AntoinePrv commented on code in PR #47896:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/47896#discussion_r2454208924


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cpp/src/arrow/util/bpacking_dispatch_internal.h:
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@@ -47,7 +49,113 @@ int unpack_full(const uint8_t* in, Uint* out, int 
batch_size) {
       out[k] = FromLittleEndian(SafeLoadAs<Uint>(in + (k * sizeof(Uint))));
     }
   }
-  return batch_size;
+}
+
+/// Compute the maximum spread in bytes that a packed integer can cover.
+///
+/// This is assuming contiguous packed integer starting with the given bit 
offset away
+/// from a byte boundary.
+/// This function is non-monotonic, for instance with zero offset, three bit 
integers
+/// will be split on the first byte boundary (hence having a spread of two 
bytes) while
+/// four bit integer will be well behaved and never spread over byte boundary 
(hence
+/// having a spread of one).
+constexpr int PackedMaxSpreadBytes(int width, int bit_offset) {
+  int max = static_cast<int>(bit_util::BytesForBits(width));
+  int start = bit_offset;
+  do {
+    const int byte_start = start / 8;
+    const int byte_end = (start + width - 1) / 8;  // inclusive end bit
+    const int spread = byte_end - byte_start + 1;
+    max = spread > max ? spread : max;
+    start += width;
+  } while (start % 8 != bit_offset);
+  return max;
+}
+
+/// Compute the maximum spread in bytes that a packed integer can cover across 
all bit
+/// offsets.
+constexpr int PackedMaxSpreadBytes(int width) {

Review Comment:
   Depending how it is used: with `constexpr int x = PackedMaxSpreadBytes(...)` 
yes.
   In fact it is even passed as a template parameter afterwards.



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