Merge bk-internal.mysql.com:/home/bk/mysql-5.1-engines

into  chilla.local:/home/mydev/mysql-5.1-axmrg

16 files changed, 1026 insertions, 358 deletions

diff --git a/mysql-test/r/federated_server.result b/mysql-test/r/federated_server.result
index 7a1a6e0970d..a3e7cd793a6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/federated_server.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/federated_server.result
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ CREATE TABLE first_db.t1 (
 `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
     )
 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS first_db.t2;
+Warnings:
+Note	1051	Unknown table 't2'
+CREATE TABLE first_db.t2 (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 use second_db;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS second_db.t1;
 Warnings:
@@ -29,6 +37,14 @@ CREATE TABLE second_db.t1 (
 `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
     )
 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS second_db.t2;
+Warnings:
+Note	1051	Unknown table 't2'
+CREATE TABLE second_db.t2 (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 drop server if exists 'server_one';
 create server 'server_one' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
 (HOST '127.0.0.1',
@@ -60,10 +76,10 @@ CREATE TABLE federated.old (
     )
 ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:SLAVE_PORT/first_db/t1';
-INSERT INTO federated.old (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old url');
+INSERT INTO federated.old (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old-> first_db.t1, url format');
 SELECT * FROM federated.old;
 id	name
-1	federated.old url
+1	federated.old-> first_db.t1, url format
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.old2;
 Warnings:
 Note	1051	Unknown table 'old2'
@@ -72,8 +88,37 @@ CREATE TABLE federated.old2 (
 `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
     )
 ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:SLAVE_PORT/first_db/t2';
+INSERT INTO federated.old2 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old2-> first_db.t2, url format');
+SELECT * FROM federated.old2;
+id	name
+1	federated.old2-> first_db.t2, url format
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.urldb2t1;
+Warnings:
+Note	1051	Unknown table 'urldb2t1'
+CREATE TABLE federated.urldb2t1 (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:SLAVE_PORT/second_db/t1';
-INSERT INTO federated.old2 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old2 url');
+INSERT INTO federated.urldb2t1 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.urldb2t1 -> second_db.t1, url format');
+SELECT * FROM federated.urldb2t1;
+id	name
+1	federated.urldb2t1 -> second_db.t1, url format
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.urldb2t2;
+Warnings:
+Note	1051	Unknown table 'urldb2t2'
+CREATE TABLE federated.urldb2t2 (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:SLAVE_PORT/second_db/t2';
+INSERT INTO federated.urldb2t2 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.urldb2t2 -> second_db.t2, url format');
+SELECT * FROM federated.urldb2t2;
+id	name
+1	federated.urldb2t2 -> second_db.t2, url format
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.t1;
 Warnings:
 Note	1051	Unknown table 't1'
@@ -83,18 +128,38 @@ CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (
     )
 ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 CONNECTION='server_one';
-INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_one, new scheme');
+INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_one, new scheme, first_db.t1');
 SELECT * FROM federated.t1;
 id	name
-1	federated.old url
-1	server_one, new scheme
+1	federated.old-> first_db.t1, url format
+1	server_one, new scheme, first_db.t1
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.whatever;
+Warnings:
+Note	1051	Unknown table 'whatever'
+CREATE TABLE federated.whatever (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+CONNECTION='server_one/t1';
+INSERT INTO federated.whatever (id, name) values (1, 'server_one, new scheme, whatever, first_db.t1');
+SELECT * FROM federated.whatever;
+id	name
+1	federated.old-> first_db.t1, url format
+1	server_one, new scheme, first_db.t1
+1	server_one, new scheme, whatever, first_db.t1
 ALTER SERVER 'server_one' options(DATABASE 'second_db');
-flush tables;
-INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_two, new scheme');
+INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_two, new scheme, second_db.t1');
 SELECT * FROM federated.t1;
 id	name
-1	federated.old2 url
-1	server_two, new scheme
+1	federated.urldb2t1 -> second_db.t1, url format
+1	server_two, new scheme, second_db.t1
+INSERT INTO federated.whatever (id, name) values (1, 'server_two, new scheme, whatever, second_db.t1');
+SELECT * FROM federated.whatever;
+id	name
+1	federated.urldb2t1 -> second_db.t1, url format
+1	server_two, new scheme, second_db.t1
+1	server_two, new scheme, whatever, second_db.t1
 drop table federated.t1;
 drop server 'server_one';
 drop server 'server_two';
@@ -104,6 +169,116 @@ drop table first_db.t1;
 drop table second_db.t1;
 drop database first_db;
 drop database second_db;
+create database db_legitimate;
+create database db_bogus;
+use db_legitimate;
+CREATE TABLE db_legitimate.t1 (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    );
+INSERT INTO db_legitimate.t1 VALUES ('1','this is legitimate');
+use db_bogus;
+CREATE TABLE db_bogus.t1 (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+;
+INSERT INTO db_bogus.t1 VALUES ('2','this is bogus');
+create server 's1' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
+(HOST '127.0.0.1',
+DATABASE 'db_legitimate',
+USER 'root',
+PASSWORD '',
+PORT SLAVE_PORT,
+SOCKET '',
+OWNER 'root');
+create user guest_select@localhost;
+grant select on federated.* to guest_select@localhost;
+create user guest_super@localhost;
+grant select,SUPER,RELOAD on *.* to guest_super@localhost;
+create user guest_usage@localhost;
+grant usage on *.* to guest_usage@localhost;
+CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (
+`id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    ) ENGINE = FEDERATED CONNECTION = 's1';
+select * from federated.t1;
+id	name
+1	this is legitimate
+alter server s1 options (database 'db_bogus');
+ERROR 42000: Access denied; you need the SUPER privilege for this operation
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+id	name
+1	this is legitimate
+alter server s1 options (database 'db_bogus');
+ERROR 42000: Access denied; you need the SUPER privilege for this operation
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+id	name
+1	this is legitimate
+alter server s1 options (database 'db_bogus');
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+id	name
+2	this is bogus
+drop server if exists 's1';
+ERROR 42000: Access denied; you need the SUPER privilege for this operation
+create server 's1' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
+(HOST '127.0.0.1',
+DATABASE 'db_legitimate',
+USER 'root',
+PASSWORD '',
+PORT SLAVE_PORT,
+SOCKET '',
+OWNER 'root');
+ERROR 42000: Access denied; you need the SUPER privilege for this operation
+drop server 's1';
+create server 's1' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
+(HOST '127.0.0.1',
+DATABASE 'db_legitimate',
+USER 'root',
+PASSWORD '',
+PORT SLAVE_PORT,
+SOCKET '',
+OWNER 'root');
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+id	name
+1	this is legitimate
+drop database db_legitimate;
+drop database db_bogus;
+drop user guest_super@localhost;
+drop user guest_usage@localhost;
+drop user guest_select@localhost;
+drop table federated.t1;
+drop server 's1';
+# End of 5.1 tests
+use test;
+create procedure p1 ()
+begin
+DECLARE v INT DEFAULT 0;
+DECLARE e INT DEFAULT 0;
+DECLARE CONTINUE HANDLER FOR SQLEXCEPTION SET e = e + 1;
+WHILE v < 10000 do
+CREATE SERVER s
+FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER mysql
+OPTIONS (USER 'Remote', HOST '192.168.1.106', DATABASE 'test');
+ALTER SERVER s OPTIONS (USER 'Remote');
+DROP SERVER s;
+SET v = v + 1;
+END WHILE;
+SELECT e > 0;
+END//
+use test;
+call p1();
+call p1();
+e > 0
+1
+e > 0
+1
+drop procedure p1;
+drop server if exists s;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.t1;
 DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS federated;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/heap_btree.result b/mysql-test/r/heap_btree.result
index fd789a39d88..ab4b892170a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/heap_btree.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/heap_btree.result
@@ -280,6 +280,33 @@ a
 1
 1
 drop table t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+c1 CHAR(3),
+c2 INTEGER,
+KEY USING BTREE(c1),
+KEY USING BTREE(c2)
+) ENGINE= MEMORY;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('ABC',0), ('A',0), ('B',0), ('C',0);
+UPDATE t1 SET c2= c2 + 1 WHERE c1 = 'A';
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+c1	c2
+ABC	0
+A	1
+B	0
+C	0
+DROP TABLE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+c1 ENUM('1', '2'),
+UNIQUE USING BTREE(c1)
+) ENGINE= MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET= utf8;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('1'), ('2');
+DROP TABLE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+c1 SET('1', '2'),
+UNIQUE USING BTREE(c1)
+) ENGINE= MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET= utf8;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('1'), ('2');
+DROP TABLE t1;
 End of 4.1 tests
 CREATE TABLE t1(val INT, KEY USING BTREE(val)) ENGINE=memory;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(0);
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/federated_server.test b/mysql-test/t/federated_server.test
index 3e47d9bc95d..b2075b8e262 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/federated_server.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/federated_server.test
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ CREATE TABLE first_db.t1 (
     )
   DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS first_db.t2;
+CREATE TABLE first_db.t2 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+  DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+
 use second_db;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS second_db.t1;
 CREATE TABLE second_db.t1 (
@@ -25,6 +32,13 @@ CREATE TABLE second_db.t1 (
     )
   DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS second_db.t2;
+CREATE TABLE second_db.t2 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+  DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+
 connection master;
 
 drop server if exists 'server_one';
@@ -61,7 +75,7 @@ eval CREATE TABLE federated.old (
   ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
   CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:$SLAVE_MYPORT/first_db/t1';
 
-INSERT INTO federated.old (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old url');
+INSERT INTO federated.old (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old-> first_db.t1, url format');
 
