Merge ua141d10.elisa.omakaista.fi:/home/my/bk/mysql-4.1

into  ua141d10.elisa.omakaista.fi:/home/my/bk/mysql-5.0-tmp


client/mysqlimport.c:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/gis.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test:
  Auto merged
sql/field.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_geofunc.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/spatial.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/spatial.h:
  Auto merged
support-files/my-huge.cnf.sh:
  Auto merged
support-files/my-innodb-heavy-4G.cnf.sh:
  Auto merged
support-files/my-large.cnf.sh:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh:
  Merged from 4.1.
mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result:
  Merged from 4.1.
mysql-test/t/gis.test:
  Merged from 4.1.

15 files changed, 405 insertions, 83 deletions

diff --git a/client/mysqlimport.c b/client/mysqlimport.c
index ca0a751e963..19d4ef16ef9 100644
--- a/client/mysqlimport.c
+++ b/client/mysqlimport.c
@@ -518,6 +518,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     free_defaults(argv_to_free);
     return(1); /* purecov: deadcode */
   }
+
+  if (mysql_query(sock, "set @@character_set_database=binary;"))
+  {
+    db_error(sock); /* We shall countinue here, if --force was given */
+    return(1);
+  }
+
   if (lock_tables)
     lock_table(sock, argc, argv);
   for (; *argv != NULL; argv++)
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 02e97a59cce..70fd313861e 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ our $exe_mysql_client_test;
 our $exe_mysqld;
 our $exe_mysqlcheck;             # Called from test case
 our $exe_mysqldump;              # Called from test case
+our $exe_mysqlimport;              # Called from test case
 our $exe_mysqlshow;              # Called from test case
 our $exe_mysql_fix_system_tables;
 our $exe_mysqltest;
@@ -923,6 +924,7 @@ sub executable_setup () {
     }
     $exe_mysqlcheck=     mtr_exe_exists("$path_client_bindir/mysqlcheck");
     $exe_mysqldump=      mtr_exe_exists("$path_client_bindir/mysqldump");
+    $exe_mysqlimport=      mtr_exe_exists("$path_client_bindir/mysqlimport");
     $exe_mysqlshow=      mtr_exe_exists("$path_client_bindir/mysqlshow");
     $exe_mysqlbinlog=    mtr_exe_exists("$path_client_bindir/mysqlbinlog");
     $exe_mysqladmin=     mtr_exe_exists("$path_client_bindir/mysqladmin");
@@ -2399,6 +2401,14 @@ sub run_mysqltest ($) {
     $cmdline_mysqldump .=
       " --debug=d:t:A,$opt_vardir/log/mysqldump.trace";
   }
+  my $cmdline_mysqlimport= "$exe_mysqlimport -uroot " .
+                         "--port=$master->[0]->{'path_myport'} " .
+                         "--socket=$master->[0]->{'path_mysock'} --password=";
+  if ( $opt_debug )
+  {
+    $cmdline_mysqlimport .=
+      " --debug=d:t:A,$opt_vardir/log/mysqlimport.trace";
+  }
 
