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[dynamic filtering] remove network boundary anchors

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Description

In https://github.com/datafusion-contrib/datafusion-distributed/pull/634, we added dynamic_filter_anchors.

In df55, HashJoinExec checks the plan below during execution for a dynamic filter consumer. These consumers disappear when we chop up the plan using network boundaries. The anchors are false references used to trick the dynamic filter producers into thinking consumers exist below.

This is actually fixed in https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/24601 by making producers decide during planning to produce filter updates.

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Start by locating the dynamic_filter_anchors implementation and its callers in datafusion-distributed. Read datafusion-contrib/datafusion-distributed#634 and compare the planning change in apache/datafusion#24601 to identify what is now obsolete. Done means the anchor mechanism is removed without leaving references or breaking the distributed dynamic-filter flow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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