev", chr->label, &error_abort);
+    qobj = object_new(TYPE_QTEST);
+    object_property_set_str(qobj, "chardev", chr->label, &error_abort);
     if (qtest_log) {
-        object_property_set_str(qtest, "log", qtest_log, &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_str(qobj, "log", qtest_log, &error_abort);
     }
-    object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "qtest", qtest);
-    user_creatable_complete(USER_CREATABLE(qtest), errp);
+    object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "qtest", qobj);
+    user_creatable_complete(USER_CREATABLE(qobj), errp);
     if (*errp) {
-        object_unparent(qtest);
+        object_unparent(qobj);
     }
     object_unref(OBJECT(chr));
-    object_unref(qtest);
+    object_unref(qobj);
 }
 
 static bool qtest_server_start(QTest *q, Error **errp)
diff --git a/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c b/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c
index f2a8d91929..0945383789 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ static int exec_xorrisofs(const char **args)
     return exit_status;
 }
 
-static int prepare_image(const char *arch, char *isoimage)
+static int prepare_image(const char *arch, char *isoimagepath)
 {
     char srcdir[] = "cdrom-test-dir-XXXXXX";
     char *codefile = NULL;
     int ifh, ret = -1;
     const char *args[] = {
         "xorrisofs", "-quiet", "-l", "-no-emul-boot",
-        "-b", NULL, "-o", isoimage, srcdir, NULL
+        "-b", NULL, "-o", isoimagepath, srcdir, NULL
     };
 
-    ifh = mkstemp(isoimage);
+    ifh = mkstemp(isoimagepath);
     if (ifh < 0) {
         perror("Error creating temporary iso image file");
         return -1;
diff --git a/tests/qtest/ipmi-bt-test.c b/tests/qtest/ipmi-bt-test.c
index ed431e34e6..383239bcd4 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/ipmi-bt-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/ipmi-bt-test.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 
     global_qtest = qtest_initf(
-        " -chardev socket,id=ipmi0,host=localhost,port=%d,reconnect=10"
+        " -chardev socket,id=ipmi0,host=127.0.0.1,port=%d,reconnect=10"
         " -device ipmi-bmc-extern,chardev=ipmi0,id=bmc0"
         " -device isa-ipmi-bt,bmc=bmc0", emu_port);
     qtest_irq_intercept_in(global_qtest, "ioapic");
diff --git a/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_adc-test.c b/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_adc-test.c
index 8048044d28..e751a72e36 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_adc-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_adc-test.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ typedef struct ADC {
     uint64_t base_addr;
 } ADC;
 
-ADC adc = {
+ADC adc_defs = {
     .irq        = 0,
     .base_addr  = 0xf000c000
 };
@@ -367,12 +367,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 
-    add_test(init, &adc);
-    add_test(convert_internal, &adc);
-    add_test(convert_external, &adc);
-    add_test(interrupt, &adc);
-    add_test(reset, &adc);
-    add_test(calibrate, &adc);
+    add_test(init, &adc_defs);
+    add_test(convert_internal, &adc_defs);
+    add_test(convert_external, &adc_defs);
+    add_test(interrupt, &adc_defs);
+    add_test(reset, &adc_defs);
+    add_test(calibrate, &adc_defs);
 
     return g_test_run();
 }
diff --git a/tests/qtest/rtl8139-test.c b/tests/qtest/rtl8139-test.c
index 4dc0a0d22e..eedf90f65a 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/rtl8139-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/rtl8139-test.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static void nop(void)
 #define CLK 33333333
 
 static QPCIBus *pcibus;
-static QPCIDevice *dev;
+static QPCIDevice *pcidev;
 static QPCIBar dev_bar;
 
 static void save_fn(QPCIDevice *dev, int devfn, void *data)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static QPCIDevice *get_device(void)
 #define PORT(name, len, val) \
 static unsigned __attribute__((unused)) in_##name(void) \
 { \
-    unsigned res = qpci_io_read##len(dev, dev_bar, (val));     \
+    unsigned res = qpci_io_read##len(pcidev, dev_bar, (val));     \
     if (verbosity_level >= 2) { \
         g_test_message("*%s -> %x", #name, res); \
     } \
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void out_##name(unsigned v) \
     if (verbosity_level >= 2) { \
         g_test_message("%x -> *%s", v, #name); \
     } \
-    qpci_io_write##len(dev, dev_bar, (val), v);        \
+    qpci_io_write##len(pcidev, dev_bar, (val), v);        \
 }
 
