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pack struct with all fixed width fields

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Description

I wang to create a new page layout for packed struct with all fixed width fields rather than using the current miniblock page layout

reasons:
the decode scheduling logic are different
the 8188 chunk bytes limitation in miniblock layout
why do we still need definition levels in packed struct encoding?

new layout design:
just zip all values.
one byte nulls for number of fields < 8
two bytes nulls for number of fields < 16

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the current miniblock page layout and packed struct encoding, then confirm the proposed null-byte rules and what tests would define completion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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