We see the below error if the list of item ids passed to ItemNotabilityFilter::getItemsWithoutArticle is empty.
2017-10-11 14:30:33 [Wd4qhApAMF0AAEllNCMAAAAO] mw1258 bnwiki 1.31.0-wmf.2 exception ERROR: [Wd4qhApAMF0AAEllNCMAAAAO] … Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError from line 1167 of /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php: A connection error occured.
Query: SELECT ips_site_id,ips_site_page,ips_item_id FROM `wb_items_per_site` WHERE ips_site_id = 'bnwiki'
Function: Wikibase\Lib\Store\Sql\SiteLinkTable::getLinks
Error: 2013 Lost connection to MySQL server during query (10.64.48.25)
[Exception Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError] (/srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php:1167) A connection error occured.
Query: SELECT ips_site_id,ips_site_page,ips_item_id FROM `wb_items_per_site` WHERE ips_site_id = 'bnwiki'
Function: Wikibase\Lib\Store\Sql\SiteLinkTable::getLinks
Error: 2013 Lost connection to MySQL server during query (10.64.48.25)
#0 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(979): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->reportQueryError(string, integer, string, string, boolean)
#1 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(1362): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->query(string, string)
#2 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/extensions/Wikidata/extensions/Wikibase/lib/includes/Store/Sql/SiteLinkTable.php(295): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->select(string, array, array, string)
#3 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/extensions/Wikidata/extensions/Wikibase/lib/includes/Store/CachingSiteLinkLookup.php(93): Wikibase\Lib\Store\Sql\SiteLinkTable->getLinks(array, array, array)
#4 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/extensions/Wikidata/extensions/ArticlePlaceholder/includes/ItemNotabilityFilter.php(156): Wikibase\Lib\Store\CachingSiteLinkLookup->getLinks(array, array)
#5 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/extensions/Wikidata/extensions/ArticlePlaceholder/includes/ItemNotabilityFilter.php(90): ArticlePlaceholder\ItemNotabilityFilter->getItemsWithoutArticle(array)
#6 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/extensions/Wikidata/extensions/ArticlePlaceholder/includes/SearchHookHandler.php(197): ArticlePlaceholder\ItemNotabilityFilter->getNotableEntityIds(array)
#7 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/extensions/Wikidata/extensions/ArticlePlaceholder/includes/SearchHookHandler.php(141): ArticlePlaceholder\SearchHookHandler->renderTermSearchResults(array)
#8 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/extensions/Wikidata/extensions/ArticlePlaceholder/includes/SearchHookHandler.php(129): ArticlePlaceholder\SearchHookHandler->addToSearch(SpecialSearch, OutputPage, string)
#9 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/Hooks.php(177): ArticlePlaceholder\SearchHookHandler::onSpecialSearchResultsAppend(SpecialSearch, OutputPage, string)
#10 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/Hooks.php(205): Hooks::callHook(string, array, array, NULL)
#11 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/specials/SpecialSearch.php(459): Hooks::run(string, array)
#12 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/specials/SpecialSearch.php(185): SpecialSearch->showResults(string)
#13 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/specialpage/SpecialPage.php(522): SpecialSearch->execute(NULL)
#14 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/specialpage/SpecialPageFactory.php(578): SpecialPage->run(NULL)
#15 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/MediaWiki.php(287): SpecialPageFactory::executePath(Title, RequestContext)
#16 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/MediaWiki.php(851): MediaWiki->performRequest()
#17 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/includes/MediaWiki.php(523): MediaWiki->main()
#18 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.31.0-wmf.2/index.php(43): MediaWiki->run()
#19 /srv/mediawiki/w/index.php(3): include(string)
#20 {main}