 SELECT * FROM federated.old;
 
@@ -72,9 +86,32 @@ eval CREATE TABLE federated.old2 (
     `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
     )
   ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+  CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:$SLAVE_MYPORT/first_db/t2';
+
+INSERT INTO federated.old2 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old2-> first_db.t2, url format');
+SELECT * FROM federated.old2;
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.urldb2t1;
+--replace_result $SLAVE_MYPORT SLAVE_PORT
+eval CREATE TABLE federated.urldb2t1 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+  ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
   CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:$SLAVE_MYPORT/second_db/t1';
+INSERT INTO federated.urldb2t1 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.urldb2t1 -> second_db.t1, url format');
+SELECT * FROM federated.urldb2t1;
 
-INSERT INTO federated.old2 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.old2 url');
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.urldb2t2;
+--replace_result $SLAVE_MYPORT SLAVE_PORT
+eval CREATE TABLE federated.urldb2t2 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+  ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+  CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:$SLAVE_MYPORT/second_db/t2';
+INSERT INTO federated.urldb2t2 (id, name) values (1, 'federated.urldb2t2 -> second_db.t2, url format');
+SELECT * FROM federated.urldb2t2;
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.t1;
 CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (
@@ -84,17 +121,30 @@ CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (
   ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
   CONNECTION='server_one';
 
-INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_one, new scheme');
+INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_one, new scheme, first_db.t1');
 
 SELECT * FROM federated.t1;
 
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS federated.whatever;
+CREATE TABLE federated.whatever (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+  ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+  CONNECTION='server_one/t1';
+INSERT INTO federated.whatever (id, name) values (1, 'server_one, new scheme, whatever, first_db.t1');
+SELECT * FROM federated.whatever;
+
 ALTER SERVER 'server_one' options(DATABASE 'second_db');
 
-flush tables;
+# FLUSH TABLES is now unneccessary
 
-INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_two, new scheme');
+INSERT INTO federated.t1 (id, name) values (1, 'server_two, new scheme, second_db.t1');
 SELECT * FROM federated.t1;
 
+INSERT INTO federated.whatever (id, name) values (1, 'server_two, new scheme, whatever, second_db.t1');
+SELECT * FROM federated.whatever;
+
 drop table federated.t1;
 
 drop server 'server_one';
@@ -107,4 +157,166 @@ drop table second_db.t1;
 drop database first_db;
 drop database second_db;
 
+#
+# Bug#25671 - CREATE/DROP/ALTER SERVER should require privileges
+#
+# Changes to SERVER declarations should require SUPER privilege.
+# Based upon test case by Giuseppe Maxia
+
+create database db_legitimate;
+create database db_bogus;
+
+use db_legitimate;
+CREATE TABLE db_legitimate.t1 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    );
+INSERT INTO db_legitimate.t1 VALUES ('1','this is legitimate');
+
+use db_bogus;
+CREATE TABLE db_bogus.t1 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+  ;
+INSERT INTO db_bogus.t1 VALUES ('2','this is bogus');
+
+connection master;
+--replace_result $SLAVE_MYPORT SLAVE_PORT
+eval create server 's1' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
+  (HOST '127.0.0.1',
+  DATABASE 'db_legitimate',
+  USER 'root',
+  PASSWORD '',
+  PORT $SLAVE_MYPORT,
+  SOCKET '',
+  OWNER 'root');
+
+create user guest_select@localhost;
+grant select on federated.* to guest_select@localhost;
+
+create user guest_super@localhost;
+grant select,SUPER,RELOAD on *.* to guest_super@localhost;
+
+create user guest_usage@localhost;
+grant usage on *.* to guest_usage@localhost;
+
+CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    ) ENGINE = FEDERATED CONNECTION = 's1';
+
+select * from federated.t1;
+
+connect (conn_select,127.0.0.1,guest_select,,federated,$MASTER_MYPORT);
+connect (conn_usage,127.0.0.1,guest_usage,,,$MASTER_MYPORT);
+connect (conn_super,127.0.0.1,guest_super,,,$MASTER_MYPORT);
+
+connection conn_select;
+--error ER_SPECIFIC_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR
+alter server s1 options (database 'db_bogus');
+
+connection master;
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+
+connection conn_usage;
+--error ER_SPECIFIC_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR
+alter server s1 options (database 'db_bogus');
+
+connection master;
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+
+connection conn_super;
+alter server s1 options (database 'db_bogus');
+
+connection master;
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+
+connection conn_select;
+--error ER_SPECIFIC_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR
+drop server if exists 's1';
+--replace_result $SLAVE_MYPORT SLAVE_PORT
+--error ER_SPECIFIC_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR
+eval create server 's1' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
+  (HOST '127.0.0.1',
+  DATABASE 'db_legitimate',
+  USER 'root',
+  PASSWORD '',
+  PORT $SLAVE_MYPORT,
+  SOCKET '',
+  OWNER 'root');
+
+connection conn_super;
+drop server 's1';
+--replace_result $SLAVE_MYPORT SLAVE_PORT
+eval create server 's1' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
+  (HOST '127.0.0.1',
+  DATABASE 'db_legitimate',
+  USER 'root',
+  PASSWORD '',
+  PORT $SLAVE_MYPORT,
+  SOCKET '',
+  OWNER 'root');
+
+connection master;
+flush tables;
+select * from federated.t1;
+
+# clean up test
+connection slave;
+drop database db_legitimate;
+drop database db_bogus;
+
+disconnect conn_select;
+disconnect conn_usage;
+disconnect conn_super;
+
+connection master;
+drop user guest_super@localhost;
+drop user guest_usage@localhost;
+drop user guest_select@localhost;
+drop table federated.t1;
+drop server 's1';
+
+
+--echo # End of 5.1 tests
+
+
+#
+# Bug#25721 - deadlock with ALTER/CREATE SERVER
+#
+connect (other,localhost,root,,);
+connection master;
+use test;
+delimiter //;
+create procedure p1 ()
+begin
+  DECLARE v INT DEFAULT 0;
+  DECLARE e INT DEFAULT 0;
+  DECLARE CONTINUE HANDLER FOR SQLEXCEPTION SET e = e + 1;
+  WHILE v < 10000 do
+    CREATE SERVER s
+      FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER mysql
+      OPTIONS (USER 'Remote', HOST '192.168.1.106', DATABASE 'test');
+    ALTER SERVER s OPTIONS (USER 'Remote');
+	DROP SERVER s;
+    SET v = v + 1;
+  END WHILE;
+  SELECT e > 0;
+END//
+delimiter ;//
+connection other;
+use test;
+send call p1();
+connection master;
+call p1();
+connection other;
+reap;
+drop procedure p1;
+drop server if exists s;
+
+
 source include/federated_cleanup.inc;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/heap_btree.test b/mysql-test/t/heap_btree.test
index 68aa79834fc..a8c0c5ce353 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/heap_btree.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/heap_btree.test
@@ -182,6 +182,37 @@ delete from t1 where a >= 2;
 select a from t1 order by a;
 drop table t1;
 
+#
+# Bug#26996 - Update of a Field in a Memory Table ends with wrong result
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+  c1 CHAR(3),
+  c2 INTEGER,
+  KEY USING BTREE(c1),
+  KEY USING BTREE(c2)
+) ENGINE= MEMORY;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('ABC',0), ('A',0), ('B',0), ('C',0);
+UPDATE t1 SET c2= c2 + 1 WHERE c1 = 'A';
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# Bug#24985 - UTF8 ENUM primary key on MEMORY using BTREE
+#             causes incorrect duplicate entries
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+  c1 ENUM('1', '2'),
+  UNIQUE USING BTREE(c1)
+) ENGINE= MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET= utf8;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('1'), ('2');
+DROP TABLE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+  c1 SET('1', '2'),
+  UNIQUE USING BTREE(c1)
+) ENGINE= MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET= utf8;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('1'), ('2');
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
 --echo End of 4.1 tests
 
 #
diff --git a/mysys/my_pread.c b/mysys/my_pread.c
index 7a09c21e039..f8f0fa49c10 100644
--- a/mysys/my_pread.c
+++ b/mysys/my_pread.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ uint my_pread(File Filedes, byte *Buffer, uint Count, my_off_t offset,
     errno=0;					/* Linux doesn't reset this */
 #endif
 #ifndef HAVE_PREAD
-    off_t old_offset;
+    os_off_t old_offset;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&my_file_info[Filedes].mutex);
     /*
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ uint my_pread(File Filedes, byte *Buffer, uint Count, my_off_t offset,
       before seeking to the given offset
     */
 