   my $cmdline_mysqlshow= "$exe_mysqlshow -uroot " .
                          "--port=$master->[0]->{'path_myport'} " .
@@ -2452,6 +2462,7 @@ sub run_mysqltest ($) {
   $ENV{'MYSQL'}=                    $cmdline_mysql;
   $ENV{'MYSQL_CHECK'}=              $cmdline_mysqlcheck;
   $ENV{'MYSQL_DUMP'}=               $cmdline_mysqldump;
+  $ENV{'MYSQL_IMPORT'}=             $cmdline_mysqlimport;
   $ENV{'MYSQL_SHOW'}=               $cmdline_mysqlshow;
   $ENV{'MYSQL_BINLOG'}=             $cmdline_mysqlbinlog;
   $ENV{'MYSQL_FIX_SYSTEM_TABLES'}=  $cmdline_mysql_fix_system_tables;
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index e2d5dde79e5..2133043a587 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -629,6 +629,11 @@ if [ x$SOURCE_DIST = x1 ] ; then
  else
    MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/mysqldump"
  fi
+ if [ -f "$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqlimport" ] ; then
+   MYSQL_IMPORT="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqlimport"
+ else
+   MYSQL_IMPORT="$BASEDIR/client/mysqlimport"
+ fi
  if [ -f "$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqlshow" ] ; then
    MYSQL_SHOW="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqlshow"
  else
@@ -705,6 +710,7 @@ else
  MYSQL_CHECK="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqlcheck"
  MYSQL_DUMP="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqldump"
  MYSQL_SHOW="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqlshow"
+ MYSQL_IMPORT="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqlimport"
  MYSQL_BINLOG="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqlbinlog"
  MYSQLADMIN="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqladmin"
  WAIT_PID="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysql_waitpid"
@@ -792,9 +798,10 @@ MYSQL_CHECK="$MYSQL_CHECK --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK --passwor
 MYSQL_DUMP="$MYSQL_DUMP --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK --password=$DBPASSWD $EXTRA_MYSQLDUMP_OPT"
 MYSQL_SHOW="$MYSQL_SHOW -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK --password=$DBPASSWD $EXTRA_MYSQLSHOW_OPT"
 MYSQL_BINLOG="$MYSQL_BINLOG --no-defaults --local-load=$MYSQL_TMP_DIR  --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR $EXTRA_MYSQLBINLOG_OPT"
+MYSQL_IMPORT="$MYSQL_IMPORT -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK --password=$DBPASSWD $EXTRA_MYSQLDUMP_OPT"
 MYSQL_FIX_SYSTEM_TABLES="$MYSQL_FIX_SYSTEM_TABLES --no-defaults --host=localhost --port=$MASTER_MYPORT --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK --user=root --password=$DBPASSWD --basedir=$BASEDIR --bindir=$CLIENT_BINDIR --verbose"
 MYSQL="$MYSQL --no-defaults --host=localhost --port=$MASTER_MYPORT --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK --user=root --password=$DBPASSWD"
-export MYSQL MYSQL_CHECK MYSQL_DUMP MYSQL_SHOW MYSQL_BINLOG MYSQL_FIX_SYSTEM_TABLES
+export MYSQL MYSQL_CHECK MYSQL_DUMP MYSQL_SHOW MYSQL_BINLOG MYSQL_FIX_SYSTEM_TABLES MYSQL_IMPORT
 export CLIENT_BINDIR MYSQL_CLIENT_TEST CHARSETSDIR MYSQL_MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS
 export NDB_TOOLS_DIR
 export NDB_MGM
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/gis.result b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
index 90857ecfc6d..454b33c28be 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/gis.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
@@ -688,3 +688,9 @@ alter table t1 add primary key pti(pt);
 ERROR 42000: BLOB/TEXT column 'pt' used in key specification without a key length
 alter table t1 add primary key pti(pt(20));
 drop table t1;
+select (asWKT(geomfromwkb((0x000000000140240000000000004024000000000000))));
+(asWKT(geomfromwkb((0x000000000140240000000000004024000000000000))))
+POINT(10 10)
+select (asWKT(geomfromwkb((0x010100000000000000000024400000000000002440))));
+(asWKT(geomfromwkb((0x010100000000000000000024400000000000002440))))
+POINT(10 10)
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
index 756a830ebc0..60e7ebbd966 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
@@ -1677,6 +1677,16 @@ insert into t2 (a, b) values (NULL, NULL),(10, NULL),(NULL, "twenty"),(30, "thir
 </database>
 </mysqldump>
 drop table t1, t2;
+create table t1 (a text character set utf8, b text character set latin1);
+insert t1 values (0x4F736E616272C3BC636B, 0x4BF66C6E);
+select * from t1;
+a	b
+Osnabrück	Köln
+test.t1: Records: 1  Deleted: 0  Skipped: 0  Warnings: 0
+select * from t1;
+a	b
+Osnabrück	Köln
+drop table t1;
 create table t1(a int);
 create view v1 as select * from t1;
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/gis.test b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
index 142bd29fa2d..bb3f621d194 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/gis.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ insert into t1 values (pointfromtext('point(1,1)'));
 
 drop table t1;
 
+select (asWKT(geomfromwkb((0x000000000140240000000000004024000000000000))));
+select (asWKT(geomfromwkb((0x010100000000000000000024400000000000002440))));
+
 # End of 4.1 tests
 
 #
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
index 31957e0db0d..4481bc62dfa 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
@@ -697,6 +697,18 @@ insert into t2 (a, b) values (NULL, NULL),(10, NULL),(NULL, "twenty"),(30, "thir
 --exec $MYSQL_DUMP  --skip-comments --xml --no-create-info test
 drop table t1, t2;
 
+#
+# BUG #12123
+#
+create table t1 (a text character set utf8, b text character set latin1);
+insert t1 values (0x4F736E616272C3BC636B, 0x4BF66C6E);
+select * from t1;
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --tab=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/tmp/ test
+--exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/tmp/t1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_IMPORT test $MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/tmp/t1.txt
+select * from t1;
+
+drop table t1;
 # End of 4.1 tests
 
