if ($result && $oldversion < 2009050615) {
$table = new xmldb_table('block_instances');
+ /// Arrived here, any block_instances record without blockname is one
+ /// orphan block coming from 1.9. Just delete them. MDL-22503
+ $DB->delete_records_select('block_instances', 'blockname IS NULL');
+
/// Changing nullability of field blockname on table block_instances to not null
$field = new xmldb_field('blockname', XMLDB_TYPE_CHAR, '40', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, 'id');
$dbman->change_field_notnull($table, $field);