This is an automated cherry-pick of #8607

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• master (the latest development version)
• v6.0 (TiDB 6.0 versions)
• v5.4 (TiDB 5.4 versions)
• v5.3 (TiDB 5.3 versions)
• v5.2 (TiDB 5.2 versions)
• v5.1 (TiDB 5.1 versions)
• v5.0 (TiDB 5.0 versions)
• v4.0 (TiDB 4.0 versions)
• v3.1 (TiDB 3.1 versions)
• v3.0 (TiDB 3.0 versions)
• v2.1 (TiDB 2.1 versions)

What is the related PR or file link(s)?

• This PR is translated from: doing
• Other reference link(s):
  • directly code PR: api: set scanregions with endkey default limit as 16 tikv/pd#4674
  • tracking issue: api,pd-ctl: support endKey in ScanRegions http interface tikv/pd#4400

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• Delete files
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• Need modification after applied to another branch
• Might cause conflicts after applied to another branch