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Eight fixes and one new capability in the Parquet statistics, dictionary and page-index filters,
found while bringing the hybrid scan reader's row-group pruning to parity with parquet-mr on real
workloads. Four of them affect correctness: three could drop rows that match the filter, and two
read uninitialized or out-of-bounds memory.

Missing block synchronization in the dictionary page prune kernel

The kernel that decodes a dictionary page and probes it initializes the per-row-group result slots
with a strided loop across the block, then immediately has every thread begin decoding values.
Nothing separates the two, so a thread that has already moved on can write a result that another
thread of the same block then overwrites with its initial value.

Added the group.sync() between the initialization loop and the decode loop.

Empty dictionaries probed as though they held values

query_dictionaries decided whether a column chunk had a dictionary page by asking whether its hash
set occupied any slots. cuco rounds every capacity up to at least one bucket, so a chunk with no
dictionary page still has slots and failed that test. Its set was never built, so probing it reported
the literal as absent and the row group was pruned — rows that match the filter, silently dropped.

Emptiness is now read from the value count, which is zero exactly when there is no dictionary page,
and such a chunk takes the existing "skip the dictionary filter" path.

Page-level nullability statistics recorded inverted, and left uninitialized

The page statistics caster wrote false for a page whose null count equals its row count — an
entirely null page recorded as holding no nulls, the opposite of what the row-group caster records
and of what the filter expression reads. It also had no case for a null count of zero, so a page with
no nulls kept whatever byte the uninitialized value array happened to hold. The row-group caster had
a related gap: statistics carrying no null count at all left the entry uninitialized and marked
valid.

Both casters now cover all three states of the statistic and mark the entry null when the metadata
does not answer the question. The column is named all_null in the page path to match what it means,
which is true only when every value in the chunk or page is null, false when none are, and null when
only some are or the writer did not say.

Chunks holding nothing but nulls survived comparison predicates

A writer has no non-null value to compute min and max from for an entirely null chunk, so it omits
them. Every min/max comparison against a literal therefore evaluated to null, and a null verdict
keeps the chunk, so such a chunk was read for predicates that no null can satisfy. parquet-mr prunes
it.

Comparison predicates now request the nullability column and are wrapped in NOT(all_null) AND ...,
which is decisive exactly where min and max are absent. An existing test expectation moves from one
surviving row group to zero for col0 < 100 AND IS_NULL(col0), which no row can satisfy and which
now prunes the whole file.

One absent statistic disabled pruning for the rest of the expression

The statistics expression is a three-valued predicate in which null means "this metadata does not
say, keep the chunk". It was assembled with the plain logical connectives, which return null whenever
either side is null, so a single conjunct the metadata could not answer masked the verdict of every
conjunct it could — false AND unknown came out unknown and kept a chunk that one decisive conjunct
had already ruled out. The guard above made this reachable for any partly null chunk, whose
nullability statistic is unknown by construction.

The connectives are now null-aware throughout the tree, both the ones the converter introduces for
EQUAL and NOT_EQUAL and the ones the user's own expression contains, so a decisive conjunct
prunes whatever the others say. Answering "not entirely null" also takes all three states of the
nullability column rather than a plain NOT, whose null result is an unknown handed to a comparison
that is in fact decisive. This can only prune more, never less: a null in the statistics table is
missing metadata rather than a null in the data, and treating unknown as "keep" is the safe direction
either way. ParquetReaderTest.FilterNullableStats covers it over a file whose row groups take each
of the nullability statistic's three states.

Dictionary pruning gave up on files written without a page index

dictionary_pages_byte_ranges needed two things from metadata that a writer may leave out. Per-page
encoding_stats was required to prove no page fell back to a non-dictionary encoding and so holds
values the dictionary lacks, and the offset index was required to say where the dictionary page ends.
Neither is mandatory, and files that lack them — including a large share of production Parquet — got
no dictionary pruning at all.

Without encoding_stats, the chunk's encodings list is now consulted: PLAIN_DICTIONARY present
with nothing else beyond RLE and BIT_PACKED, which only ever encode levels, says every data page
was dictionary encoded. V2 chunks are still skipped, since RLE_DICTIONARY is listed for both
dictionary-encoded pages and a fallback's and only the per-page stats tell those apart. Without an
offset index, secondary_filters_byte_ranges returns a dictionary_page_range whose extent marks
the range as an upper bound on a page that may not be there; the caller caps what it spends with
dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read, measures the page actually read with dictionary_page_length,
and hands over a span trimmed to that page or an empty one.

