Merge branch 'stable-2.8' into stable-2.9 * stable-2.8: Executing CherryPick.writeCherryPickCommit() in a transaction. Bump API version to 2.8.6 Release notes for Gerrit 2.8.6 Add missing 'link:' in 2.8.5 release notes ChangeMergeQueue: Fix race condition Conflicts: VERSION gerrit-plugin-archetype/pom.xml gerrit-plugin-gwt-archetype/pom.xml gerrit-plugin-gwtui/pom.xml gerrit-plugin-js-archetype/pom.xml gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/strategy/CherryPick.java Change-Id: I06fba0020457de66f68ac2b5675e9d57bf75d750