hi Vivek the RC3 is published. Please check https://lists.apache.org/thread/h9q0tx49bmo2dwpscrxfn1w0cnh64tf9
Vivek Agarwal B <[email protected]> 於 2026年9月29日週二 下午3:32寫道： > Hi Chia-Ping, > > Please can you share test build for rc-1. > Also please can you confirm if formal release v4.4.0 be available by 1st week > of October. > > Regards > Vivek > ------------------------------ > *From:* Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 29 September 2026 10:48:03 > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] <[email protected]>; Ashish Verma V < > [email protected]>; Mayank Maheshwari M < > [email protected]>; Vivek Agarwal B < > [email protected]>; dev Shekhar Prasad Rajak via < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: 4.4.0 Release Manager > > > Hi Vivek > > The next 4.4.0 RC, which includes the updates you mentioned, is being > prepared. We will let you know once the artifacts are uploaded. > > Best, > Chia-Ping > > > Vivek Agarwal B via dev <[email protected]> 於 2026年9月29日 上午11:49 寫道： > > > > Hi Chia-Ping, > > > > Thank you for considering this request. > > > > Could you please let me know when the formal release of Kafka 4.4.0 is > expected to be available? > > > > Our product currently uses Kafka 4.3.0, and we plan to migrate to Kafka > 4.4.0, as several vulnerabilities have been addressed in the newer version. > Since our product release is approaching, we would like to integrate and > test Kafka 4.4.0 to identify and address any migration or functionality > issues. > > > > Could you please provide us with a test build based on the latest Kafka > 4.4.0 release candidate, if available? > > > > Regards > > Vivek > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> > > Sent: 28 September 2026 21:49 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: 4.4.0 Release Manager > > > > [You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is > important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > > > > Hi Vivek > > > > I have backported the Jetty and zstd-jni updates to the 4.4 branch. > Also, I opened > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FKAFKA-21175&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036174386%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Z%2FPDftT%2FUXYfFKW1vvepyqF4ZfKWVN0jachEbodDtjY%3D&reserved=0 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-21175> to update Jackson for > the 4.4 branch. They will be included in 4.4.0. > > > > Best, > > Chia-Ping > > > >> On 2026/09/28 15:44:07 Vivek Agarwal B via users wrote: > >> Hi Chia-Ping, > >> > >> Although some of these vulnerabilities may not be directly involved in > Kafka’s execution path, it is difficult to rule out potential exploitation > by an attacker. Therefore, I request that they be addressed in Kafka v4.4.0 > itself to avoid additional remediation activities later. > >> > >> Regards > >> Vivek > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2026 8:51 PM > >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: 4.4.0 Release Manager > >> > >> [You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is > >> important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > >> > >> Hi Vivek > >> > >> Thanks for sharing. Since we are running the 4.4.0 RC and those CVEs > don't affect Kafka's code paths, I'd like to upgrade these dependencies > after this RC completes and include them in 4.4.1. WDYT? > >> > >> Best, > >> Chia-Ping > >> > >>> On 2026/09/26 03:08:18 Vivek Agarwal B via dev wrote: > >>> Hi Omnia, > >>> > >>> Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the libraries included > in the Kafka 4.4.0 release candidate (RC). Considering the number and > severity of these vulnerabilities, could you please consider upgrading the > affected libraries to the specified fixed versions as part of Kafka 4.4.0 > itself? > >>> > >>> Upgrading these dependencies before the final Kafka 4.4.0 release > would help address the identified security findings and avoid additional > remediation activities after release. > >>> > >>> The details are provided below: > >>> > >>> 1. Jetty > >>> Current version: 12.0.37 > >>> Recommended version: 12.0.39 > >>> Vulnerabilities addressed: > >>> CVE-2026-12611 > >>> CVE-2026-19203 > >>> CVE-2026-19204 > >>> > >>> 2. Jackson > >>> Current version: 2.21.6 > >>> Recommended version: 2.21.7 > >>> Vulnerabilities addressed: > >>> CVE-2026-91776 > >>> CVE-2026-91777 > >>> CVE-2026-89425 > >>> CVE-2026-89407 > >>> > >>> 3. zstd-jni > >>> Current version: 1.5.6-10 > >>> Recommended version: 1.5.7-20 > >>> Vulnerabilities addressed: > >>> CVE-2026-87795 > >>> CVE-2026-87825 > >>> CVE-2026-90560 > >>> CVE-2026-87824 > >>> CVE-2026-90852 > >>> CVE-2026-87823 > >>> CVE-2026-89046 > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> Vivek > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: 25 September 2026 19:37 > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: 4.4.0 Release Manager > >>> > >>> Hi Omnia, > >>> > >>> Thanks, I've cherry-picked KAFKA-20416 > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Bill > >>> > >>>> On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 12:24 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Please go ahead and cherry pick it I will trigger a new RC again > >>>> Friday > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>>> On 24 Sep 2026, at 18:01, Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi Omnia/Chia-Ping > >>>>> > >>>>> We just fixed a critical bug PR - > >>>> https://gith/ > >>>> ub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23570&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agar > >>>> wal% > >>>> 40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd47 > >>>> abbe > >>>> 52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639259421170909826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3 > >>>> d8ey > >>>> JFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoi > >>>> TWFp > >>>> bCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qladZQnvBgsSj4v1cboNGG3OUf > >>>> JGQb > >>>> yVgUmelF3lpN4%3D&reserved=0 > >>>>> JIRA - > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FKAFKA-20416&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036198111%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=582JMN3U5mRPEyL2168t9qfYlo6Z8CSRYlz0eAnGqlA%3D&reserved=0<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FKAFKA-20416&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036211574%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Jjob7cuHqgKC89VUgw7Cf2wMQtGThcQeUrd%2Bdw9KDH0%3D&reserved=0> > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20416>. > >>>>> It's a small 1-line fix. I don't think this meets the bar for a > >>>>> blocker > >>>> as > >>>>> it's not a regression, but I'd like to cherry-pick this to 4.4 > >>>>> and if we need another RC for some reason this would ship with 4.4. > >>>>> > >>>>> WDYT? > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 12:36 AM Chia-Ping Tsai > >>>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Andrew > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have reviewed > >>>>>> > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23499&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036222975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7GJ9713vRZzhKgM3OhWWF5VSu7pMt3zI1f0nrFrXhhA%3D&reserved=0<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23499&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036233636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gtkogDSUKnkFhwC3%2B%2BbmMYkARg%2BU79PGcjNgZHZ1ELk%3D&reserved=0> > <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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%252 > >>>>>>> F%2F > >>>>>>> github.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23499&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b. > >>>>>>> agarwal%40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92 > >>>>>>> e84c > >>>>>>> ebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639259421170951800%7CUnkn > >>>>>>> own% > >>>>>>> 7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAi > >>>>>>> OiJX > >>>>>>> aW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=by > >>>>>>> XWcA > >>>>>>> 0l7rub52Tj53JAKEqXHr2%2FDxw5gg7efr7Z2DQ%3D&reserved=0 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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%252 > >>>>>>> F%2F > >>>>>>> github.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23499&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b. > >>>>>>> agarwal%40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92 > >>>>>>> e84c > >>>>>>> ebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639259421170963389%7CUnkn > >>>>>>> own% > >>>>>>> 7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAi > >>>>>>> OiJX > >>>>>>> aW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5Z > >>>>>>> sx7Z Hy9SeocOEoWP0WaFUnNR8XisEW%2BveFQvgeLV8%3D&reserved=0). > >>>>>>> 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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FKAFKA-21106&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036251021%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LqijktRqjiSJHHHvfqTG6Po08%2Fh4vnT4yKZvlIJGj1I%3D&reserved=0<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FKAFKA-21106&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036261635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FksCknR5pAC2ibZ8NLFpaCiT%2FM0v1E0hF%2Blo4wgzwAk%3D&reserved=0> > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-21106> and PR: > >>>>>>>>> > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23478&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036278864%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BpWHHsQUjzl6rlH4ty7L5N15glV1Oom4vHFfm56WSag%3D&reserved=0<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23478&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7C7184cc67b75d43146a6608df1de91278%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639262559036290329%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WFz4gUZPzaxT7cmueNieFaIowI%2BmdtcZ%2BBSqYDVz3vg%3D&reserved=0> > <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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%25 > >>>>>>>>>>> 3A%252 > >>>>>>>>>>> F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F22102&data=05%7C0 > >>>>>>>>>>> 2%7C > >>>>>>>>>>> vivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1 > >>>>>>>>>>> b0e7 > >>>>>>>>>>> c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639259421 > >>>>>>>>>>> 1711 > >>>>>>>>>>> 45914%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYi > >>>>>>>>>>> OiIw > >>>>>>>>>>> LjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D% > >>>>>>>>>>> 3D%7 > >>>>>>>>>>> C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fITUn7SOCXp0J7kJuULU%2B3WdyYlEUCQPzjrgKd > >>>>>>>>>>> 23Nv > >>>>>>>>>>> U%3D&reserved=0 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 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://htt/ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ps%253 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23014&data= > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 05%7 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb1677a4cee > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bcaa > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 08df1b0e7c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> %7C6 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 39259421171169678%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hc > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> GkiO > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> nRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFp > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bCIs > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> IldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JIUtxqot5GvawQW6sx1 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> iXCB > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> CGFYHUVXdmU00K3D07o8%3D&reserved=0 > >>>>>>> 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) http://https/ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23182&d > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ata= > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb167 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7a4c > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %7C0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %7C0%7C639259421171181718%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FbXB > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIs > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IkFO > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=M%2B5 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HNcZ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> uksX8b%2BjfgtYAr8Nd7bgIlCY3WgTAnj09mws%3D&reserved=0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253 > >>>>>>>>>> A%2F > >>>>>>>>>> %2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull%2F23131&data=05%7C02% > >>>>>>>>>> 7Cvi > >>>>>>>>>> vek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e > >>>>>>>>>> 7c9b > >>>>>>>>>> %7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C6392594211711 > >>>>>>>>>> 9276 > >>>>>>>>>> 1%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwL > >>>>>>>>>> jAuM > >>>>>>>>>> DAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0 > >>>>>>>>>> %7C% > >>>>>>>>>> 7C%7C&sdata=ukIv2RLy2b9sFU71fr%2Fv7Y6Yu2ePyPSasWLWL5mjHxs%3 > >>>>>>>>>> D&re > >>>>>>>>>> served=0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%25 > >>>>>>>>>>> 3A%252 > >>>>>>>>>>> F%2Flists.apache.org%2Fthread%2Fsktbl653wbxhbhbfsgh54bwd3j > >>>>>>>>>>> gspq > >>>>>>>>>>> y4&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.com%7Ccf6a1bb > >>>>>>>>>>> 1677 > >>>>>>>>>>> a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7 > >>>>>>>>>>> C0%7 > >>>>>>>>>>> C0%7C639259421171203611%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU > >>>>>>>>>>> 1hcG > >>>>>>>>>>> kiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFp > >>>>>>>>>>> bCIs > >>>>>>>>>>> IldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=INqQSp2yIU32gR%2B2VAB5 > >>>>>>>>>>> fNKv > >>>>>>>>>>> BL3oEtxAB3Oavk10a40%3D&reserved=0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> . > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> url= > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %2F2 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3080&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.c > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> om%7 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 47ab > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639259421171215558%7C > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unkn > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOi > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IwLj > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIj > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oyfQ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oF%2BPjMDdOQDss3QxR9r% > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2F%2 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FjW7nhL1Iunu5dubJcUXYnA%3D&reserved=0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> url= > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %2F2 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3002&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.c > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> om%7 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 47ab > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639259421171226569%7C > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unkn > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOi > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IwLj > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIj > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oyfQ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DzcazwXVhB1UR4wqr1cwVf > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BLiY > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> COnUbx0mYYUndfqEs%3D&reserved=0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> url= > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka%2Fpull > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %2F2 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3143&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40ericsson.c > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> om%7 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7C92e84cebfbfd > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 47ab > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639259421171237423%7C > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unkn > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOi > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IwLj > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIj > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oyfQ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CT7smpBlng9Vl9JLl80S4t > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b3M1 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> y%2BPZDnitI885eTP2I%3D&reserved=0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fkafka > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> %2Fp > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ull%2F22805&data=05%7C02%7Cvivek.b.agarwal%40 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eric > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sson.com%7Ccf6a1bb1677a4ceebcaa08df1b0e7c9b%7 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> C92e > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C63925 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9421 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 171247921%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hcGk > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIs > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IkFO > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sda > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ta=u > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> u6%2B9nxAse3Zy9wV9rvuw6I%2FmQTJi1dlMEw%2FgsPv > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> av4% > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3D&reserved=0) to > >>>>>>> the 4.4 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> branch? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -José > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> >
