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A part of #20780.

Equality and hash preprocessed_table paths still allocated temps from the current device resource, so harness-based tests could not prove explicit MR routing. This change requires cudf::memory_resources on those APIs and updates callers accordingly.

  • Equality/hash preprocessed_table::create, self_comparator, two_table_comparator, and row_hasher take required mr and use mr.get_temporary_mr() for preprocessing temps
  • Call sites across join/groupby/hash/search/reductions/etc. pass an explicit mr
  • Add BaseFixtureWithHarness and convert row-operator tests to use harness stream()/resources(), with TODOs where lexicographic still falls back to the current resource

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Signed-off-by: niranda perera <niranda.perera@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: niranda perera <niranda.perera@gmail.com>
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  • Improvements
    • Improved consistency and control of temporary GPU memory allocations across hashing, comparisons, joins, grouping, reductions, searching, sorting, and stream compaction.
    • Updated related operations to reuse the active memory-resource configuration, supporting more predictable resource usage.
  • Compatibility
    • Updated row comparison, hashing, and preprocessing interfaces to accept explicit temporary memory resources.
  • Tests
    • Expanded coverage for custom streams and memory resources, including dictionary data, nested columns, nulls, comparisons, sorting, and hashing.

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Changes

The row hashing, equality, and preprocessing APIs now require explicit temporary device memory resources. Dictionary, groupby, join, partitioning, reduction, search, sorting, and transformation paths pass cached resources to temporary allocations and Thrust policies. Row-operator tests now use resource-aware fixtures and utilities.

Memory resource propagation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Row-operator resource contracts
cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/*, cpp/src/row_operator/row_operators.cu
preprocessed_table, row_hasher, and row comparators now accept explicit temporary device memory resources.
Production call-site updates
cpp/src/dictionary/*, cpp/src/groupby/*, cpp/src/hash/*, cpp/src/join/*, cpp/src/partitioning/*
Core dictionary, groupby, hashing, join, and partitioning paths now pass or reuse explicit device resources.
Reduction, search, and transform updates
cpp/src/reductions/*, cpp/src/search/*, cpp/src/sort/*, cpp/src/stream_compaction/*, cpp/src/table/*, cpp/src/transform/*
Temporary buffers, preprocessing, comparators, and execution policies now use cached or explicit device resources.
Resource-aware row-operator tests
cpp/tests/row_operator/*, cpp/tests/utilities/*, cpp/tests/utilities_tests/*
Tests and comparison helpers now use fixture-provided streams and memory resources, including dictionary hashing and nested-column cases.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 0dd73

The PR routes equality and hash preprocessing through explicit memory resources across its callers. A stale test TODO remains as localized cleanup, but no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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Actionable comments posted: 2

🧹 Nitpick comments (3)
cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/preprocessed_table.cuh (1)

51-56: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add missing resource-routing and benchmark coverage.

Add a push_down_nulls test that fails on current-resource allocations and uses the explicit temporary resource. Add a benchmark for nullable nested LIST or STRUCT input.

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In `@cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/preprocessed_table.cuh` around lines 51
- 56, Extend push_down_nulls test coverage to use a tracking current resource
and verify temporary allocations are routed through the explicit temp_mr passed
to preprocessed_table::create; also add benchmark coverage for nullable nested
LIST or STRUCT input.

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cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/hashing.cuh (1)

243-248: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a benchmark for the direct row_hasher resource path.

The existing hashing benchmark exercises murmurhash3_x86_32, which uses a preprocessed-table overload. Add coverage for the direct table, stream, and temporary-resource constructor.

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In `@cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/hashing.cuh` around lines 243 - 248, Add
a hashing benchmark that constructs row_hasher directly with a table_view, CUDA
stream, and temporary device memory resource, covering the constructor
row_hasher(table_view const&, rmm::cuda_stream_view,
rmm::device_async_resource_ref) in addition to the existing murmurhash3_x86_32
benchmark.

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cpp/src/join/hash_join/match_context.cu (1)

50-57: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add resource-routing coverage for hash join match contexts.

Use non-default output and current temporary resources. Cover empty and non-empty paths. Check that preprocessing and Thrust temporaries use the current resource and match-count vectors use mr. Existing join benchmarks use default resources and do not cover this contract.

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In `@cpp/src/join/hash_join/match_context.cu` around lines 50 - 57, Update the
hash-join match-context coverage around the match-count path and its surrounding
setup to use non-default output and current temporary memory resources. Add
tests for both empty and non-empty inputs, verifying preprocessing and Thrust
temporary allocations use the current temporary resource while match-count
vectors use the supplied mr resource; do not rely on existing default-resource
join benchmarks.

