Hi,

I filed https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20979
I don't think it's a regression but I think this is a potential data
loss even following a clean shutdown.
I opened a PR for the clean shutdown path:
https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23258

Thanks,
Mickael

On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 12:58 PM Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Matthias
>
> I have reviewed https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23075 and left two
> small comments.
>
> The PR improves test coverage, so it would be great to backport it to 4.4
> Thanks,
> Chia-Ping
>
> Matthias J. Sax <[email protected]> 於 2026年8月21日週五 上午7:23寫道:
>
> > I just approved https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23075 which adds a
> > missing system test for 4.4.0 change. Can I cherry-pick it to 4.4 branch
> > after merging to `trunk`?
> >
> >
> > -Matthias
> >
> > On 8/20/26 10:34 AM, Andrew Schofield wrote:
> > > Hi Chia-Ping,
> > > Thanks for digging into this. There are far too many tricky cases in
> > this area I feel.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > On 2026/08/20 15:56:59 Chia-Ping Tsai wrote:
> > >> hi Andrew
> > >>
> > >> I just reviewed and backported
> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23014, but unfortunately I noticed
> > another busy loop. I have created
> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20970, which is a blocker
> > too, to handle that busy loop.
> > >>
> > >> The ticket is already assigned to Ken, and I think we can tackle it
> > soon.
> > >>
> > >> Best,
> > >> Chia-Ping
> > >>
> > >> On 2026/08/20 11:28:56 Andrew Schofield wrote:
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>> I've just merged https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23014 into
> > trunk which address one of the 4.4 blockers.
> > >>>
> > >>> It should also be cherry-picked to 4.4.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>> Andrew
> > >>>
> > >>> On 2026/08/20 08:13:37 David Jacot wrote:
> > >>>> Hi Omnia,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> As agreed, I have merged https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/22969.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Best,
> > >>>> David
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> hi all,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I have merged the following commits to the 4.4 branch:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/commit/0078945f4c31b3ad8ade4823d72ddec7482ead50:
> > consolidate tests to ensure the correct behavior logic
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/commit/b8e55ea90ee61e0592d68223a149920be918f76c:
> > fix the docs missed from KIP-1301
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Best,
> > >>>>> Chia-Ping
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On 2026/08/13 08:55:42 Omnia Ibrahim wrote:
> > >>>>>> Hi all
> > >>>>>> Code freeze for Apache Kafka 4.4.0 is now in effect.
> > >>>>>>  From this point on, the 4.4 release branch will only accept fixes
> > for blocker bugs. No new features or non‑critical changes should be merged
> > into this branch until the 4.4.0 release is complete.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Release plan:
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/KAFKA/pages/429064575/Release+Plan+4.4.0
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> We’ll start the vote on the first RC soon, once we’ve scanned all
> > Jira tickets to move out incomplete items and chased down the flaky tests
> > we’ve found.
> > >>>>>> If you believe a change qualifies as a blocker or requires an
> > exception, please discuss it on this list and coordinate with Chia‑Ping or
> > me before merging anything into the 4.4 branch.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Thanks everyone for your contributions so far.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Best,
> > >>>>>> Omnia
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> >

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