huaxingao commented on code in PR #17783:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/17783#discussion_r3848479920


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format/spec.md:
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@@ -1913,6 +1916,14 @@ Reading v4 metadata:
 * Relative paths must be resolved against the table location before use (see 
[Path Resolution](#path-resolution))
 * When `location` is omitted, the table location must be provided (see [Table 
Location Specification](#table-location-specification))
 
+Row-level delete changes:
+
+* Equality delete files must not be added to v4 tables
+* Readers must continue to apply equality deletes for v2 and v3 tables and for 
equality deletes carried over into upgraded v4 tables
+* Upgrading a v2 or v3 table to v4 is metadata-only and does not rewrite data 
or delete files
+    * Equality deletes remain in the carried-over v2 or v3 delete manifests 
that already track them
+    * Converting equality deletes to DVs is a separate, optional maintenance 
action

Review Comment:
   Removed. Thanks!



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format/spec.md:
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@@ -1352,13 +1353,13 @@ Notes:
 
 ### Delete Formats
 
-This section details how to encode row-level deletes in Iceberg delete files. 
Row-level deletes are added by v2 and are not supported in v1. Deletion vectors 
are added in v3 and are not supported in v2 or earlier. Position delete files 
must not be added to v3 tables, but existing position delete files are valid.
+This section details how to encode row-level deletes in Iceberg delete files. 
Row-level deletes are added by v2 and are not supported in v1. Deletion vectors 
are added in v3 and are not supported in v2 or earlier. Position delete files 
must not be added to v3 tables, but existing position delete files are valid. 
Equality delete files must not be added to v4 tables, but existing equality 
delete files are valid.
 
 There are different formats for encoding row-level deletes:
 
 * Deletion vectors (DVs) identify deleted rows within a single referenced data 
file by position in a bitmap
 * Position delete files identify deleted rows by file location and row 
position (**deprecated** in v3)
-* Equality delete files identify deleted rows by the value of one or more 
columns
+* Equality delete files identify deleted rows by the value of one or more 
columns (**deprecated** in v4)

Review Comment:
   Done.



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