Document strange jsonb sort order for empty top level arrays

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

Commit: 653729ce0ec1c38b444740637896d6ec706ef13a
Author: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Date: 2025-01-03T15:29:03Z
Releases: 16.7
Document strange jsonb sort order for empty top level arrays

Slightly faulty logic in the original jsonb code (commit d9134d0a355)
results in an empty top level array sorting less than a json null. We
can't change the sort order now since it would affect btree indexes over
jsonb, so document the anomaly.

Backpatch to all live branches (13 .. 17)

In master, also add a code comment noting the anomaly.

Reported-by: Yan Chengpen
Reviewed-by: Jian He

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/OSBPR01MB45199DD8DA2D1CECD50518188E272@OSBPR01MB4519.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com

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