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Inline comments:
In `@cpp/tests/row_operator/row_operator_tests.cu`:
- Around line 62-97: Add a resource-aware unit benchmark alongside the typed
lexicographical comparator coverage, exercising preprocessing and row operations
with explicit output and temporary memory resources. Reuse the existing
table/comparator setup from TestLexicographicalComparatorTwoTables and ensure
the benchmark invokes both relevant comparison paths while passing the resources
explicitly.

In `@cpp/tests/utilities/column_utilities.cu`:
- Around line 545-546: Remove the obsolete equality-preprocessing TODO near the
two_table_comparator usage, since the comparator now receives
mr.get_temporary_mr(); do not alter the comparator construction or add unrelated
changes.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/hashing.cuh`:
- Around line 243-248: Add a hashing benchmark that constructs row_hasher
directly with a table_view, CUDA stream, and temporary device memory resource,
covering the constructor row_hasher(table_view const&, rmm::cuda_stream_view,
rmm::device_async_resource_ref) in addition to the existing murmurhash3_x86_32
benchmark.

In `@cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/preprocessed_table.cuh`:
- Around line 51-56: Extend push_down_nulls test coverage to use a tracking
current resource and verify temporary allocations are routed through the
explicit temp_mr passed to preprocessed_table::create; also add benchmark
coverage for nullable nested LIST or STRUCT input.

In `@cpp/src/join/hash_join/match_context.cu`:
- Around line 50-57: Update the hash-join match-context coverage around the
match-count path and its surrounding setup to use non-default output and current
temporary memory resources. Add tests for both empty and non-empty inputs,
verifying preprocessing and Thrust temporary allocations use the current
temporary resource while match-count vectors use the supplied mr resource; do
not rely on existing default-resource join benchmarks.
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  • cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/equality.cuh
  • cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/hashing.cuh
  • cpp/include/cudf/detail/row_operator/preprocessed_table.cuh
  • cpp/src/binaryop/compiled/struct_binary_ops.cuh
  • cpp/src/dictionary/decode.cu
  • cpp/src/dictionary/detail/concatenate.cu
  • cpp/src/dictionary/encode.cu
  • cpp/src/dictionary/match_keys.cu
  • cpp/src/groupby/hash/groupby.cu
  • cpp/src/groupby/sort/group_nunique.cu
  • cpp/src/groupby/sort/group_rank_scan.cu
  • cpp/src/groupby/sort/sort_helper_group_offsets.cuh
  • cpp/src/groupby/streaming_groupby/insert.cuh
  • cpp/src/hash/murmurhash3_x86_32.cu
  • cpp/src/hash/xxhash_32.cu
  • cpp/src/hash/xxhash_64.cu
  • cpp/src/join/distinct_hash_join.cu
  • cpp/src/join/filtered_join/filtered_join.cu
  • cpp/src/join/hash_join/hash_join.cu
  • cpp/src/join/hash_join/match_context.cu
  • cpp/src/join/hash_join/partitioned_join_retrieve.cu
  • cpp/src/join/hash_join/retrieve_impl.cuh
  • cpp/src/join/hash_join/size_impl.cuh
  • cpp/src/join/key_remapping.cu
  • cpp/src/join/mark_join.cu
  • cpp/src/join/mixed_join_semi.cu
  • cpp/src/lists/contains.cu
  • cpp/src/partitioning/partitioning.cu
  • cpp/src/reductions/approx_distinct_count.cu
  • cpp/src/reductions/distinct_count.cu
  • cpp/src/reductions/histogram.cu
  • cpp/src/reductions/scan/rank_scan.cu
  • cpp/src/reductions/segmented/nunique.cu
  • cpp/src/reductions/unique_count.cu
  • cpp/src/reductions/unique_count_column.cu
  • cpp/src/row_operator/row_operators.cu
  • cpp/src/search/contains_scalar.cu
  • cpp/src/search/contains_table.cu
  • cpp/src/sort/rank.cu
  • cpp/src/stream_compaction/distinct.cu
  • cpp/src/stream_compaction/unique.cu
  • cpp/src/table/table_equal.cu
  • cpp/src/transform/one_hot_encode.cu
  • cpp/tests/row_operator/row_operator_tests.cu
  • cpp/tests/row_operator/row_operator_tests_utilities.hpp
  • cpp/tests/row_operator/self_comparison_utilities.cu
  • cpp/tests/row_operator/two_table_comparison_utilities.cu
  • cpp/tests/row_operator/two_table_equality_utilities.cu
  • cpp/tests/utilities/column_utilities.cu
  • cpp/tests/utilities_tests/column_wrapper_tests.cpp

Comment thread cpp/tests/row_operator/row_operator_tests.cu
Comment on lines +545 to +546
auto const comparator = cudf::detail::row::equality::two_table_comparator{
lhs_tview, rhs_tview, stream, mr.get_temporary_mr()};

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

Remove the obsolete equality-preprocessing TODO.