 #
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/not_embedded_server-master.opt b/mysql-test/t/not_embedded_server-master.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35fcc5f30c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/not_embedded_server-master.opt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--loose-to-force-a-restart
diff --git a/sql/field.cc b/sql/field.cc
index 36b4ec96efa..4a73d8e7981 100644
--- a/sql/field.cc
+++ b/sql/field.cc
@@ -7041,8 +7041,7 @@ void Field_blob::get_key_image(char *buff, uint length, imagetype type)
       return;
     }
     get_ptr(&blob);
-    gobj= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-				    blob + SRID_SIZE, blob_length - SRID_SIZE);
+    gobj= Geometry::construct(&buffer, blob, blob_length);
     if (gobj->get_mbr(&mbr, &dummy))
       bzero(buff, SIZEOF_STORED_DOUBLE*4);
     else
@@ -7371,8 +7370,7 @@ void Field_geom::get_key_image(char *buff, uint length, imagetype type)
     return;
   }
   get_ptr(&blob);
-  gobj= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-				  blob + SRID_SIZE, blob_length - SRID_SIZE);
+  gobj= Geometry::construct(&buffer, blob, blob_length);
   if (gobj->get_mbr(&mbr, &dummy))
     bzero(buff, SIZEOF_STORED_DOUBLE*4);
   else
@@ -7453,7 +7451,7 @@ int Field_geom::store(const char *from, uint length, CHARSET_INFO *cs)
     uint32 wkb_type;
     if (length < SRID_SIZE + WKB_HEADER_SIZE + SIZEOF_STORED_DOUBLE*2)
       goto err;
-    wkb_type= uint4korr(from + WKB_HEADER_SIZE);
+    wkb_type= uint4korr(from + SRID_SIZE + 1);
     if (wkb_type < (uint32) Geometry::wkb_point ||
 	wkb_type > (uint32) Geometry::wkb_end)
       goto err;
diff --git a/sql/item_geofunc.cc b/sql/item_geofunc.cc
index 4a6ceb4bf7d..2b92e72e728 100644
--- a/sql/item_geofunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_geofunc.cc
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ String *Item_func_geometry_from_wkb::val_str(String *str)
   str->q_append(srid);
   if ((null_value= 
        (args[0]->null_value ||
-	!Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, wkb->ptr(), wkb->length()) ||
-	str->append(*wkb))))
+        !Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, wkb->ptr(), wkb->length(), str))))
     return 0;
   return str;
 }
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ String *Item_func_as_wkt::val_str(String *str)
 
   if ((null_value=
        (args[0]->null_value ||
-	!(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					  swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)))))
+	!(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())))))
     return 0;
 
   str->length(0);
@@ -126,8 +124,7 @@ String *Item_func_as_wkb::val_str(String *str)
 
   if ((null_value=
        (args[0]->null_value ||
-	!(Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-				    swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)))))
+	!(Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())))))
     return 0;
 
   str->copy(swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE, swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE,
@@ -145,8 +142,7 @@ String *Item_func_geometry_type::val_str(String *str)
 
   if ((null_value=
        (args[0]->null_value ||
-	!(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					  swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)))))
+	!(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())))))
     return 0;
   /* String will not move */
   str->copy(geom->get_class_info()->m_name.str,
@@ -167,8 +163,7 @@ String *Item_func_envelope::val_str(String *str)
   
   if ((null_value=
        args[0]->null_value ||
-       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE))))
+       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length()))))
     return 0;
   
   srid= uint4korr(swkb->ptr());
@@ -191,8 +186,7 @@ String *Item_func_centroid::val_str(String *str)
   uint32 srid;
 
   if ((null_value= args[0]->null_value ||
-       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE))))
+       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length()))))
     return 0;
 
   str->set_charset(&my_charset_bin);
@@ -221,8 +215,7 @@ String *Item_func_spatial_decomp::val_str(String *str)
 
   if ((null_value=
        (args[0]->null_value ||
-	!(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					  swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)))))
+	!(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())))))
     return 0;
 
   srid= uint4korr(swkb->ptr());
@@ -270,8 +263,7 @@ String *Item_func_spatial_decomp_n::val_str(String *str)
 
   if ((null_value=
        (args[0]->null_value || args[1]->null_value ||
-	!(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					  swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)))))
+	!(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())))))
     return 0;
 
