[GitHub] [spark] srowen commented on a change in pull request #28113: [SPARK-31333][SQL][DOCS] Document Join Hints

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srowen commented on a change in pull request #28113: [SPARK-31333][SQL][DOCS] Document Join Hints
URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/28113#discussion_r403218675
 
 

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 File path: docs/sql-ref-syntax-qry-select-hints.md
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-title: Query Hints
-displayTitle: Query Hints
+title: Join Hints
+displayTitle: Join Hints
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+### Description
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+Join Hints allow users to suggest the join strategy that Spark should use. Prior to Spark 3.0, only `BROADCAST` Join Hint was supported. `MERGE`, `SHUFFLE_HASH` and `SHUFFLE_REPLICATE_NL` Joint Hints support was added in 3.0. When different join strategy hints are specified on both sides of a join, Spark prioritizes hints in the following order: `BROADCAST` over `MERGE` over `SHUFFLE_HASH` over `SHUFFLE_REPLICATE_NL`. When both sides are specified with the `BROADCAST` hint or the `SHUFFLE_HASH` hint, Spark will pick the build side based on the join type and the sizes of the relations. Since a given strategy may not support all join types, Spark is not guaranteed to use the join strategy suggested by the hint.
 
 Review comment:
   only BROADCAST Join Hint -> only the BROADCAST Join Hint ?

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