This change passes mr.get_temporary_mr() to two_table_comparator. The TODO at Line 886 still states that equality preprocessing allocates from the current resource and tells callers to defer propagation. Remove or update that TODO.

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In `@cpp/tests/utilities/column_utilities.cu` around lines 545 - 546, Remove the
obsolete equality-preprocessing TODO near the two_table_comparator usage, since
the comparator now receives mr.get_temporary_mr(); do not alter the comparator
construction or add unrelated changes.

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The ones most in need of attention:
#23665 (comment) and #23665 (comment) (potential incomplete routing), #23665 (comment) (extraneous copy), #23665 (comment) (deleted TODO still partially applies).

_bucket_storage{cuco::extent<std::size_t>{compute_bucket_storage_size(
right.num_rows(), checked_load_factor(load_factor), _right_mode)},
rmm::mr::polymorphic_allocator<char>{std::move(mr)},
rmm::mr::polymorphic_allocator<char>{mr},

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This looks like a drive-by fix unrelated to the rest of the PR. polymorphic_allocator will also std::move the parameter, so unless mr should be used further down (e.g., in line 111), this change introduces a copy, and should probably be reverted. Also in hash_join.cu line 130…

If this was a deliberate switch from move to copy, you might consider a similar change in distinct_hash_join.cu (line 176) and key_remapping.cu (line 296).

cudf::detail::bitmask_and(left, stream, cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref()).first;
auto const temp_mr = cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref();
auto stencil = cuda::counting_iterator<size_type>{0};
auto const row_bitmask = cudf::detail::bitmask_and(left, stream, temp_mr).first;

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This is the only use of temp_mr in this function. Do you need the local? Also in lines 185/192 and 245/247 below…

Comment thread cpp/src/join/mark_join.cu
clear_marks(stream);

auto const preprocessed_right = [&right, stream] {
auto const preprocessed_right = [&right, stream, mr] {

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mr is captured but not used. Did you mean to pass it into preprocessed_table::create?

Comment on lines +2 to +3
* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2019-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

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Did you mean to double the copyright line here?

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* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2019-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

Comment on lines +207 to +208
auto const col1 = [&] {
auto const get_structs = [&] {

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Nit: the test_sort lambdas elsewhere in this file explicitly value-capture [stream, mr]. Any reason this is different?

[Optional] Or, conversely, should test_sort here and in TestSortSameTableFromTwoTables just use the [&] capture?

reduction_results.begin(),
reduction_results.end(),
histogram_count_type{0});
rmm::device_uvector<histogram_count_type> reduction_results(num_rows, stream, temp_mr);

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[Optional] Technically, this changes the behavior (we're now using a temp mr instead of the one that was passed in). Want to mention it in the PR description?

auto const temp_mr = cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref();
auto unique_indices = make_numeric_column(
data_type{type_to_id<size_type>()}, num_rows, mask_state::UNALLOCATED, stream, mr);
data_type{type_to_id<size_type>()}, num_rows, mask_state::UNALLOCATED, stream, temp_mr);

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[Optional] Technically, this changes the behavior (we're now using a temp mr instead of the one that was passed in). Want to mention it in the PR description?

: d_t(preprocessed_table::create(t, stream))
self_comparator(table_view const& t,
rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
rmm::device_async_resource_ref temp_mr)

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[Optional] Worth adding a default value, so code could be migrated gradually (aligned with #20780 (comment))? Also in two_table_comparator, and row_hasher/preprocessed_table::create outside this file…

auto const keys_tv = table_view({all_keys});
auto const row_hash = cudf::detail::row::hash::row_hasher(keys_tv, stream);
auto const row_equal = cudf::detail::row::equality::self_comparator(keys_tv, stream);
auto const temp_mr = cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref();

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Should this also flow into the polymorphic_allocator in line 60 and the keys_indices construction in line 69?

auto const num_rows = keys.num_rows();
if (num_rows == 0) { return 0; } // early exit for empty input
auto const has_nulls = nullate::DYNAMIC{cudf::has_nested_nulls(keys)};
auto const temp_mr = cudf::get_current_device_resource_ref();

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Should this also flow into the polymorphic_allocator in line 155?

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