Fix nullable Array columns in partitioned DataFrameScan

[0guban0v]

Closes #24130

Compacts nullable pl.Array slices before Arrow export in streaming DataFrameScan, avoiding invalid offset and child layouts from Polars before 1.43.2. Adds regression coverage for outer-null Array in nonzero-offset partition.

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• Bug Fixes

  • Improved handling of array columns containing null values during streaming DataFrame scans.
  • Fixed export issues for sliced data containing nested structures or arrays, including cases spanning partition boundaries.
  • Improved reliability when processing nullable array data with nonzero offsets.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for nullable fixed-size arrays with nonzero offsets and partition-spanning data.

Walkthrough

The streaming DataFrameScan path detects nullable array columns and copies affected slices before Arrow export. A regression test covers nullable fixed-size arrays across partition boundaries and compares GPU output with Polars.

Changes

Nullable array export

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Array slice export and streaming validation python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/streaming/actor_graph/io.py, python/cudf_polars/tests/streaming/test_dataframescan.py	dataframescan_node copies slices to contiguous storage when nested structs exist or when array columns contain nulls. The test validates nullable fixed-size arrays across streaming partitions.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 995eb

The nullable Array fix has targeted regression coverage, but coverage for the previously identified partition shapes remains open. This is bounded test risk rather than an established runtime failure.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: fixing nullable Array columns in partitioned DataFrameScan.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the nullable Array fix, the Arrow export issue, the affected Polars versions, and the added regression coverage.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy the coding requirements in [#24130]. dataframescan_node detects top-level pl.Array columns and serializes affected sliced partitions before Arrow export when nulls are present.…
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88-94: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add all-null and single-element nullable Array cases.

The DataFrameScan producer copies sliced nullable Array columns before Arrow export. Add an all-null nonzero-offset partition and a final one-row null partition to cover the empty and minimal child-buffer shapes.

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In `@python/cudf_polars/tests/streaming/test_dataframescan.py` around lines 88 -
94, Add test cases in the DataFrameScan nullable Array fixture covering an
all-null partition with a nonzero slice offset and a final single-row null
partition, using the existing pl.Array(pl.Float32, 2) setup. Ensure the cases
exercise empty and minimal child-buffer shapes before Arrow export.

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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/streaming/actor_graph/io.py`:
- Line 254: Add no-null and outer-null streaming benchmark cases to the existing
benchmark workflow, covering the affected sliced-partition copy path around
serialize_binary() and deserialize_binary(). Measure and report throughput for
both cases, including the has_struct path and pl.Array columns with outer nulls,
without changing production behavior.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@python/cudf_polars/tests/streaming/test_dataframescan.py`:
- Around line 88-94: Add test cases in the DataFrameScan nullable Array fixture
covering an all-null partition with a nonzero slice offset and a final
single-row null partition, using the existing pl.Array(pl.Float32, 2) setup.
Ensure the cases exercise empty and minimal child-buffer shapes before Arrow
export.

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[TomAugspurger]

/ok to test c8bc2b6

[0guban0v]

@TomAugspurger, thanks for poking CI, but we have unrelated infra/upstream issues. Do you know if the upstream fix is in place so we can trigger the build again?

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/ok to test 995eb54

[TomAugspurger]

Yep, that fixed in #24133. I've restarted CI.

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/merge

[TomAugspurger]

Thanks @0guban0v. This will go in the 26.12 release.