Hi all, Dana Powers posted a PR a while back for exponential backoff for broker reconnect attempts. Because it adds a config, a KIP is required and Dana seems to be busy so I posted it:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP- 144%3A+Exponential+backoff+for+broker+reconnect+attempts Please take a look. Your feedback is appreciated. Thanks, Ismael