   str->set_charset(&my_charset_bin);
@@ -478,10 +470,8 @@ longlong Item_func_spatial_rel::val_int()
   if ((null_value=
        (args[0]->null_value ||
 	args[1]->null_value ||
-	!(g1= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer1, res1->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					res1->length() - SRID_SIZE)) || 
-	!(g2= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer2, res2->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					res2->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	!(g1= Geometry::construct(&buffer1, res1->ptr(), res1->length())) ||
+	!(g2= Geometry::construct(&buffer2, res2->ptr(), res2->length())) ||
 	g1->get_mbr(&mbr1, &dummy) ||
 	g2->get_mbr(&mbr2, &dummy))))
    return 0;
@@ -546,8 +536,7 @@ longlong Item_func_isclosed::val_int()
   null_value= (!swkb || 
 	       args[0]->null_value ||
 	       !(geom=
-		 Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer, swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					   swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+		 Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->is_closed(&isclosed));
 
   return (longlong) isclosed;
@@ -569,9 +558,7 @@ longlong Item_func_dimension::val_int()
 
   null_value= (!swkb || 
 	       args[0]->null_value ||
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->dimension(&dim, &dummy));
   return (longlong) dim;
 }
@@ -586,9 +573,8 @@ longlong Item_func_numinteriorring::val_int()
   Geometry *geom;
 
   null_value= (!swkb || 
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                           swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->num_interior_ring(&num));
   return (longlong) num;
 }
@@ -603,9 +589,8 @@ longlong Item_func_numgeometries::val_int()
   Geometry *geom;
 
   null_value= (!swkb ||
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                           swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->num_geometries(&num));
   return (longlong) num;
 }
@@ -621,9 +606,8 @@ longlong Item_func_numpoints::val_int()
 
   null_value= (!swkb ||
 	       args[0]->null_value ||
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                           swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->num_points(&num));
   return (longlong) num;
 }
@@ -638,9 +622,8 @@ double Item_func_x::val_real()
   Geometry *geom;
 
   null_value= (!swkb ||
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                           swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->get_x(&res));
   return res;
 }
@@ -655,9 +638,8 @@ double Item_func_y::val_real()
   Geometry *geom;
 
   null_value= (!swkb ||
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                           swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->get_y(&res));
   return res;
 }
@@ -673,9 +655,8 @@ double Item_func_area::val_real()
   const char *dummy;
 
   null_value= (!swkb ||
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                           swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->area(&res, &dummy));
   return res;
 }
@@ -689,9 +670,8 @@ double Item_func_glength::val_real()
   Geometry *geom;
 
   null_value= (!swkb || 
-	       !(geom= Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-						 swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-						 swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE)) ||
+	       !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                           swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
 	       geom->length(&res));
   return res;
 }
@@ -703,9 +683,8 @@ longlong Item_func_srid::val_int()
   Geometry_buffer buffer;
   
   null_value= (!swkb || 
-	       !Geometry::create_from_wkb(&buffer,
-					  swkb->ptr() + SRID_SIZE,
-					  swkb->length() - SRID_SIZE));
+	       !Geometry::construct(&buffer,
+                                    swkb->ptr(), swkb->length()));
   if (null_value)
     return 0;
 
diff --git a/sql/spatial.cc b/sql/spatial.cc
index 176f1f2fbfe..3c36c319354 100644
--- a/sql/spatial.cc
+++ b/sql/spatial.cc
@@ -121,25 +121,23 @@ Geometry::Class_info *Geometry::find_class(const char *name, uint32 len)
   return 0;
 }
 
-Geometry *Geometry::create_from_wkb(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
-				    const char *data, uint32 data_len)
+
+Geometry *Geometry::construct(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
+                              const char *data, uint32 data_len)
 {
   uint32 geom_type;
   Geometry *result;
+  char byte_order;
 
-  if (data_len < 1 + 4)
+  if (data_len < SRID_SIZE + 1 + 4)
     return NULL;
-  data++;
-  /*
-    FIXME: check byte ordering
-    Also check if we could replace this with one byte
-  */
-  geom_type= uint4korr(data);
-  data+= 4;
+  byte_order= data[SRID_SIZE];
+  geom_type= uint4korr(data + SRID_SIZE + 1);
+  data+= SRID_SIZE + WKB_HEADER_SIZE;
   if (!(result= create_by_typeid(buffer, (int) geom_type)))
     return NULL;
   result->m_data= data;
-  result->m_data_end= data + data_len;
+  result->m_data_end= data + (data_len - (SRID_SIZE + WKB_HEADER_SIZE));
   return result;
 }
 
