Avoid unpacking dictionaries for inputs to SortExec

[andygrove]

What is the problem the feature request solves?

We currently unpack dictionaries before SortExec, which seems inefficient. I experimented with removing this unpacking and was able to run TPC-H without error, but TPC-DS failed with an out of bounds error.

It is possible that we will need to make changes in upstream DataFusion to support this.

Describe the potential solution

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Additional context

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[andygrove]

Subsumed by the broader #4228, which proposes per-expression dict awareness and a plan-aware read boundary. SortExec is one consumer of the same overall fix. Closing in favor of that.