[BugFix] [Enhancement] Fix nullptr and support Iceberg null padding (backport #49212) #49524
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PR #48151 introduced a regression, where what would previously return an Error now caused a nullptr dereference and crashed the entire CN. This change removes the crashing and, for Iceberg, also adds support for padding evolved fields with null values, as per Iceberg spec.
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This is an automatic backport of pull request #49212 done by [Mergify](https://mergify.com). PR #48151 introduced a regression, where what would previously return an Error now caused a nullptr dereference and crashed the entire CN. This change removes the crashing and, for Iceberg, also adds support for padding evolved fields with null values, as per Iceberg spec.
Why I'm doing:
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Fixes #issue
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Does this PR entail a change in behavior?
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