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Closes #12367

io::detail::make_column consumed a column_buffer (moving its contents out) while taking it as an lvalue reference, so callers were free to keep using a drained buffer with nothing but a comment to warn them. This PR makes the consumption explicit by turning the conversion into an rvalue-qualified member of column_buffer_base, so every call site must spell std::move(buffer).make_column(...).

  • The free function io::detail::make_column and its friend declaration are removed; the recursive construction logic itself is unchanged and all readers behave identically.
  • Call sites updated in the CSV, AVRO, ORC, Parquet, and experimental hybrid-scan readers.
  • The CSV reader now hoists the schema_info name-emplacement loop above column creation, because that loop read buffer names after the conversion drained them.
  • New gtest InlineBufferRvalueMakeColumn in cpp/tests/io/column_buffer_test.cpp covers the rvalue API on inline_column_buffer for fixed-width and nullable columns.

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The io::detail::make_column free function moved the contents out of a
column_buffer while taking it as an lvalue reference, leaving callers free
to keep using a drained buffer. Issue NVIDIA#12367 asks for that consumption to
be visible instead of implicit.

The function is now an rvalue-qualified member of column_buffer_base, so
call sites must spell std::move(buffer).make_column(...). The recursive
construction logic is unchanged and every reader behaves identically:
the CSV reader hoists the schema_info name-emplacement loop above column
creation because that loop read buffer names after the conversion. The
free-function declaration and friend declaration are removed.

A new gtest covers the rvalue API on inline_column_buffer with fixed-width
and nullable columns.

Test Plan:
  nvcc -c syntax compile against libcudf 26.10.00a302 headers (CCCL 3.6,
  cuCollections pinned by cpp/cmake) of every touched translation unit:
  column_buffer.cpp, csv/reader_impl.cu, avro/reader_impl.cu,
  orc/reader_impl_decode.cu, parquet/reader_impl.cpp,
  parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_impl.cpp, tests/io/column_buffer_test.cpp;
  all pass.
  clang-format --dry-run --Werror on all touched C++ files: pass.
  Repo-wide grep: zero remaining references to the removed free function.
  Full gtest run requires a full local libcudf build; not run here.
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  • Improvements

    • Improved column construction across Avro, CSV, ORC, and Parquet readers.
    • Preserved column metadata, schema information, nullability, and cached metadata during reads.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of buffered data when producing fixed-width and nullable columns.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage validating null masks, null counts, asynchronous data transfers, and resulting column values.

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Column buffer consumption

Layer / File(s) Summary
Consuming column construction API
cpp/src/io/utilities/column_buffer.hpp, cpp/src/io/utilities/column_buffer.cpp
make_column is now an rvalue-qualified member method. The implementation and explicit instantiations use the consuming member API.
IO reader integration
cpp/src/io/avro/reader_impl.cu, cpp/src/io/csv/reader_impl.cu, cpp/src/io/orc/reader_impl_decode.cu, cpp/src/io/parquet/...
IO readers move column buffers into make_column while preserving metadata and schema handling.
Conversion behavior tests
cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt, cpp/tests/io/column_buffer_test.cpp
Added tests for fixed-width and nullable column construction from rvalue buffers. The tests cover validity masks and null counts.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 26830

The change makes column-buffer consumption explicit and updates the affected readers, including moving CSV schema-name handling before buffers are drained. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 10.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 10 functions across 8 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary change: making column_buffer invalidation explicit when buffers are converted to columns.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the API change, updated call sites, CSV adjustment, and added tests.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #12367 by replacing the consuming free function with an rvalue-qualified column_buffer_base::make_column member, updating all reader call sites to use std::move, and adding f…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope. The reader updates, CSV ordering fix, API tests, and documentation comment correction support the linked issue objectives.
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The changes satisfy issue #12367 by replacing the consuming free function with an rvalue-qualified column_buffer_base::make_column member, updating all reader call sites to use std::move, and adding focused tests.

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In `@cpp/src/io/csv/reader_impl.cu`:
- Line 1007: Capture each unquoted string buffer’s name into
metadata.schema_info before the parallel string-processing tasks consume the
buffers, then construct the output columns as before. Update the logic around
out_columns and the later out_buffers[i].name reads so schema names no longer
depend on moved-from buffers.

In `@cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt`:
- Line 319: Add benchmark coverage for make_column alongside COLUMN_BUFFER_TEST,
including fixed-width and nullable buffer conversion cases; follow the existing
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