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Kafka BKM - #21

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I'd like to submit this Kafka optimization guide to the optimization zone.

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- Separate cloud-agnostic topology guidance from AWS-specific examples
- Add  "Data Movement in Kafka" section explaining producer write path,
  consumer read path, and partition leader/follower architecture
- Generalize cloud topology section to use vCPU counts instead of
  AWS-specific instance types
- Consolidate AWS deployment details into dedicated example section
- Update single-node topology with complete system specifications:
  * 2 sockets, 192 cores/socket (96 physical + HT)
  * 6 NUMA nodes (3 per socket, 32 cores/node, SNC enabled)
  * 3 brokers pinned to dedicated NUMA nodes with 16 logical CPUs each
- Add multi-cloud examples (AWS m8i, GCP C4) for Intel Xeon 6 guidance
- Remove confusing NUMA notation and provide clear CPU pinning examples
- Add disclaimer note about 4.2 RC testing
- Update all version references to specify "release candidate (RC)"
- Remove TODO placeholders and update docs URLs to Kafka 4.1
- Clarify vm.dirty_background_bytes applies system-wide
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Need to add a link in the main README under Software https://github.com/intel/optimization-zone/blob/main/README.md

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rsiyer-intel merged commit 7ac9bf5 into intel:main Feb 17, 2026
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