-    error= (old_offset= (off_t)lseek(Filedes, 0L, MY_SEEK_CUR)) == -1L ||
+    error= (old_offset= lseek(Filedes, 0L, MY_SEEK_CUR)) == -1L ||
            lseek(Filedes, offset, MY_SEEK_SET) == -1L;
 
     if (!error)                                 /* Seek was successful */
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ uint my_pwrite(int Filedes, const byte *Buffer, uint Count, my_off_t offset,
   {
 #ifndef HAVE_PREAD
     int error= 0;
-    off_t old_offset;
+    os_off_t old_offset;
     writenbytes= (uint) -1;
     pthread_mutex_lock(&my_file_info[Filedes].mutex);
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ uint my_pwrite(int Filedes, const byte *Buffer, uint Count, my_off_t offset,
       As we cannot change the file pointer, we save the old position,
       before seeking to the given offset
     */
-    error= ((old_offset= (off_t)lseek(Filedes, 0L, MY_SEEK_CUR)) == -1L ||
+    error= ((old_offset= lseek(Filedes, 0L, MY_SEEK_CUR)) == -1L ||
             lseek(Filedes, offset, MY_SEEK_SET) == -1L);
 
     if (!error)                                 /* Seek was successful */
diff --git a/sql/mysql_priv.h b/sql/mysql_priv.h
index 9a0bed8d318..2bc8c2071d2 100644
--- a/sql/mysql_priv.h
+++ b/sql/mysql_priv.h
@@ -1445,6 +1445,9 @@ void close_system_tables(THD *thd, Open_tables_state *backup);
 TABLE *open_system_table_for_update(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *one_table);
 
 bool close_cached_tables(THD *thd, bool wait_for_refresh, TABLE_LIST *tables, bool have_lock = FALSE);
+bool close_cached_connection_tables(THD *thd, bool wait_for_refresh,
+                                    LEX_STRING *connect_string,
+                                    bool have_lock = FALSE);
 void copy_field_from_tmp_record(Field *field,int offset);
 bool fill_record(THD *thd, Field **field, List<Item> &values,
                  bool ignore_errors);
diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 4d7c2c485ab..f01f539ec51 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ void free_io_cache(TABLE *table)
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
+
 /*
   Close all tables which aren't in use by any thread
 
@@ -970,6 +971,71 @@ bool close_cached_tables(THD *thd, bool if_wait_for_refresh,
 
 
 /*
+  Close all tables which match specified connection string or
+  if specified string is NULL, then any table with a connection string.
+*/
+
+bool close_cached_connection_tables(THD *thd, bool if_wait_for_refresh,
+                                    LEX_STRING *connection, bool have_lock)
+{
+  uint idx;
+  TABLE_LIST tmp, *tables= NULL;
+  bool result= FALSE;
+  DBUG_ENTER("close_cached_connections");
+  DBUG_ASSERT(thd);
+
+  bzero(&tmp, sizeof(TABLE_LIST));
+  
+  if (!have_lock)
+    VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&LOCK_open));
+  
+  for (idx= 0; idx < table_def_cache.records; idx++)
+  {
+    TABLE_SHARE *share= (TABLE_SHARE *) hash_element(&table_def_cache, idx);
+
+    /* Ignore if table is not open or does not have a connect_string */
+    if (!share->connect_string.length || !share->ref_count)
+      continue;
+
+    /* Compare the connection string */
+    if (connection &&
+        (connection->length > share->connect_string.length ||
+         (connection->length < share->connect_string.length &&
+          (share->connect_string.str[connection->length] != '/' &&
+           share->connect_string.str[connection->length] != '\\')) ||
+         strncasecmp(connection->str, share->connect_string.str,
+                     connection->length)))
+      continue;
+
+    /* close_cached_tables() only uses these elements */
+    tmp.db= share->db.str;
+    tmp.table_name= share->table_name.str;
+    tmp.next_local= tables;
+
+    tables= (TABLE_LIST *) memdup_root(thd->mem_root, (char*)&tmp, 
+                                       sizeof(TABLE_LIST));
+  }
+
+  if (tables)
+    result= close_cached_tables(thd, FALSE, tables, TRUE);
+  
+  if (!have_lock)
+    VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&LOCK_open));
+  
+  if (if_wait_for_refresh)
+  {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&thd->mysys_var->mutex);
+    thd->mysys_var->current_mutex= 0;
+    thd->mysys_var->current_cond= 0;
+    thd->proc_info=0;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&thd->mysys_var->mutex);
+  }
+
+  DBUG_RETURN(result);
+}
+
+
+/*
   Mark all tables in the list which were used by current substatement
   as free for reuse.
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 4c85ba252e5..c94b43e231d 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -4274,6 +4274,10 @@ create_sp_error:
     int error;
     LEX *lex= thd->lex;
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("case SQLCOM_CREATE_SERVER"));
+
+    if (check_global_access(thd, SUPER_ACL))
+      break;
+
     if ((error= create_server(thd, &lex->server_options)))
     {
       DBUG_PRINT("info", ("problem creating server <%s>",
@@ -4289,6 +4293,10 @@ create_sp_error:
     int error;
     LEX *lex= thd->lex;
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("case SQLCOM_ALTER_SERVER"));
+
+    if (check_global_access(thd, SUPER_ACL))
+      break;
+
     if ((error= alter_server(thd, &lex->server_options)))
     {
       DBUG_PRINT("info", ("problem altering server <%s>",
@@ -4304,9 +4312,13 @@ create_sp_error:
     int err_code;
     LEX *lex= thd->lex;
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("case SQLCOM_DROP_SERVER"));
+
+    if (check_global_access(thd, SUPER_ACL))
+      break;
+
     if ((err_code= drop_server(thd, &lex->server_options)))
     {
-      if (! lex->drop_if_exists && err_code == ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_EXISTS)
+      if (! lex->drop_if_exists && err_code == ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_DOESNT_EXIST)
       {
         DBUG_PRINT("info", ("problem dropping server %s",
                             lex->server_options.server_name));
diff --git a/sql/sql_servers.cc b/sql/sql_servers.cc
index 7b3b71cdd9a..d21864e8572 100644
--- a/sql/sql_servers.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_servers.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@
 
 /*
   The servers are saved in the system table "servers"
+  
+  Currently, when the user performs an ALTER SERVER or a DROP SERVER
+  operation, it will cause all open tables which refer to the named
+  server connection to be flushed. This may cause some undesirable
+  behaviour with regard to currently running transactions. It is 
+  expected that the DBA knows what s/he is doing when s/he performs
+  the ALTER SERVER or DROP SERVER operation.
+  
+  TODO:
+  It is desirable for us to implement a callback mechanism instead where
+  callbacks can be registered for specific server protocols. The callback
+  will be fired when such a server name has been created/altered/dropped
+  or when statistics are to be gathered such as how many actual connections.
+  Storage engines etc will be able to make use of the callback so that
+  currently running transactions etc will not be disrupted.
 */
 
 #include "mysql_priv.h"
@@ -25,15 +40,43 @@
 #include "sp_head.h"
 #include "sp.h"
 
-static my_bool servers_load(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables);
-HASH servers_cache;
-pthread_mutex_t servers_cache_mutex;                // To init the hash
-uint servers_cache_initialised=FALSE;
-/* Version of server table. incremented by servers_load */
-static uint servers_version=0;
+/*
+  We only use 1 mutex to guard the data structures - THR_LOCK_servers.
+  Read locked when only reading data and write-locked for all other access.
+*/
+
+static HASH servers_cache;
 static MEM_ROOT mem;
 static rw_lock_t THR_LOCK_servers;
 
+static bool get_server_from_table_to_cache(TABLE *table);
+
+/* insert functions */
+static int insert_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *server_options);
+static int insert_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
+static int insert_server_record_into_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
+static void prepare_server_struct_for_insert(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
+                                             FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
+/* drop functions */ 
+static int delete_server_record(TABLE *table,
+                                char *server_name,
+                                int server_name_length);
+static int delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options);
+
+/* update functions */
+static void prepare_server_struct_for_update(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
+                                             FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
+                                             FOREIGN_SERVER *altered);
+static int update_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *existing, 
+					     FOREIGN_SERVER *altered);
+static int update_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
+static int update_server_record_in_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
+                                         FOREIGN_SERVER *altered);
+/* utility functions */
+static void merge_server_struct(FOREIGN_SERVER *from, FOREIGN_SERVER *to);
+
+
+
 static byte *servers_cache_get_key(FOREIGN_SERVER *server, uint *length,
 			       my_bool not_used __attribute__((unused)))
 {
@@ -46,6 +89,7 @@ static byte *servers_cache_get_key(FOREIGN_SERVER *server, uint *length,
   DBUG_RETURN((byte*) server->server_name);
 }
 
+
 /*
   Initialize structures responsible for servers used in federated
   server scheme information for them from the server
@@ -65,35 +109,27 @@ static byte *servers_cache_get_key(FOREIGN_SERVER *server, uint *length,
     1	Could not initialize servers
 */
 
-my_bool servers_init(bool dont_read_servers_table)
+bool servers_init(bool dont_read_servers_table)
 {
   THD  *thd;
-  my_bool return_val= 0;
+  bool return_val= FALSE;
   DBUG_ENTER("servers_init");
 
   /* init the mutex */
-  if (pthread_mutex_init(&servers_cache_mutex, MY_MUTEX_INIT_FAST))
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);
-
   if (my_rwlock_init(&THR_LOCK_servers, NULL))
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
 
   /* initialise our servers cache */
   if (hash_init(&servers_cache, system_charset_info, 32, 0, 0,
                 (hash_get_key) servers_cache_get_key, 0, 0))
   {
-    return_val= 1; /* we failed, out of memory? */
+    return_val= TRUE; /* we failed, out of memory? */
     goto end;
   }
 
   /* Initialize the mem root for data */
   init_alloc_root(&mem, ACL_ALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE, 0);
 
-  /*
-    at this point, the cache is initialised, let it be known
-  */
-  servers_cache_initialised= TRUE;
-
   if (dont_read_servers_table)
     goto end;
 
@@ -101,7 +137,7 @@ my_bool servers_init(bool dont_read_servers_table)
     To be able to run this from boot, we allocate a temporary THD
   */
   if (!(thd=new THD))
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
   thd->thread_stack= (char*) &thd;
   thd->store_globals();
   /*
@@ -131,19 +167,13 @@ end:
     TRUE   Error
 */
 
-static my_bool servers_load(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables)
+static bool servers_load(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables)
 {
   TABLE *table;
   READ_RECORD read_record_info;
-  my_bool return_val= TRUE;
+  bool return_val= TRUE;
   DBUG_ENTER("servers_load");
 
