expr varchar=datetime return incorrect result
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Description
## Bug Report
Please answer these questions before submitting your issue. Thanks!
### 1. Minimal reproduce step (Required)
```
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
CREATE TABLE t1 (
a VARCHAR(20),
b DATETIME
);
INSERT INTO t1 VALUES
('891113052160','2024-01-02 12:34:56');
select a=b from t1 order by a;
```
### 2. What did you expect to see? (Required)
```
result from mysql
MySQL [fuzztest]> select a=b from t1 order by a;
+------+
| a=b |
+------+
| 0 |
+------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
```
### 3. What did you see instead (Required)
```
result from tidb
MySQL [testdb_1747239281507]> select a=b from t1 order by a;
+------+
| a=b |
+------+
| NULL |
+------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.01 sec)
MySQL [testdb_1747239281507]> select version();
+--------------------+
| version() |
+--------------------+
| 8.0.11-TiDB-v8.5.1 |
+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
```
### 4. What is your TiDB version? (Required)
```
MySQL [testdb_1747239281507]> select tidb_version();
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| tidb_version() |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Release Version: v8.5.1
Edition: Community
Git Commit Hash: fea86c8e35ad4a86a5e1160701f99493c2ee547c
Git Branch: HEAD
UTC Build Time: 2025-01-16 07:38:34
GoVersion: go1.23.4
Race Enabled: false
Check Table Before Drop: false
Store: tikv |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the supplied VARCHAR-to-DATETIME comparison in TiDB and compare it with MySQL, then trace the SQL comparison and type-conversion entry points. Done means the query returns 0 rather than NULL while preserving the expected warning behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go, mysql, sql
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100