Out-of-bounds decode for a chunk that claims dictionary encoding but has no dictionary page

A writer is permitted to describe a chunk as dictionary encoded and then write no dictionary page,
which the bounded ranges above make visible: what was read begins with a data page instead. The prune
kernels skip a page only when it has no values and the decompression step covers only dictionary
pages, so such a page's still-compressed bytes were decoded as dictionary values, bounded by its
uncompressed size and therefore past the end of the span.

decode_dictionary_page_headers now resets that page and clears the chunk's compressed pointer, size
and dictionary page count, leaving the chunk exactly as an empty span leaves it, so it is simply not
pruned with.

Java bindings for the dictionary page ranges

The Java API mirrored the old signature and returned dictionary page ranges as plain ByteRanges,
which cannot express a range that merely bounds a page, and so cannot be used against files without a
page index.

SecondaryFilterRanges now carries DictionaryPageRange, which pairs the byte range with its extent,
and HybridScanReader exposes capping a bounded range and measuring the page within what was read.
HybridScanReaderTest covers pruning against files written with and without a page index, including
a chunk whose dictionary page is absent.

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results[i][row_group_idx] = false;
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Missing sync resulted in above initialization running after results[i] setting below.

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  • New Features
    • Added dictionary-page range metadata supporting exact and upper-bound reads.
    • Added dictionary-page length detection and bounded read handling.
    • Added Java APIs for dictionary-page ranges and length inspection.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved filtering for missing, empty, truncated, and non-dictionary pages.
    • Corrected nullable statistics handling for all-null and partially null row groups.
  • Tests
    • Expanded coverage for dictionary filtering, page trimming, and nullable predicate pushdown.

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The PR adds exact and upper-bound dictionary-page range metadata, bounded reads, and page-length detection. It updates C++ consumers and Java/JNI bindings. It also adds null-aware Parquet statistics filtering and expands hybrid scan and nullable-statistics tests.

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Hybrid scan dictionary ranges

Layer / File(s) Summary
Dictionary range contracts and discovery
cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp, cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_multifile.hpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan*, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers*
Dictionary-page APIs now return dictionary_page_range values with exact or upper-bound extents. Discovery validates encoding metadata and uses offset indexes or conservative chunk bounds.
Dictionary page reads and filtering
cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/dictionary_page_filter.cu, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_preprocess.cu, cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/*, cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/*, cpp/tests/io/experimental/*, cpp/tests/streams/io/experimental/*
Consumers convert dictionary ranges to readable byte ranges before fetching. Missing dictionary pages are skipped, and dictionary filtering synchronization and coverage are updated.

Nullable statistics filtering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Null-aware statistics filtering
cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/page_index_filter.cu, cpp/src/io/parquet/predicate_pushdown.cpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/stats_filter_helpers.*, cpp/tests/io/parquet_reader_test.cpp
Statistics now distinguish all-null, non-null, and partially null data. Comparisons use null-aware operators and non-null guards. Nullable predicate tests cover pruning behavior.

Java and JNI bindings

Layer / File(s) Summary
Java and JNI dictionary range bridge
java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/DictionaryPageRange.java, java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReader.java, java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/SecondaryFilterRanges.java, java/src/main/native/src/HybridScanReaderJni.cpp, java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java
Java and JNI now encode dictionary range extents and expose dictionary page length detection. Tests cover bounded windows, incomplete pages, empty buffers, and dictionary pruning.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 19d39

The PR is mergeable with owner follow-up: zero-sized dictionary pages may be rejected in a way that disables or misroutes dictionary pruning, and the Java range-length API still reports null elements inconsistently with the rest of the API.

Possibly related PRs

  • NVIDIA/cudf#23543: Both changes cover hybrid-scan byte-range fetching and validation.

Suggested labels: cuIO

Suggested reviewers: mhaseeb123, vuule, pointkernel, firestarman

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cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers.hpp (1)

238-256: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚖️ Poor tradeoff

Consider renaming to match the new return type.

