viirya commented on code in PR #7987:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/pull/7987#discussion_r2232663787


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parquet-variant/src/builder.rs:
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@@ -1216,24 +1211,45 @@ impl<'a> ListBuilder<'a> {
 
     /// Finalizes this list and appends it to its parent, which otherwise 
remains unmodified.
     pub fn finish(mut self) {
-        let data_size = self.buffer.offset();
+        let buffer = self.parent_state.buffer();
+
+        let data_size = buffer.offset() - self.parent_value_offset_base;
+
         let num_elements = self.offsets.len();
         let is_large = num_elements > u8::MAX as usize;
         let offset_size = int_size(data_size);
 
-        // Get parent's buffer
-        let parent_buffer = self.parent_state.buffer();
-        let starting_offset = parent_buffer.offset();
+        let starting_offset = self.parent_value_offset_base;
+
+        let header_size = 1 +      // header
+            if is_large { 4 } else { 1 } +  // is_large
+            (self.offsets.len() + 1) * offset_size as usize; // offsets and 
data size
 
+        // Calculated header size becomes a hint; being wrong only risks extra 
allocations.
+        // Make sure to reserve enough capacity to handle the extra bytes 
we'll truncate.

Review Comment:
   When `header_size` will be incorrect?



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