concatenate_datasets loads all the data into memory
## Describe the bug
When I try to concatenate 2 datasets (10GB each) , the entire data is loaded into memory instead of being written directly to disk.

Interestingly, this happens when trying to save the new dataset to disk or concatenating it again.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7063207/116420321-2b21b480-a83e-11eb-9006-8f6ca729fb6f.png)

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python
from datasets import concatenate_datasets, load_from_disk

test_sampled_pro = load_from_disk("test_sampled_pro")
val_sampled_pro = load_from_disk("val_sampled_pro")

big_set = concatenate_datasets([test_sampled_pro, val_sampled_pro])

# Loaded to memory
big_set.save_to_disk("big_set")

# Loaded to memory
big_set = concatenate_datasets([big_set, val_sampled_pro])
```

## Expected results
The data should be loaded into memory in batches and then saved directly to disk.

## Actual results
The entire data set is loaded into the memory and then saved to the hard disk.

## Versions
Paste the output of the following code:
```python
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.8 (default, Apr 13 2021, 19:58:26)
[GCC 7.3.0]
- Platform: Linux-5.4.72-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.10
```

We just released `datasets` 1.6.2 that includes the fix :)


concatenate_datasets loads all the data into memory
## Describe the bug
When I try to concatenate 2 datasets (10GB each) , the entire data is loaded into memory instead of being written directly to disk.

Interestingly, this happens when trying to save the new dataset to disk or concatenating it again.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7063207/116420321-2b21b480-a83e-11eb-9006-8f6ca729fb6f.png)

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python
from datasets import concatenate_datasets, load_from_disk

test_sampled_pro = load_from_disk("test_sampled_pro")
val_sampled_pro = load_from_disk("val_sampled_pro")

big_set = concatenate_datasets([test_sampled_pro, val_sampled_pro])

# Loaded to memory
big_set.save_to_disk("big_set")

# Loaded to memory
big_set = concatenate_datasets([big_set, val_sampled_pro])
```

## Expected results
The data should be loaded into memory in batches and then saved directly to disk.

## Actual results
The entire data set is loaded into the memory and then saved to the hard disk.

## Versions
Paste the output of the following code:
```python
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.8 (default, Apr 13 2021, 19:58:26)
[GCC 7.3.0]
- Platform: Linux-5.4.72-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.10
```

thanks it works like a charm! :)


SNLI dataset has labels of -1

SNLI dataset has labels of -1
There are a number of rows with a label of -1 in the SNLI dataset. The dataset descriptions [here](https://nlp.stanford.edu/projects/snli/) and [here](https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/tree/master/datasets/snli) don't list  -1 as a label possibility, and neither does the dataset viewer. As examples, see index 107 or 124 of the test set.

It isn't clear what these labels mean. I found a [line of code](https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/blob/80e59ef178d3bb2090d091bc32315c655eb0633d/datasets/snli/snli.py#L94) that seems to put them in but it seems still unclear why they are there. The current workaround is to just drop the rows from any model being trained.

Perhaps the documentation should be updated.
Hi @puzzler10,
Those examples where `gold_label` field was empty, -1 label was alloted to it. In order to remove it you can filter the samples from train/val/test splits. Here's how you can drop those rows from the dataset:
`dataset = load_dataset("snli")`
`dataset_test_filter = dataset['test'].filter(lambda example: example['label'] != -1)`

I agree it should have been mentioned in the documentation. I'll raise a PR regarding the same. Thanks for pointing out!


Bug in Dataset.class_encode_column

Bug in Dataset.class_encode_column
## Describe the bug

All the rest of the columns except the one passed to `Dataset.class_encode_column` are discarded.

## Expected results

All the original columns should be kept.

This needs regression tests.

This has been fixed in this commit: https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/2254/commits/88676c930216cd4cc31741b99827b477d2b46cb6

It was introduced in #2246 : using map with `input_columns` doesn't return the other columns anymore


Synchronize table metadata with features
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**

As pointed out in this [comment](https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/2145#discussion_r621326767):
> Metadata stored in the schema is just a redundant information regarding the feature types.
It is used when calling Dataset.from_file to know which feature types to use.
These metadata are stored in the schema of the pyarrow table by using `update_metadata_with_features`.
However this something that's almost never tested properly.

**Describe the solution you'd like**

We should find a way to always make sure that the metadata (in `self.data.schema.metadata`) are synced with the actual feature types (in `self.info.features`).
See PR #2274


DatasetDict save load Failing test in 1.6 not in 1.5
## Describe the bug

We have a test that saves a DatasetDict to disk and then loads it from disk. In 1.6 there is an incompatibility in the schema.

