ClickHouse/docs/changelogs/v20.6.8.5-stable.md

### ClickHouse release v20.6.8.5-stable FIXME as compared to v20.6.7.4-stable

#### Improvement
* Backported in [#15567](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15567): Now it's possible to change the type of version column for `VersionedCollapsingMergeTree` with `ALTER` query. [#15442](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15442) ([alesapin](https://github.com/alesapin)).

#### Bug Fix
* Backported in [#15018](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15018): Fixed the incorrect sorting order of `Nullable` column. This fixes [#14344](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14344). [#14495](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/14495) ([Nikita Mikhaylov](https://github.com/nikitamikhaylov)).
* Backported in [#14826](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14826): Fix wrong monotonicity detection for shrunk `Int -> Int` cast of signed types. It might lead to incorrect query result. This bug is unveiled in [#14513](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14513). [#14783](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/14783) ([Amos Bird](https://github.com/amosbird)).
* Backported in [#15147](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15147): Fix a problem where the server may get stuck on startup while talking to ZooKeeper, if the configuration files have to be fetched from ZK (using the `from_zk` include option). This fixes [#14814](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14814). [#14843](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/14843) ([Alexander Kuzmenkov](https://github.com/akuzm)).
* Backported in [#15253](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15253): Fixed segfault in CacheDictionary [#14837](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14837). [#14879](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/14879) ([Nikita Mikhaylov](https://github.com/nikitamikhaylov)).
* Backported in [#14986](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14986): Publish CPU frequencies per logical core in `system.asynchronous_metrics`. This fixes [#14923](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14923). [#14924](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/14924) ([Alexander Kuzmenkov](https://github.com/akuzm)).
* Backported in [#14968](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14968): Fix to make predicate push down work when subquery contains finalizeAggregation function. Fixes [#14847](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14847). [#14937](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/14937) ([filimonov](https://github.com/filimonov)).
* Backported in [#15080](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15080): Fix crash in RIGHT or FULL JOIN with join_algorith='auto' when memory limit exceeded and we should change HashJoin with MergeJoin. [#15002](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15002) ([Artem Zuikov](https://github.com/4ertus2)).
* Backported in [#15057](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15057): If function `bar` was called with specifically crafted arguments, buffer overflow was possible. This closes [#13926](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/13926). [#15028](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15028) ([Alexey Milovidov](https://github.com/alexey-milovidov)).
* Backported in [#15050](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15050): We already use padded comparison between String and FixedString (https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/blob/master/src/Functions/FunctionsComparison.h#L333). This PR applies the same logic to field comparison which corrects the usage of FixedString as primary keys. This fixes [#14908](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/14908). [#15033](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15033) ([Amos Bird](https://github.com/amosbird)).
* Backported in [#15143](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15143): Fixes `Data compressed with different methods` in `join_algorithm='auto'`. Keep LowCardinality as type for left table join key in `join_algorithm='partial_merge'`. [#15088](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15088) ([Artem Zuikov](https://github.com/4ertus2)).
* Backported in [#15223](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15223): Fix bug in table engine `Buffer` which doesn't allow to insert data of new structure into `Buffer` after `ALTER` query. Fixes [#15117](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15117). [#15192](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15192) ([alesapin](https://github.com/alesapin)).
* Backported in [#15404](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15404): Fix instance crash when using joinGet with LowCardinality types. This fixes [#15214](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15214). [#15220](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15220) ([Amos Bird](https://github.com/amosbird)).
* Backported in [#15279](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15279): Fix MSan report in QueryLog. Uninitialized memory can be used for the field `memory_usage`. [#15258](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15258) ([Alexey Milovidov](https://github.com/alexey-milovidov)).
* Backported in [#15412](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15412): Fix hang of queries with a lot of subqueries to same table of `MySQL` engine. Previously, if there were more than 16 subqueries to same `MySQL` table in query, it hang forever. [#15299](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15299) ([Anton Popov](https://github.com/CurtizJ)).
* Backported in [#15339](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15339): Fix rare race condition on server startup when system.logs are enabled. [#15300](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15300) ([alesapin](https://github.com/alesapin)).
* Backported in [#15335](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15335): Fix race condition during MergeTree table rename and background cleanup. [#15304](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15304) ([alesapin](https://github.com/alesapin)).
* Backported in [#15445](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15445): Report proper error when the second argument of `boundingRatio` aggregate function has a wrong type. [#15407](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15407) ([detailyang](https://github.com/detailyang)).
* Backported in [#15508](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15508): Fix bug with event subscription in DDLWorker which rarely may lead to query hangs in `ON CLUSTER`. Introduced in [#13450](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/13450). [#15477](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15477) ([alesapin](https://github.com/alesapin)).
* Backported in [#15616](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15616): Fix `Missing columns` errors when selecting columns which absent in data, but depend on other columns which also absent in data. Fixes [#15530](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15530). [#15532](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15532) ([alesapin](https://github.com/alesapin)).
* Backported in [#15561](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15561): Fix bug when `ILIKE` operator stops being case insensitive if `LIKE` with the same pattern was executed. [#15536](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15536) ([alesapin](https://github.com/alesapin)).
* Backported in [#15728](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15728): Mutation might hang waiting for some non-existent part after `MOVE` or `REPLACE PARTITION` or, in rare cases, after `DETACH` or `DROP PARTITION`. It's fixed. [#15537](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15537) ([Alexander Tokmakov](https://github.com/tavplubix)).
* Backported in [#15654](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15654): Fix 'Database <db> doesn't exist.' in queries with IN and Distributed table when there's no database on initiator. [#15538](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15538) ([Artem Zuikov](https://github.com/4ertus2)).
* Backported in [#15586](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15586): Prevent the possibility of error message `Could not calculate available disk space (statvfs), errno: 4, strerror: Interrupted system call`. This fixes [#15541](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15541). [#15557](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15557) ([Alexey Milovidov](https://github.com/alexey-milovidov)).
* Backported in [#15664](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15664): Fixed `Element ... is not a constant expression` error when using `JSON*` function result in `VALUES`, `LIMIT` or right side of `IN` operator. [#15589](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15589) ([Alexander Tokmakov](https://github.com/tavplubix)).
* Backported in [#15714](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15714): Fix the order of destruction for resources in `ReadFromStorage` step of query plan. It might cause crashes in rare cases. Possibly connected with [#15610](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/issues/15610). [#15645](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/15645) ([Nikolai Kochetov](https://github.com/KochetovNicolai)).