Hey Jiangjie,

Let's do an official vote so that we know what we are voting on and we are
crisp on what the outcome was. This thread is very long :-)

-Jay

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Jiangjie Qin <j...@linkedin.com.invalid>
wrote:

> I updated the KIP page based on the discussion we had.
>
> Should I launch another vote or we can think of this mail thread has
> already included a vote?
>
> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>
> On 2/11/15, 5:15 PM, "Neha Narkhede" <n...@confluent.io> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the explanation, Joel! Would love to see the results of the
> >throughput experiment and I'm a +1 on everything else, ncluding the
> >rebalance callback and record handler.
> >
> >-Neha
> >
> >On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Jay Kreps <jay.kr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Cool, I agree with all that.
> >>
> >> I agree about the need for a rebalancing callback.
> >>
> >> Totally agree about record handler.
> >>
> >> It would be great to see if a prototype of this is workable.
> >>
> >> Thanks guys!
> >>
> >> -Jay
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Joel Koshy <jjkosh...@gmail.com>
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hey Jay,
> >> >
> >> > Guozhang, Becket and I got together to discuss this and we think:
> >> >
> >> > - It seems that your proposal based on the new consumer and flush call
> >> >   should work.
> >> > - We would likely need to call the poll with a timeout that matches
> >> >   the offset commit interval in order to deal with low volume
> >> >   mirroring pipelines.
> >> > - We will still need a rebalance callback to reduce duplicates - the
> >> >   rebalance callback would need to flush and commit offsets.
> >> > - The only remaining question is if the overall throughput is
> >> >   sufficient. I think someone at LinkedIn (I don't remember who) did
> >> >   some experiments with data channel size == 1 and ran into issues.
> >> >   That was not thoroughly investigated though.
> >> > - The addition of flush may actually make this solution viable for the
> >> >   current mirror-maker (with the old consumer). We can prototype that
> >> >   offline and if it works out well we can redo KAFKA-1650 (i.e.,
> >> >   refactor the current mirror maker). The flush call and the new
> >> >   consumer didn't exist at the time we did KAFKA-1650 so this did not
> >> >   occur to us.
> >> > - We think the RecordHandler is still a useful small addition for the
> >> >   use-cases mentioned earlier in this thread.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Joel
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 09:05:39AM -0800, Jay Kreps wrote:
> >> > > Guozhang, I agree with 1-3, I do think what I was proposing was
> >>simpler
> >> > but
> >> > > perhaps there are gaps in that?
> >> > >
> >> > > Hey Joel--Here was a sketch of what I was proposing. I do think this
> >> > get's
> >> > > rid of manual offset tracking, especially doing so across threads
> >>with
> >> > > dedicated commit threads, which I think is pretty complex.
> >> > >
> >> > > while(true) {
> >> > >     val recs = consumer.poll(Long.MaxValue);
> >> > >     for (rec <- recs)
> >> > >         producer.send(rec, logErrorCallback)
> >> > >     if(System.currentTimeMillis - lastCommit > commitInterval) {
> >> > >         producer.flush()
> >> > >         consumer.commit()
> >> > >         lastCommit = System.currentTimeMillis
> >> > >     }
> >> > > }
> >> > >
> >> > > (See the previous email for details). I think the question is: is
> >>there
> >> > any
> >> > > reason--performance, correctness, etc--that this won't work?
> >>Basically
> >> I
> >> > > think you guys have thought about this more so I may be missing
> >> > something.
> >> > > If so let's flag it while we still have leeway on the consumer.
> >> > >
> >> > > If we think that will work, well I do think it is conceptually a lot
> >> > > simpler than the current code, though I suppose one could disagree
> >>on
> >> > that.
> >> > >
> >> > > -Jay
> >> > >
> >> > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Joel Koshy <jjkosh...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Hi Jay,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > The data channels are actually a big part of the complexity of
> >>the
> >> > zero
> >> > > > > data loss design, though, right? Because then you need some
> >>reverse
> >> > > > channel
> >> > > > > to flow the acks back to the consumer based on where you are
> >>versus
> >> > just
> >> > > > > acking what you have read and written (as in the code snippet I
> >>put
> >> > up).
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I'm not sure if we are on the same page. Even if the data channel
> >>was
> >> > > > not there the current handling for zero data loss would remain
> >>very
> >> > > > similar - you would need to maintain lists of unacked source
> >>offsets.
> >> > > > I'm wondering if the KIP needs more detail on how it is currently
> >> > > > implemented; or are suggesting a different approach (in which
> >>case I
> >> > > > have not fully understood). I'm not sure what you mean by flowing
> >> acks
> >> > > > back to the consumer - the MM commits offsets after the producer
> >>ack
> >> > > > has been received. There is some additional complexity introduced
> >>in
> >> > > > reducing duplicates on a rebalance - this is actually optional
> >>(since
> >> > > > duplicates are currently a given). The reason that was done
> >>anyway is
> >> > > > that with the auto-commit turned off duplicates are almost
> >>guaranteed
> >> > > > on a rebalance.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > I think the point that Neha and I were trying to make was that
> >>the
> >> > > > > motivation to embed stuff into MM kind of is related to how
> >> complex a
> >> > > > > simple "consume and produce" with good throughput will be. If
> >>it is
> >> > > > simple
> >> > > > > to write such a thing in a few lines, the pain of embedding a
> >>bunch
> >> > of
> >> > > > > stuff won't be worth it, if it has to be as complex as the
> >>current
> >> mm
> >> > > > then
> >> > > > > of course we will need all kinds of plug ins because no one
> >>will be
> >> > able
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > write such a thing. I don't have a huge concern with a simple
> >> plug-in
> >> > > > but I
> >> > > > > think if it turns into something more complex with filtering and
> >> > > > > aggregation or whatever we really need to stop and think a bit
> >> about
> >> > the
> >> > > > > design.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I agree - I don't think there is a use-case for any complex
> >>plug-in.
