feat: add sort pushdown benchmark and SLT tests

benchmarks/bench.sh

@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ clickbench_partitioned: ClickBench queries against partitioned (100 files) parqu
 clickbench_pushdown:    ClickBench queries against partitioned (100 files) parquet w/ filter_pushdown enabled
 clickbench_extended:    ClickBench \"inspired\" queries against a single parquet (DataFusion specific)
 
+# Sort Pushdown Benchmarks
+sort_pushdown:          Sort pushdown baseline (no WITH ORDER) on TPC-H data (SF=1)
+sort_pushdown_sorted:   Sort pushdown with WITH ORDER — tests sort elimination on non-overlapping files
+
 # Sorted Data Benchmarks (ORDER BY Optimization)
 clickbench_sorted:     ClickBench queries on pre-sorted data using prefer_existing_sort (tests sort elimination optimization)
 
@@ -309,6 +313,10 @@ main() {
                     # same data as for tpch
                     data_tpch "1" "parquet"
                     ;;
+                sort_pushdown|sort_pushdown_sorted)
+                    # same data as for tpch
+                    data_tpch "1" "parquet"
+                    ;;
                 sort_tpch)
                     # same data as for tpch
                     data_tpch "1" "parquet"
@@ -509,6 +517,12 @@ main() {
                 external_aggr)
                     run_external_aggr
                     ;;
+                sort_pushdown)
+                    run_sort_pushdown
+                    ;;
+                sort_pushdown_sorted)
+                    run_sort_pushdown_sorted
+                    ;;
                 sort_tpch)
                     run_sort_tpch "1"
                     ;;
@@ -1070,6 +1084,22 @@ run_external_aggr() {
     debug_run $CARGO_COMMAND --bin external_aggr -- benchmark --partitions 4 --iterations 5 --path "${TPCH_DIR}" -o "${RESULTS_FILE}" ${QUERY_ARG}
 }
 
+# Runs the sort pushdown benchmark (without WITH ORDER)
+run_sort_pushdown() {
+    TPCH_DIR="${DATA_DIR}/tpch_sf1"
+    RESULTS_FILE="${RESULTS_DIR}/sort_pushdown.json"
+    echo "Running sort pushdown benchmark (no WITH ORDER)..."
+    debug_run $CARGO_COMMAND --bin dfbench -- sort-pushdown --iterations 5 --path "${TPCH_DIR}" -o "${RESULTS_FILE}" ${QUERY_ARG} ${LATENCY_ARG}
+}
+
+# Runs the sort pushdown benchmark with WITH ORDER (enables sort elimination)
+run_sort_pushdown_sorted() {
+    TPCH_DIR="${DATA_DIR}/tpch_sf1"
+    RESULTS_FILE="${RESULTS_DIR}/sort_pushdown_sorted.json"
+    echo "Running sort pushdown benchmark (with WITH ORDER)..."
+    debug_run $CARGO_COMMAND --bin dfbench -- sort-pushdown --sorted --iterations 5 --path "${TPCH_DIR}" -o "${RESULTS_FILE}" ${QUERY_ARG} ${LATENCY_ARG}
+}
+
 # Runs the sort integration benchmark
 run_sort_tpch() {
     SCALE_FACTOR=$1

benchmarks/queries/sort_pushdown/q1.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- Sort elimination: ORDER BY sort key ASC (full scan)
+-- With --sorted: SortExec removed, sequential scan in file order
+-- Without --sorted: full SortExec required
+SELECT l_orderkey, l_partkey, l_suppkey
+FROM lineitem
+ORDER BY l_orderkey

benchmarks/queries/sort_pushdown/q2.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- Sort elimination + limit pushdown
+-- With --sorted: SortExec removed + limit pushed to DataSourceExec
+-- Without --sorted: TopK sort over all data
+SELECT l_orderkey, l_partkey, l_suppkey
+FROM lineitem
+ORDER BY l_orderkey
+LIMIT 100

benchmarks/queries/sort_pushdown/q3.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Sort elimination: wide projection (all columns)
+-- Tests sort elimination benefit with larger row payload
+SELECT *
+FROM lineitem
+ORDER BY l_orderkey

benchmarks/queries/sort_pushdown/q4.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Sort elimination + limit: wide projection
+SELECT *
+FROM lineitem
+ORDER BY l_orderkey
+LIMIT 100

benchmarks/src/bin/dfbench.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ static ALLOC: snmalloc_rs::SnMalloc = snmalloc_rs::SnMalloc;
 static ALLOC: mimalloc::MiMalloc = mimalloc::MiMalloc;
 
 use datafusion_benchmarks::{
-    cancellation, clickbench, h2o, hj, imdb, nlj, smj, sort_tpch, tpcds, tpch,
+    cancellation, clickbench, h2o, hj, imdb, nlj, smj, sort_pushdown, sort_tpch, tpcds,
+    tpch,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ enum Options {
     Imdb(imdb::RunOpt),
     Nlj(nlj::RunOpt),
     Smj(smj::RunOpt),
+    SortPushdown(sort_pushdown::RunOpt),
     SortTpch(sort_tpch::RunOpt),
     Tpch(tpch::RunOpt),
     Tpcds(tpcds::RunOpt),
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ pub async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         Options::Imdb(opt) => Box::pin(opt.run()).await,
         Options::Nlj(opt) => opt.run().await,
         Options::Smj(opt) => opt.run().await,
+        Options::SortPushdown(opt) => opt.run().await,
         Options::SortTpch(opt) => opt.run().await,
         Options::Tpch(opt) => Box::pin(opt.run()).await,
         Options::Tpcds(opt) => Box::pin(opt.run()).await,

benchmarks/src/lib.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub mod hj;
 pub mod imdb;
 pub mod nlj;
 pub mod smj;
+pub mod sort_pushdown;
 pub mod sort_tpch;
 pub mod tpcds;
 pub mod tpch;