-  if (!servers_cache_initialised)
-    DBUG_RETURN(0);
-
-  /* need to figure out how to utilise this variable */
-  servers_version++; /* servers updated */
-
   /* first, send all cached rows to sleep with the fishes, oblivion!
      I expect this crappy comment replaced */
   free_root(&mem, MYF(MY_MARK_BLOCKS_FREE));
@@ -157,7 +187,7 @@ static my_bool servers_load(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables)
       goto end;
   }
 
-  return_val=0;
+  return_val= FALSE;
 
 end:
   end_read_record(&read_record_info);
@@ -184,10 +214,10 @@ end:
     TRUE   Failure
 */
 
-my_bool servers_reload(THD *thd)
+bool servers_reload(THD *thd)
 {
   TABLE_LIST tables[1];
-  my_bool return_val= 1;
+  bool return_val= TRUE;
   DBUG_ENTER("servers_reload");
 
   if (thd->locked_tables)
@@ -197,10 +227,9 @@ my_bool servers_reload(THD *thd)
     close_thread_tables(thd);
   }
 
-  /*
-    To avoid deadlocks we should obtain table locks before
-    obtaining servers_cache->lock mutex.
-  */
+  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("locking servers_cache"));
+  rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
+
   bzero((char*) tables, sizeof(tables));
   tables[0].alias= tables[0].table_name= (char*) "servers";
   tables[0].db= (char*) "mysql";
@@ -213,12 +242,6 @@ my_bool servers_reload(THD *thd)
     goto end;
   }
 
-  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("locking servers_cache"));
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&servers_cache_mutex));
-
-  //old_servers_cache= servers_cache;
-  //old_mem=mem;
-
   if ((return_val= servers_load(thd, tables)))
   {					// Error. Revert to old list
     /* blast, for now, we have no servers, discuss later way to preserve */
@@ -227,14 +250,14 @@ my_bool servers_reload(THD *thd)
     servers_free();
   }
 
-  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("unlocking servers_cache"));
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&servers_cache_mutex));
-
 end:
   close_thread_tables(thd);
+  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("unlocking servers_cache"));
+  rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   DBUG_RETURN(return_val);
 }
 
+
 /*
   Initialize structures responsible for servers used in federated
   server scheme information for them from the server
@@ -261,7 +284,8 @@ end:
     1	could not insert server struct into global servers cache
 */
 
-my_bool get_server_from_table_to_cache(TABLE *table)
+static bool 
+get_server_from_table_to_cache(TABLE *table)
 {
   /* alloc a server struct */
   char *ptr;
@@ -309,68 +333,6 @@ my_bool get_server_from_table_to_cache(TABLE *table)
   DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
 }
 
-/*
-  SYNOPSIS
-    server_exists_in_table()
-      THD   *thd - thread pointer
-      LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options - pointer to Lex->server_options
-
-  NOTES
-    This function takes a LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS struct, which is very much the
-    same type of structure as a FOREIGN_SERVER, it contains the values parsed
-    in any one of the [CREATE|DELETE|DROP] SERVER statements. Using the
-    member "server_name", index_read_idx either founds the record and returns
-    1, or doesn't find the record, and returns 0
-
-  RETURN VALUES
-    0   record not found
-    1	record found
-*/
-
-my_bool server_exists_in_table(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
-{
-  int result= 1;
-  int error= 0;
-  TABLE_LIST tables;
-  TABLE *table;
-  DBUG_ENTER("server_exists");
-
-  bzero((char*) &tables, sizeof(tables));
-  tables.db= (char*) "mysql";
-  tables.alias= tables.table_name= (char*) "servers";
-
-  /* need to open before acquiring THR_LOCK_plugin or it will deadlock */
-  if (! (table= open_ltable(thd, &tables, TL_WRITE)))
-    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
-
-  table->use_all_columns();
-
-  rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&servers_cache_mutex));
-
-  /* set the field that's the PK to the value we're looking for */
-  table->field[0]->store(server_options->server_name,
-                         server_options->server_name_length,
-                         system_charset_info);
-
-  if ((error= table->file->index_read_idx(table->record[0], 0,
-                                   (byte *)table->field[0]->ptr, HA_WHOLE_KEY,
-                                   HA_READ_KEY_EXACT)))
-  {
-    if (error != HA_ERR_KEY_NOT_FOUND && error != HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE)
-    {
-      table->file->print_error(error, MYF(0));
-      result= -1;
-    }
-    result= 0;
-    DBUG_PRINT("info",("record for server '%s' not found!",
-                       server_options->server_name));
-  }
-
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&servers_cache_mutex));
-  rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
-  DBUG_RETURN(result);
-}
 
 /*
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -382,15 +344,18 @@ my_bool server_exists_in_table(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
     This function takes a server object that is has all members properly
     prepared, ready to be inserted both into the mysql.servers table and
     the servers cache.
+	
+    THR_LOCK_servers must be write locked.
 
   RETURN VALUES
     0  - no error
     other - error code
 */
 
-int insert_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
+static int 
+insert_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 {
-  int error= 0;
+  int error= -1;
   TABLE_LIST tables;
   TABLE *table;
 
@@ -402,13 +367,7 @@ int insert_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 
   /* need to open before acquiring THR_LOCK_plugin or it will deadlock */
   if (! (table= open_ltable(thd, &tables, TL_WRITE)))
-    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
-
-  /* lock mutex to make sure no changes happen */
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&servers_cache_mutex));
-
-  /* lock table */
-  rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
+    goto end;
 
   /* insert the server into the table */
   if ((error= insert_server_record(table, server)))
@@ -419,12 +378,10 @@ int insert_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
     goto end;
 
 end:
-  /* unlock the table */
-  rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&servers_cache_mutex));
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
   SYNOPSIS
     int insert_server_record_into_cache()
@@ -434,13 +391,16 @@ end:
     This function takes a FOREIGN_SERVER pointer to an allocated (root mem)
     and inserts it into the global servers cache
 
+    THR_LOCK_servers must be write locked.
+
   RETURN VALUE
     0   - no error
     >0  - error code
 
 */
 
-int insert_server_record_into_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
+static int 
+insert_server_record_into_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 {
   int error=0;
   DBUG_ENTER("insert_server_record_into_cache");
@@ -461,6 +421,7 @@ int insert_server_record_into_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
   SYNOPSIS
     store_server_fields()
@@ -478,7 +439,8 @@ int insert_server_record_into_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 
 */
 
-void store_server_fields(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
+static void 
+store_server_fields(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 {
 
   table->use_all_columns();
@@ -539,6 +501,7 @@ void store_server_fields(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 
   */
 
+static
 int insert_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 {
   int error;
@@ -605,9 +568,11 @@ int insert_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 
 int drop_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
 {
-  int error= 0;
+  int error;
   TABLE_LIST tables;
   TABLE *table;
+  LEX_STRING name= { server_options->server_name, 
+                     server_options->server_name_length };
 
   DBUG_ENTER("drop_server");
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("server name server->server_name %s",
@@ -617,28 +582,35 @@ int drop_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
   tables.db= (char*) "mysql";
   tables.alias= tables.table_name= (char*) "servers";
 
-  /* need to open before acquiring THR_LOCK_plugin or it will deadlock */
-  if (! (table= open_ltable(thd, &tables, TL_WRITE)))
-    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
-
   rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&servers_cache_mutex));
 
+  /* hit the memory hit first */
+  if ((error= delete_server_record_in_cache(server_options)))
+    goto end;
 
-  if ((error= delete_server_record(table,
-                                   server_options->server_name,
-                                   server_options->server_name_length)))
+  if (! (table= open_ltable(thd, &tables, TL_WRITE)))
+  {
+    error= my_errno;
     goto end;
+  }
 
+  error= delete_server_record(table, name.str, name.length);
 
-  if ((error= delete_server_record_in_cache(server_options)))
-    goto end;
+  /* close the servers table before we call closed_cached_connection_tables */
+  close_thread_tables(thd);
+
+  if (close_cached_connection_tables(thd, TRUE, &name))
+  {
+    push_warning_printf(thd, MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_WARN,
+                        ER_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Server connection in use");
+  }
 
 end:
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&servers_cache_mutex));
   rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
+
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -657,10 +629,10 @@ end:
 
 */
 
-int delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
+static int 
+delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
 {
-
-  int error= 0;
+  int error= ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_DOESNT_EXIST;
   FOREIGN_SERVER *server;
   DBUG_ENTER("delete_server_record_in_cache");
 
@@ -676,7 +648,7 @@ int delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("server_name %s length %d not found!",
                         server_options->server_name,
                         server_options->server_name_length));
-    // what should be done if not found in the cache?
+    goto end;
   }
   /*
     We succeded in deletion of the server to the table, now delete
@@ -686,14 +658,15 @@ int delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
                      server->server_name,
                      server->server_name_length));
 
-  if (server)
-    VOID(hash_delete(&servers_cache, (byte*) server));
-
-  servers_version++; /* servers updated */
+  VOID(hash_delete(&servers_cache, (byte*) server));
+  
+  error= 0;
 
+end:
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -713,6 +686,8 @@ int delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
     table for the particular server via the call to update_server_record,
     and in the servers_cache via update_server_record_in_cache. 
 