> >> > > > It is pretty much what Becket has described currently for the
> >>message
> >> > > > handler - i.e., take an incoming record and return a list of
> >>outgoing
> >> > > > records (which could be empty if you filter).
> >> > > >
> >> > > > So here is my take on the MM:
> >> > > > - Bare bones: simple consumer - producer pairs (0.7 style). This
> >>is
> >> > > >   ideal, but does not handle no data loss
> >> > > > - Above plus support no data loss. This actually adds quite a bit
> >>of
> >> > > >   complexity.
> >> > > > - Above plus the message handler. This is a trivial addition I
> >>think
> >> > > >   that makes the MM usable in a few other mirroring-like
> >> applications.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Joel
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Joel Koshy
> >><jjkosh...@gmail.com>
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:13:46PM -0800, Neha Narkhede wrote:
> >> > > > > > > I think all of us agree that we want to design MirrorMaker
> >>for
> >> 0
> >> > data
> >> > > > > > loss.
> >> > > > > > > With the absence of the data channel, 0 data loss will be
> >>much
> >> > > > simpler to
> >> > > > > > > implement.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > The data channel is irrelevant to the implementation of zero
> >>data
> >> > > > > > loss. The complexity in the implementation of no data loss
> >>that
> >> you
> >> > > > > > are seeing in mirror-maker affects all consume-then-produce
> >> > patterns
> >> > > > > > whether or not there is a data channel.  You still need to
> >> > maintain a
> >> > > > > > list of unacked offsets. What I meant earlier is that we can
> >> > > > > > brainstorm completely different approaches to supporting no
> >>data
> >> > loss,
> >> > > > > > but the current implementation is the only solution we are
> >>aware
> >> > of.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > My arguments for adding a message handler are that:
> >> > > > > > > > 1. It is more efficient to do something in common for all
> >>the
> >> > > > clients
> >> > > > > > in
> >> > > > > > > > pipeline than letting each client do the same thing for
> >>many
> >> > > > times. And
> >> > > > > > > > there are concrete use cases for the message handler
> >>already.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > What are the concrete use cases?
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > I think Becket already described a couple of use cases
> >>earlier in
> >> > the
> >> > > > > > thread.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > <quote>
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > 1. Format conversion. We have a use case where clients of
> >>source
> >> > > > > > cluster
> >> > > > > > use an internal schema and clients of target cluster use a
> >> > different
> >> > > > > > public schema.
> >> > > > > > 2. Message filtering: For the messages published to source
> >> cluster,
> >> > > > > > there
> >> > > > > > are some messages private to source cluster clients and should
> >> not
> >> > > > > > exposed
> >> > > > > > to target cluster clients. It would be difficult to publish
> >>those
> >> > > > > > messages
> >> > > > > > into different partitions because they need to be ordered.
> >> > > > > > I agree that we can always filter/convert messages after they
> >>are
> >> > > > > > copied
> >> > > > > > to the target cluster, but that costs network bandwidth
> >> > unnecessarily,
> >> > > > > > especially if that is a cross colo mirror. With the handler,
> >>we
> >> can
> >> > > > > > co-locate the mirror maker with source cluster and save that
> >> cost.
> >> > > > > > Also,
> >> > > > > > imagine there are many downstream consumers consuming from the
> >> > target
> >> > > > > > cluster, filtering/reformatting the messages before the
> >>messages
> >> > reach
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > target cluster is much more efficient than having each of the
> >> > > > > > consumers do
> >> > > > > > this individually on their own.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > </quote>
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > Also the KIP still refers to the data channel in a few
> >>places
> >> > > > (Motivation
> >> > > > > > > and "On consumer rebalance" sections). Can you update the
> >>wiki
> >> > so it
> >> > > > is
> >> > > > > > > easier to review the new design, especially the data loss
> >>part.
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Joel Koshy <
> >> > jjkosh...@gmail.com>
> >> > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > I think the message handler adds little to no complexity
> >>to
> >> the
> >> > > > mirror
> >> > > > > > > > maker. Jay/Neha, the MM became scary due to the
> >> rearchitecture
> >> > we
> >> > > > did
> >> > > > > > > > for 0.8 due to performance issues compared with 0.7 - we
> >> should
> >> > > > remove
> >> > > > > > > > the data channel if it can match the current throughput. I
> >> > agree
> >> > > > it is
> >> > > > > > > > worth prototyping and testing that so the MM architecture
> >>is
> >> > > > > > > > simplified.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > The MM became a little scarier in KAFKA-1650 in order to
> >> > support no
> >> > > > > > > > data loss. I think the implementation for no data loss
> >>will
> >> > remain
> >> > > > > > > > about the same even in the new model (even without the
> >>data
> >> > > > channel) -
> >> > > > > > > > we can probably brainstorm more if there is a
> >>better/simpler
> >> > way
> >> > > > to do
> >> > > > > > > > it (maybe there is in the absence of the data channel)
> >>but at
> >> > the
> >> > > > time
> >> > > > > > > > it was the best we (i.e., Becket, myself, Jun and Guozhang
> >> who
> >> > > > > > > > participated on the review) could come up with.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > So I'm definitely +1 on whatever it takes to support no
> >>data
> >> > loss.