The method returns dictionary_page_range values now, but the name is still dictionary_pages_byte_ranges. The name suggests plain byte ranges. A rename such as dictionary_page_ranges would keep the name and the contract aligned. This touches the impl, multifile, and public headers, so defer if the API churn is not worth it in this PR.

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In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers.hpp` around lines 238 -
256, Rename dictionary_pages_byte_ranges to dictionary_page_ranges across its
declaration, implementation, multifile usage, and public headers, keeping all
behavior and return types unchanged.
cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_impl.cpp (1)

287-303: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Move the vectors into the returned pair.

bloom_filter_bytes and dictionary_page_ranges are const, so the return statement copies both vectors. Drop const and move them.

♻️ Proposed change
-  auto const bloom_filter_bytes =
+  auto bloom_filter_bytes =
     _extended_metadata
       ->bloom_filters_byte_ranges(row_group_indices,
                                   output_dtypes,
                                   _output_column_schemas,
                                   expr_conv.get_converted_expr().value())
       .first;
-  auto const dictionary_page_ranges =
+  auto dictionary_page_ranges =
     _extended_metadata
       ->dictionary_pages_byte_ranges(row_group_indices,
                                      output_dtypes,
                                      _output_column_schemas,
                                      expr_conv.get_converted_expr().value())
       .first;
 
-  return {bloom_filter_bytes, dictionary_page_ranges};
+  return {std::move(bloom_filter_bytes), std::move(dictionary_page_ranges)};
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In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_impl.cpp` around lines 287 - 303,
Update the local vectors bloom_filter_bytes and dictionary_page_ranges in the
surrounding return path to be non-const, then move both into the returned pair
so the vectors are transferred rather than copied.
cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers.cpp (1)

616-629: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Reduce repeated warnings for chunks without encoding statistics.

CUDF_LOG_WARN runs once per column chunk. A file with many row groups and many predicate columns emits one line per chunk. Consider logging once per column or aggregating a count.

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In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers.cpp` around lines 616 -
629, Reduce the repeated warning emitted by the encoding-statistics check in the
column-chunk validation lambda: replace the per-chunk CUDF_LOG_WARN call with a
once-per-column or aggregated warning mechanism, while preserving the existing
pruning decision and return false behavior.
java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/DictionaryPageRange.java (1)

19-30: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document that the enum order is a wire contract with the native enum.

HybridScanReaderJni.cpp packs static_cast<jlong>(r.extent) and HybridScanReader.secondaryFiltersByteRanges decodes it with Extent.values()[index]. The mapping therefore depends on the declaration order of Extent matching the enumerator values of cudf::io::parquet::experimental::dictionary_page_extent. Nothing in the code states this. A reorder on either side silently changes the meaning of every dictionary range.

Add a comment on the enum stating the ordinal must match the native enumerator values.

📝 Proposed doc
-  /** How closely a range describes the dictionary page it points at. */
+  /**
+   * How closely a range describes the dictionary page it points at.
+   *
+   * <p>The declaration order is a wire contract: the JNI layer packs the native
+   * {`@code` dictionary_page_extent} enumerator value, and it is decoded here by ordinal. Keep this
+   * order in step with the native enum.
+   */
   public enum Extent {
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In `@java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/DictionaryPageRange.java` around lines 19 -
30, Add a documentation comment to the Extent enum stating that its declaration
order and ordinals are a wire contract and must match the enumerator values of
cudf::io::parquet::experimental::dictionary_page_extent, because
HybridScanReaderJni and HybridScanReader encode and decode these ordinals
directly.
java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java (1)

443-503: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the upper-bound extent and byteRangeToRead.

These tests exercise dictionaryPageLengths well, but two new pieces of the API remain untested:

  • No test produces Extent.UPPER_BOUND_IF_PRESENT. Every fixture writer sets dictionary_page_offset, so testSecondaryFiltersByteRangesPresentForLowCardinality asserts EXACT and the new C++ branch that emits the upper bound never runs from Java.
  • DictionaryPageRange.byteRangeToRead(long) has no test. It is pure Java, so a direct unit test of the EXACT pass-through, the capped non-exact case, and the negative-argument rejection is cheap.

The byteRangeToRead test is straightforward to add. Producing an upper-bound range needs a fixture whose writer omits the dictionary page offset, which may not be reachable from the Java writer.

