viirya commented on code in PR #40043: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/40043#discussion_r1488629362
########## java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java: ########## @@ -476,11 +507,12 @@ private void allocateBytes(final long valueBufferSize, final int valueCount) { } /* allocate offset buffer */ - private void allocateOffsetBuffer(final long size) { + private ArrowBuf allocateOffsetBuffer(final long size) { Review Comment: For 2, this is only for exporting the vectors through C Data Interface. By it means, it is intended to be released by the importer side. At Java Arrow, I remember ArrayExporter only increases the reference count for the buffers to be exported to prevent them to be released automatically. -- 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: github-unsubscr...@arrow.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org