seniorApache Spark
Optimizing Whole-Stage Code Generation.
Updated May 5, 2026
Short answer
It collapses multiple physical operators into a single Java function to eliminate virtual function calls.
Deep explanation
Instead of passing a row through an 'Iterator' of operators (Filter -> Map -> Aggregate), Spark generates a single 'for-loop' that contains all the logic. This maximizes CPU cache efficiency.
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