🚀 solana-labs/solana - Release Notes

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed
* refreshes ContactInfo.outset before initializing validator by @behzadnouri in https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3135

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

Note: `solana-install` no longer supports channel names (edge, beta, stable). It still works with explicit version numbers like this: `solana-install init v1.18.25`. `agave-install` is the maintained fork; it supports channel names and explicit version numbers.

All v1.18 releases will be available from both this repo and [Agave](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases). After v1.18 this repo will be archived. More information about migrating to Agave is available here:
https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/wiki/Agave-Transition


## What's Changed
* v1.18: extends Turbine fanout experiment to wider fanout values by @mergify in https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2449
* v1.18: Publish Agave docs by @mergify in https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2921
* v1.18: fix: set allocation size to 0 for transactions known to fail by @mergify in https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2988
* v1.18: ci: ignore the tonic audit as a temporary stopgap by @mergify in https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/3062

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

Note: `solana-install` no longer supports channel names (edge, beta, stable). It still works with explicit version numbers like this: `solana-install init v1.18.21`. `agave-install` is the maintained fork; it supports channel names and explicit version numbers.

All v1.18 releases will be available from both this repo and [Agave](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases). After v1.18 this repo will be archived. More information about migrating to Agave is available here:
https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/wiki/Agave-Transition


## What's Changed
* v1.18: blockstore: only consume duplicate proofs from root_slot + 1 on startup
* v1.18: RPC: rewards, return error if epoch_boundary_block is a lie
* v1.18: fix: send votes to the immediate next leader
* v1.18: replay: do not early return when marking slots duplicate confirmed
* v1.18: rpc: add more services to getClusterNodes

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

Note: `solana-install` no longer supports channel names (edge, beta, stable). It still works with explicit version numbers like this: `solana-install init v1.18.21`. `agave-install` is the maintained fork; it supports channel names and explicit version numbers.

All v1.18 releases will be available from both this repo and [Agave](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases). After v1.18 this repo will be archived. More information about migrating to Agave is available here:
https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/wiki/Agave-Transition


## What's Changed
* Bump rbpf version to 0.8.3 (backport of #2515) in https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/2513

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

Note: `solana-install` no longer supports channel names (edge, beta, stable). It still works with explicit version numbers like this: `solana-install init v1.18.21`. `agave-install` is the maintained fork; it supports channel names and explicit version numbers.

All v1.18 releases will be available from both this repo and [Agave](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases). After v1.18 this repo will be archived. More information about migrating to Agave is available here:
https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/wiki/Agave-Transition

## What's Changed
* v1.18: ledger-tool: Set initial last full snapshot slot 

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

Note: `solana-install` no longer supports channel names (edge, beta, stable). It still works with explicit version numbers like this: `solana-install init v1.18.20`. `agave-install` is the maintained fork; it supports channel names and explicit version numbers.

All v1.18 releases will be available from both this repo and [Agave](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases). After v1.18 this repo will be archived. More information about migrating to Agave is available here:
https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/wiki/Agave-Transition

## What's Changed
* v1.18: suppress openssl audit
* Remove solana-install support for channels since it is already broken.
* Undo deprecation message edit on RpcClient::get_stake_activation
* v1.18: Re-enable SPL downstream job with last v1.18 commit

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This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

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## What's Changed
* v1.18: Deprecate RpcRequest::GetStakeActivation
* v1.18: Add suggestion to deprecation message
* v1.18: Deprecate RpcClient::get_stake_activation
* v1.18: gossip: do not allow duplicate proofs for incorrect shred versions
* v1.18: ci: skip spl test when version is too high
* v1.18: Use updated branch for curve25519-dalek
* Update scripts/spl-token-cli-version.sh with latest SPL Token CLI version

This is a Testnet release. It is NOT recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed

* v1.18: adds a metric for number of unverified gossip addresses
* v1.18: Update patch paths for tokio, crossbeam, and curve25519-dalek
* v1.18: patches bug in chained Merkle root update
* v1.18: sdk: Rederive Copy on Rent and EpochSchedule
* v1.18: accounts-db: fix 8G+ memory spike during hash calculation 

This is a Testnet release. It is NOT recommended for Mainnet Beta.

* v1.18: pings received contact-infos on gossip socket address
* v1.18: ci: improve version update script
* v1.18: retains chained Merkle root across leader slots

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

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## What's Changed
* Bump version to v1.18.15
* v1.18: add ca-certificates to docker image
* v1.18: Bugfix: clean_queue pushes valid transactions back into queue
* v1.18: replay: add metrics for threshold failures
* v1.18: scheduler optimization - worker precompile verification
* v1.18: consensus: make shallow threshold checks log only

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

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* v1.18 - Add detailed metrics reporting for packet filtering
* v1.18 - Adds error log for replacements in ProgramCache::assign_program()

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.18.13...v1.18.14

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

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* v1.17: ci: don't self-update rustup when using the rust-version script
* v1.17 - Add detailed metrics reporting for packet filtering
* v1.17 - Adds error log for replacements in ProgramCache::assign_program()


