basalt-26.3.2-rc-20260913: sql/row: TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily failed [OOM]

sql/row.TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily [failed](https://mesolite.cluster.engflow.com/invocations/default/f9fa1f2b-bb9a-4046-8a3d-b7df01d8103c?testReportRun=3&testReportShard=1&testReportAttempt=1#targets-Ly9wa2cvc3FsL3Jvdzpyb3dfdGVzdA==) on basalt-26.3.2-rc-20260913 @ [c6a822fb5ec0b622c713fccacb82159d1b60bbcd](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/commits/c6a822fb5ec0b622c713fccacb82159d1b60bbcd):

```
=== RUN TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily
test_log_scope.go:172: test logs captured to: outputs.zip/logTestNextRowPartialColumnFamily3867277510
test_log_scope.go:82: use -show-logs to present logs inline
```

Parameters:
- attempt=1
- race=true
- run=3
- shard=1
Help

See also: [How To Investigate a Go Test Failure \(internal\)](https://cockroachlabs.atlassian.net/l/c/HgfXfJgM)

Same failure on other branches

- #174913 basalt-26.3.2-rc-20260908: sql/row: TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily failed [C-test-failure O-robot T-sql-queries branch-basalt-26.3.2-rc-20260908]
- #174860 sql/row: TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily failed [OOM] [C-test-failure O-robot T-sql-queries branch-master]
- #174741 release-26.3: sql/row: TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily failed [C-test-failure O-robot T-sql-queries branch-release-26.3]
- #174461 basalt-26.3: sql/row: TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily failed [C-test-failure O-robot T-sql-queries branch-basalt-26.3]
- #174151 sql/row: TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily failed [C-test-failure O-robot T-sql-queries branch-master]
- #173404 sql/row: TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily failed [C-test-failure O-robot T-sql-queries branch-master]

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Start with sql/row.TestNextRowPartialColumnFamily and inspect the linked test report plus the captured logs at outputs.zip/logTestNextRowPartialColumnFamily3867277510. Consult the linked internal Go test-failure investigation guide and compare the related failures listed on other branches. Done means identifying the OOM cause, addressing it, and confirming the test passes across the affected branches.

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