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In `@java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java` around lines 443
- 503, Add coverage for the untested upper-bound dictionary extent and
DictionaryPageRange.byteRangeToRead(long): create or use a fixture that omits
dictionary_page_offset so the Java path observes Extent.UPPER_BOUND_IF_PRESENT,
and add direct assertions covering exact pass-through, capped non-exact reads,
and rejection of negative arguments.
java/src/main/native/src/HybridScanReaderJni.cpp (1)

226-248: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Document the host-only path. dictionary_page_length parses a cudf::host_span with CompactProtocolReader and performs no device allocation or stream work. Keep auto_set_device omitted and add a short comment explaining this choice.

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In `@java/src/main/native/src/HybridScanReaderJni.cpp` around lines 226 - 248, Add
a short comment at the dictionary_page_length call in
Java_ai_rapids_cudf_HybridScanReader_dictionaryPageLengths documenting that this
host-only parsing path performs no device allocation or stream work, so
auto_set_device is intentionally omitted.
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Inline comments:
In `@cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp`:
- Around line 97-99: Update the Doxygen for dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read
to document that a negative max_upper_bound_size triggers the CUDF_EXPECTS
exception, adding the required `@throw` entry alongside the existing parameter and
return documentation.
- Around line 216-235: Ensure every upper_bound_if_present range is trimmed on
the host using dictionary_page_length before dictionary filtering, producing
either one complete dictionary-page span or an empty span; do not pass capped
ranges directly to the filter. Apply this in
cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp lines 216-235,
cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp
lines 77-81, cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp lines 139-143,
both helpers in cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp lines 248-254
and 271-273, cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp lines 83-92, and
cpp/tests/streams/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_test.cpp lines 119-121, preserving
exact-page device I/O and empty spans when no complete dictionary page exists.

In `@java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReader.java`:
- Around line 301-312: Update dictionaryPageLengths(HostMemoryBuffer[] pageData)
to validate each element before calling getAddress() or getLength(), throwing
IllegalArgumentException that identifies the offending index for null buffers,
consistent with the bufferAddrs/bufferLens validation contract.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers.cpp`:
- Around line 616-629: Reduce the repeated warning emitted by the
encoding-statistics check in the column-chunk validation lambda: replace the
per-chunk CUDF_LOG_WARN call with a once-per-column or aggregated warning
mechanism, while preserving the existing pruning decision and return false
behavior.

In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers.hpp`:
- Around line 238-256: Rename dictionary_pages_byte_ranges to
dictionary_page_ranges across its declaration, implementation, multifile usage,
and public headers, keeping all behavior and return types unchanged.

In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_impl.cpp`:
- Around line 287-303: Update the local vectors bloom_filter_bytes and
dictionary_page_ranges in the surrounding return path to be non-const, then move
both into the returned pair so the vectors are transferred rather than copied.

In `@java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/DictionaryPageRange.java`:
- Around line 19-30: Add a documentation comment to the Extent enum stating that
its declaration order and ordinals are a wire contract and must match the
enumerator values of cudf::io::parquet::experimental::dictionary_page_extent,
because HybridScanReaderJni and HybridScanReader encode and decode these
ordinals directly.

In `@java/src/main/native/src/HybridScanReaderJni.cpp`:
- Around line 226-248: Add a short comment at the dictionary_page_length call in
Java_ai_rapids_cudf_HybridScanReader_dictionaryPageLengths documenting that this
host-only parsing path performs no device allocation or stream work, so
auto_set_device is intentionally omitted.

In `@java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java`:
- Around line 443-503: Add coverage for the untested upper-bound dictionary
extent and DictionaryPageRange.byteRangeToRead(long): create or use a fixture
that omits dictionary_page_offset so the Java path observes
Extent.UPPER_BOUND_IF_PRESENT, and add direct assertions covering exact
pass-through, capped non-exact reads, and rejection of negative arguments.
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Comment on lines +97 to +99
[[nodiscard]] std::vector<byte_range_info> dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read(
cudf::host_span<dictionary_page_range const> dictionary_page_ranges,
int64_t max_upper_bound_size = std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max());

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document the precondition exception.

dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read rejects a negative max_upper_bound_size, but its Doxygen does not declare that failure mode. Add an @throw entry for the exception raised by CUDF_EXPECTS.

