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Question about some codes in `arrangement.rs`

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Description

In commit 9d33cda130421c7c391c2fb9d89c55e8d5752c1f, file src/operators/arrange/arrangement.rs, lines 647, it seems that new_capabilities only holds the lower bound of batcher.frontier().

Is it impossible for capabilities to hold a capability which is greater than any one of batcher.frontier(), and need to be held by new_capabilities? Maybe I'm not so familiar with capability.

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Start by reading commit 9d33cda130421c7c391c2fb9d89c55e8d5752c1f and src/operators/arrange/arrangement.rs around line 647, then trace how capabilities and batcher.frontier() are related. Resolve whether new_capabilities must retain capabilities beyond the frontier; done means documenting the invariant or identifying a concrete correctness issue.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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