Downgrading to `>1.6` -- fixes the problem.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python

### Load a dataset dict from jsonl

path = '/test/foo'

ds_dict.save_to_disk(path)

ds_from_disk = DatasetDict.load_from_disk(path).  ## <-- this is where I see the error on 1.6
```

## Expected results

Upgrading to 1.6 shouldn't break that test. We should be able to serialize to and from disk.

## Actual results
```
        # Infer features if None
        inferred_features = Features.from_arrow_schema(arrow_table.schema)
        if self.info.features is None:
            self.info.features = inferred_features

        # Infer fingerprint if None

        if self._fingerprint is None:
            self._fingerprint = generate_fingerprint(self)

        # Sanity checks

        assert self.features is not None, "Features can't be None in a Dataset object"
        assert self._fingerprint is not None, "Fingerprint can't be None in a Dataset object"
        if self.info.features.type != inferred_features.type:
>           raise ValueError(
                "External features info don't match the dataset:\nGot\n{}\nwith type\n{}\n\nbut expected something like\n{}\nwith type\n{}".format(
                    self.info.features, self.info.features.type, inferred_features, inferred_features.type
                )
            )
E           ValueError: External features info don't match the dataset:
E           Got
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<child: int64, child_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, color: string, head: int64, head_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, text: string, token_end: int64, token_start: int64, type: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<disabled: bool, end: int64, id: int64, start: int64, text: string, ws: bool>>>
E
E           but expected something like
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'child_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<head: int64, child: int64, head_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, child_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, color: string, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, end: int64, type: string, label: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, end: int64, id: int64, ws: bool, disabled: bool>>>

../../../../../.virtualenvs/tf_ner_rel_lib/lib/python3.8/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py:274: ValueError
```
## Versions
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.5 (default, Jan 26 2021, 10:01:04)
[Clang 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.32.2)]
- Platform: macOS-10.15.7-x86_64-i386-64bit

```

Thanks for reporting ! We're looking into it


DatasetDict save load Failing test in 1.6 not in 1.5
## Describe the bug

We have a test that saves a DatasetDict to disk and then loads it from disk. In 1.6 there is an incompatibility in the schema.

Downgrading to `>1.6` -- fixes the problem.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python

### Load a dataset dict from jsonl

path = '/test/foo'

ds_dict.save_to_disk(path)

ds_from_disk = DatasetDict.load_from_disk(path).  ## <-- this is where I see the error on 1.6
```

## Expected results

Upgrading to 1.6 shouldn't break that test. We should be able to serialize to and from disk.

## Actual results
```
        # Infer features if None
        inferred_features = Features.from_arrow_schema(arrow_table.schema)
        if self.info.features is None:
            self.info.features = inferred_features

        # Infer fingerprint if None

        if self._fingerprint is None:
            self._fingerprint = generate_fingerprint(self)

        # Sanity checks

        assert self.features is not None, "Features can't be None in a Dataset object"
        assert self._fingerprint is not None, "Fingerprint can't be None in a Dataset object"
        if self.info.features.type != inferred_features.type:
>           raise ValueError(
                "External features info don't match the dataset:\nGot\n{}\nwith type\n{}\n\nbut expected something like\n{}\nwith type\n{}".format(
                    self.info.features, self.info.features.type, inferred_features, inferred_features.type
                )
            )
E           ValueError: External features info don't match the dataset:
E           Got
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<child: int64, child_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, color: string, head: int64, head_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, text: string, token_end: int64, token_start: int64, type: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<disabled: bool, end: int64, id: int64, start: int64, text: string, ws: bool>>>
E
E           but expected something like
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'child_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<head: int64, child: int64, head_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, child_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, color: string, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, end: int64, type: string, label: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, end: int64, id: int64, ws: bool, disabled: bool>>>

../../../../../.virtualenvs/tf_ner_rel_lib/lib/python3.8/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py:274: ValueError
```
## Versions
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.5 (default, Jan 26 2021, 10:01:04)
[Clang 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.32.2)]
- Platform: macOS-10.15.7-x86_64-i386-64bit

```

I'm not able to reproduce this, do you think you can provide a code that creates a DatasetDict that has this issue when saving and reloading ?


DatasetDict save load Failing test in 1.6 not in 1.5
## Describe the bug

We have a test that saves a DatasetDict to disk and then loads it from disk. In 1.6 there is an incompatibility in the schema.