> >> > > > I
> >> > > > > > > > think most people would want that out of the box.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > As for the message handler, as Becket wrote and I agree
> >>with,
> >> > it is
> >> > > > > > > > really a trivial addition that would benefit (perhaps not
> >> most,
> >> > > > but at
> >> > > > > > > > least some). So I'm personally +1 on that as well. That
> >>said,
> >> > I'm
> >> > > > also
> >> > > > > > > > okay with it not being there. I think the MM is fairly
> >> > stand-alone
> >> > > > and
> >> > > > > > > > simple enough that it is entirely reasonable and
> >>absolutely
> >> > > > feasible
> >> > > > > > > > for companies to fork/re-implement the mirror maker for
> >>their
> >> > own
> >> > > > > > > > needs.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > So in summary, I'm +1 on the KIP.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Joel
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 09:19:57PM +0000, Jiangjie Qin
> >>wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > I just updated the KIP page and incorporated Jay and
> >>Neha’s
> >> > > > > > suggestion.
> >> > > > > > > > As
> >> > > > > > > > > a brief summary of where we are:
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Consensus reached:
> >> > > > > > > > > Have N independent mirror maker threads each has their
> >>own
> >> > > > consumers
> >> > > > > > but
> >> > > > > > > > > share a producer. The mirror maker threads will be
> >> > responsible
> >> > > > for
> >> > > > > > > > > decompression, compression and offset commit. No data
> >> > channel and
> >> > > > > > > > separate
> >> > > > > > > > > offset commit thread is needed. Consumer rebalance
> >>callback
> >> > will
> >> > > > be
> >> > > > > > used
> >> > > > > > > > > to avoid duplicates on rebalance.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Still under discussion:
> >> > > > > > > > > Whether message handler is needed.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > My arguments for adding a message handler are that:
> >> > > > > > > > > 1. It is more efficient to do something in common for
> >>all
> >> the
> >> > > > > > clients in
> >> > > > > > > > > pipeline than letting each client do the same thing for
> >> many
> >> > > > times.
> >> > > > > > And
> >> > > > > > > > > there are concrete use cases for the message handler
> >> already.
> >> > > > > > > > > 2. It is not a big complicated add-on to mirror maker.
> >> > > > > > > > > 3. Without a message handler, for customers needs it,
> >>they
> >> > have
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > > re-implement all the logics of mirror maker by
> >>themselves
> >> > just in
> >> > > > > > order
> >> > > > > > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > > add this handling in pipeline.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Any thoughts?
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Thanks.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > ―Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > On 2/8/15, 6:35 PM, "Jiangjie Qin" <j...@linkedin.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >Hi Jay, thanks a lot for the comments.
> >> > > > > > > > > >I think this solution is better. We probably don’t need
> >> data
> >> > > > channel
> >> > > > > > > > > >anymore. It can be replaced with a list of producer if
> >>we
> >> > need
> >> > > > more
> >> > > > > > > > sender
> >> > > > > > > > > >thread.
> >> > > > > > > > > >I’ll update the KIP page.
> >> > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >The reasoning about message handler is mainly for
> >> efficiency
> >> > > > > > purpose.
> >> > > > > > > > I’m
> >> > > > > > > > > >thinking that if something can be done in pipeline for
> >>all
> >> > the
> >> > > > > > clients
> >> > > > > > > > > >such as filtering/reformatting, it is probably better
> >>to
> >> do
> >> > it
> >> > > > in
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > > >pipeline than asking 100 clients do the same thing for
> >>100
> >> > > > times.
> >> > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >―Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >On 2/8/15, 4:59 PM, "Jay Kreps" <jay.kr...@gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>Yeah, I second Neha's comments. The current mm code
> >>has
> >> > taken
> >> > > > > > something
> >> > > > > > > > > >>pretty simple and made it pretty scary with callbacks
> >>and
> >> > > > > > wait/notify
> >> > > > > > > > > >>stuff. Do we believe this works? I can't tell by
> >>looking
> >> > at it
> >> > > > > > which is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>kind of bad for something important like this. I don't
> >> mean
> >> > > > this as
> >> > > > > > > > > >>criticism, I know the history: we added in memory
> >>queues
> >> to
> >> > > > help
> >> > > > > > with
> >> > > > > > > > > >>other
> >> > > > > > > > > >>performance problems without thinking about
> >>correctness,
> >> > then
> >> > > > we
> >> > > > > > added
> >> > > > > > > > > >>stuff to work around the in-memory queues not lose
> >>data,
> >> > and
> >> > > > so on.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>Can we instead do the opposite exercise and start with
> >> the
> >> > > > basics
> >> > > > > > of
> >> > > > > > > > what
> >> > > > > > > > > >>mm should do and think about what deficiencies
> >>prevents
> >> > this
> >> > > > > > approach
> >> > > > > > > > > >>from
> >> > > > > > > > > >>working? Then let's make sure the currently in-flight
> >> work
> >> > will
> >> > > > > > remove
> >> > > > > > > > > >>these deficiencies. After all mm is kind of the
> >> > prototypical
> >> > > > kafka
> >> > > > > > use
> >> > > > > > > > > >>case
> >> > > > > > > > > >>so if we can't make our clients to this probably no
> >>one
> >> > else
> >> > > > can.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>I think mm should just be N independent threads each
> >>of
> >> > which
> >> > > > has
> >> > > > > > their
> >> > > > > > > > > >>own
> >> > > > > > > > > >>consumer but share a producer and each of which looks
> >> like
> >> > > > this:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>while(true) {
> >> > > > > > > > > >>    val recs = consumer.poll(Long.MaxValue);
> >> > > > > > > > > >>    for (rec <- recs)
> >> > > > > > > > > >>        producer.send(rec, logErrorCallback)
> >> > > > > > > > > >>    if(System.currentTimeMillis - lastCommit >
> >> > commitInterval)
> >> > > > {
> >> > > > > > > > > >>        producer.flush()
> >> > > > > > > > > >>        consumer.commit()
> >> > > > > > > > > >>        lastCommit = System.currentTimeMillis
> >> > > > > > > > > >>    }
> >> > > > > > > > > >>}
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>This will depend on setting the retry count in the
> >> > producer to
> >> > > > > > > > something
> >> > > > > > > > > >>high with a largish backoff so that a failed send
> >>attempt
> >> > > > doesn't
> >> > > > > > drop
> >> > > > > > > > > >>data.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>We will need to use the callback to force a flush and
> >> > offset
> >> > > > > > commit on
> >> > > > > > > > > >>rebalance.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>This approach may have a few more TCP connections due
> >>to
> >> > using
> >> > > > > > multiple
> >> > > > > > > > > >>consumers but I think it is a lot easier to reason
> >>about
