Document strange jsonb sort order for empty top level arrays

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

Commit: 9577dd523b3e3bb7fba66e708dfb9ca76e299b7e
Author: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Date: 2025-01-03T15:29:12Z
Releases: 14.16
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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