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    /**
     * Create a new instance.
     *
     * @param nThreads          the number of threads that will be used by this instance.
     * @param executor          the Executor to use, or {@code null} if the default should be used.
     * @param chooserFactory    the {@link EventExecutorChooserFactory} to use.
     * @param args              arguments which will passed to each {@link #newChild(Executor, Object...)} call
     */
    protected MultithreadEventExecutorGroup(int nThreads, Executor executor,
                                            EventExecutorChooserFactory chooserFactory, Object... args) {
        if (nThreads <= 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("nThreads: %d (expected: > 0)", nThreads));
        }

        if (executor == null) {
            executor = new ThreadPerTaskExecutor(newDefaultThreadFactory());
        }

        children = new EventExecutor[nThreads];

        for (int i = 0; i < nThreads; i ++) {
            boolean success = false;
            try {
                children[i] = newChild(executor, args);
                success = true;
                ...
    }