+    THR_LOCK_servers must be write locked.
+
   RETURN VALUE
     0 - no error
     >0 - error code
@@ -721,7 +696,7 @@ int delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
 
 int update_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *existing, FOREIGN_SERVER *altered)
 {
-  int error= 0;
+  int error;
   TABLE *table;
   TABLE_LIST tables;
   DBUG_ENTER("update_server");
@@ -731,19 +706,26 @@ int update_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *existing, FOREIGN_SERVER *altered)
   tables.alias= tables.table_name= (char*)"servers";
 
   if (!(table= open_ltable(thd, &tables, TL_WRITE)))
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+  {
+    error= my_errno;
+    goto end;
+  }
 
-  rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   if ((error= update_server_record(table, altered)))
     goto end;
 
-  update_server_record_in_cache(existing, altered);
+  error= update_server_record_in_cache(existing, altered);
+
+  /*
+	Perform a reload so we don't have a 'hole' in our mem_root
+  */
+  servers_load(thd, &tables);
 
 end:
-  rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -760,6 +742,8 @@ end:
     HASH, then the updated record inserted, in essence replacing the old
     record.
 
+    THR_LOCK_servers must be write locked.
+
   RETURN VALUE
     0 - no error
     1 - error
@@ -790,13 +774,13 @@ int update_server_record_in_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
   {
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("had a problem inserting server %s at %lx",
                         altered->server_name, (long unsigned int) altered));
-    error= 1;
+    error= ER_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
   }
 
-  servers_version++; /* servers updated */
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -829,9 +813,9 @@ void merge_server_struct(FOREIGN_SERVER *from, FOREIGN_SERVER *to)
     to->password= strdup_root(&mem, from->password);
   if (to->port == -1)
     to->port= from->port;
-  if (!to->socket)
+  if (!to->socket && from->socket)
     to->socket= strdup_root(&mem, from->socket);
-  if (!to->scheme)
+  if (!to->scheme && from->scheme)
     to->scheme= strdup_root(&mem, from->scheme);
   if (!to->owner)
     to->owner= strdup_root(&mem, from->owner);
@@ -839,6 +823,7 @@ void merge_server_struct(FOREIGN_SERVER *from, FOREIGN_SERVER *to)
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -861,7 +846,9 @@ void merge_server_struct(FOREIGN_SERVER *from, FOREIGN_SERVER *to)
 
 */
 
-int update_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
+
+static int 
+update_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 {
   int error=0;
   DBUG_ENTER("update_server_record");
@@ -876,10 +863,7 @@ int update_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
                                    HA_READ_KEY_EXACT)))
   {
     if (error != HA_ERR_KEY_NOT_FOUND && error != HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE)
-    {
       table->file->print_error(error, MYF(0));
-      error= 1;
-    }
     DBUG_PRINT("info",("server not found!"));
     error= ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_DOESNT_EXIST;
   }
@@ -899,6 +883,7 @@ end:
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -914,11 +899,11 @@ end:
 
 */
 
-int delete_server_record(TABLE *table,
-                         char *server_name,
-                         int server_name_length)
+static int 
+delete_server_record(TABLE *table,
+                     char *server_name, int server_name_length)
 {
-  int error= 0;
+  int error;
   DBUG_ENTER("delete_server_record");
   table->use_all_columns();
 
@@ -930,10 +915,7 @@ int delete_server_record(TABLE *table,
                                    HA_READ_KEY_EXACT)))
   {
     if (error != HA_ERR_KEY_NOT_FOUND && error != HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE)
-    {
       table->file->print_error(error, MYF(0));
-      error= 1;
-    }
     DBUG_PRINT("info",("server not found!"));
     error= ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_DOESNT_EXIST;
   }
@@ -962,28 +944,35 @@ int delete_server_record(TABLE *table,
 
 int create_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
 {
-  int error;
+  int error= ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_EXISTS;
   FOREIGN_SERVER *server;
 
   DBUG_ENTER("create_server");
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("server_options->server_name %s",
                       server_options->server_name));
 
+  rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
+
+  /* hit the memory first */
+  if (hash_search(&servers_cache, (byte*) server_options->server_name,
+				   server_options->server_name_length))
+    goto end;
+
   server= (FOREIGN_SERVER *)alloc_root(&mem,
                                        sizeof(FOREIGN_SERVER));
 
-  if ((error= prepare_server_struct_for_insert(server_options, server)))
-    goto end;
+  prepare_server_struct_for_insert(server_options, server);
 
-  if ((error= insert_server(thd, server)))
-    goto end;
+  error= insert_server(thd, server);
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("error returned %d", error));
 
 end:
+  rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -1000,37 +989,44 @@ end:
 
 int alter_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
 {
-  int error= 0;
+  int error= ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_DOESNT_EXIST;
   FOREIGN_SERVER *altered, *existing;
+  LEX_STRING name= { server_options->server_name, 
+                     server_options->server_name_length };
   DBUG_ENTER("alter_server");
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("server_options->server_name %s",
                       server_options->server_name));
 
+  rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
+
+  if (!(existing= (FOREIGN_SERVER *) hash_search(&servers_cache,
+                                                 (byte*) name.str,
+                                                 name.length)))
+    goto end;
+
   altered= (FOREIGN_SERVER *)alloc_root(&mem,
                                         sizeof(FOREIGN_SERVER));
 
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&servers_cache_mutex));
+  prepare_server_struct_for_update(server_options, existing, altered);
 
-  if (!(existing= (FOREIGN_SERVER *) hash_search(&servers_cache,
-                                                 (byte*) server_options->server_name,
-                                               server_options->server_name_length)))
-  {
-    error= ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_DOESNT_EXIST;
-    goto end;
-  }
+  error= update_server(thd, existing, altered);
 
-  if ((error= prepare_server_struct_for_update(server_options, existing, altered)))
-    goto end;
+  /* close the servers table before we call closed_cached_connection_tables */
+  close_thread_tables(thd);
 
-  if ((error= update_server(thd, existing, altered)))
-    goto end;
+  if (close_cached_connection_tables(thd, FALSE, &name))
+  {
+    push_warning_printf(thd, MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_WARN,
+                        ER_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Server connection in use");
+  }
 
 end:
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("error returned %d", error));
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&servers_cache_mutex));
+  rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+
 /*
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -1041,19 +1037,17 @@ end:
   NOTES
 
   RETURN VALUE
-    0 - no error
+    none
 
 */
 
-int prepare_server_struct_for_insert(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
-                                     FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
+static void
+prepare_server_struct_for_insert(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
+                                 FOREIGN_SERVER *server)
 {
-  int error;
   char *unset_ptr= (char*)"";
   DBUG_ENTER("prepare_server_struct");
 
-  error= 0;
-
   /* these two MUST be set */
   server->server_name= strdup_root(&mem, server_options->server_name);
   server->server_name_length= server_options->server_name_length;
@@ -1083,7 +1077,7 @@ int prepare_server_struct_for_insert(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
   server->owner= server_options->owner ?
     strdup_root(&mem, server_options->owner) : unset_ptr;
 
-  DBUG_RETURN(error);
+  DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1099,13 +1093,12 @@ int prepare_server_struct_for_insert(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
 
 */
 
-int prepare_server_struct_for_update(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
-                                     FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
-                                     FOREIGN_SERVER *altered)
+static void
+prepare_server_struct_for_update(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
+                                 FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
+                                 FOREIGN_SERVER *altered)
 {
-  int error;
   DBUG_ENTER("prepare_server_struct_for_update");
-  error= 0;
 
   altered->server_name= strdup_root(&mem, server_options->server_name);
   altered->server_name_length= server_options->server_name_length;
@@ -1156,7 +1149,7 @@ int prepare_server_struct_for_update(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
     (strcmp(server_options->owner, existing->owner))) ?
       strdup_root(&mem, server_options->owner) : 0;
 
-  DBUG_RETURN(error);
+  DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1175,16 +1168,65 @@ int prepare_server_struct_for_update(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
 void servers_free(bool end)
 {
   DBUG_ENTER("servers_free");
-  if (!servers_cache_initialised)
+  if (!hash_inited(&servers_cache))
+    DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
+  if (!end)
+  {
+    free_root(&mem, MYF(MY_MARK_BLOCKS_FREE));
+	my_hash_reset(&servers_cache);
     DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_destroy(&servers_cache_mutex));
-  servers_cache_initialised=0;
+  }
+  rwlock_destroy(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   free_root(&mem,MYF(0));
   hash_free(&servers_cache);
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
 
+/*
+  SYNOPSIS
+
+  clone_server(MEM_ROOT *mem_root, FOREIGN_SERVER *orig, FOREIGN_SERVER *buff)
+
+  Create a clone of FOREIGN_SERVER. If the supplied mem_root is of
+  thd->mem_root then the copy is automatically disposed at end of statement.
+
+  NOTES
+
+  ARGS
+   MEM_ROOT pointer (strings are copied into this mem root) 
+   FOREIGN_SERVER pointer (made a copy of)
+   FOREIGN_SERVER buffer (if not-NULL, this pointer is returned)
+
+  RETURN VALUE
+   FOREIGN_SEVER pointer (copy of one supplied FOREIGN_SERVER)
+*/
+
+static FOREIGN_SERVER *clone_server(MEM_ROOT *mem, const FOREIGN_SERVER *server,
+                                    FOREIGN_SERVER *buffer)
+{
+  DBUG_ENTER("sql_server.cc:clone_server");
+
+  if (!buffer)
+    buffer= (FOREIGN_SERVER *) alloc_root(mem, sizeof(FOREIGN_SERVER));
+
+  buffer->server_name= strmake_root(mem, server->server_name,
+                                    server->server_name_length);
+  buffer->port= server->port;
+  buffer->server_name_length= server->server_name_length;
+  
+  /* TODO: We need to examine which of these can really be NULL */
+  buffer->db= server->db ? strdup_root(mem, server->db) : NULL;
+  buffer->scheme= server->scheme ? strdup_root(mem, server->scheme) : NULL;
+  buffer->username= server->username? strdup_root(mem, server->username): NULL;
+  buffer->password= server->password? strdup_root(mem, server->password): NULL;
+  buffer->socket= server->socket ? strdup_root(mem, server->socket) : NULL;
+  buffer->owner= server->owner ? strdup_root(mem, server->owner) : NULL;
+  buffer->host= server->host ? strdup_root(mem, server->host) : NULL;
+
+ DBUG_RETURN(buffer);
+}
+
 