Downgrading to `>1.6` -- fixes the problem.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python

### Load a dataset dict from jsonl

path = '/test/foo'

ds_dict.save_to_disk(path)

ds_from_disk = DatasetDict.load_from_disk(path).  ## <-- this is where I see the error on 1.6
```

## Expected results

Upgrading to 1.6 shouldn't break that test. We should be able to serialize to and from disk.

## Actual results
```
        # Infer features if None
        inferred_features = Features.from_arrow_schema(arrow_table.schema)
        if self.info.features is None:
            self.info.features = inferred_features

        # Infer fingerprint if None

        if self._fingerprint is None:
            self._fingerprint = generate_fingerprint(self)

        # Sanity checks

        assert self.features is not None, "Features can't be None in a Dataset object"
        assert self._fingerprint is not None, "Fingerprint can't be None in a Dataset object"
        if self.info.features.type != inferred_features.type:
>           raise ValueError(
                "External features info don't match the dataset:\nGot\n{}\nwith type\n{}\n\nbut expected something like\n{}\nwith type\n{}".format(
                    self.info.features, self.info.features.type, inferred_features, inferred_features.type
                )
            )
E           ValueError: External features info don't match the dataset:
E           Got
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<child: int64, child_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, color: string, head: int64, head_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, text: string, token_end: int64, token_start: int64, type: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<disabled: bool, end: int64, id: int64, start: int64, text: string, ws: bool>>>
E
E           but expected something like
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'child_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<head: int64, child: int64, head_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, child_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, color: string, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, end: int64, type: string, label: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, end: int64, id: int64, ws: bool, disabled: bool>>>

../../../../../.virtualenvs/tf_ner_rel_lib/lib/python3.8/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py:274: ValueError
```
## Versions
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.5 (default, Jan 26 2021, 10:01:04)
[Clang 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.32.2)]
- Platform: macOS-10.15.7-x86_64-i386-64bit

```

Hi, I just ran into a similar error. Here is the minimal code to reproduce:
```python
from datasets import load_dataset, DatasetDict
ds = load_dataset('super_glue', 'multirc')

ds.save_to_disk('tempds')

ds = DatasetDict.load_from_disk('tempds')

```

```bash
Reusing dataset super_glue (/home/idahl/.cache/huggingface/datasets/super_glue/multirc/1.0.2/2fb163bca9085c1deb906aff20f00c242227ff704a4e8c9cfdfe820be3abfc83)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/idahl/eval-util-expl/multirc/tmp.py", line 7, in <module>
    ds = DatasetDict.load_from_disk('tempds')
  File "/home/idahl/miniconda3/envs/eval-util-expl/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/dataset_dict.py", line 710, in load_from_disk
    dataset_dict[k] = Dataset.load_from_disk(dataset_dict_split_path, fs, keep_in_memory=keep_in_memory)
  File "/home/idahl/miniconda3/envs/eval-util-expl/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py", line 687, in load_from_disk
    return Dataset(
  File "/home/idahl/miniconda3/envs/eval-util-expl/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py", line 274, in __init__
    raise ValueError(
ValueError: External features info don't match the dataset:
Got
{'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'idx': {'answer': Value(dtype='int32', id=None), 'paragraph': Value(dtype='int32', id=None), 'question': Value(dtype='int32', id=None)}, 'label': ClassLabel(num_classes=2, names=['False', 'True'], names_file=None, id=None), 'paragraph': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'question': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}
with type
struct<answer: string, idx: struct<answer: int32, paragraph: int32, question: int32>, label: int64, paragraph: string, question: string>

but expected something like
{'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'idx': {'paragraph': Value(dtype='int32', id=None), 'question': Value(dtype='int32', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='int32', id=None)}, 'label': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'paragraph': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'question': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}
with type
struct<answer: string, idx: struct<paragraph: int32, question: int32, answer: int32>, label: int64, paragraph: string, question: string>

```

The non-matching part seems to be
`'label': ClassLabel(num_classes=2, names=['False', 'True'], names_file=None, id=None),`
vs
`'label': Value(dtype='int64', id=None),`

And the order in the `<struct...` being different, which might cause the [features.type != inferred_features.type](https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/blob/master/src/datasets/arrow_dataset.py#L274) condition to become true and raise this ValueError.

I am using datasets version 1.6.2.

Edit: can confirm, this works without error in version 1.5.0


DatasetDict save load Failing test in 1.6 not in 1.5
## Describe the bug

We have a test that saves a DatasetDict to disk and then loads it from disk. In 1.6 there is an incompatibility in the schema.

