Refs #28856 -- Added test for caching of a GenericForeignKey pointing to a model that uses more than one level of MTI.

Forwardport of test and release notes of
3522203502 from stable/1.11.x

docs/releases/1.11.9.txt

@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed incorrect foreign key constraint name for models with quoted
   ``db_table`` (:ticket:`28876`).
+
+* Fixed a regression in caching of a ``GenericForeignKey`` when the referenced
+  model instance uses more than one level of multi-table inheritance
+  (:ticket:`28856`).

docs/releases/2.0.1.txt

@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed incorrect foreign key constraint name for models with quoted
   ``db_table`` (:ticket:`28876`).
+
+* Fixed a regression in caching of a ``GenericForeignKey`` when the referenced
+  model instance uses more than one level of multi-table inheritance
+  (:ticket:`28856`).

tests/generic_relations_regress/models.py

@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class Restaurant(Place):
         return "Restaurant: %s" % self.name
 
 
+class Cafe(Restaurant):
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "Cafe: %s" % self.name
+
+
 class Address(models.Model):
     street = models.CharField(max_length=80)
     city = models.CharField(max_length=50)

tests/generic_relations_regress/tests.py

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from django.forms.models import modelform_factory
 from django.test import TestCase, skipIfDBFeature
 
 from .models import (
-    A, Address, B, Board, C, CharLink, Company, Contact, Content, D, Developer,
-    Guild, HasLinkThing, Link, Node, Note, OddRelation1, OddRelation2,
-    Organization, Person, Place, Related, Restaurant, Tag, Team, TextLink,
+    A, Address, B, Board, C, Cafe, CharLink, Company, Contact, Content, D,
+    Developer, Guild, HasLinkThing, Link, Node, Note, OddRelation1,
+    OddRelation2, Organization, Person, Place, Related, Restaurant, Tag, Team,
+    TextLink,
 )
 
 
@@ -53,6 +54,11 @@ class GenericRelationTests(TestCase):
         CharLink.objects.create(content_object=restaurant)
         charlink = CharLink.objects.latest('pk')
         self.assertIs(charlink.content_object, charlink.content_object)
+        # If the model (Cafe) uses more than one level of multi-table inheritance.
+        cafe = Cafe.objects.create()
+        CharLink.objects.create(content_object=cafe)
+        charlink = CharLink.objects.latest('pk')
+        self.assertIs(charlink.content_object, charlink.content_object)
 
     def test_q_object_or(self):
         """