[WIP]: add the release notes for v8.5.8

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• 新功能

  • 发布 TiDB 8.5.8，涵盖 TiDB、TiKV、PD、BR、TiCDC 和 TiDB Lightning 的功能更新。
  • 优化变更数据捕获扫描与批处理，并提升 Event Service 稳定性。

• 性能改进

  • 改进查询优化器估算、内存管理及相关系统性能。

• 问题修复

  • 修复 DDL、查询执行、事务、索引一致性、Raft、资源组及安全相关问题。
  • 改善备份恢复、故障转移、下游数据一致性和 IMPORT INTO 的稳定性。

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

新增 TiDB 8.5.8 发布说明，涵盖 TiDB、TiKV、PD、BR、TiCDC 和 TiDB Lightning 的性能改进及错误修复。

Changes

TiDB 8.5.8 发布说明

Layer / File(s)	Summary
版本结构与性能改进 releases/release-8.5.8.md	新增版本信息、发布说明章节结构，以及 TiDB 和 TiCDC 的性能改进条目。
核心组件错误修复 releases/release-8.5.8.md	新增 TiDB、TiKV 和 PD 的错误修复列表。
备份、Changefeed 与导入修复 releases/release-8.5.8.md	新增 BR、TiCDC 和 TiDB Lightning 的错误修复列表。

Estimated code review effort: 2 (简单) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 47c9a

The release notes still contain a placeholder date, lack a compatibility alias, include entries that upstream marked as not requiring release notes, and use unclear wording for a unique-constraint consequence. The page is therefore not ready to publish until these documentation issues are corrected.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	描述包含模板的大部分章节，但变更说明过于笼统，且未勾选适用的 TiDB 版本。	补充具体变更内容，并勾选适用版本，至少选择 v8.5；同时确认其他必填信息。

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	标题准确概括了新增 TiDB v8.5.8 发布说明这一主要变更，内容简洁明确。
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
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