Thanks to Eugene Kosov for noting that the fix is incomplete.
It turns out that on instant DROP/reorder column (MDEV-15562),
we must always write the metadata record, even though the table
was empty. Alternatively, we should guarantee that all undo
log records for the table have been purged. (Attempting to do
that by updating table_id leads to other problems; see
commit 1b31d885.)

It would be tempting to remove dict_index_t::clear_instant_alter()
altogether, but it turns that we need that when the instant ALTER TABLE
operation of a first-time DROP COLUMN is being rolled back.

innobase_instant_try(): Clarify a comment. Purge never calls
dict_index_t::clear_instant_alter(), but it may invoke
dict_index_t::clear_instant_add(). On first-time instant DROP/reorder,
always write a metadata record, even if the table is empty.