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GH-50623: [C++][Python] Fix IPC serialization for extension storage layouts - #50884
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Merged PR #50927 supersedes this draft by unwrapping each extension array to its physical storage before validity-buffer, layout, and type dispatch. That covers the union cases and the same null-storage path without carrying a second conflicting implementation. Closing to avoid duplicate work; #15068 can remain the place for any explicit null-storage regression follow-up. Codex assisted with this status check; the account owner authorized the closure. |
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Rationale for this change
The IPC writer selected the top-level validity-buffer layout from the logical extension type. Extension arrays backed by null or union storage therefore received an extra validity-buffer entry, while the reader reconstructed the physical storage layout without that entry. The resulting buffer shift produced invalid data and could lead to a crash when values were accessed.
Fixes#50623.
Fixes#15068.
What changes are included in this PR?
DataType::storage_id(), which is unchanged for ordinary Arrow types and resolves to the physical type for extensions.int64column so a shifted buffer is detected directly.Are these changes tested?
main, both new regressions failed withBuffer #1 too smallvalidation errors.arrow-ipc-read-write-test: 412/412 passed with the officialarrow-testingdata.clang-format20.1.8 dry run andgit diff --check: passed.Are there any user-facing changes?
Yes. IPC file and stream roundtrips for extension types with null or union storage now preserve valid buffer layouts. There is no public API or ABI change.
This PR contains a Critical Fix. It prevents the IPC writer from producing invalid data for valid extension arrays and addresses the crash path described in #50623.
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OpenAI Codex generated the patch and regression tests under the account owner authorization. Codex reproduced the issue on current
main, reviewed the complete diff, audited visible ownership and overlap, and ran the validation listed above. This PR remains a Draft pending the account owner personal review before it is marked ready.