fredia commented on code in PR #24748:
URL: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/24748#discussion_r1596251789


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flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/asyncprocessing/EpochManager.java:
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+
+package org.apache.flink.runtime.asyncprocessing;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+
+/**
+ * Epoch manager segments inputs into distinct epochs, marked by the arrival 
of non-records(e.g.
+ * watermark, record attributes). Records are assigned to a unique epoch based 
on their arrival,
+ * records within an epoch are allowed to be parallelized, while the 
non-record of an epoch can only
+ * be executed when all records in this epoch have finished.
+ *
+ * <p>For more details please refer to FLIP-425.
+ */
+public class EpochManager {
+
+    /**
+     * This enum defines whether parallel execution between epochs is allowed. 
We should keep this
+     * internal and away from API module for now, until we could see the 
concrete need for {@link
+     * #PARALLEL_BETWEEN_EPOCH} from average users.
+     */
+    public enum ParallelMode {
+        /**
+         * Subsequent epochs must wait until the previous epoch is completed 
before they can start.
+         */
+        SERIAL_BETWEEN_EPOCH,
+        /**
+         * Subsequent epochs can begin execution even if the previous epoch 
has not yet completed.
+         * Usually performs better than {@link #SERIAL_BETWEEN_EPOCH}.
+         */
+        PARALLEL_BETWEEN_EPOCH

Review Comment:
   I think  "out of order" is a bit too broad, so I changed it to the current 
name.
   As the 
[example](https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/24748#discussion_r1596141360 ) 
you mentioned, "out of order" can't describe the scenario that watermark1  
executes after record 0-3.
   
    If there is a better way to describe "out of order", I am happy to change 
it.



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