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.17.33...v1.17.34

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

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* v1.18: client: Resend transactions using same mechanism as initial send
* v1.18: cli: use newer blockhashes when deploying large programs
* v1.18: support Pubkey::to_bytes as constexpr
* v1.18: RPC: fix numNonVoteTransactions in getPerformanceSamples
* v1.18: blockstore: relax backwards chained merkle root check for upgrades
* v1.18: forwarder uses working bank as filter
* v1.18: Scheduler: throttle thread queueing by CUs
* v1.18: Replaces DashMap with HashMap in secondary indexes
* v1.18: blockstore: account for blockstore cleanup during shred insertion
* v1.18: ci: don't self-update rustup when using the rust-version script
* v1.18: Fix - Reloading of unload entries after finishing the recompilation phase
* v1.18: reverts back in SocketAddr dedup in retransmit stage

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.18.12...v1.18.13

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

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- Backport connection stream counter to v1.17
- v1.17: corrected to not use hardcoded connections count for unstaked
- v1.17: Change DEFAULT_TPU_CONNECTION_POOL_SIZE to 1
- v1.17: quic: delay calling set_max_concurrent_uni_streams/set_receive_window
- v1.17: Disable cache warmer if RPC is not using it
- v1.17: Parameterize max streams per ms

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.17.32...v1.17.33

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* v1.17: quic server: set initial window to PACKET_DATA_SIZE
* v1.17: Limit max concurrent connections
* v1.17: chore: add CODEOWNERS

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.17.31...v1.17.32

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed

- v1.18: Disable cache warmer if RPC is not using it
- v1.18: Change DEFAULT_TPU_CONNECTION_POOL_SIZE to 1
- v1.18: Limit max concurrent connections
- v1.18: blockstore: send duplicate proofs for chained merkle root conflicts
- v1.18: quic: delay calling set_max_concurrent_uni_streams/set_receive_window
- v1.18: cli: Use --use-rpc flag correctly during program deployments
- v1.18: sleep instead of drop when stream rate exceeded limit;

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.18.11...v1.18.12

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed

- v1.18: Show staked vs nonstaked packets sent down/throttled
- v1.18: BankingStage Forwarding Filter
- v1.18: Treat super low staked as unstaked in streamer QOS
- v1.18: quic: use smallvec to aggregate chunks, save 1 alloc per packet
- v1.18: Fix - `FailedVerification` and `Closed` tombstones
- v1.18: default staked client in LocalCluster

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.18.10...v1.18.11

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed

- v1.17: Show staked vs nonstaked packets sent down/throttled
- v1.17: quic: use smallvec to aggregate chunks, save 1 alloc per packet
- v1.17: BankingStage Forwarding Filter
- tighten the minimal streams per 100ms for staked node
- v1.17: Treat super low staked as unstaked in streamer QOS
- v1.17: default staked client in LocalCluster

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.17.30...v1.17.31

🚧 This is an internal testing release and is not recommended for any network.

🚧 This is an internal testing release and is not recommended for any network.

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed
* v1.18: ci: add release pipeline (backport of [#466](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/466)) ([#487](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/487))
* v1.18: shred: expose chained merkle root (backport of [#435](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/435)) ([#459](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/459))
* v1.18: implements weighted shuffle using N-ary tree (backport of [#259](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/259)) ([#429](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/429))
* v1.18: implements weighted shuffle using binary tree (backport of [#185](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/185)) ([#425](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/pull/425))

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.18.8...v1.18.9

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This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## Changes
* v1.18: Make the quic server connection table use an async lock, reducing thrashing
* v1.18: Fix: deploy program on last slot of epoch during environment change
* v1.18: client: Timeout resends during `send_and_confirm_in_parallel`
* v1.18: Add `--with-compute-unit-price` to cli program deploy commands
* Back-port Bump platform tools version
* v1.18: client: Start resending sooner during `send_and_confirm_transactions_in_parallel`
* v1.18: Cli stake-split: adjust transfer amount if recipient has lamports
* v1.18: Discard packets statically known to fail
* v1.18: relax stake split destination check
* v1.18: Scheduler - prioritization fees/cost
* v1.18: rpc-sts: add config options for stake-weighted qos
* v1.18: Update maximum credits awarded per vote from 8 to 16
* v1.18: Revert deprecate executable feature
* v1.18: cli: skip no-op program buffer writes

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

## Changes
* v1.17: Discard packets statically known to fail
* v1.17: rpc-sts: add config options for stake-weighted qos
* v1.17: blockstore: relax parent slot meta check for clear_unconfirmed_slot
* v1.17: Make the quic server connection table use an async lock, reducing thrashing

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## Changes
* v1.18: vote: deprecate unused legacy vote tx plumbing
* v1.18: Add in metrics for detecting Redundant Pulls

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.18.6...v1.18.7

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

## Changes
* v1.17: vote: deprecate unused legacy vote tx plumbing
* 
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.17.26...v1.17.27

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed
 * v1.18: add precompile signature metrics to cost tracker
 * v1.18: deprecate `get_client` and `get_multi_client`

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.18.5...v1.18.6

This is a stable release suitable for use on Mainnet Beta.

## What's changed
* v1.17: add precompile signature metrics to cost tracker

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/compare/v1.17.25...v1.17.26

This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta.

## What's Changed
* v1.18: blockstore: relax parent slot meta check for clear_unconfirmed_slot
* v1.18: adds api to obtain the parent node in the turbine retransmit tree
* v1.18: Rpc: deprecate `getStakeActivation` and make inactive_stake consistent
* v1.18: windows: Use vcpkg for openssl dep
* v1.18: ignore mio audit report
* v1.18: update mio to 0.8.11