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://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23570 > JIRA - 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://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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>