> >> > and
> >> > > > the
> >> > > > > > total
> >> > > > > > > > > >>number of mm instances is always going to be small.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>Let's talk about where this simple approach falls
> >>short,
> >> I
> >> > > > think
> >> > > > > > that
> >> > > > > > > > > >>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>help us understand your motivations for additional
> >> > elements.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>Another advantage of this is that it is so simple I
> >>don't
> >> > > > think we
> >> > > > > > > > really
> >> > > > > > > > > >>even need to both making mm extensible because writing
> >> > your own
> >> > > > > > code
> >> > > > > > > > that
> >> > > > > > > > > >>does custom processing or transformation is just ten
> >> lines
> >> > and
> >> > > > no
> >> > > > > > plug
> >> > > > > > > > in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>system is going to make it simpler.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>-Jay
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 2:40 PM, Neha Narkhede <
> >> > > > n...@confluent.io>
> >> > > > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> Few comments -
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> 1. Why do we need the message handler? Do you have
> >> > concrete
> >> > > > use
> >> > > > > > cases
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> mind? If not, we should consider adding it in the
> >> future
> >> > > > when/if
> >> > > > > > we
> >> > > > > > > > do
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>have
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> use cases for it. The purpose of the mirror maker
> >>is a
> >> > simple
> >> > > > > > tool
> >> > > > > > > > for
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> setting up Kafka cluster replicas. I don't see why
> >>we
> >> > need to
> >> > > > > > > > include a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> message handler for doing stream transformations or
> >> > > > filtering.
> >> > > > > > You
> >> > > > > > > > can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> always write a simple process for doing that once
> >>the
> >> > data is
> >> > > > > > copied
> >> > > > > > > > as
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> in the target cluster
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> 2. Why keep both designs? We should prefer the
> >>simpler
> >> > design
> >> > > > > > unless
> >> > > > > > > > it
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> not feasible due to the performance issue that we
> >> > previously
> >> > > > > > had. Did
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>you
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> get a chance to run some tests to see if that is
> >>really
> >> > > > still a
> >> > > > > > > > problem
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>or
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> not? It will be easier to think about the design and
> >> also
> >> > > > make
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > KIP
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> complete if we make a call on the design first.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> 3. Can you explain the need for keeping a list of
> >> unacked
> >> > > > > > offsets per
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> partition? Consider adding a section on retries and
> >>how
> >> > you
> >> > > > plan
> >> > > > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>handle
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> the case when the producer runs out of all retries.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> Neha
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Jiangjie Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>><j...@linkedin.com.invalid>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > Hi Neha,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > Yes, I’ve updated the KIP so the entire KIP is
> >>based
> >> > on new
> >> > > > > > > > consumer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>now.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > I’ve put both designs with and without data
> >>channel
> >> in
> >> > the
> >> > > > KIP
> >> > > > > > as I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>still
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > feel we might need the data channel to provide
> >>more
> >> > > > > > flexibility,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > especially after message handler is introduced.
> >>I’ve
> >> > put my
> >> > > > > > > > thinking
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > the pros and cons of the two designs in the KIP as
> >> > well.
> >> > > > It’ll
> >> > > > > > be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>great
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> if
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > you can give a review and comment.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > Thanks.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > On 2/6/15, 7:30 PM, "Neha Narkhede" <
> >> n...@confluent.io
> >> > >
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >Hey Becket,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >What are the next steps on this KIP. As per your
> >> > comment
> >> > > > > > earlier
> >> > > > > > > > on
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >thread -
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >I do agree it makes more sense
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> to avoid duplicate effort and plan based on new
> >> > > > consumer.
> >> > > > > > I’ll
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>modify
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> KIP.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >Did you get a chance to think about the
> >>simplified
> >> > design
> >> > > > > > that we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> proposed
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >earlier? Do you plan to update the KIP with that
> >> > proposal?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >Neha
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Jiangjie Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>><j...@linkedin.com.invalid
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> In mirror maker we do not do de-serialization
> >>on
> >> the
> >> > > > > > messages.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>Mirror
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> maker use source TopicPartition hash to chose a
> >> > > > producer to
> >> > > > > > send
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>messages
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> from the same source partition. The partition
> >> those
> >> > > > > > messages end
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>up
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> with
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> are decided by Partitioner class in
> >>KafkaProducer
> >> > > > (assuming
> >> > > > > > you
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>are
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>using
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> the new producer), which uses hash code of
> >> bytes[].
