[DISCUSS] KIP-576

[Cheng Tan <ct...@confluent.io>]

Hi developers,

KIP-226 added support for dynamic update of  broker configuration.  In this KIP, we propose to extend the support to dynamic update of a group of new dynamic broker configs which will benefit the replication process. In this KIP, we propose to extend the support to dynamic update of a group of new dynamic broker configs which will benefit the replication process.

fetch.max.bytes	Maximum bytes expected for the entire fetch response.
failed.authentication.delay	Connection close delay on failed authentication.
replica.fetch.response.max.bytes	Maximum bytes expected for the entire fetch response.
replica.fetch.wait.max.ms	Max wait time for each fetcher request issued by follower replicas.
follower.replication.throttled.replicas	A list of replicas for which log replication should be throttled on the follower side.
leader.replication.throttled.replicas	A list of replicas for which log replication should be throttled on the leader side.


The wiki link for KIP-576:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-576%3A+Support+dynamic+update+of+more+configs+related+to+replication <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-576:+Support+dynamic+update+of+more+configs+related+to+replication>

Please feel free to discuss and suggest any other broker configs worth making dynamic. Thanks.

Regards, - Cheng Tan