In the Columnar format, the handling of null values in the REE type is not described properly.
- The null count of the parent array should be 0, since the parent has no validity bitmap (and there is a general assumption in arrow code that a non-zero null count means the standard validity bitmap is present)
- The document only indirectly describes how Null values are encoded
Thanks @tustvold for catching this!
[1] #13333 (comment)
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