From a425405732ef01cddcc46d6a53701e899b0cd533 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rjzamora Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:06:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add from_map note on meta --- docs/dask_cudf/source/best_practices.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/dask_cudf/source/best_practices.rst b/docs/dask_cudf/source/best_practices.rst index 6bc807a1bbe..c3492ba6ef4 100644 --- a/docs/dask_cudf/source/best_practices.rst +++ b/docs/dask_cudf/source/best_practices.rst @@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ for more details. .. note:: Whenever possible, be sure to specify the ``meta`` argument to :func:`from_map`. Dask will need to materialize the first partition - eagerly if this argument is excluded. + eagerly if this argument is excluded. If a large RMM pool is in use + on the first visible device, this eager execution on the client can + lead to a surprising OOM error. Sorting, Joining and Grouping