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> If deserialization is needed, it has to be
> >>done in
> >> > > > message
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>handler.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> Thanks.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> On 2/4/15, 11:33 AM, "Bhavesh Mistry" <
> >> > > > > > > > mistry.p.bhav...@gmail.com>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >Hi Jiangjie,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >Thanks for entertaining my question so far.
> >>Last
> >> > > > > > question, I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>have is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >about
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >serialization of message key.  If the key
> >> > > > de-serialization
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>(Class) is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>not
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >present at the MM instance, then does it use
> >>raw
> >> > byte
> >> > > > > > hashcode
> >> > > > > > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >determine
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >the partition ?  How are you going to address
> >>the
> >> > > > situation
> >> > > > > > > > where
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>key
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >needs
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >to be de-serialization and get actual hashcode
> >> > needs
> >> > > > to be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>computed
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> ?.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >Bhavesh
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 1:41 PM, Jiangjie Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >><j...@linkedin.com.invalid>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> Hi Bhavesh,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> Please see inline comments.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> On 1/29/15, 7:00 PM, "Bhavesh Mistry"
> >> > > > > > > > > >>><mistry.p.bhav...@gmail.com>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >Hi Jiangjie,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >Thanks for the input.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >a) Is MM will  producer ack will be attach
> >>to
> >> > > > Producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>Instance or
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>per
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >topic.  Use case is that one instance of MM
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >needs to handle both strong ack and also
> >>ack=0
> >> > for
> >> > > > some
> >> > > > > > > > topic.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> Or
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>it
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >would
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >be better to set-up another instance of MM.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> The acks setting is producer level setting
> >> > instead of
> >> > > > > > topic
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>level
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>setting.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> In this case you probably need to set up
> >> another
> >> > > > > > instance.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >b) Regarding TCP connections, Why does
> >> #producer
> >> > > > > > instance
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>attach
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>TCP
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >connection.  Is it possible to use Broker
> >> > > > Connection TCP
> >> > > > > > > > Pool,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >will just checkout TCP connection  to
> >>Broker.
> >> > So,
> >> > > > # of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>Producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>Instance
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >does not correlation to Brokers Connection.
> >> Is
> >> > this
> >> > > > > > > > possible
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> In new producer, each producer maintains a
> >> > > > connection to
> >> > > > > > each
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> broker
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> within the producer instance. Making
> >>producer
> >> > > > instances
> >> > > > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>share
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>TCP
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> connections is a very big change to the
> >>current
> >> > > > design,
> >> > > > > > so I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> suppose
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> won’t be able to do that.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >Bhavesh
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Jiangjie
> >>Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >><j...@linkedin.com.invalid
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> Hi Bhavesh,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> I think it is the right discussion to
> >>have
> >> > when
> >> > > > we are
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>talking
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>about
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> new new design for MM.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> Please see the inline comments.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> On 1/28/15, 10:48 PM, "Bhavesh Mistry"
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >><mistry.p.bhav...@gmail.com>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >Hi Jiangjie,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >I just wanted to let you know about our
> >>use
> >> > case
> >> > > > and
> >> > > > > > > > stress
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>point
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>that
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >local data center broker cluster have
> >>fewer
> >> > > > > > partitions
> >> > > > > > > > than
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >destination
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >offline broker cluster. Just because we
> >>do
> >> > the
> >> > > > batch
> >> > > > > > pull
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>from
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>CAMUS
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >order to drain data faster than the
> >> injection
> >> > > > rate
> >> > > > > > (from
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>four
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> DCs
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>for
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>same
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >topic).
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> Keeping the same partition number in
> >>source
> >> > and
> >> > > > target
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>cluster
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>an
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> option but will not be enforced by
> >>default.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >We are facing following issues (probably
> >> due
> >> > to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>configuration):
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >1)      We occasionally loose data due
> >>to
> >> > message
> >> > > > > > batch
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>size is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>too
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>large
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >(2MB) on target data (we are using old
> >> > producer
> >> > > > but I
> >> > > > > > > > think
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >will solve this problem to some extend).
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> We do see this issue in LinkedIn as well.
> >> New
> >> > > > producer
> >> > > > > > > > also
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> might
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>have
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> this issue. There are some proposal of
> >> > solutions,
> >> > > > but
> >> > > > > > no
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>real
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> work
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>started
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> yet. For now, as a workaround, setting a
> >> more
> >> > > > > > aggressive
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>batch
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>size
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>on
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> producer side should work.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >2)      Since only one instance is set
> >>to
> >> MM
> >> > > > data,
> >> > > > > > we
> >> > > > > > > > are
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>not
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>able
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >set-up ack per topic instead ack is
> >> attached
> >> > to
> >> > > > > > producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>instance.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> I don’t quite get the question here.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >3)      How are you going to address two
> >> > phase
> >> > > > commit
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>problem
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> if
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>ack is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >set
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >to strongest, but auto commit is on for
> >> > consumer
> >> > > > > > (meaning
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>does
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >not
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >get ack,  but consumer auto committed
> >> offset
> >> > that
> >> > > > > > > > message).
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> Is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>there
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >transactional (Kafka transaction is in
> >> > process)
> >> > > > > > based ack
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>commit
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >offset
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> Auto offset commit should be turned off
> >>in
> >> > this
> >> > > > case.
