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Consider using single spill file for multiple partitions #3859

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@andygrove

What is the problem the feature request solves?

When spilling occurs in native shuffle, Comet writes one spill file per partition. These files are then merged into the final file when shuffle completed.

Gluten combines spill data from multiple partitions into a single spill file. The data is ordered by partition. This results in fewer file handles and fewer metadata ops, which could be a benefit when using EBS for shuffle data.

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  1. Shekharrajak commented on Apr 5, 2026

    @Shekharrajak
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    Looking into this.

  2. peterxcli commented on Sep 9, 2026

    @peterxcli
    Member

    take

  3. added a commit that references this issue on Sep 17, 2026
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