@@ -170,13 +168,71 @@ Geometry *Geometry::create_from_wkt(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
     return NULL;
   if (init_stream)  
   {
-    result->init_from_wkb(wkt->ptr(), wkt->length());
+    result->set_data_ptr(wkt->ptr(), wkt->length());
     result->shift_wkb_header();
   }
   return result;
 }
 
 
+static double wkb_get_double(const char *ptr, Geometry::wkbByteOrder bo)
+{
+  double res;
+  if (bo != Geometry::wkb_xdr)
+    float8get(res, ptr);
+  else
+  {
+    char inv_array[8];
+    inv_array[0]= ptr[7];
+    inv_array[1]= ptr[6];
+    inv_array[2]= ptr[5];
+    inv_array[3]= ptr[4];
+    inv_array[4]= ptr[3];
+    inv_array[5]= ptr[2];
+    inv_array[6]= ptr[1];
+    inv_array[7]= ptr[0];
+    float8get(res, inv_array);
+  }
+  return res;
+}
+
+
+static uint32 wkb_get_uint(const char *ptr, Geometry::wkbByteOrder bo)
+{
+  if (bo != Geometry::wkb_xdr)
+    return uint4korr(ptr);
+  /* else */
+  {
+    char inv_array[4];
+    inv_array[0]= ptr[3];
+    inv_array[1]= ptr[2];
+    inv_array[2]= ptr[1];
+    inv_array[3]= ptr[0];
+    return uint4korr(inv_array);
+  }
+}
+
+
+int Geometry::create_from_wkb(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
+                              const char *wkb, uint32 len, String *res)
+{
+  uint32 geom_type;
+  Geometry *geom;
+
+  if (len < WKB_HEADER_SIZE)
+    return 1;
+  geom_type= wkb_get_uint(wkb+1, (wkbByteOrder)wkb[0]);
+  if (!(geom= create_by_typeid(buffer, (int) geom_type)) ||
+      res->reserve(WKB_HEADER_SIZE, 512))
+    return 1;
+
+  res->q_append((char) wkb_ndr);
+  res->q_append(geom_type);
+  return geom->init_from_wkb(wkb+WKB_HEADER_SIZE, len - WKB_HEADER_SIZE,
+                             (wkbByteOrder) wkb[0], res);
+}
+
+
 bool Geometry::envelope(String *result) const
 {
   MBR mbr;
@@ -346,6 +402,20 @@ bool Gis_point::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 }
 
 
+uint Gis_point::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len,
+                              wkbByteOrder bo, String *res)
+{
+  double x, y;
+  if (len < POINT_DATA_SIZE || res->reserve(POINT_DATA_SIZE))
+    return 0;
+  x= wkb_get_double(wkb, bo);
+  y= wkb_get_double(wkb + SIZEOF_STORED_DOUBLE, bo);
+  res->q_append(x);
+  res->q_append(y);
+  return POINT_DATA_SIZE;
+}
+
+
 bool Gis_point::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const
 {
   double x, y;
@@ -415,6 +485,33 @@ bool Gis_line_string::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 }
 
 
+uint Gis_line_string::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len,
+                                    wkbByteOrder bo, String *res)
+{
+  uint32 n_points, proper_length;
+  const char *wkb_end;
+  Gis_point p;
+
+  if (len < 4)
+    return 0;
+  n_points= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
+  proper_length= 4 + n_points * POINT_DATA_SIZE;
+
+  if (len < proper_length || res->reserve(proper_length))
+    return 0;
+
+  res->q_append(n_points);
+  wkb_end= wkb + proper_length;
+  for (wkb+= 4; wkb<wkb_end; wkb+= POINT_DATA_SIZE)
+  {
+    if (!p.init_from_wkb(wkb, POINT_DATA_SIZE, bo, res))
+      return 0;
+  }
+
+  return proper_length;
+}
+
+
 bool Gis_line_string::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const
 {
   uint32 n_points;
@@ -594,7 +691,7 @@ bool Gis_polygon::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 	trs->check_next_symbol(')'))
       return 1;
 
-    ls.init_from_wkb(wkb->ptr()+ls_pos, wkb->length()-ls_pos);
+    ls.set_data_ptr(wkb->ptr() + ls_pos, wkb->length() - ls_pos);
     if (ls.is_closed(&closed) || !closed)
     {
       trs->set_error_msg("POLYGON's linear ring isn't closed");
@@ -609,6 +706,43 @@ bool Gis_polygon::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 }
 