As per coding guidelines, “Doxygen documentation required (@brief, @param, @return, @throw, @tparam).”

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In `@cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp` around lines 97 - 99,
Update the Doxygen for dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read to document that a
negative max_upper_bound_size triggers the CUDF_EXPECTS exception, adding the
required `@throw` entry alongside the existing parameter and return documentation.

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* if (dict_page_ranges.size()) {
* // Decide how much of each range to read. A range that only bounds its dictionary page can be
* // much larger than the page it bounds, so read no more of it than a dictionary page is worth.
* auto const dict_page_byte_ranges =
* dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read(dict_page_ranges, max_dict_page_size);
*
* // Fetch dictionary page byte ranges into device buffers and create spans
* auto [dict_page_buffers, dict_page_data, dict_page_tasks] =
* parquet::fetch_byte_ranges_to_device_async(datasource, dict_page_byte_ranges, stream, mr);
* dict_page_tasks.get();
*
* // The spans above are what the reader takes as long as every range was exactly a page. What
* // was read of a range that only bounds its page runs past that page instead, and may hold no
* // page at all, so such a range has to be fetched into host memory, measured with
* // `dictionary_page_length`, and copied to the device cut down to its page. A column chunk
* // left with an empty span is not pruned with.
*
* // Prune row groups using dictionaries
* dict_filtered_row_group_indices = reader->filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages(
* dict_page_data, current_row_group_indices, options, stream);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Trim upper_bound_if_present ranges before dictionary filtering.

dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read only caps an upper-bound range. It does not make that range contain exactly one dictionary page. These sites copy the range directly to device memory, but filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages requires one complete dictionary page or an empty span. A range can include following data pages, or begin with a data page when the chunk has no dictionary page. This can cause incorrect row-group pruning.

  • cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp#L216-L235: Replace the incomplete example flow with host-side length detection and exact-page device copies.
  • cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L77-L81: Retain dict_page_ranges, trim every upper-bound range with dictionary_page_length, and use empty spans when no complete dictionary page exists.
  • cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L139-L143: Apply the same host-side trim before fetch_byte_ranges_async.
  • cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp#L248-L254: Make the multifile helper construct exact dictionary-page spans before grouping by source.
  • cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp#L271-L273: Make the single-file helper construct exact dictionary-page spans before device I/O.
  • cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L83-L92: Update the test helper to follow the exact-page contract.
  • cpp/tests/streams/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_test.cpp#L119-L121: Update the stream test to trim upper-bound ranges before filtering.
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  • cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L77-L81
  • cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L139-L143
  • cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp#L248-L254
  • cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp#L271-L273
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  • cpp/tests/streams/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_test.cpp#L119-L121
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In `@cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp` around lines 216 - 235,
Ensure every upper_bound_if_present range is trimmed on the host using
dictionary_page_length before dictionary filtering, producing either one
complete dictionary-page span or an empty span; do not pass capped ranges
directly to the filter. Apply this in
cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp lines 216-235,
cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp
lines 77-81, cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp lines 139-143,
both helpers in cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp lines 248-254
and 271-273, cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp lines 83-92, and
cpp/tests/streams/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_test.cpp lines 119-121, preserving
exact-page device I/O and empty spans when no complete dictionary page exists.

Comment on lines +301 to +312
public static long[] dictionaryPageLengths(HostMemoryBuffer[] pageData) {
if (pageData == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("pageData must not be null");
}
long[] addrs = new long[pageData.length];
long[] lens = new long[pageData.length];
for (int i = 0; i < pageData.length; i++) {
addrs[i] = pageData[i].getAddress();
lens[i] = pageData[i].getLength();
}
return dictionaryPageLengths(addrs, lens);
}

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject null buffer elements in dictionaryPageLengths.

The method checks that pageData is not null, but it does not check the elements. A null element causes a NullPointerException at pageData[i].getAddress(). Every other buffer-taking method in this class routes through bufferAddrs/bufferLens, which throw IllegalArgumentException with the offending index. Keep the contract uniform.

