If a topic uses cleanup.policy=compact and retention.ms is configured, how do compaction and retention interact?

If a topic uses cleanup.policy=compact and retention.ms is configured, how do compaction and retention interact?

• A. Compaction retains latest per key; retention defines overall duration; compaction can move older records; occasional segments may be retained until compaction completes; retention may drop segments if old.
• B. Retention overrides compaction completely.
• C. Compaction disables retention.
• D. They are independent with no interaction.

Answer: (A)