## DRAFT RELEASE NOTES — Introduction to Go 1.18

Go 1.18 is not yet released. These are work-in-progress release notes. Go 1.18 is expected to be released in February 2022.

## Changes to the language

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## Ports

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## Tools

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### Go command

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## Runtime

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## Compiler

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## Linker

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## Core library

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### Minor changes to the library

As always, there are various minor changes and updates to the library, made with the Go 1 promise of compatibility in mind.

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syscall

  The new function `SyscallN` has been introduced for Windows, allowing for calls with arbitrary number of arguments. As results, `Syscall`, `Syscall6`, `Syscall9`, `Syscall12`, `Syscall15`, and `Syscall18` are deprecated in favor of `SyscallN`.