github/gh-ost v1.1.6

GA release v1.1.6

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Changes since 1.1.5: v1.1.5...v1.1.6

gh-ost v1.1.6 is based on the master branch, which is now considered stable.

What's Changed

• Attempt INSTANT DDL first for MySQL 8.0 by @morgo in #1201
  • disabled by default; enable with the flag --attempt-instant-ddl
• Add rocksdb as transactional engine by @wangzihuacool in #1190
  • RocksDB support is experimental. Enable with --storage-engine=rocksdb.
• Allow zero in dates by @timvaillancourt in #1161
  • enable with the flag --allow-zero-in-date
• Set binlogsyncer max reconnect attempts by @shaohk in #1279
  • set with the flag --binlogsyncer-max-reconnect-attempts
• Set a transaction isolation level for MySQL connections by @timvaillancourt in #1156
  • gh-ost will always use REPEATABLE_READ for InnoDB and READ_COMMITED for RocksDB
• Print status to migrationContext logger by @SocalNick in #1194
• Fix: parse binlog timestamp in UTC by @meiji163 in #1322
• Fix: Convert column value in binlog events to bytes instead of utf8 encoded unicode by @wangzihuacool in #1158
• Fix: because lock is not release, drop cutover sentry table is hanged by @lmtwga in #1180
• Default to go1.17.11 by @timvaillancourt in #1136
• Improve applier .ReadMigrationRangeValues() func accuracy by @timvaillancourt in #1164
• Add basic tests by @timvaillancourt #1165, #1166, #1168, #1179
• Upgrade go standard library for security patches by @meiji163 in #1332

Deprecation Notice

gh-ost officially supports MySQL 5.7 and newer.

• Remove MySQL 5.5 version (end-of-life Dec 2018) by @timvaillancourt in #1097
• Remove MySQL 5.6 version (end-of-life Feb 2021) by @dm-2 in #1101

Thanks to all contributors!

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