When a new ir.model.field is created, add the new field in the fields_by_model (cache of custom fields). This is required as the __init__ method would not retrieve the new field if fields_by_model is already set.
Otherwise, the _columns would not contain the new fields and we could not access it without restarting the server (e.g. the installation of a module adds ir.model.fields and use it in the a view.
Martin Trigaux