 
+uint Gis_polygon::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo,
+                                String *res)
+{
+  uint32 n_linear_rings;
+  const char *wkb_orig= wkb;
+
+  if (len < 4)
+    return 0;
+
+  n_linear_rings= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
+  if (res->reserve(4, 512))
+    return 0;
+  wkb+= 4;
+  len-= 4;
+  res->q_append(n_linear_rings);
+
+  while (n_linear_rings--)
+  {
+    Gis_line_string ls;
+    uint32 ls_pos= res->length();
+    int ls_len;
+    int closed;
+
+    if (!(ls_len= ls.init_from_wkb(wkb, len, bo, res)))
+      return 0;
+
+    ls.set_data_ptr(res->ptr() + ls_pos, res->length() - ls_pos);
+
+    if (ls.is_closed(&closed) || !closed)
+      return 0;
+    wkb+= ls_len;
+  }
+
+  return wkb - wkb_orig;
+}
+
+
 bool Gis_polygon::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const
 {
   uint32 n_linear_rings;
@@ -897,6 +1031,36 @@ bool Gis_multi_point::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 }
 
 
+uint Gis_multi_point::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo,
+                                    String *res)
+{
+  uint32 n_points;
+  uint proper_size;
+  Gis_point p;
+  const char *wkb_end;
+
+  if (len < 4)
+    return 0;
+  n_points= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
+  proper_size= 4 + n_points * (WKB_HEADER_SIZE + POINT_DATA_SIZE);
+ 
+  if (len < proper_size || res->reserve(proper_size))
+    return 0;
+    
+  res->q_append(n_points);
+  wkb_end= wkb + proper_size;
+  for (wkb+=4; wkb < wkb_end; wkb+= (WKB_HEADER_SIZE + POINT_DATA_SIZE))
+  {
+    res->q_append((char)wkb_ndr);
+    res->q_append((uint32)wkb_point);
+    if (!p.init_from_wkb(wkb + WKB_HEADER_SIZE,
+                         POINT_DATA_SIZE, (wkbByteOrder) wkb[0], res))
+      return 0;
+  }
+  return proper_size;
+}
+
+
 bool Gis_multi_point::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const
 {
   uint32 n_points;
@@ -1006,6 +1170,42 @@ bool Gis_multi_line_string::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 }
 
 
+uint Gis_multi_line_string::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len,
+                                          wkbByteOrder bo, String *res)
+{
+  uint32 n_line_strings;
+  const char *wkb_orig= wkb;
+
+  if (len < 4)
+    return 0;
+  n_line_strings= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
+
+  if (res->reserve(4, 512))
+    return 0;
+  res->q_append(n_line_strings);
+  
+  for (wkb+=4; n_line_strings; n_line_strings--)
+  {
+    Gis_line_string ls;
+    int ls_len;
+
+    if ((len < WKB_HEADER_SIZE) ||
+        res->reserve(WKB_HEADER_SIZE, 512))
+      return 0;
+
+    res->q_append((char) wkb_ndr);
+    res->q_append((uint32) wkb_linestring);
+
+    if (!(ls_len= ls.init_from_wkb(wkb + WKB_HEADER_SIZE, len,
+                                   (wkbByteOrder) wkb[0], res)))
+      return 0;
+    wkb+= (ls_len + WKB_HEADER_SIZE);
+    len-= (ls_len + WKB_HEADER_SIZE);
+  }
+  return wkb-wkb_orig;
+}
+
+
 bool Gis_multi_line_string::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, 
 					     const char **end) const
 {
@@ -1111,7 +1311,7 @@ int Gis_multi_line_string::length(double *len) const
     double ls_len;
     Gis_line_string ls;
     data+= WKB_HEADER_SIZE;
-    ls.init_from_wkb(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
+    ls.set_data_ptr(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
     if (ls.length(&ls_len))
       return 1;
     *len+= ls_len;
@@ -1140,7 +1340,7 @@ int Gis_multi_line_string::is_closed(int *closed) const
     Gis_line_string ls;
     if (no_data(data, 0))
       return 1;
-    ls.init_from_wkb(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
+    ls.set_data_ptr(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
     if (ls.is_closed(closed))
       return 1;
     if (!*closed)
@@ -1222,6 +1422,41 @@ bool Gis_multi_polygon::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 }
 
