CFV: New JDK Reviewer: Kelvin Nilsen

[Andrew Dinn]

Vote: yes

On 19/02/2026 14:05, Shipilev, Aleksey wrote:
> I hereby nominate Kelvin Nilsen (kdnilsen) [1] to JDK Reviewer.
> 
> Kelvin is a member of the JDK team at AWS and a Committer in the JDK 
> project.
> 
> Kelvin is a GC expert and the de-facto Shenandoah Project lead. He has 
> contributed substantial code to the Shenandoah project downstream over 
> many years. This work culminated in the large Generational Shenandoah 
> integration, a substantial contribution in itself. Additionally, Kelvin 
> has contributed 38 changes to JDK mainline [2]. He actively reviews 
> Shenandoah changes, and his review is effectively required for many of 
> them. Granting Kelvin JDK Reviewer status would formalize this existing 
> role.
> 
> Votes are due by 00:00 UTC Saturday, Mar 7, 2026.
> 
> Only current JDK Reviewers [3] are eligible to vote on this nomination. 
> Votes must be cast in the open by replying to this mailing list.
> 
> For Lazy Consensus voting instructions, see [4].
> 
> Thanks,
> -Aleksey
> 
> [1] https://openjdk.org/census#kdnilsen <https://openjdk.org/ 
> census#kdnilsen>
> [2] https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commits?author=kdnilsen <https:// 
> github.com/openjdk/jdk/commits?author=kdnilsen>
> [3] https://openjdk.org/census#jdk <https://openjdk.org/census#jdk>
> [4] https://openjdk.java.net/groups/#member-vote <https:// 
> openjdk.java.net/groups/#member-vote>
> 
> 
> 
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