tustvold opened a new issue, #2496: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/2496
**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.** <!-- A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...] (This section helps Arrow developers understand the context and *why* for this feature, in addition to the *what*) --> The maximum precision and scale for decimal types is 76, and yet we consume an entire `usize` to store this information. This is most pronounced on `BasicDecimal` where the precision and scale take up more memory than the actual value data :scream: **Describe the solution you'd like** <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. --> I would like to propose using `u8` for these instead of `usize` **Describe alternatives you've considered** <!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. --> **Additional context** <!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. --> Thoughts @liukun4515 -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