 
+uint Gis_multi_polygon::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len,
+                                      wkbByteOrder bo, String *res)
+{
+  uint32 n_poly;
+  const char *wkb_orig= wkb;
+
+  if (len < 4)
+    return 0;
+  n_poly= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
+
+  if (res->reserve(4, 512))
+    return 0;
+  res->q_append(n_poly);
+  
+  for (wkb+=4; n_poly; n_poly--)
+  {
+    Gis_polygon p;
+    int p_len;
+
+    if (len < WKB_HEADER_SIZE ||
+        res->reserve(WKB_HEADER_SIZE, 512))
+      return 0;
+    res->q_append((char) wkb_ndr);
+    res->q_append((uint32) wkb_polygon);
+
+    if (!(p_len= p.init_from_wkb(wkb + WKB_HEADER_SIZE, len,
+                                 (wkbByteOrder) wkb[0], res)))
+      return 0;
+    wkb+= (p_len + WKB_HEADER_SIZE);
+    len-= (p_len + WKB_HEADER_SIZE);
+  }
+  return wkb-wkb_orig;
+}
+
+
 bool Gis_multi_polygon::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const
 {
   uint32 n_polygons;
@@ -1358,7 +1593,7 @@ int Gis_multi_polygon::area(double *ar,  const char **end_of_data) const
     Gis_polygon p;
 
     data+= WKB_HEADER_SIZE;
-    p.init_from_wkb(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
+    p.set_data_ptr(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
     if (p.area(&p_area, &data))
       return 1;
     result+= p_area;
@@ -1390,7 +1625,7 @@ int Gis_multi_polygon::centroid(String *result) const
   while (n_polygons--)
   {
     data+= WKB_HEADER_SIZE;
-    p.init_from_wkb(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
+    p.set_data_ptr(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
     if (p.area(&cur_area, &data) ||
 	p.centroid_xy(&cur_cx, &cur_cy))
       return 1;
@@ -1444,7 +1679,7 @@ uint32 Gis_geometry_collection::get_data_size() const
 
     if (!(geom= create_by_typeid(&buffer, wkb_type)))
       return GET_SIZE_ERROR;
-    geom->init_from_wkb(data, (uint) (m_data_end - data));
+    geom->set_data_ptr(data, (uint) (m_data_end - data));
     if ((object_size= geom->get_data_size()) == GET_SIZE_ERROR)
       return GET_SIZE_ERROR;
     data+= object_size;
@@ -1484,6 +1719,46 @@ bool Gis_geometry_collection::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
 }
 
 
+uint Gis_geometry_collection::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len,
+                                            wkbByteOrder bo, String *res)
+{
+  uint32 n_geom;
+  const char *wkb_orig= wkb;
+
+  if (len < 4)
+    return 0;
+  n_geom= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
+
+  if (res->reserve(4, 512))
+    return 0;
+  res->q_append(n_geom);
+  
+  for (wkb+=4; n_geom; n_geom--)
+  {
+    Geometry_buffer buffer;
+    Geometry *geom;
+    int g_len;
+    uint32 wkb_type;
+
+    if (len < WKB_HEADER_SIZE ||
+        res->reserve(WKB_HEADER_SIZE, 512))
+      return 0;
+
+    res->q_append((char) wkb_ndr);
+    wkb_type= wkb_get_uint(wkb+1, (wkbByteOrder) wkb[0]);
+    res->q_append(wkb_type);
+
+    if (!(geom= create_by_typeid(&buffer, wkb_type)) ||
+        !(g_len= geom->init_from_wkb(wkb + WKB_HEADER_SIZE, len,
+                                     (wkbByteOrder)  wkb[0], res)))
+      return 0;
+    wkb+= (g_len + WKB_HEADER_SIZE);
+    len-= (g_len + WKB_HEADER_SIZE);
+  }
+  return wkb-wkb_orig;
+}
+
+
 bool Gis_geometry_collection::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt,
 					     const char **end) const
 {
@@ -1508,7 +1783,7 @@ bool Gis_geometry_collection::get_data_as_wkt(String *txt,
 
     if (!(geom= create_by_typeid(&buffer, wkb_type)))
       return 1;
-    geom->init_from_wkb(data, (uint) (m_data_end - data));
+    geom->set_data_ptr(data, (uint) (m_data_end - data));
     if (geom->as_wkt(txt, &data))
       return 1;
     if (txt->append(",", 1, 512))
@@ -1543,7 +1818,7 @@ bool Gis_geometry_collection::get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const
 
