[ARROW-258] [Format] clarify definition of Buffer in context of RPC, IPC, File

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Fix Version/s: 0.14.0
• Component/s: Format
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/15599
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Julien Le Dem
• Created: 11/Aug/16 00:12
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:07
• Resolved: 22/May/19 14:34

Description

currently Buffer has a loosely defined page field used for shared memory only.

https://github.com/apache/arrow/blob/34e7f48cb71428c4d78cf00d8fdf0045532d6607/format/Message.fbs#L109

Issue Links

• is required by: ARROW-249 [Flight] Define GRPC IDL / wire protocol for messaging with Arrow data