cloud-fan commented on a change in pull request #28833:
URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/28833#discussion_r448836271



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File path: 
sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/CatalogV2Util.scala
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@@ -346,4 +346,23 @@ private[sql] object CatalogV2Util {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  def failNullType(dt: DataType): Unit = {
+    def containsNullType(dt: DataType): Boolean = dt match {
+      case ArrayType(et, _) => containsNullType(et)
+      case MapType(kt, vt, _) => containsNullType(kt) || containsNullType(vt)
+      case StructType(fields) => fields.exists(f => 
containsNullType(f.dataType))
+      case _ => dt.isInstanceOf[NullType]
+    }
+    if (containsNullType(dt)) {
+      throw new AnalysisException(
+        "Cannot create tables with VOID type.")

Review comment:
       I'm in favor of UNKNOWN/unknown, as it indicates it's not a real data 
type. But I'm open to other options. cc @gatorsmile @HyukjinKwon @maropu 
@viirya @bart-samwel 




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