Downgrading to `>1.6` -- fixes the problem.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python

### Load a dataset dict from jsonl

path = '/test/foo'

ds_dict.save_to_disk(path)

ds_from_disk = DatasetDict.load_from_disk(path).  ## <-- this is where I see the error on 1.6
```

## Expected results

Upgrading to 1.6 shouldn't break that test. We should be able to serialize to and from disk.

## Actual results
```
        # Infer features if None
        inferred_features = Features.from_arrow_schema(arrow_table.schema)
        if self.info.features is None:
            self.info.features = inferred_features

        # Infer fingerprint if None

        if self._fingerprint is None:
            self._fingerprint = generate_fingerprint(self)

        # Sanity checks

        assert self.features is not None, "Features can't be None in a Dataset object"
        assert self._fingerprint is not None, "Fingerprint can't be None in a Dataset object"
        if self.info.features.type != inferred_features.type:
>           raise ValueError(
                "External features info don't match the dataset:\nGot\n{}\nwith type\n{}\n\nbut expected something like\n{}\nwith type\n{}".format(
                    self.info.features, self.info.features.type, inferred_features, inferred_features.type
                )
            )
E           ValueError: External features info don't match the dataset:
E           Got
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<child: int64, child_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, color: string, head: int64, head_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, text: string, token_end: int64, token_start: int64, type: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<disabled: bool, end: int64, id: int64, start: int64, text: string, ws: bool>>>
E
E           but expected something like
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'child_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<head: int64, child: int64, head_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, child_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, color: string, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, end: int64, type: string, label: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, end: int64, id: int64, ws: bool, disabled: bool>>>

../../../../../.virtualenvs/tf_ner_rel_lib/lib/python3.8/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py:274: ValueError
```
## Versions
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.5 (default, Jan 26 2021, 10:01:04)
[Clang 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.32.2)]
- Platform: macOS-10.15.7-x86_64-i386-64bit

```

My current workaround is to remove the idx feature:

```

from datasets import load_dataset, DatasetDict, Value
ds = load_dataset('super_glue', 'multirc')
ds = ds.remove_columns('idx')

ds.save_to_disk('tempds')

ds = DatasetDict.load_from_disk('tempds')

```

works.


DatasetDict save load Failing test in 1.6 not in 1.5
## Describe the bug

We have a test that saves a DatasetDict to disk and then loads it from disk. In 1.6 there is an incompatibility in the schema.

Downgrading to `>1.6` -- fixes the problem.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python

### Load a dataset dict from jsonl

path = '/test/foo'

ds_dict.save_to_disk(path)

ds_from_disk = DatasetDict.load_from_disk(path).  ## <-- this is where I see the error on 1.6
```

## Expected results

Upgrading to 1.6 shouldn't break that test. We should be able to serialize to and from disk.

## Actual results
```
        # Infer features if None
        inferred_features = Features.from_arrow_schema(arrow_table.schema)
        if self.info.features is None:
            self.info.features = inferred_features

        # Infer fingerprint if None

        if self._fingerprint is None:
            self._fingerprint = generate_fingerprint(self)

        # Sanity checks

        assert self.features is not None, "Features can't be None in a Dataset object"
        assert self._fingerprint is not None, "Fingerprint can't be None in a Dataset object"
        if self.info.features.type != inferred_features.type:
>           raise ValueError(
                "External features info don't match the dataset:\nGot\n{}\nwith type\n{}\n\nbut expected something like\n{}\nwith type\n{}".format(
                    self.info.features, self.info.features.type, inferred_features, inferred_features.type
                )
            )
E           ValueError: External features info don't match the dataset:
E           Got
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<child: int64, child_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, color: string, head: int64, head_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, text: string, token_end: int64, token_start: int64, type: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<disabled: bool, end: int64, id: int64, start: int64, text: string, ws: bool>>>
E
E           but expected something like
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'child_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<head: int64, child: int64, head_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, child_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, color: string, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, end: int64, type: string, label: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, end: int64, id: int64, ws: bool, disabled: bool>>>

../../../../../.virtualenvs/tf_ner_rel_lib/lib/python3.8/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py:274: ValueError
```
## Versions
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.5 (default, Jan 26 2021, 10:01:04)
[Clang 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.32.2)]
- Platform: macOS-10.15.7-x86_64-i386-64bit

```

It looks like this issue comes from the order of the fields in the 'idx' struct that is different for some reason.
I'm looking into it. Note that as a workaround you can also flatten the nested features with `ds = ds.flatten()`


DatasetDict save load Failing test in 1.6 not in 1.5
## Describe the bug

We have a test that saves a DatasetDict to disk and then loads it from disk. In 1.6 there is an incompatibility in the schema.