> >> > > > > > The
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>offset
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>only
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> be committed once by the offset commit
> >> > thread. So
> >> > > > > > there is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>no
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> two
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>phase
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> commit.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >4)      How are you planning to avoid
> >> > duplicated
> >> > > > > > message?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>( Is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >brokergoing
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >have moving window of message collected
> >>and
> >> > > > de-dupe
> >> > > > > > ?)
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>Possibly, we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>get
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >this from retry set to 5…?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> We are not trying to completely avoid
> >> > duplicates.
> >> > > > The
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>duplicates
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> still be there if:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> 1. Producer retries on failure.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> 2. Mirror maker is hard killed.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> Currently, dedup is expected to be done
> >>by
> >> > user if
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>necessary.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >5)      Last, is there any warning or
> >>any
> >> > thing
> >> > > > you
> >> > > > > > can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>provide
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>insight
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >from MM component about data injection
> >>rate
> >> > into
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>destination
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>partitions is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >NOT evenly distributed regardless  of
> >> keyed
> >> > or
> >> > > > > > non-keyed
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> message
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>(Hence
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >there is ripple effect such as data not
> >> > arriving
> >> > > > > > late, or
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>data
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>arriving
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >out of order in  intern of time stamp
> >>and
> >> > early
> >> > > > some
> >> > > > > > > > time,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>CAMUS
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >creates huge number of file count on
> >>HDFS
> >> > due to
> >> > > > > > uneven
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> injection
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>rate
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >Camus Job is  configured to run every 3
> >> > minutes.)
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> I think uneven data distribution is
> >> typically
> >> > > > caused
> >> > > > > > by
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>server
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>side
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> unbalance, instead of something mirror
> >>maker
> >> > could
> >> > > > > > > > control.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>In
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>mirror
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> maker, however, there is a customizable
> >> > message
> >> > > > > > handler,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>that
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>might
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> able to help a little bit. In message
> >> handler,
> >> > > > you can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> explicitly
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>set a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> partition that you want to produce the
> >> message
> >> > > > to. So
> >> > > > > > if
> >> > > > > > > > you
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> know
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> uneven data distribution in target
> >>cluster,
> >> > you
> >> > > > may
> >> > > > > > offset
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>it
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>here.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>But
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> that probably only works for non-keyed
> >> > messages.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >I am not sure if this is right
> >>discussion
> >> > form to
> >> > > > > > bring
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>these
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >your/kafka
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >Dev team attention.  This might be off
> >> track,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >Bhavesh
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 11:07 AM,
> >>Jiangjie
> >> > Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >><j...@linkedin.com.invalid
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> I’ve updated the KIP page. Feedbacks
> >>are
> >> > > > welcome.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> Regarding the simple mirror maker
> >> design. I
> >> > > > thought
> >> > > > > > > > over
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>it
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>have
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>some
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> worries:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> There are two things that might worth
> >> > thinking:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> 1. One of the enhancement to mirror
> >>maker
> >> > is
> >> > > > > > adding a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>message
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>handler to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> do things like reformatting. I think
> >>we
> >> > might
> >> > > > > > > > potentially
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> want
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>have
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> more threads processing the messages
> >>than
> >> > the
> >> > > > > > number of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>consumers.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>If we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> follow the simple mirror maker
> >>solution,
> >> we
> >> > > > lose
> >> > > > > > this
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>flexibility.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> 2. This might not matter too much, but
> >> > creating
> >> > > > > > more
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> consumers
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>means
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>more
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> footprint of TCP connection / memory.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> Any thoughts on this?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> Thanks.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> On 1/26/15, 10:35 AM, "Jiangjie Qin" <
> >> > > > > > > > j...@linkedin.com>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >Hi Jay and Neha,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >Thanks a lot for the reply and
> >> > explanation. I
> >> > > > do
> >> > > > > > agree
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>it
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>makes
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>more
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>sense
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >to avoid duplicate effort and plan
> >>based
> >> > on
> >> > > > new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>consumer.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> I’ll
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>modify
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >KIP.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >To Jay’s question on message
> >>ordering -
> >> > The
> >> > > > data
> >> > > > > > > > channel
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>selection
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>makes
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >sure that the messages from the same
> >> > source
> >> > > > > > partition
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>sent
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>by
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >same producer. So the order of the
> >> > messages is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>guaranteed
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> with
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>proper
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >producer settings
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >>>>(MaxInFlightRequests=1,retries=Integer.MaxValue,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>etc.)
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >For keyed messages, because they come
> >> > from the
> >> > > > > > same
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>source
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>partition
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >will end up in the same target
> >> partition,
> >> > as
> >> > > > long
> >> > > > > > as
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>they
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> are
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>sent
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>by
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >same producer, the order is
> >>guaranteed.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >For non-keyed messages, the messages
> >> > coming
> >> > > > from
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>same
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>source
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>partition
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >might go to different target
> >>partitions.
> >> > The
> >> > > > > > order is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>only
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>guaranteed
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >within each partition.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >Anyway, I’ll modify the KIP and data
> >> > channel
> >> > > > will
> >> > > > > > be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>away.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >Thanks.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >On 1/25/15, 4:34 PM, "Neha Narkhede"
> >><
> >> > > > > > > > n...@confluent.io>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>I think there is some value in
> >> > investigating
> >> > > > if
> >> > > > > > we
> >> > > > > > > > can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>go
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>back
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>simple mirror maker design, as Jay
> >> points
> >> > > > out.