 PORT(Timer, l, 0x48)
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ static void test_init(void)
 {
     uint64_t barsize;
 
-    dev = get_device();
+    pcidev = get_device();
 
-    dev_bar = qpci_iomap(dev, 0, &barsize);
+    dev_bar = qpci_iomap(pcidev, 0, &barsize);
 
-    qpci_device_enable(dev);
+    qpci_device_enable(pcidev);
 
     test_timer();
 }
diff --git a/tests/qtest/virtio-scsi-test.c b/tests/qtest/virtio-scsi-test.c
index ceaa7f2415..db10d572d0 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/virtio-scsi-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/virtio-scsi-test.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static QVirtioSCSIQueues *qvirtio_scsi_init(QVirtioDevice *dev)
     return vs;
 }
 
-static void hotplug(void *obj, void *data, QGuestAllocator *alloc)
+static void hotplug(void *obj, void *data, QGuestAllocator *t_alloc)
 {
     QTestState *qts = global_qtest;
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-aio.c b/tests/unit/test-aio.c
index 71ed31a4db..337b6e4ea7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-aio.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-aio.c
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ static void *test_acquire_thread(void *opaque)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static void set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx, EventNotifier *notifier,
+static void set_event_notifier(AioContext *nctx, EventNotifier *notifier,
                                EventNotifierHandler *handler)
 {
-    aio_set_event_notifier(ctx, notifier, handler, NULL, NULL);
+    aio_set_event_notifier(nctx, notifier, handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void dummy_notifier_read(EventNotifier *n)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-coroutine.c b/tests/unit/test-coroutine.c
index a2563647e7..49d4d9b251 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-coroutine.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-coroutine.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void test_no_dangling_access(void)
 }
 
 static bool locked;
-static int done;
+static int done_count;
 
 static void coroutine_fn mutex_fn(void *opaque)
 {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn mutex_fn(void *opaque)
     qemu_coroutine_yield();
     locked = false;
     qemu_co_mutex_unlock(m);
-    done++;
+    done_count++;
 }
 
 static void coroutine_fn lockable_fn(void *opaque)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn lockable_fn(void *opaque)
     qemu_coroutine_yield();
     locked = false;
     qemu_lockable_unlock(x);
-    done++;
+    done_count++;
 }
 
 static void do_test_co_mutex(CoroutineEntry *entry, void *opaque)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static void do_test_co_mutex(CoroutineEntry *entry, void *opaque)
     Coroutine *c1 = qemu_coroutine_create(entry, opaque);
     Coroutine *c2 = qemu_coroutine_create(entry, opaque);
 
-    done = 0;
+    done_count = 0;
     qemu_coroutine_enter(c1);
     g_assert(locked);
     qemu_coroutine_enter(c2);
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ static void do_test_co_mutex(CoroutineEntry *entry, void *opaque)
      * terminates.
      */
     qemu_coroutine_enter(c1);
-    g_assert_cmpint(done, ==, 1);
+    g_assert_cmpint(done_count, ==, 1);
     g_assert(locked);
 
     qemu_coroutine_enter(c2);
-    g_assert_cmpint(done, ==, 2);
+    g_assert_cmpint(done_count, ==, 2);
     g_assert(!locked);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-throttle.c b/tests/unit/test-throttle.c
index ac35d65d19..2146cfacd3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-throttle.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-throttle.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ static bool do_test_accounting(bool is_ops, /* are we testing bps or ops */
                                  { THROTTLE_OPS_TOTAL,
                                    THROTTLE_OPS_READ,
                                    THROTTLE_OPS_WRITE, } };
-    ThrottleConfig cfg;
     BucketType index;
     int i;
 
diff --git a/tests/vm/freebsd b/tests/vm/freebsd
index ac51376c82..b581bd17fb 100755
--- a/tests/vm/freebsd
+++ b/tests/vm/freebsd
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ class FreeBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         cd $(mktemp -d /home/qemu/qemu-test.XXXXXX);
         mkdir src build; cd src;
         tar -xf /dev/vtbd1;
-        cd ../build
-        ../src/configure --python=python3.9 {configure_opts};
+        cd ../build;
+        ../src/configure --python=python3.9  --extra-ldflags=-L/usr/local/lib \
+                         --extra-cflags=-I/usr/local/include {configure_opts};
         gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} {target} {verbose};
     """