Downgrading to `>1.6` -- fixes the problem.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python

### Load a dataset dict from jsonl

path = '/test/foo'

ds_dict.save_to_disk(path)

ds_from_disk = DatasetDict.load_from_disk(path).  ## <-- this is where I see the error on 1.6
```

## Expected results

Upgrading to 1.6 shouldn't break that test. We should be able to serialize to and from disk.

## Actual results
```
        # Infer features if None
        inferred_features = Features.from_arrow_schema(arrow_table.schema)
        if self.info.features is None:
            self.info.features = inferred_features

        # Infer fingerprint if None

        if self._fingerprint is None:
            self._fingerprint = generate_fingerprint(self)

        # Sanity checks

        assert self.features is not None, "Features can't be None in a Dataset object"
        assert self._fingerprint is not None, "Fingerprint can't be None in a Dataset object"
        if self.info.features.type != inferred_features.type:
>           raise ValueError(
                "External features info don't match the dataset:\nGot\n{}\nwith type\n{}\n\nbut expected something like\n{}\nwith type\n{}".format(
                    self.info.features, self.info.features.type, inferred_features, inferred_features.type
                )
            )
E           ValueError: External features info don't match the dataset:
E           Got
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None)}, 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<child: int64, child_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, color: string, head: int64, head_span: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, token_end: int64, token_start: int64>, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<end: int64, label: string, start: int64, text: string, token_end: int64, token_start: int64, type: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<disabled: bool, end: int64, id: int64, start: int64, text: string, ws: bool>>>
E
E           but expected something like
E           {'_input_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_task_hash': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), '_view_id': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'answer': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'encoding__ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__offsets': Sequence(feature=Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__overflowing': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='null', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__tokens': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'encoding__words': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_ids': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='int64', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'ner_labels': Sequence(feature=Value(dtype='string', id=None), length=-1, id=None), 'relations': [{'head': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'child': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'head_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'child_span': {'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}, 'color': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'spans': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'token_end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'type': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'label': Value(dtype='string', id=None)}], 'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'tokens': [{'text': Value(dtype='string', id=None), 'start': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'end': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'id': Value(dtype='int64', id=None), 'ws': Value(dtype='bool', id=None), 'disabled': Value(dtype='bool', id=None)}]}
E           with type
E           struct<_input_hash: int64, _task_hash: int64, _view_id: string, answer: string, encoding__ids: list<item: int64>, encoding__offsets: list<item: list<item: int64>>, encoding__overflowing: list<item: null>, encoding__tokens: list<item: string>, encoding__words: list<item: int64>, ner_ids: list<item: int64>, ner_labels: list<item: string>, relations: list<item: struct<head: int64, child: int64, head_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, child_span: struct<start: int64, end: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, label: string>, color: string, label: string>>, spans: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, token_start: int64, token_end: int64, end: int64, type: string, label: string>>, text: string, tokens: list<item: struct<text: string, start: int64, end: int64, id: int64, ws: bool, disabled: bool>>>

../../../../../.virtualenvs/tf_ner_rel_lib/lib/python3.8/site-packages/datasets/arrow_dataset.py:274: ValueError
```
## Versions
- Datasets: 1.6.1
- Python: 3.8.5 (default, Jan 26 2021, 10:01:04)
[Clang 12.0.0 (clang-1200.0.32.2)]
- Platform: macOS-10.15.7-x86_64-i386-64bit

```

I just pushed a fix on `master`. We'll do a new release soon !

Thanks for reporting


NewsPH NLI dataset script fails to access test data.
In Newsph-NLI Dataset (#1192), it fails to access test data.

According to the script below, the download manager will download the train data when trying to download the test data.

https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/blob/2a2dd6316af2cc7fdf24e4779312e8ee0c7ed98b/datasets/newsph_nli/newsph_nli.py#L71

If you download it according to the script above, you can see that train and test receive the same data as shown below.
```python
>>> from datasets import load_dataset
>>> newsph_nli = load_dataset(path="./datasets/newsph_nli.py")
>>> newsph_nli
DatasetDict({
    train: Dataset({
        features: ['premise', 'hypothesis', 'label'],
        num_rows: 420000
    })
    test: Dataset({
        features: ['premise', 'hypothesis', 'label'],
        num_rows: 420000
    })
    validation: Dataset({
        features: ['premise', 'hypothesis', 'label'],
        num_rows: 90000
    })
})
>>> newsph_nli["train"][0]
{'hypothesis': 'Ito ang dineklara ni Atty. Romulo Macalintal, abogado ni Robredo, kaugnay ng pagsisimula ng preliminary conference ngayong hapon sa Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET).',
 'label': 1,
 'premise': '"Hindi ko ugali ang mamulitika; mas gusto kong tahimik na magtrabaho. Pero sasabihin ko ito ngayon: ang tapang, lakas, at diskarte, hindi nadadaan sa mapanirang salita. Ang kailangan ng taumbayan ay tapang sa gawa," ayon kay Robredo sa inilabas nitong statement.'}
>>> newsph_nli["test"][0]
{'hypothesis': 'Ito ang dineklara ni Atty. Romulo Macalintal, abogado ni Robredo, kaugnay ng pagsisimula ng preliminary conference ngayong hapon sa Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET).',
 'label': 1,
 'premise': '"Hindi ko ugali ang mamulitika; mas gusto kong tahimik na magtrabaho. Pero sasabihin ko ito ngayon: ang tapang, lakas, at diskarte, hindi nadadaan sa mapanirang salita. Ang kailangan ng taumbayan ay tapang sa gawa," ayon kay Robredo sa inilabas nitong statement.'}
```