> >> > > > > > Here
> >> > > > > > > > you
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> have
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>N
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>threads,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>each has a consumer and a producer.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>The reason why we had to move away
> >>from
> >> > that
> >> > > > was
> >> > > > > > a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>combination
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>difference in throughput between the
> >> > consumer
> >> > > > > > and the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>old
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>deficiency of the consumer
> >>rebalancing
> >> > that
> >> > > > > > limits
> >> > > > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> total
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>number of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>mirror maker threads. So the only
> >> option
> >> > > > > > available
> >> > > > > > > > was
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>increase
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>throughput of the limited # of
> >>mirror
> >> > maker
> >> > > > > > threads
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>that
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>could
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>deployed.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>Now that queuing design may not make
> >> > sense,
> >> > > > if
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>producer's
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>throughput is almost similar to the
> >> > consumer
> >> > > > AND
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>fact
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>that
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>round-robin based consumer
> >>rebalancing
> >> > can
> >> > > > allow
> >> > > > > > a
> >> > > > > > > > very
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> high
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>number of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>mirror maker instances to exist.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>This is the end state that the
> >>mirror
> >> > maker
> >> > > > > > should be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> once
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>consumer is complete, so it wouldn't
> >> > hurt to
> >> > > > see
> >> > > > > > if
> >> > > > > > > > we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>just
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>move
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>that right now.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 8:40 PM, Jay
> >> > Kreps
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >><jay.kr...@gmail.com
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> QQ: If we ever use a different
> >> > technique
> >> > > > for
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > data
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>channel
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>selection
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> than for the producer partitioning
> >> > won't
> >> > > > that
> >> > > > > > break
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>ordering?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>How
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> ensure these things stay in sync?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> With respect to the new
> >>consumer--I
> >> > really
> >> > > > do
> >> > > > > > want
> >> > > > > > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>encourage
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>people
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> think through how MM will work
> >>with
> >> > the new
> >> > > > > > > > consumer.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>mean
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>this
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>isn't
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> very far off, maybe a few months
> >>if
> >> we
> >> > > > hustle?
> >> > > > > > I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>could
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>imagine us
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>getting
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> this mm fix done maybe sooner,
> >>maybe
> >> > in a
> >> > > > > > month?
> >> > > > > > > > So I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> guess
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>this
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>buys
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>us an
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> extra month before we rip it out
> >>and
> >> > throw
> >> > > > it
> >> > > > > > away?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>Maybe
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>two?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>This
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>bug
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>has
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> been there for a while, though,
> >> right?
> >> > Is
> >> > > > it
> >> > > > > > worth
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>it?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>Probably
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>it
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>is,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>but
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> it still kind of sucks to have the
> >> > > > duplicate
> >> > > > > > > > effort.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> So anyhow let's definitely think
> >> about
> >> > how
> >> > > > > > things
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> work
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>with
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> consumer. I think we can probably
> >> just
> >> > > > have N
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>threads,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> each
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>thread
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>has
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> producer and consumer and is
> >> internally
> >> > > > single
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>threaded.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>Any
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>reason
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>this
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> wouldn't work?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> -Jay
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 5:29 PM,
> >> > Jiangjie
> >> > > > Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>><j...@linkedin.com.invalid>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > Hi Jay,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > Thanks for comments. Please see
> >> > inline
> >> > > > > > responses.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > On 1/21/15, 1:33 PM, "Jay Kreps"
> >> > > > > > > > > >>><jay.kr...@gmail.com>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >Hey guys,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >A couple questions/comments:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >1. The callback and
> >> user-controlled
> >> > > > commit
> >> > > > > > > > offset
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>functionality
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> already
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >in the new consumer which we
> >>are
> >> > > > working on
> >> > > > > > in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> parallel.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>If we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> accelerated
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >that work it might help
> >> concentrate
> >> > > > > > efforts. I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>admit
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>this
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>might
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>take
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >slightly longer in calendar
> >>time
> >> but
> >> > > > could
> >> > > > > > still
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>probably
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>get
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>done
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>this
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >quarter. Have you guys
> >>considered
> >> > that
> >> > > > > > approach?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > Yes, I totally agree that
> >>ideally
> >> we
> >> > > > should
> >> > > > > > put
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>efforts
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>on
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>consumer.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > The main reason for still
> >>working
> >> on
> >> > the
> >> > > > old
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>consumer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>that
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>expect
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> it
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > would still be used in LinkedIn
> >>for
> >> > > > quite a
> >> > > > > > while
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> before
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>consumer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > could be fully rolled out. And
> >>we
> >> > > > recently
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>suffering a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>lot
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>from
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>mirror
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > maker data loss issue. So our
> >> current
> >> > > > plan is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>making
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>necessary
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>changes to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > make current mirror maker
> >>stable in
> >> > > > > > production.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>Then we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>test
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > rollout new consumer gradually
> >> > without
> >> > > > > > getting
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>burnt.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >2. I think partitioning on the
> >> hash
> >> > of
> >> > > > the
> >> > > > > > topic
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>partition
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>not a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>very
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >good idea because that will
> >>make
> >> the
> >> > > > case of
> >> > > > > > > > going
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> from
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>cluster
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>with
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >fewer partitions to one with
> >>more
> >> > > > > > partitions not
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> work. I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>think an
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >intuitive
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >way to do this would be the
> >> > following:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >a. Default behavior: Just do
> >>what
> >> > the
> >> > > > > > producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>does.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>I.e.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>if
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>you
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> specify a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >key use it for partitioning, if
> >> not
> >> > just
> >> > > > > > > > partition
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>round-robin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >fashion.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >b. Add a --preserve-partition
> >> option
> >> > > > that
> >> > > > > > will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>explicitly
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>inherent
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >partition from the source
> >> > irrespective
> >> > > > of
> >> > > > > > > > whether
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> there
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>key
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>or
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> which
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >partition that key would hash
> >>to.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > Sorry that I did not explain
> >>this
> >> > clear
> >> > > > > > enough.
