chia7712 commented on code in PR #17444: URL: https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/17444#discussion_r1817694063
########## group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/modern/TopicMetadata.java: ########## @@ -41,10 +41,25 @@ public class TopicMetadata { */ private final int numPartitions; + /** + * Map of every partition Id to a set of its rack Ids, if they exist. + * If rack information is unavailable for all partitions, this is an empty map. + */ + private final Map<Integer, Set<String>> partitionRacks; Review Comment: According to @dajac's comment (https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/17444#discussion_r1816397624), it seems the assignor should generate no-op assignments for consumers when the subscribed topics haven't changed. However, I'm not sure if all assignors are expected to produce deterministic results. I know many balancing algorithms rely on random search, which means they may not generate the same assignment even with the same subscribed topics. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: jira-unsubscr...@kafka.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org