In local, I modified the code of the source as below and got the correct result.
```python
71    test_path = os.path.join(download_path, "test.csv")
```
```python
>>> from datasets import load_dataset
>>> newsph_nli = load_dataset(path="./datasets/newsph_nli.py")
>>> newsph_nli
DatasetDict({
    train: Dataset({
        features: ['premise', 'hypothesis', 'label'],
        num_rows: 420000
    })
    test: Dataset({
        features: ['premise', 'hypothesis', 'label'],
        num_rows: 9000
    })
    validation: Dataset({
        features: ['premise', 'hypothesis', 'label'],
        num_rows: 90000
    })
})
>>> newsph_nli["train"][0]
{'hypothesis': 'Ito ang dineklara ni Atty. Romulo Macalintal, abogado ni Robredo, kaugnay ng pagsisimula ng preliminary conference ngayong hapon sa Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET).',
 'label': 1,
 'premise': '"Hindi ko ugali ang mamulitika; mas gusto kong tahimik na magtrabaho. Pero sasabihin ko ito ngayon: ang tapang, lakas, at diskarte, hindi nadadaan sa mapanirang salita. Ang kailangan ng taumbayan ay tapang sa gawa," ayon kay Robredo sa inilabas nitong statement.'}
>>> newsph_nli["test"][0]
{'hypothesis': '-- JAI (@JaiPaller) September 13, 2019',
 'label': 1,
 'premise': 'Pinag-iingat ng Konsulado ng Pilipinas sa Dubai ang publiko, partikular ang mga donor, laban sa mga scam na gumagamit ng mga charitable organization.'}
```

I don't have experience with open source pull requests, so I suggest that you reflect them in the source.

Thank you for reading :)
Thanks @bhavitvyamalik for the fix !
The fix will be available in the next release.
It's already available on the `master` branch. For now you can either install `datasets` from source or use `script_version="master"` in `load_dataset` to use the fixed version of this dataset.


Running `datase.map` with `num_proc > 1` uses a lot of memory
## Describe the bug
Running `datase.map` with `num_proc > 1`  leads to a tremendous memory usage that requires swapping on disk and it becomes very slow.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python
from datasets import load_dataset

dstc8_datset = load_dataset("roskoN/dstc8-reddit-corpus", keep_in_memory=False)

def _prepare_sample(batch):
    return {"input_ids": list(), "attention_mask": list()}

for split_name, dataset_split in list(dstc8_datset.items()):
    print(f"Processing {split_name}")
    encoded_dataset_split = dataset_split.map(
        function=_prepare_sample,
        batched=True,
        num_proc=4,
        remove_columns=dataset_split.column_names,
        batch_size=10,
        writer_batch_size=10,
        keep_in_memory=False,
    )
    print(encoded_dataset_split)

    path = f"./data/encoded_{split_name}"

    encoded_dataset_split.save_to_disk(path)
```

## Expected results
Memory usage should stay within reasonable boundaries.

## Actual results
This is htop-output from running the provided script.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8143425/115954836-66954980-a4f3-11eb-8340-0153bdc3a475.png)

## Versions
```
- Datasets: 1.6.0
- Python: 3.8.8 (default, Apr 13 2021, 19:58:26)
[GCC 7.3.0]
- Platform: Linux-4.19.128-microsoft-standard-x86_64-with-glibc2.10
```
Running on WSL2

Thanks for reporting ! We are working on this and we'll do a patch release very soon.


Running `datase.map` with `num_proc > 1` uses a lot of memory
## Describe the bug
Running `datase.map` with `num_proc > 1`  leads to a tremendous memory usage that requires swapping on disk and it becomes very slow.

## Steps to reproduce the bug
```python
from datasets import load_dataset

