Thank you all for your new feedback on RC3. I am concluding this RC3 vote as not passed again and preparing RC4.
RC4 is RC3 + the following patches which landed at branch-4.1 currently. Please let me know if you need more patches. SPARK-54696 Clean-up ArrowBuffers in Connect SPARK-54686 Relax DSv2 table checks in temp views to allow new top-level columns SPARK-53991 Enforce KLL_SKETCH_AGG_GET_RANK/QUANTILE arguments are foldable SPARK-54692 Add python_worker_logs tvf doc to API reference SPARK-54683 Unify geo and time types blocking SPARK-54689 Make `org.apache.spark.sql.pipelines` internal package and make `EstimatorUtils` private SPARK-54695 StandaloneDynamicAllocationSuite.syncExecutors should ensure executors have fully setup Dongjoon Hyun. On 2025/12/15 14:59:32 Herman van Hovell via dev wrote: > I pasted a non-existing link for the root cause. The actual link is here: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-53342 > > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM Herman van Hovell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hey Dongjoon, > > > > Regarding your questions. > > > > 1. If you define a large-ish local relation (which makes us cache it > > on the serverside) and keep using it, then leak off-heap memory every > > time > > it is being used. At some point the OS will OOM kill the driver. While I > > have a repro, testing it like this in CI is not a good idea. As an > > alternative I am working on a test that checks buffer clean-up.For the > > record I don't appreciate the term `claim` here; I am not blocking a > > release without genuine concern. > > 2. The root cause is > > https://databricks.atlassian.net/browse/SPARK-53342 and not the large > > local relations work. > > 3. A PR has been open since Friday: > > https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/53452. I hope that I can get it > > merged today. > > 4. I don't see a reason why. > > > > Cheers, > > Herman > > > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM Dongjoon Hyun <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> How can we verify the regression, Herman? > >> > >> It's a little difficult for me to evaluate your claim so far due to the > >> lack of the shared information. Specifically, there is no update for last 3 > >> days on "SPARK-54696 (Spark Connect LocalRelation support leak off-heap > >> memory)" after you created it. > >> > >> Could you provide us more technical information about your Spark Connect > >> issue? > >> > >> 1. How can we reproduce your claim? Do you have a test case? > >> > >> 2. For the root cause, I'm wondering if you are saying literally > >> SPARK-53917 (Support large local relations) or another JIRA issue. Which > >> commit is the root cause? > >> > >> 3. Since you assigned SPARK-54696 to yourself for last 3 days, do you > >> want to provide a PR soon? > >> > >> 4. If you need more time, shall we simply revert the root cause from > >> Apache Spark 4.1.0 ? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Dongjoon > >> > >> On 2025/12/14 23:29:59 Herman van Hovell via dev wrote: > >> > Yes. It is a regression in Spark 4.1. The root cause is a change where > >> we > >> > fail to clean-up allocated (off-heap) buffers. > >> > > >> > On Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM Dongjoon Hyun <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Hi, Herman. > >> > > > >> > > Do you mean that is a regression at Apache Spark 4.1.0? > >> > > > >> > > If then, do you know what was the root cause? > >> > > > >> > > Dongjoon. > >> > > > >> > > On 2025/12/13 23:09:02 Herman van Hovell via dev wrote: > >> > > > -1. We need to get > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-54696 > >> > > fixed. > >> > > > > >> > > > On Sat, Dec 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM Jules Damji <[email protected] > >> > > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > > +1 non-binding > >> > > > > — > >> > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> > > > > Pardon the dumb thumb typos :) > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Dec 11, 2025, at 8:34 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Please vote on releasing the following candidate as Apache > >> Spark > >> > > > > version 4.1.0. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The vote is open until Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:34:31 PST and passes > >> if a > >> > > > > majority +1 PMC votes are cast, with > >> > > > > > a minimum of 3 +1 votes. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache Spark 4.1.0 > >> > > > > > [ ] -1 Do not release this package because ... > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > To learn more about Apache Spark, please see > >> > > https://spark.apache.org/ > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The tag to be voted on is v4.1.0-rc3 (commit e221b56be7b): > >> > > > > > https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/v4.1.0-rc3 > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The release files, including signatures, digests, etc. can be > >> found > >> > > at: > >> > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.1.0-rc3-bin/ > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Signatures used for Spark RCs can be found in this file: > >> > > > > > https://downloads.apache.org/spark/KEYS > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The staging repository for this release can be found at: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > >> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachespark-1508/ > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The documentation corresponding to this release can be found at: > >> > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.1.0-rc3-docs/ > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The list of bug fixes going into 4.1.0 can be found at the > >> following > >> > > URL: > >> > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SPARK/versions/12355581 > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > FAQ > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > ========================= > >> > > > > > How can I help test this release? > >> > > > > > ========================= > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > If you are a Spark user, you can help us test this release by > >> taking > >> > > > > > an existing Spark workload and running on this release > >> candidate, > >> > > then > >> > > > > > reporting any regressions. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > If you're working in PySpark you can set up a virtual env and > >> install > >> > > > > > the current RC via "pip install > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.1.0-rc3-bin/pyspark-4.1.0.tar.gz > >> > > > > " > >> > > > > > and see if anything important breaks. > >> > > > > > In the Java/Scala, you can add the staging repository to your > >> > > project's > >> > > > > resolvers and test > >> > > > > > with the RC (make sure to clean up the artifact cache > >> before/after so > >> > > > > > you don't end up building with an out of date RC going forward). > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > > > To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > > To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected]
