Dandandan commented on code in PR #2308:
URL: 
https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista/pull/2308#discussion_r3789962687


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docs/source/contributors-guide/architecture.md:
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@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ Each executor will re-partition the output of the stage it 
is running so that it
 stage. This mechanism is known as an Exchange or a Shuffle. The logic for this 
can be found in the [ShuffleWriterExec]
 and [ShuffleReaderExec] operators.
 
+The shuffle is _blocking_: a stage runs to completion and materializes its 
output to local disk before any

Review Comment:
   In principle some next stages can start when partitions are written (without 
waiting on the full stage) - currently it waits on the full stage but in some 
cases it can beneficial (when enough cluster capacity) to already start the 
next stage...



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