Factoring out request and response serialization tests into separate files
Adding tests for encodable and re-encodable query string parameters
Replacing test.com with example.com
[Issue #2093] Using serial queue to synchronize creation of session tasks to prevent bug where NSURLSession creates tasks with non-unique identifiers (see radr://5871104061079552)
AFMaximumNumberOfToRecreateBackgroundSessionUploadTask -> AFMaximumNumberOfAttemptsToRecreateBackgroundSessionUploadTask
[Issue #2118] Changing maximumNumberOfConcurrentOperations to 1 for URL session delegate queues, to enforce serial execution of callbacks like in previous releases
[Issue #2148] Removing parameter from application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type
[Issue #2147][Issue #2078] Tracking whether properties mirrored by NSURLSessionConfiguration are set on AFHTTPRequestSerializer in order to allow session configuration to trump request defaults
Fixed possible deadlock

The deadlock could be caused due to KVO subscription under the lock. The scenario is as follows:

1. AFURLSessionManager gets a callback and enters critical section with the following stacktrace:
__psynch_mutexwait + 24
_pthread_mutex_lock + 304
-[NSRecursiveLock lock] + 10
-[NSObject(NSKeyValueObserverRegistration) removeObserver:forKeyPath:] + 114
-[NSObject(NSKeyValueObserverRegistration) removeObserver:forKeyPath:context:] + 210
-[AFURLSessionManager removeDelegateForTask:] (AFURLSessionManager.m:365)
-[AFURLSessionManager URLSession:task:didCompleteWithError:] (AFURLSessionManager.m:771)
__55-[__NSCFURLSession delegate_task:didCompleteWithError:]_block_invoke + 48
...

2. Meanwhile, in different thread client code tries to create download task, and client has some KVO subscription/unsubscription in stack frame:
__psynch_mutexwait + 24
_pthread_mutex_lock + 304
-[NSLock lock] + 108
-[AFURLSessionManager setDelegate:forTask:] (AFURLSessionManager.m:355)
-[AFURLSessionManager downloadTaskWithTask:progress:destination:completionHandler:] (AFURLSessionManager.m:561)
-[AFURLSessionManager downloadTaskWithRequest:progress:destination:completionHandler:] (AFURLSessionManager.m:525)
...
<KVO operation somewhere, it has acquired NSRecursiveLock that is blocked in prev frame>
....

3. We're in deadlock state: callback thread has acquired AFURLSessionManager's lock and waits for KVO lock, while client code has acquired KVO lock and waits for AFURLSessionManager's lock.

Resolution: you shouldn't put KVO subscription/unsubscription under the lock without good reasoning.
Merge pull request #2153 from DeeSee/master

Fix for possible deadlock