[GitHub] [skywalking] wu-sheng opened a new pull request #2528: Add changelog for 6.1

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wu-sheng opened a new pull request #2528: Add changelog for 6.1
URL: https://github.com/apache/skywalking/pull/2528
 
 
   Because we were preparing graduation, 6.1 comes a little late :) But we are very close to it. Here is a very long changelog for SkyWalking 6.1, and no `incubating` anymore.
   
   6.1.0
   ------------------
   
   #### Project
   **SkyWalking graduated as Apache Top Level Project**.
   - Support compiling project agent, backend, UI separately.
   
   #### Java Agent
   - Support Vert.x Core 3.x plugin.
   - Support Apache Dubbo plugin.
   - Support `use_qualified_name_as_endpoint_name` and `use_qualified_name_as_operation_name` configs in SpringMVC plugin.
   - Support span async close APIs in core. Used in Vert.x plugin.
   - Support MySQL 5,8 plugins.
   - Support set instance id manually(optional).
   - Support customize enhance trace plugin in optional list.
   - Support to set peer in Entry Span.
   - Support Zookeeper plugin.
   - Fix Webflux plugin created unexpected Entry Span. 
   - Fix Kafka plugin NPE in Kafka 1.1+
   - Fix wrong operation name in postgre 8.x plugin.
   - Fix RabbitMQ plugin NPE.
   - Fix agent can't run in JVM 6/7, remove `module-info.class`.
   - Fix agent can't work well, if there is whitespace in agent path.
   - Fix Spring annotation bug and inheritance enhance issue.
   - Fix CPU accessor bug.
   
   #### Backend
   **Performance improved, especially in CPU limited environment. 3x improvement in service mesh scenario(no trace) in 8C16G VM. 
   Significantly cost less CPU in low payload.**
   
   - Support database metric and SLOW SQL detection.
   - Support to set max size of metadata query. And change default to 5000 from 100.
   - Support ElasticSearch template for new feature in the future.
   - Support shutdown Zipkin trace analysis, because it doesn't fit production environment.
   - Support log type, scope HTTP_ACCESS_LOG and query. No feature provided, prepare for future  versions.
   - Support .NET clr receiver.
   - Support Jaeger trace format, no analysis.
   - Support group endpoint name by regax rules in mesh receiver.
   - Support `diable` statement in OAL.
   - Support basic auth in ElasticSearch connection.
   - Support metric exporter module and gRPC implementor.
   - Support `>, <, >=, <=` in OAL.
   - Support role mode in backend.
   - Support Envoy metric.
   - Support query segment by service instance.
   - Support to set host/port manually at cluster coordinator, rather than based on core settings.
   - Make sure OAP shutdown when it faces startup error.
   - Support set separated gRPC/Jetty ip:port for receiver, default still use core settings.
   - Fix JVM receiver bug.
   - Fix wrong dest service in mesh analysis.
   - Refactor `ScopeDeclaration` annotation.
   - Refactor register lock mechanism.
   - Add SmartSql component for .NET
   - Add integration tests for ElasticSearch client.
   - Add test cases for exporter.
   - Add test cases for queue consume.
   
   #### UI
   - RocketBot UI has been accepted and bind in this release.
   - Support CLR metric.
   
   #### Document
   - Documents updated, matching Top Level Project requirement.
   - UI licenses updated, according to RocketBot UI IP clearance.
   - User wall and powered-by list updated.
   - CN documents removed, only consider to provide by volunteer out of Apache.
   
   
   All issues and pull requests are [here](https://github.com/apache/incubator-skywalking/milestone/32?closed=1)
   

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