Hey group, I created a new KIP about making log compaction more fault-tolerant. Please give it a look here and please share what you think, especially in regards to the points in the "Needs Discussion" paragraph.
KIP: KIP-346 <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-346+-+Limit+blast+radius+of+log+compaction+failure> -- Best, Stanislav