dstc8_datset = load_dataset("roskoN/dstc8-reddit-corpus", keep_in_memory=False)

def _prepare_sample(batch):
    return {"input_ids": list(), "attention_mask": list()}

for split_name, dataset_split in list(dstc8_datset.items()):
    print(f"Processing {split_name}")
    encoded_dataset_split = dataset_split.map(
        function=_prepare_sample,
        batched=True,
        num_proc=4,
        remove_columns=dataset_split.column_names,
        batch_size=10,
        writer_batch_size=10,
        keep_in_memory=False,
    )
    print(encoded_dataset_split)

    path = f"./data/encoded_{split_name}"

    encoded_dataset_split.save_to_disk(path)
```

## Expected results
Memory usage should stay within reasonable boundaries.

## Actual results
This is htop-output from running the provided script.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8143425/115954836-66954980-a4f3-11eb-8340-0153bdc3a475.png)

## Versions
```
- Datasets: 1.6.0
- Python: 3.8.8 (default, Apr 13 2021, 19:58:26)
[GCC 7.3.0]
- Platform: Linux-4.19.128-microsoft-standard-x86_64-with-glibc2.10
```
Running on WSL2

We did a patch release to fix this issue.
It should be fixed in the new version 1.6.1

Thanks again for reporting and for the details :)


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Hi ! Sorry to hear that. This may come from another issue then.

First can we check if this latency comes from the dataset itself ?
You can try to load your dataset and benchmark the speed of querying random examples inside it ?
```python
import time
import numpy as np

from datasets import load_from_disk

dataset = load_from_disk(...) # or from load_dataset...

_start = time.time()
n = 100
for i in np.random.default_rng(42).integers(0, len(dataset), size=n):
    _ = dataset[i]
print(time.time() - _start)
```

If we see a significant speed difference between your two datasets then it would mean that there's an issue somewhere


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Hi @lhoestq, here is the result. I additionally measured time to `load_from_disk`:
* 60GB
```
loading took:  22.618776321411133
ramdom indexing 100 times took: 0.10214924812316895
```

* 600GB
```
loading took:  1176.1764674186707
ramdom indexing 100 times took: 2.853600025177002
```

Hmm.. I double checked that it's version 1.6.0. The difference seems quite big, could it be related to the running environment?


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
I'm surprised by the speed change. Can you give more details about your dataset ?
The speed depends on the number of batches in the arrow tables and the distribution of the lengths of the batches.
You can access the batches by doing `dataset.data.to_batches()` (use only for debugging) (it doesn't bring data in memory).

Also can you explain what parameters you used if you used `map` calls ?
Also if you have some code that reproduces the issue I'd be happy to investigate it.


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Also if you could give us more info about your env like your OS, version of pyarrow and if you're using an HDD or a SSD


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Here are some details of my 600GB dataset. This is a dataset AFTER the `map` function and once I load this dataset, I do not use `map` anymore in the training. Regarding the distribution of the lengths, it is almost uniform (90% is 512 tokens, and 10% is randomly shorter than that -- typical setting for language modeling).
```
len(batches):
492763

batches[0]:
pyarrow.RecordBatch
attention_mask: list<item: uint8>
  child 0, item: uint8
input_ids: list<item: int16>
  child 0, item: int16
special_tokens_mask: list<item: uint8>
  child 0, item: uint8
token_type_ids: list<item: uint8>
  child 0, item: uint8
```

Here the some parameters to `map` function just in case it is relevant:
```
num_proc=1    # as multi processing is slower in my case
load_from_cache_file=False
```


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Regarding the environment, I am running the code on a cloud server. Here are some info:
```
Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS   # cat /etc/issue
pyarrow                 3.0.0  # pip list | grep pyarrow
```
The data is stored in SSD and it is mounted to the machine via Network File System.

If you could point me to some of the commands to check the details of the environment, I would be happy to provide relevant information @lhoestq !


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
I am not sure how I could provide you with the reproducible code, since the problem only arises when the data is big. For the moment, I would share the part that I think is relevant. Feel free to ask me for more info.

