Hi Lucas, Thanks for the KIP! This is a great improvement. +1 (binding)
Best, David On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM Lucas Brutschy via dev < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like to start a vote for the KIP: > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1251%3A+Assignment+epochs+for+consumer+groups > > The high-level summary is the proposal to add assignment epochs to > KIP-848-style consumer groups. The idea is to avoid failing offset > commits in the new consumer protocol by relaxing the member epoch > validation slightly. > > The KIP will completely eliminate the transient STALE_MEMBER_EPOCH > that we observe during rebalances with the new protocol. So it will > also improve the protocol's efficiency during rebalances. > > Cheers, > Lucas >