 /*
 
@@ -1199,11 +1241,11 @@ void servers_free(bool end)
 
 */
 
-FOREIGN_SERVER *get_server_by_name(const char *server_name)
+FOREIGN_SERVER *get_server_by_name(MEM_ROOT *mem, const char *server_name,
+                                   FOREIGN_SERVER *buff)
 {
-  ulong error_num=0;
   uint server_name_length;
-  FOREIGN_SERVER *server= 0;
+  FOREIGN_SERVER *server;
   DBUG_ENTER("get_server_by_name");
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("server_name %s", server_name));
 
@@ -1212,12 +1254,11 @@ FOREIGN_SERVER *get_server_by_name(const char *server_name)
   if (! server_name || !strlen(server_name))
   {
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("server_name not defined!"));
-    error_num= 1;
     DBUG_RETURN((FOREIGN_SERVER *)NULL);
   }
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("locking servers_cache"));
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&servers_cache_mutex));
+  rw_rdlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   if (!(server= (FOREIGN_SERVER *) hash_search(&servers_cache,
                                                (byte*) server_name,
                                                server_name_length)))
@@ -1226,8 +1267,12 @@ FOREIGN_SERVER *get_server_by_name(const char *server_name)
                         server_name, server_name_length));
     server= (FOREIGN_SERVER *) NULL;
   }
+  /* otherwise, make copy of server */
+  else
+    server= clone_server(mem, server, buff);
+
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("unlocking servers_cache"));
-  VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&servers_cache_mutex));
+  rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   DBUG_RETURN(server);
 
 }
diff --git a/sql/sql_servers.h b/sql/sql_servers.h
index 23b8cefd5bb..63c691893d1 100644
--- a/sql/sql_servers.h
+++ b/sql/sql_servers.h
@@ -25,40 +25,19 @@ typedef struct st_federated_server
 } FOREIGN_SERVER;
 
 /* cache handlers */
-my_bool servers_init(bool dont_read_server_table);
-my_bool servers_reload(THD *thd);
-my_bool get_server_from_table_to_cache(TABLE *table);
+bool servers_init(bool dont_read_server_table);
+bool servers_reload(THD *thd);
 void servers_free(bool end=0);
 
 /* insert functions */
 int create_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options);
-int insert_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *server_options);
-int insert_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
-int insert_server_record_into_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
-void store_server_fields_for_insert(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
-void store_server_fields_for_insert(TABLE *table,
-                                    FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
-                                    FOREIGN_SERVER *altered);
-int prepare_server_struct_for_insert(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
-                                     FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
 
 /* drop functions */ 
 int drop_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options);
-int delete_server_record(TABLE *table,
-                         char *server_name,
-                         int server_name_length);
-int delete_server_record_in_cache(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options);
 
 /* update functions */
 int alter_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options);
-int prepare_server_struct_for_update(LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options,
-                                     FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
-                                     FOREIGN_SERVER *altered);
-int update_server(THD *thd, FOREIGN_SERVER *existing, FOREIGN_SERVER *altered);
-int update_server_record(TABLE *table, FOREIGN_SERVER *server);
-int update_server_record_in_cache(FOREIGN_SERVER *existing,
-                                  FOREIGN_SERVER *altered);
-/* utility functions */
-void merge_server_struct(FOREIGN_SERVER *from, FOREIGN_SERVER *to);
-FOREIGN_SERVER *get_server_by_name(const char *server_name);
-my_bool server_exists_in_table(THD *thd, char *server_name);
+
+/* lookup functions */
+FOREIGN_SERVER *get_server_by_name(MEM_ROOT *mem, const char *server_name,
+                                   FOREIGN_SERVER *server_buffer);
diff --git a/storage/federated/ha_federated.cc b/storage/federated/ha_federated.cc
index 441c1785e74..aa7184268f5 100644
--- a/storage/federated/ha_federated.cc
+++ b/storage/federated/ha_federated.cc
@@ -43,23 +43,55 @@
   The create table will simply create the .frm file, and within the
   "CREATE TABLE" SQL, there SHALL be any of the following :
 
-  comment=scheme://username:password@hostname:port/database/tablename
-  comment=scheme://username@hostname/database/tablename
-  comment=scheme://username:password@hostname/database/tablename
-  comment=scheme://username:password@hostname/database/tablename
+  connection=scheme://username:password@hostname:port/database/tablename
+  connection=scheme://username@hostname/database/tablename
+  connection=scheme://username:password@hostname/database/tablename
+  connection=scheme://username:password@hostname/database/tablename
+
+  - OR -
+
+  As of 5.1 (See worklog #3031), federated now allows you to use a non-url
+  format, taking advantage of mysql.servers:
+
+  connection="connection_one"
+  connection="connection_one/table_foo"
 
   An example would be:
 
-  comment=mysql://username:password@hostname:port/database/tablename
+  connection=mysql://username:password@hostname:port/database/tablename
 
-  ***IMPORTANT***
+  or, if we had:
+
+  create server 'server_one' foreign data wrapper 'mysql' options
+  (HOST '127.0.0.1',
+  DATABASE 'db1',
+  USER 'root',
+  PASSWORD '',
+  PORT 3306,
+  SOCKET '',
+  OWNER 'root');
+
+  CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (
+    `id` int(20) NOT NULL,
+    `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''
+    )
+  ENGINE="FEDERATED" DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+  CONNECTION='server_one';
+
+  So, this will have been the equivalent of
 
-  This is a first release, conceptual release
-  Only 'mysql://' is supported at this release.
+  CONNECTION="mysql://root@127.0.0.1:3306/db1/t1"
 
+  Then, we can also change the server to point to a new schema:
 
-  This comment connection string is necessary for the handler to be
-  able to connect to the foreign server.
+  ALTER SERVER 'server_one' options(DATABASE 'db2');
+
+  All subsequent calls will now be against db2.t1! Guess what? You don't
+  have to perform an alter table!
+
+  This connecton="connection string" is necessary for the handler to be
+  able to connect to the foreign server, either by URL, or by server
+  name. 
 
 
   The basic flow is this:
@@ -166,7 +198,7 @@
       KEY other_key (other))
        ENGINE="FEDERATED"
        DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
-       COMMENT='root@127.0.0.1:9306/federated/test_federated';
+       CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:9306/federated/test_federated';
 
    Notice the "COMMENT" and "ENGINE" field? This is where you
    respectively set the engine type, "FEDERATED" and foreign
@@ -263,7 +295,7 @@
     To run these tests, go into ./mysql-test (based in the directory you
     built the server in)
 
-    ./mysql-test-run federatedd
+    ./mysql-test-run federated
 
     To run the test, or if you want to run the test and have debug info:
 
@@ -311,7 +343,7 @@
     -------------
 
     These were the files that were modified or created for this
-    Federated handler to work:
+    Federated handler to work, in 5.0:
 
     ./configure.in
     ./sql/Makefile.am
@@ -329,6 +361,13 @@
     ./sql/ha_federated.cc
     ./sql/ha_federated.h
 
+    In 5.1
+
+    my:~/mysql-build/mysql-5.1-bkbits patg$ ls storage/federated/
+    CMakeLists.txt                  Makefile.in                     ha_federated.h                  plug.in
+    Makefile                        SCCS                            libfederated.a
+    Makefile.am                     ha_federated.cc                 libfederated_a-ha_federated.o
+
 */
 
 
@@ -546,42 +585,39 @@ static int parse_url_error(FEDERATED_SHARE *share, TABLE *table, int error_num)
   int buf_len;
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_federated parse_url_error");
 
-  if (share->connection_string)
-  {
-    DBUG_PRINT("info",
-               ("error: parse_url. Returning error code %d \
-                freeing share->connection_string %lx",
-                error_num, (long unsigned int) share->connection_string));
-    my_free((gptr) share->connection_string, MYF(0));
-    share->connection_string= 0;
-  }
   buf_len= min(table->s->connect_string.length,
                FEDERATED_QUERY_BUFFER_SIZE-1);
   strmake(buf, table->s->connect_string.str, buf_len);
   my_error(error_num, MYF(0), buf);
   DBUG_RETURN(error_num);
 }
+
 /*
   retrieve server object which contains server meta-data 
   from the system table given a server's name, set share
   connection parameter members
 */
-int get_connection(FEDERATED_SHARE *share)
+int get_connection(MEM_ROOT *mem_root, FEDERATED_SHARE *share)
 {
   int error_num= ER_FOREIGN_SERVER_DOESNT_EXIST;
   char error_buffer[FEDERATED_QUERY_BUFFER_SIZE];
-  FOREIGN_SERVER *server;
+  FOREIGN_SERVER *server, server_buffer;
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_federated::get_connection");
 
+  /*
+    get_server_by_name() clones the server if exists and allocates
+	copies of strings in the supplied mem_root
+  */
   if (!(server=
-       get_server_by_name(share->connection_string)))
+       get_server_by_name(mem_root, share->connection_string, &server_buffer)))
   {
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("get_server_by_name returned > 0 error condition!"));
     /* need to come up with error handling */
     error_num=1;
     goto error;
   }
-  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("get_server_by_name returned server at %lx", (long unsigned int) server));
+  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("get_server_by_name returned server at %lx",
+                      (long unsigned int) server));
 