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     long[] addrs = new long[pageData.length];
     long[] lens = new long[pageData.length];
     for (int i = 0; i < pageData.length; i++) {
+      if (pageData[i] == null) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("pageData[" + i + "] must not be null");
+      }
       addrs[i] = pageData[i].getAddress();
       lens[i] = pageData[i].getLength();
     }
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public static long[] dictionaryPageLengths(HostMemoryBuffer[] pageData) {
if (pageData == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("pageData must not be null");
}
long[] addrs = new long[pageData.length];
long[] lens = new long[pageData.length];
for (int i = 0; i < pageData.length; i++) {
addrs[i] = pageData[i].getAddress();
lens[i] = pageData[i].getLength();
}
return dictionaryPageLengths(addrs, lens);
}
public static long[] dictionaryPageLengths(HostMemoryBuffer[] pageData) {
if (pageData == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("pageData must not be null");
}
long[] addrs = new long[pageData.length];
long[] lens = new long[pageData.length];
for (int i = 0; i < pageData.length; i++) {
if (pageData[i] == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("pageData[" + i + "] must not be null");
}
addrs[i] = pageData[i].getAddress();
lens[i] = pageData[i].getLength();
}
return dictionaryPageLengths(addrs, lens);
}
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In `@java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReader.java` around lines 301 -
312, Update dictionaryPageLengths(HostMemoryBuffer[] pageData) to validate each
element before calling getAddress() or getLength(), throwing
IllegalArgumentException that identifies the offending index for null buffers,
consistent with the bufferAddrs/bufferLens validation contract.

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54-57: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Allow zero-sized dictionary pages.

Line 56 rejects compressed_page_size == 0 for dictionary pages. Zero-sized dictionary pages are valid, and upstream cuDF handling explicitly allows this case. (github.com)

This prevents dictionary_page_length from recognizing an empty dictionary page. It can disable dictionary pruning or route the caller through absent-dictionary handling. Reject only negative sizes.

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-  if (header.type != PageType::DICTIONARY_PAGE or header.compressed_page_size <= 0) {
+  if (header.type != PageType::DICTIONARY_PAGE or header.compressed_page_size < 0) {

Add a regression test for a dictionary page with compressed_page_size == 0:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

rg -n -C 5 \
  -e 'dictionary_page_length' \
  -e 'compressed_page_size.*0' \
  -e 'empty.*dictionary' \
  -e 'dictionary.*empty' \
  --glob '*.cpp' \
  --glob '*.cu' \
  --glob '*.hpp' \
  --glob '*.py' .
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In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan.cpp` around lines 54 - 57, Update
the page-header validation in the dictionary-page handling path to accept
compressed_page_size == 0 and reject only negative sizes, while continuing to
reject non-dictionary pages. Add a regression test covering
dictionary_page_length with an empty dictionary page and preserving the expected
pruning or absent-dictionary behavior.
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In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan.cpp`:
- Around line 54-57: Update the page-header validation in the dictionary-page
handling path to accept compressed_page_size == 0 and reject only negative
sizes, while continuing to reject non-dictionary pages. Add a regression test
covering dictionary_page_length with an empty dictionary page and preserving the
expected pruning or absent-dictionary behavior.

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@pmattione-nvidia can you please split this into multiple PRs? AI says it should be possible to keep them independent:

PR 1 — dictionary prune kernel fixes. Only dictionary_page_filter.cu plus new cases in the existing DictionaryFilterGapTest: the missing group.sync() and switching the empty-dictionary test from slot count to value count. Neither touches a signature or the statistics expression.

PR 2 — nullability statistic and null-aware pruning. stats_filter_helpers.cpp/.hpp, predicate_pushdown.cpp, page_index_filter.cu, and the tests in parquet_reader_test.cpp and the changed row-group expectation. This keeps the caster fixes together with the guard that depends on them, which is what removed the stacking in my earlier split — the all_null rename, the three-state coverage, push_non_null_guard, and null_aware_operator are one coherent change to a single subsystem and there is no useful intermediate state where the guard exists but the caster is still inverted.

PR 3 — dictionary pruning without a page index. Everything hybrid-scan-shaped: hybrid_scan.hpp/.cpp, hybrid_scan_helpers., hybrid_scan_impl., multifile, hybrid_scan_preprocess.cu for the out-of-bounds fix, the benchmark/example/test callers, and the Java bindings. This is the API break, and it carries its own callers so it compiles standalone.

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