pitrou commented on PR #40043: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/40043#issuecomment-1939209958
> But somehow from the context @lidavidm provided: https://lists.apache.org/thread/w7g1zfqrjxx0bvrct0mt5zwxvdnc9nob > > I think he means that it is a valid case (empty offset). It is allowed for historical reason in the Arrow IPC format, but it should be discouraged IMHO, and should not propagate to the C Data Interface. As long as data stays internal to Arrow Java, the missing buffer is ok, but for purposes of exchanging data, a proper offsets buffers should be exported (this one can easily be statically allocated, by the way). -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
