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Cherry-picked from #61969

#61969)

…izing const columns

### What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: close #xxx

Problem Summary: Array distance functions (L2_distance, cosine_distance,
etc.) unconditionally call convert_to_full_column_if_const() on both
input columns, which materializes const arrays by duplicating data for
every row. When one argument is a constant vector literal (common in
vector similarity search queries), this causes unnecessary memory
allocation and data copying.

This change detects ColumnConst inputs and extracts the float data
pointer and dimension once, reusing them across all rows without
materialization. The implementation is also refactored to extract helper
methods (_extract_array_column, _extract_float_data, _try_extract_const)
for better readability and reduced code duplication.

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### Release note

Improved performance of array distance functions (l2_distance,
cosine_distance, inner_product) when one or both arguments are constant
arrays, by avoiding unnecessary column materialization.



### Check List (For Author)

- Test: No need to test (performance optimization, no behavior change)
- Behavior changed: No
- Does this need documentation: No

### What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: close #xxx

Related PR: #xxx

Problem Summary:

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Thearas commented Apr 8, 2026

Thank you for your contribution to Apache Doris.
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Please clearly describe your PR:

  1. What problem was fixed (it's best to include specific error reporting information). How it was fixed.
  2. Which behaviors were modified. What was the previous behavior, what is it now, why was it modified, and what possible impacts might there be.
  3. What features were added. Why was this function added?
  4. Which code was refactored and why was this part of the code refactored?
  5. Which functions were optimized and what is the difference before and after the optimization?

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Thearas commented Apr 8, 2026

run buildall

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BE UT Coverage Report

Increment line coverage 0.00% (0/77) 🎉

Increment coverage report
Complete coverage report

Category Coverage
Function Coverage 53.00% (19844/37443)
Line Coverage 36.51% (186696/511424)
Region Coverage 32.85% (145008/441381)
Branch Coverage 33.96% (63522/187041)

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BE Regression && UT Coverage Report

Increment line coverage 93.51% (72/77) 🎉

Increment coverage report
Complete coverage report

Category Coverage
Function Coverage 71.41% (26172/36651)
Line Coverage 54.30% (276793/509727)
Region Coverage 51.54% (229513/445345)
Branch Coverage 53.03% (99463/187571)

@yiguolei yiguolei merged commit a9bffec into branch-4.1 Apr 9, 2026
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