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misc: Remove test binary sections from TESTING.md

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These sections are very out-of-date and confusing.

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Bobby R. Bruce
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@@ -194,44 +194,6 @@ test library executes each python file it finds searching for tests. It's okay
if the file causes an exception. This means there are no tests in that file
(e.g., it's not a new-style test).
## Binary test applications
The code for some test binaries that are run in the gem5 guest during
testing can be found in `tests/test-progs`.
There's one directory per test application.
The source code is under the `source` directory.
You may have a `bin` directory as well.
The `bin` directory is automatically created when running the test case that
uses the test binary.
This is not the case when a test is run via the --bin-path option.
In that scenario a bin directory will be created in the selected path
rather than in `tests/test-progs`.
The binary is downloaded from the gem5 servers the first
time it is referenced by a test.
Some other tests (like Linux-boot) don't have sources inside gem5 and
are simply downloaded from gem5 servers.
## Updating the test binaries
The test infrastructure should check with the gem5 servers to ensure you have
the latest binaries. However, if you believe your binaries are out of date,
simply delete the `bin` directory and they will be re-downloaded to your local
machine.
## Building (new-style) test binaries
In each `src/` directory under `tests/test-progs`, there is a Makefile.
This Makefile downloads a docker image and builds the test binary for some ISA
(e.g., Makefile.x86 builds the binary for x86). Additionally, if you run `make
upload` it will upload the binaries to the gem5 server, if you have access to
modify the binaries. *If you need to modify the binaries for updating a test or
adding a new test and you don't have access to the gem5 server, contact a
maintainer (see MAINTAINERS).*
## Running Tests in Parallel
Whimsy has support for parallel testing baked in. This system supports