```python
class MyModel(pytorch_lightning.LightningModule)
    def setup(self, stage):
        self.dataset = datasets.load_from_disk(path)
        self.dataset.set_format("torch")

    def train_dataloader(self):
        collate_fn = transformers.DataCollatorForLanguageModeling(
                tokenizer=transformers.ElectraTokenizerFast.from_pretrained(tok_path)
        )
        dataloader = torch.utils.DataLoader(
                self.dataset,
                batch_size=32,
                collate_fn=collate_fn,
                num_workers=8,
                pin_memory=True,
       )
```


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Hi ! Sorry for the delay I haven't had a chance to take a look at this yet. Are you still experiencing this issue ?
I'm asking because the latest patch release 1.6.2 fixed a few memory issues that could have lead to slow downs


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Hi! I just ran the same code with different datasets (one is 60 GB and another 600 GB), and the latter runs much slower. ETA differs by 10x.


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
@lhoestq and @hwijeen

Despite upgrading to datasets 1.6.2, still experiencing extremely slow (2h00) loading for a 300Gb local dataset shard size 1.1Gb on local HDD (40Mb/s read speed). This corresponds almost exactly to total data divided by reading speed implying that it reads the entire dataset at each load.

Stack details:
=========

> GCC version: Could not collect
> Clang version: Could not collect
> CMake version: Could not collect
>
> Python version: 3.7 (64-bit runtime)
> Is CUDA available: True
> CUDA runtime version: 10.2.89
> GPU models and configuration: GPU 0: GeForce GTX 1050
> Nvidia driver version: 457.63
> cuDNN version: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.2\bin\cudnn64_7.dll
> HIP runtime version: N/A
> MIOpen runtime version: N/A
>
> Versions of relevant libraries:
> [pip3] datasets==1.6.2
> [pip3] transformers==4.5.1
> [pip3] numpy==1.19.1
> [pip3] numpydoc==1.1.0
> [pip3] pytorch-metric-learning==0.9.98
> [pip3] torch==1.8.1
> [pip3] torchaudio==0.8.1
> [pip3] torchvision==0.2.2
> [conda] blas                      2.16                        mkl    conda-forge
> [conda] cudatoolkit               10.2.89              hb195166_8    conda-forge
> [conda] libblas                   3.8.0                    16_mkl    conda-forge
> [conda] libcblas                  3.8.0                    16_mkl    conda-forge
> [conda] liblapack                 3.8.0                    16_mkl    conda-forge
> [conda] liblapacke                3.8.0                    16_mkl    conda-forge
> [conda] mkl                       2020.1                      216
> [conda] numpy                     1.19.1           py37hae9e721_0    conda-forge
> [conda] numpydoc                  1.1.0                      py_1    conda-forge
> [conda] pytorch                   1.8.1           py3.7_cuda10.2_cudnn7_0    pytorch
> [conda] pytorch-metric-learning   0.9.98             pyh39e3cac_0    metric-learning
> [conda] torchaudio                0.8.1                      py37    pytorch
> [conda] torchvision               0.2.2                      py_3    pytorch


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Hi @BenoitDalFerro how do your load your dataset ?


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
Hi @lhoestq thanks for the quick turn-around, actually the plain vanilla way, without an particular knack or fashion, I tried to look into the documentation for some alternative but couldn't find any

> dataset = load_from_disk(dataset_path=os.path.join(datasets_dir,dataset_dir))


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
I’m facing the same issue when loading a 900GB dataset (stored via `save_to_disk`): `load_from_disk(path_to_dir)` takes 1.5 hours and htop consistently shows high IO rates > 120 M/s.


Slow dataloading with big datasets issue persists
Hi,

I reported too slow data fetching when data is large(#2210) a couple of weeks ago, and @lhoestq referred me to the fix (#2122).
However, the problem seems to persist. Here is the profiled results:

1) Running with 60GB
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  517.96         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
model_backward                     	|  0.26144        	|100            	|  26.144         	|  5.0475         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.11123        	|100            	|  11.123         	|  2.1474         	|
get_train_batch                    	|  0.097121       	|100            	|  9.7121         	|  1.8751         	|
```

3) Running with 600GB, datasets==1.6.0
```
Action                             	|  Mean duration (s)	|Num calls      	|  Total time (s) 	|  Percentage %   	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                              	|  -              	|_              	|  4563.2         	|  100 %          	|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
get_train_batch                    	|  5.1279         	|100            	|  512.79         	|  11.237         	|
model_backward                     	|  4.8394         	|100            	|  483.94         	|  10.605         	|
model_forward                      	|  0.12162        	|100            	|  12.162         	|  0.26652        	|
```

I see that `get_train_batch` lags when data is large. Could this be related to different issues?
I would be happy to provide necessary information to investigate.
@tsproisl same here, smells like ~~teen spirit~~ intended generator inadvertently ending up iterator

@lhoestq perhaps solution to detect bug location in code is to track its signature via HD read usage monitoring, option is to add tracking decorator on top each function and sequentially close all hatches from top to bottom, suggest PySmart https://pypi.org/project/pySMART/ a Smartmontools implementation