The greedy optimizer tracks the current level of nested joins and the position
inside these by setting and maintaining a state that's global for the whole FROM
clause.
This state was correctly maintained inside the selection of the next partial plan
table (in best_extension_by_limited_search()). 
greedy_search() also moves the current position by adding the last partial match 
table when there's not enough tables in the partial plan found by 
best_extension_by_limited_search().
This may require update of the global state variables that describe the current
position in the plan if the last table placed by greedy_search is not a top-level 
join table.
Fixed by updating the state after placing the partial plan table in greedy_search()
in the same way this is done on entering the best_extension_by_limited_search().
Fixed the signature of the function called to update the state : 
check_interleaving_with_nj

mysql-test/r/greedy_optimizer.result:
  Bug #38795: test case
mysql-test/t/greedy_optimizer.test:
  Bug #38795: test case
sql/sql_select.cc:
  Bug #38795: correctly update current position when placing
  the next partial plan table in greedy_search().