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LOAD DATA still panics on generated-column hard errors such as invalid regexp or invalid JSON cast

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Description

## Bug Report

### 1. Minimal reproduce step (Required)

Two generated-column reproducers can hit the same problem.

Case 1: invalid regexp in generated column

```sql
set @@sql_mode='';
use test;
drop table if exists t_gen_regex_like;
create table t_gen_regex_like (
k varchar(20),
s varchar(64),
g tinyint generated always as (regexp_like('a', s)) stored,
primary key(k)
);
```

Create `/tmp/t_gen_regex_like.txt` with:

```text
k1|(
```

Run:

```sql
load data local infile '/tmp/t_gen_regex_like.txt'
into table t_gen_regex_like
fields terminated by '|';
```

Case 2: invalid JSON cast in generated column

```sql
set @@sql_mode='';
use test;
drop table if exists t_gen_json_cast;
create table t_gen_json_cast (
k varchar(20),
s text,
g json generated always as (cast(s as json)) stored,
primary key(k)
);
```

Create `/tmp/t_gen_json_cast.txt` with:

```text
k1|oops
```

Run:

```sql
load data local infile '/tmp/t_gen_json_cast.txt'
into table t_gen_json_cast
fields terminated by '|';
```

### 2. What did you expect to see? (Required)

`LOAD DATA` should surface the original generated-column error and stop the statement cleanly. It should not panic and should not turn the failure into a downstream internal error.

For example:

- case 1 should report the regexp parsing error
- case 2 should report the invalid JSON error

### 3. What did you see instead (Required)

For case 1, TiDB first reports the original warning:

```text
Warning 1139: Got error 'error parsing regexp: missing closing ): `(`' from regexp
```

but then fails with:

```text
ERROR 1105 (HY000): runtime error: index out of range [0] with length 0
```

For case 2, TiDB first reports the original warning:

```text
Warning 3140: Invalid JSON text: The document root must not be followed by other values.
```

but then fails with:

```text
ERROR 1105 (HY000): runtime error: index out of range [0] with length 0
```

TiDB log shows the original row-building error first and then the panic in downstream key checking:

```text
failed to get row
commitWork panicked
buildHandleFromDatumRow -> getKeysNeedCheckOneRow -> batchCheckAndInsert
```

These reproducers use a common-handle primary key. The same generated JSON trigger also reproduces on other downstream shapes:

- int primary key: `ERROR 1105 (HY000): runtime error: index out of range [0] with length 0`
- unique index: `ERROR 8039 (HY000): Index column ... offset out of bound, row: []`

### 4. What is your TiDB version? (Required)

```text
Release Version: v26.3.0-alpha-2-g8a45fc4c16
Edition: Community
Git Commit Hash: 8a45fc4c16565ed0712f94b5ca2e7a219bfb80d4
Git Branch: HEAD
UTC Build Time: 2026-04-02 05:32:08
GoVersion: go1.25.8
Race Enabled: false
Check Table Before Drop: false
Store: tikv
Kernel Type: Classic
```

Related to #67533, but these reproducers do not depend on `VECTOR`.

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