   /*
     Most of these should never be empty strings, error handling will
@@ -590,29 +626,22 @@ int get_connection(FEDERATED_SHARE *share)
     except there are errors in the trace file of the share being overrun 
     at the address of the share.
   */
-  if (server->server_name)
-    share->server_name= server->server_name;
-  share->server_name_length= server->server_name_length ?
-    server->server_name_length : 0;
-  if (server->username)
-    share->username= server->username;
-  if (server->password)
-    share->password= server->password;
-  if (server->db)
-    share->database= server->db;
-
-  share->port= server->port ? (ushort) server->port : MYSQL_PORT;
-
-  if (server->host)
-    share->hostname= server->host;
-  if (server->socket)
-    share->socket= server->socket;
-  else if (strcmp(share->hostname, my_localhost) == 0)
-    share->socket= my_strdup(MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR, MYF(0));
-  if (server->scheme)
-    share->scheme= server->scheme;
-  else
-    share->scheme= NULL;
+  share->server_name_length= server->server_name_length;
+  share->server_name= server->server_name;
+  share->username= server->username;
+  share->password= server->password;
+  share->database= server->db;
+#ifndef I_AM_PARANOID
+  share->port= server->port > 0 && server->port < 65536 ? 
+#else
+  share->port= server->port > 1023 && server->port < 65536 ? 
+#endif
+               (ushort) server->port : MYSQL_PORT;
+  share->hostname= server->host;
+  if (!(share->socket= server->socket) &&
+      !strcmp(share->hostname, my_localhost))
+    share->socket= (char *) MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR;
+  share->scheme= server->scheme;
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("share->username %s", share->username));
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("share->password %s", share->password));
@@ -635,6 +664,7 @@ error:
 
   SYNOPSIS
     parse_url()
+    mem_root            MEM_ROOT pointer for memory allocation
     share               pointer to FEDERATED share
     table               pointer to current TABLE class
     table_create_flag   determines what error to throw
@@ -684,7 +714,7 @@ error:
 
 */
 
-static int parse_url(FEDERATED_SHARE *share, TABLE *table,
+static int parse_url(MEM_ROOT *mem_root, FEDERATED_SHARE *share, TABLE *table,
                      uint table_create_flag)
 {
   uint error_num= (table_create_flag ?
@@ -698,20 +728,19 @@ static int parse_url(FEDERATED_SHARE *share, TABLE *table,
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Length: %d", table->s->connect_string.length));
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("String: '%.*s'", table->s->connect_string.length,
                       table->s->connect_string.str));
-  share->connection_string= my_strndup(table->s->connect_string.str,
-                                       table->s->connect_string.length,
-                                       MYF(0));
+  share->connection_string= strmake_root(mem_root, table->s->connect_string.str,
+                                       table->s->connect_string.length);
 
-  // Add a null for later termination of table name
-  share->connection_string[table->s->connect_string.length]= 0;
   DBUG_PRINT("info",("parse_url alloced share->connection_string %lx",
                      (long unsigned int) share->connection_string));
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info",("share->connection_string %s",share->connection_string));
-  /* No delimiters, must be a straight connection name */
-  if ( (!strchr(share->connection_string, '/')) &&
-       (!strchr(share->connection_string, '@')) &&
-       (!strchr(share->connection_string, ';')))
+  /*
+    No :// or @ in connection string. Must be a straight connection name of
+    either "servername" or "servername/tablename"
+  */
+  if ( (!strstr(share->connection_string, "://") &&
+       (!strchr(share->connection_string, '@'))))
   {
 
     DBUG_PRINT("info",
@@ -720,17 +749,51 @@ static int parse_url(FEDERATED_SHARE *share, TABLE *table,
                 share->connection_string,
                 (long unsigned int) share->connection_string));
 
+    /* ok, so we do a little parsing, but not completely! */
     share->parsed= FALSE;
-    if ((error_num= get_connection(share)))
-      goto error;
+    /*
+      If there is a single '/' in the connection string, this means the user is
+      specifying a table name
+    */
+
+    if ((share->table_name= strchr(share->connection_string, '/')))
+    {
+      share->connection_string[share->table_name - share->connection_string]= '\0';
+      share->table_name++;
+      share->table_name_length= strlen(share->table_name);
 
+      DBUG_PRINT("info", 
+                 ("internal format, parsed table_name share->connection_string \
+                  %s share->table_name %s", 
+                  share->connection_string, share->table_name));
+
+      /*
+        there better not be any more '/'s !
+      */
+      if (strchr(share->table_name, '/'))
+        goto error;
+
+    }
     /*
-      connection specifies everything but, resort to
-      expecting remote and foreign table names to match
+      otherwise, straight server name, use tablename of federated table
+      as remote table name
     */
-    share->table_name= table->s->table_name.str;
-    share->table_name_length= table->s->table_name.length;
-    share->table_name[share->table_name_length]= '\0';
+    else
+    {
+      /*
+        connection specifies everything but, resort to
+        expecting remote and foreign table names to match
+      */
+      share->table_name= strmake_root(mem_root, table->s->table_name.str,
+                                      (share->table_name_length= table->s->table_name.length));
+      DBUG_PRINT("info", 
+                 ("internal format, default table_name share->connection_string \
+                  %s share->table_name %s", 
+                  share->connection_string, share->table_name));
+    }
+
+    if ((error_num= get_connection(mem_root, share)))
+      goto error;
   }
   else
   {
@@ -816,7 +879,7 @@ Then password is a null string, so set to NULL
   if (!share->port)
   {
     if (strcmp(share->hostname, my_localhost) == 0)
-      share->socket= my_strdup(MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR, MYF(0));
+      share->socket= (char *) MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR;
     else
       share->port= MYSQL_PORT;
   }
@@ -1420,22 +1483,26 @@ err:
 
 static FEDERATED_SHARE *get_share(const char *table_name, TABLE *table)
 {
-  char *select_query;
   char query_buffer[FEDERATED_QUERY_BUFFER_SIZE];
   Field **field;
   String query(query_buffer, sizeof(query_buffer), &my_charset_bin);
   FEDERATED_SHARE *share= NULL, tmp_share;
+  MEM_ROOT mem_root;
+  DBUG_ENTER("ha_federated.cc::get_share");
+
   /*
     In order to use this string, we must first zero it's length,
     or it will contain garbage
   */
   query.length(0);
 
+  init_alloc_root(&mem_root, 256, 0);
+
   pthread_mutex_lock(&federated_mutex);
 
   tmp_share.share_key= table_name;
   tmp_share.share_key_length= strlen(table_name);
-  if (parse_url(&tmp_share, table, 0))
+  if (parse_url(&mem_root, &tmp_share, table, 0))
     goto error;
 
   /* TODO: change tmp_share.scheme to LEX_STRING object */
@@ -1456,24 +1523,17 @@ static FEDERATED_SHARE *get_share(const char *table_name, TABLE *table)
     query.length(query.length() - sizeof_trailing_comma);
 
     query.append(STRING_WITH_LEN(" FROM `"));
+    query.append(tmp_share.table_name, tmp_share.table_name_length);
+    query.append(STRING_WITH_LEN("`"));
+    DBUG_PRINT("info", ("calling alloc_root"));
 
-    if (!(share= (FEDERATED_SHARE *)
-          my_multi_malloc(MYF(MY_WME),
-                          &share, sizeof(*share),
-                          &select_query,
-                          query.length()+table->s->connect_string.length+1,
-                          NullS)))
+    if (!(share= (FEDERATED_SHARE *) memdup_root(&mem_root, (char*)&tmp_share, sizeof(*share))) ||
+        !(share->select_query= (char*) strmake_root(&mem_root, query.ptr(), query.length())))
       goto error;
 
-    memcpy(share, &tmp_share, sizeof(tmp_share));
-
-    share->table_name_length= strlen(share->table_name);
-    /* TODO: share->table_name to LEX_STRING object */
-    query.append(share->table_name, share->table_name_length);
-    query.append(STRING_WITH_LEN("`"));
-    share->select_query= select_query;
-    strmov(share->select_query, query.ptr());
     share->use_count= 0;
+    share->mem_root= mem_root;
+
     DBUG_PRINT("info",
                ("share->select_query %s", share->select_query));
 
@@ -1482,17 +1542,18 @@ static FEDERATED_SHARE *get_share(const char *table_name, TABLE *table)
     thr_lock_init(&share->lock);
     pthread_mutex_init(&share->mutex, MY_MUTEX_INIT_FAST);
   }
+  else
+    free_root(&mem_root, MYF(0)); /* prevents memory leak */
+
   share->use_count++;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&federated_mutex);
 
-  return share;
+  DBUG_RETURN(share);
 
 error:
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&federated_mutex);
-  my_free((gptr) tmp_share.connection_string, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
-  tmp_share.connection_string= 0;
-  my_free((gptr) share, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
-  return NULL;
+  free_root(&mem_root, MYF(0));
+  DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -1504,23 +1565,16 @@ error:
 
 static int free_share(FEDERATED_SHARE *share)
 {
+  MEM_ROOT mem_root= share->mem_root;
   DBUG_ENTER("free_share");
 
   pthread_mutex_lock(&federated_mutex);
   if (!--share->use_count)
   {
     hash_delete(&federated_open_tables, (byte*) share);
-    if (share->parsed)
-      my_free((gptr) share->socket, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
-    /*if (share->connection_string)
-    {
-    */
-      my_free((gptr) share->connection_string, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
-      share->connection_string= 0;
-      /*}*/
     thr_lock_delete(&share->lock);
     VOID(pthread_mutex_destroy(&share->mutex));
-    my_free((gptr) share, MYF(0));
+    free_root(&mem_root, MYF(0));
   }
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&federated_mutex);
 
