[IMPALA-12704] NullPointerException occurs when quering metadata of empty Iceberg table

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Impala 4.4.0
• Component/s: fe
• Epic Color: ghx-label-12
• Assignee: Zihao Ye
• Reporter: Zihao Ye
• Created: 11/Jan/24 02:58
• Updated: 16/Jan/24 01:28
• Resolved: 16/Jan/24 01:28

Description

[4620ee0acf3b:21050] default> create table empty_ice_tbl (id int) stored as iceberg;
Query: create table empty_ice_tbl (id int) stored as iceberg
+-------------------------+
| summary                 |
+-------------------------+
| Table has been created. |
+-------------------------+
Fetched 1 row(s) in 0.21s
[4620ee0acf3b:21050] default> select * from default.empty_ice_tbl.entries;
Query: select * from default.empty_ice_tbl.entries
Query submitted at: 2024-01-11 10:51:05 (Coordinator: http://4620ee0acf3b:25000)
Query state can be monitored at: http://4620ee0acf3b:25000/query_plan?query_id=544ab08315c17508:5d14118400000000
ERROR: NullPointerException: null