Hi Andrew I have reviewed https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23499, and the fix makes sense to me.
+1 to cherry-pick it into 4.4. I left some minor comments on the PR, and they can be addressed in follow-ups. Best, Chia-Ping Andrew Schofield <[email protected]> 於 2026年9月21日週一 上午5:17寫道： > Hi Omnia, > I have merged https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23499 and would like > to cherry-pick into 4.4 to resolve the blocking issue. > > Thanks, > Andrew > > On 2026/09/18 12:30:58 Andrew Schofield wrote: > > Hi Omnia, > > An update on the blocker issue 21106. I have a PR building on trunk > which I expect to be the candidate to cherry pick ( > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23499). Once the build is green and > we are finished with validation, I'll request permission to cherry pick. > > > > Thanks, > > Andrew > > > > On 2026/09/16 17:42:10 Apoorv Mittal wrote: > > > Hi Omnia, > > > There is a memory leak bug in ShareConsumer, which seems to be a > blocker > > > for now. I have raised the jira: > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-21106 and PR: > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23478. > > > > > > We are working to resolve it; I'll keep the group posted. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Apoorv Mittal > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Bill > > > > > > > > I left a small comment on the PR, and +1 to the 4.4 branch :) > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Chia-Ping > > > > > > > > Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> 於 2026年9月14日週一 下午9:59寫道： > > > > > > > > > Hi Omnia/Chia, > > > > > > > > > > I just merged https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/22102 into > trunk, > > > > it's > > > > > a > > > > > small bugfix PR and is low risk. > > > > > Ok for me to merge this into 4.4 to get it into the next RC? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM Matthias J. Sax <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I merged the other blocker follow-up for the KIP-909 issue. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Matthias > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/9/26 10:15 AM, Lianet Magrans wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Omnia/Chia, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just merged one of the remaining blockers (KAFKA-21010) and > > > > > > cherry-picked > > > > > > > it to 4.4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > Lianet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 12:08 PM Andrew Schofield < > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 2026/08/18 04:15:32 Chia-Ping Tsai wrote: > > > > > > >>>> I'd like to cherry-pick this to 4.4, given it's a one-line > change > > > > > > >> seems low > > > > > > >>>> risk. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> I have reviewed that change and cherry-picked it to 4.4 > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>> Chia-Ping > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> On 2026/08/17 17:17:44 Bill Bejeck wrote: > > > > > > >>>> Hi Omina and Chia-Ping > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> I have a minor PR (one line change) > > > > > > >>>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23182 that I'll get > merged > > > > > soon. > > > > > > >>>> I'd like to cherry-pick this to 4.4, given it's a one-line > change > > > > > > >> seems low > > > > > > >>>> risk. > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> What do you think? > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> Thanks! > > > > > > >>>> Bill > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>>> Hi Bill > > > > > > >>>>> Thanks for updating us, yes please go ahead and > cherry-pick it to > > > > > 4.4 > > > > > > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> On 14 Aug 2026, at 21:59, Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> Hi Omnia and Chia-Ping > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> I have a minor docs PR > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23131 > > > > > > >> that I > > > > > > >>>>>> just merged into trunk. > > > > > > >>>>>> Ok to cherry-pick to 4.4? > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>>>>> Bill > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM Bill Bejeck < > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Hi Omnia and Chia-Ping, > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> I've merged my blocker fix to trunk and cherry-picked to > 4.4 > > > > > > >>>>>>> I initially raised the issue here > > > > > > >>>>>>> < > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/sktbl653wbxhbhbfsgh54bwd3jgspqy4 > > > > > > >>> . > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>>>>>> Bill > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Matthias I had a look all seems very small and no risk > please > > > > go > > > > > > >> ahead > > > > > > >>>>>>>> and cherry pick them to 4.4 > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> On 14 Aug 2026, at 16:50, Matthias J. Sax < > [email protected]> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> I have three smaller merged PRs I would like to > cherry-pick > > > > to > > > > > > >> 4.4 > > > > > > >>>>>>>> branch. If we don't cherry-pick now, I would need to > cycle > > > > back > > > > > > >> to > > > > > > >>>>>>>> cherry-pick for 4.4.1 release what seems unnecessary > > > > bookkeeping > > > > > > >>>>> overhead. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Given that we are waiting for some blockers to get > resolved > > > > > > >> anyway, > > > > > > >>>>>>>> there should be zero impact on the release; all three > are low > > > > > > >> risk of > > > > > > >>>>>>>> course. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Please let me know: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23080 > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23002 > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23143 > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> -Matthias > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> On 8/12/26 9:53 AM, José Armando García Sancio via dev > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Hi Chia-Ping, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> That decision sounds good to me. I marked it as fixed > in > > > > 4.5.0 > > > > > > >> and > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> will not cherry pick it to the 4.4 branch. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Thanks! > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM Chia-Ping Tsai < > > > > > > >> [email protected] > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> hi José > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Actually, we did NOT extend the code freeze :) > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> The only commits we are pushing to the 4.4 branch > right now > > > > > > >> are to > > > > > > >>>>>>>> revert incomplete KIPs. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> KAFKA-16517 is a kind of performance optimization, > right? > > > > If > > > > > > >> so, it > > > > > > >>>>>>>> doesn't seem necessary for 4.4.0. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Please correct me if I am wrong. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Best, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Chia-Ping > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> José Armando García Sancio via dev < > [email protected]> > > > > 於 > > > > > > >>>>>>>> 2026年8月13日週四 上午12:28寫道： > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Chia-Ping, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for volunteering to release 4.4. Since we > extended > > > > > > >> the code > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> freeze to Aug 19th, I would like to include > KAFKA-16517 in > > > > > > >> the 4.4 > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> release. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Do you agree? Can I cherry pick the commit > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> (https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/22805) to > the 4.4 > > > > > > >> branch? > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> -José > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