@@ -1589,6 +1643,8 @@ int ha_federated::open(const char *name, int mode, uint test_if_locked)
   mysql_options(mysql,MYSQL_SET_CHARSET_NAME,
                 this->table->s->table_charset->csname);
 
+  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("calling mysql_real_connect hostname %s user %s",
+			share->hostname, share->username));
   if (!mysql || !mysql_real_connect(mysql,
                                    share->hostname,
                                    share->username,
@@ -2831,15 +2887,13 @@ int ha_federated::create(const char *name, TABLE *table_arg,
                          HA_CREATE_INFO *create_info)
 {
   int retval;
+  THD *thd= current_thd;
   FEDERATED_SHARE tmp_share; // Only a temporary share, to test the url
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_federated::create");
 
-  if (!(retval= parse_url(&tmp_share, table_arg, 1)))
+  if (!(retval= parse_url(thd->mem_root, &tmp_share, table_arg, 1)))
     retval= check_foreign_data_source(&tmp_share, 1);
 
-  /* free this because strdup created it in parse_url */
-  my_free((gptr) tmp_share.connection_string, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
-  tmp_share.connection_string= 0;
   DBUG_RETURN(retval);
 
 }
diff --git a/storage/federated/ha_federated.h b/storage/federated/ha_federated.h
index bbc2b2fe9f8..4d2eefdd986 100644
--- a/storage/federated/ha_federated.h
+++ b/storage/federated/ha_federated.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
   The example implements the minimum of what you will probably need.
 */
 typedef struct st_federated_share {
+  MEM_ROOT mem_root;
+
   bool parsed;
   /* this key is unique db/tablename */
   const char *share_key;
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ typedef struct st_federated_share {
   char *sport;
   int share_key_length;
   ushort port;
+
   uint table_name_length, server_name_length, connect_string_length, use_count;
   pthread_mutex_t mutex;
   THR_LOCK lock;
diff --git a/storage/heap/ha_heap.cc b/storage/heap/ha_heap.cc
index 5831ec6167a..8c378f7334f 100644
--- a/storage/heap/ha_heap.cc
+++ b/storage/heap/ha_heap.cc
@@ -628,7 +628,10 @@ int ha_heap::create(const char *name, TABLE *table_arg,
       seg->length=  (uint) key_part->length;
       seg->flag=    key_part->key_part_flag;
 
-      seg->charset= field->charset();
+      if (field->flags & (ENUM_FLAG | SET_FLAG))
+        seg->charset= &my_charset_bin;
+      else
+        seg->charset= field->charset();
       if (field->null_ptr)
       {
 	seg->null_bit= field->null_bit;
diff --git a/storage/heap/hp_write.c b/storage/heap/hp_write.c
index 86e79c9d7ec..19215fcf017 100644
--- a/storage/heap/hp_write.c
+++ b/storage/heap/hp_write.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ int hp_rb_write_key(HP_INFO *info, HP_KEYDEF *keyinfo, const byte *record,
   heap_rb_param custom_arg;
   uint old_allocated;
 
-  info->last_pos= NULL; /* For heap_rnext/heap_rprev */
   custom_arg.keyseg= keyinfo->seg;
   custom_arg.key_length= hp_rb_make_key(keyinfo, info->recbuf, record, recpos);
   if (keyinfo->flag & HA_NOSAME)
diff --git a/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc b/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc
index 8fe4d988dbc..d31f5b7e792 100644
--- a/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc
+++ b/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ bool ha_myisam::check_if_locking_is_allowed(uint sql_command,
 
 int ha_myisam::open(const char *name, int mode, uint test_if_locked)
 {
+  MI_KEYDEF *keyinfo;
+  MI_COLUMNDEF *recinfo= 0;
+  uint recs;
   uint i;
 
   /*
@@ -657,6 +660,26 @@ int ha_myisam::open(const char *name, int mode, uint test_if_locked)
 
   if (!(file=mi_open(name, mode, test_if_locked | HA_OPEN_FROM_SQL_LAYER)))
     return (my_errno ? my_errno : -1);
+  if (!table->s->tmp_table) /* No need to perform a check for tmp table */
+  {
+    if ((my_errno= table2myisam(table, &keyinfo, &recinfo, &recs)))
+    {
+      /* purecov: begin inspected */
+      DBUG_PRINT("error", ("Failed to convert TABLE object to MyISAM "
+                           "key and column definition"));
+      goto err;
+      /* purecov: end */
+    }
+    if (check_definition(keyinfo, recinfo, table->s->keys, recs,
+                         file->s->keyinfo, file->s->rec,
+                         file->s->base.keys, file->s->base.fields, true))
+    {
+      /* purecov: begin inspected */
+      my_errno= HA_ERR_CRASHED;
+      goto err;
+      /* purecov: end */
+    }
+  }
   
   if (test_if_locked & (HA_OPEN_IGNORE_IF_LOCKED | HA_OPEN_TMP_TABLE))
     VOID(mi_extra(file, HA_EXTRA_NO_WAIT_LOCK, 0));
@@ -677,7 +700,18 @@ int ha_myisam::open(const char *name, int mode, uint test_if_locked)
         (struct st_mysql_ftparser *)parser->plugin->info;
     table->key_info[i].block_size= file->s->keyinfo[i].block_length;
   }
-  return (0);
+  my_errno= 0;
+  goto end;
+ err:
+  this->close();
+ end:
+  /*
+    Both recinfo and keydef are allocated by my_multi_malloc(), thus only
+    recinfo must be freed.
+  */
+  if (recinfo)
+    my_free((gptr) recinfo, MYF(0));
+  return my_errno;
 }
 
 int ha_myisam::close(void)
@@ -1023,6 +1057,22 @@ int ha_myisam::repair(THD *thd, MI_CHECK &param, bool do_optimize)
   ha_rows rows= file->state->records;
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_myisam::repair");
 
+  /*
+    Normally this method is entered with a properly opened table. If the
+    repair fails, it can be repeated with more elaborate options. Under
+    special circumstances it can happen that a repair fails so that it
+    closed the data file and cannot re-open it. In this case file->dfile
+    is set to -1. We must not try another repair without an open data
+    file. (Bug #25289)
+  */
+  if (file->dfile == -1)
+  {
+    sql_print_information("Retrying repair of: '%s' failed. "
+                          "Please try REPAIR EXTENDED or myisamchk",
+                          table->s->path.str);
+    DBUG_RETURN(HA_ADMIN_FAILED);
+  }
+
   param.db_name=    table->s->db.str;
   param.table_name= table->alias;
   param.tmpfile_createflag = O_RDWR | O_TRUNC;
diff --git a/storage/myisam/mi_create.c b/storage/myisam/mi_create.c
index 5dd4a98127e..71d377c8b6b 100644
--- a/storage/myisam/mi_create.c
+++ b/storage/myisam/mi_create.c
@@ -573,6 +573,10 @@ int mi_create(const char *name,uint keys,MI_KEYDEF *keydefs,
 
   pthread_mutex_lock(&THR_LOCK_myisam);
 
+  /*
+    NOTE: For test_if_reopen() we need a real path name. Hence we need
+    MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH for every fn_format(filename, ...).
+  */
   if (ci->index_file_name)
   {
     char *iext= strrchr(ci->index_file_name, '.');
@@ -584,13 +588,14 @@ int mi_create(const char *name,uint keys,MI_KEYDEF *keydefs,
       if ((path= strrchr(ci->index_file_name, FN_LIBCHAR)))
         *path= '\0';
       fn_format(filename, name, ci->index_file_name, MI_NAME_IEXT,
-                MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_UNPACK_FILENAME | MY_APPEND_EXT);
+                MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_UNPACK_FILENAME |
+                MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH | MY_APPEND_EXT);
     }
     else
     {
       fn_format(filename, ci->index_file_name, "", MI_NAME_IEXT,
-                MY_UNPACK_FILENAME | (have_iext ? MY_REPLACE_EXT :
-                                      MY_APPEND_EXT));
+                MY_UNPACK_FILENAME | MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH |
+                (have_iext ? MY_REPLACE_EXT : MY_APPEND_EXT));
     }
     fn_format(linkname, name, "", MI_NAME_IEXT,
               MY_UNPACK_FILENAME|MY_APPEND_EXT);
@@ -603,10 +608,11 @@ int mi_create(const char *name,uint keys,MI_KEYDEF *keydefs,
   }
   else
   {
+    char *iext= strrchr(name, '.');
+    int have_iext= iext && !strcmp(iext, MI_NAME_IEXT);
     fn_format(filename, name, "", MI_NAME_IEXT,
-              (MY_UNPACK_FILENAME |
-               (flags & HA_DONT_TOUCH_DATA) ? MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH : 0) |
-                MY_APPEND_EXT);
+              MY_UNPACK_FILENAME | MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH |
+              (have_iext ? MY_REPLACE_EXT : MY_APPEND_EXT));
     linkname_ptr=0;
     /* Replace the current file */
     create_flag=MY_DELETE_OLD;
@@ -618,6 +624,9 @@ int mi_create(const char *name,uint keys,MI_KEYDEF *keydefs,
     A TRUNCATE command checks for the table in the cache only and could
     be fooled to believe, the table is not open.
     Pull the emergency brake in this situation. (Bug #8306)
+
+    NOTE: The filename is compared against unique_file_name of every
+    open table. Hence we need a real path here.
   */
   if (test_if_reopen(filename))
   {