> >> > > > > > > > The
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> hash
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>topic
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > partition is only used when
> >>decide
> >> > which
> >> > > > > > mirror
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>maker
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>data
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>channel
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>queue
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > the consumer thread should put
> >> > message
> >> > > > into.
> >> > > > > > It
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>only
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>tries
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>make
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>sure
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > the messages from the same
> >> partition
> >> > is
> >> > > > sent
> >> > > > > > by
> >> > > > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> same
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>thread
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > to guarantee the sending order.
> >> This
> >> > is
> >> > > > not
> >> > > > > > at
> >> > > > > > > > all
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>related
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>which
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > partition in target cluster the
> >> > messages
> >> > > > end
> >> > > > > > up.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>That
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>still
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>decided by
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > producer.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >3. You don't actually give the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> ConsumerRebalanceListener
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>interface.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>What
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >that going to look like?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > Good point! I should have put
> >>it in
> >> > the
> >> > > > > > wiki. I
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>just
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>added
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>it.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >4. What is MirrorMakerRecord? I
> >> > think
> >> > > > > > ideally
> >> > > > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >MirrorMakerMessageHandler
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >interface would take a
> >> > ConsumerRecord as
> >> > > > > > input
> >> > > > > > > > and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>return a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >ProducerRecord,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >right? That would allow you to
> >> > > > transform the
> >> > > > > > > > key,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> value,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>partition,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>or
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >destination topic...
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > MirrorMakerRecord is introduced
> >>in
> >> > > > > > KAFKA-1650,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>which is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>exactly
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>same
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > as ConsumerRecord in KAFKA-1760.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > private[kafka] class
> >> > MirrorMakerRecord
> >> > > > (val
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> sourceTopic:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>String,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >   val sourcePartition: Int,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >   val sourceOffset: Long,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >   val key: Array[Byte],
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >   val value: Array[Byte]) {
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >   def size = value.length + {if
> >> (key
> >> > ==
> >> > > > > > null) 0
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>else
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>key.length}
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > }
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > However, because source
> >>partition
> >> and
> >> > > > offset
> >> > > > > > is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>needed
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>producer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>thread
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > for consumer offsets
> >>bookkeeping,
> >> the
> >> > > > record
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>returned
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> by
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > MirrorMakerMessageHandler needs
> >>to
> >> > > > contain
> >> > > > > > those
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>information.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>Therefore
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > ProducerRecord does not work
> >>here.
> >> We
> >> > > > could
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>probably
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> let
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>message
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>handler
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > take ConsumerRecord for both
> >>input
> >> > and
> >> > > > > > output.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >5. Have you guys thought about
> >> what
> >> > the
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>implementation
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>look
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>like in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >terms of threading architecture
> >> etc
> >> > with
> >> > > > > > the new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>consumer?
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>That
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>will
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >soon so even if we aren't
> >>starting
> >> > with
> >> > > > that
> >> > > > > > > > let's
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> make
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>sure
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>we
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>get
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >rid
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >of a lot of the current mirror
> >> maker
> >> > > > > > accidental
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>complexity
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>in
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>terms
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>of
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >threads and queues when we
> >>move to
> >> > that.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > I haven¹t thought about it
> >> > throughly. The
> >> > > > > > quick
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>idea is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>after
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>migration
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > the new consumer, it is probably
> >> > better
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > > use a
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>single
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>consumer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>thread.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > If multithread is needed,
> >> decoupling
> >> > > > > > consumption
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>and
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>processing
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>might
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>be
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > used. MirrorMaker definitely
> >>needs
> >> > to be
> >> > > > > > changed
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>after
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>new
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>consumer
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>get
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > checked in. I¹ll document the
> >> changes
> >> > > > and can
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>submit
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>follow
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>up
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>patches
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > after the new consumer is
> >> available.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >-Jay
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 4:31
> >>PM,
> >> > > > Jiangjie
> >> > > > > > Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>><j...@linkedin.com.invalid
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> Hi Kafka Devs,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> We are working on Kafka
> >>Mirror
> >> > Maker
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>enhancement. A
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>KIP
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>is
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>posted
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>to
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> document and discuss on the
> >> > > > followings:
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> 1. KAFKA-1650: No Data loss
> >> mirror
> >> > > > maker
> >> > > > > > > > change
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> 2. KAFKA-1839: To allow
> >> partition
> >> > > > aware
> >> > > > > > > > mirror.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> 3. KAFKA-1840: To allow
> >>message
> >> > > > > > > > filtering/format
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>conversion
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> Feedbacks are welcome. Please
> >> let
> >> > us
> >> > > > know
> >> > > > > > if
> >> > > > > > > > you
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> have
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>any
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>questions or
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> concerns.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> Thanks.
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>--
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >>Neha
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >> >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >--
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> > >Neha
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> >
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> --
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > > > >>> Neha
> >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > --
> >> > > > > > > Thanks,
> >> > > > > > > Neha
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Thanks,
> >Neha
>
>

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