     if (!(geom= create_by_typeid(&buffer, wkb_type)))
       return 1;
-    geom->init_from_wkb(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
+    geom->set_data_ptr(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
     if (geom->get_mbr(mbr, &data))
       return 1;
   }
@@ -1584,7 +1859,7 @@ int Gis_geometry_collection::geometry_n(uint32 num, String *result) const
 
     if (!(geom= create_by_typeid(&buffer, wkb_type)))
       return 1;
-    geom->init_from_wkb(data, (uint) (m_data_end - data));
+    geom->set_data_ptr(data, (uint) (m_data_end - data));
     if ((length= geom->get_data_size()) == GET_SIZE_ERROR)
       return 1;
     data+= length;
@@ -1637,7 +1912,7 @@ bool Gis_geometry_collection::dimension(uint32 *res_dim, const char **end) const
     data+= WKB_HEADER_SIZE;
     if (!(geom= create_by_typeid(&buffer, wkb_type)))
       return 1;
-    geom->init_from_wkb(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
+    geom->set_data_ptr(data, (uint32) (m_data_end - data));
     if (geom->dimension(&dim, &end_data))
       return 1;
     set_if_bigger(*res_dim, dim);
diff --git a/sql/spatial.h b/sql/spatial.h
index b5ea7d641d1..6189d5c1462 100644
--- a/sql/spatial.h
+++ b/sql/spatial.h
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ public:
   virtual const Class_info *get_class_info() const=0;
   virtual uint32 get_data_size() const=0;
   virtual bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)=0;
+
+  /* returns the length of the wkb that was read */
+  virtual uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo,
+                             String *res)=0;
   virtual bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const=0;
   virtual bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const=0;
   virtual bool dimension(uint32 *dim, const char **end) const=0;
@@ -236,11 +240,13 @@ public:
     return my_reinterpret_cast(Geometry *)(buffer);
   }
 
-  static Geometry *create_from_wkb(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
-				   const char *data, uint32 data_len);
+  static Geometry *construct(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
+                             const char *data, uint32 data_len);
   static Geometry *create_from_wkt(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
 				   Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkt,
 				   bool init_stream=1);
+  static int Geometry::create_from_wkb(Geometry_buffer *buffer,
+                                       const char *wkb, uint32 len, String *res);
   int as_wkt(String *wkt, const char **end)
   {
     uint32 len= get_class_info()->m_name.length;
@@ -254,7 +260,7 @@ public:
     return 0;
   }
 
-  inline void init_from_wkb(const char *data, uint32 data_len)
+  inline void set_data_ptr(const char *data, uint32 data_len)
   {
     m_data= data;
     m_data_end= data + data_len;
@@ -298,6 +304,7 @@ class Gis_point: public Geometry
 public:
   uint32 get_data_size() const;
   bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb);
+  uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo, String *res);
   bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const;
   bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const;
   
@@ -344,6 +351,7 @@ class Gis_line_string: public Geometry
 public:
   uint32 get_data_size() const;
   bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb);
+  uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo, String *res);
   bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const;
   bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const;
   int length(double *len) const;
@@ -369,6 +377,7 @@ class Gis_polygon: public Geometry
 public:
   uint32 get_data_size() const;
   bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb);
+  uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo, String *res);
   bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const;
   bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const;
   int area(double *ar, const char **end) const;
@@ -394,6 +403,7 @@ class Gis_multi_point: public Geometry
 public:
   uint32 get_data_size() const;
   bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb);
+  uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo, String *res);
   bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const;
   bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const;
   int num_geometries(uint32 *num) const;
@@ -415,6 +425,7 @@ class Gis_multi_line_string: public Geometry
 public:
   uint32 get_data_size() const;
   bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb);
+  uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo, String *res);
   bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const;
   bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const;
   int num_geometries(uint32 *num) const;
@@ -438,6 +449,7 @@ class Gis_multi_polygon: public Geometry
 public:
   uint32 get_data_size() const;
   bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb);
+  uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo, String *res);
   bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const;
   bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const;
   int num_geometries(uint32 *num) const;
@@ -461,6 +473,7 @@ class Gis_geometry_collection: public Geometry
 public:
   uint32 get_data_size() const;
   bool init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb);
+  uint init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo, String *res);
   bool get_data_as_wkt(String *txt, const char **end) const;
   bool get_mbr(MBR *mbr, const char **end) const;
   int num_geometries(uint32 *num) const;
diff --git a/support-files/my-huge.cnf.sh b/support-files/my-huge.cnf.sh
index f7a47054658..5dc3e5a1900 100644
--- a/support-files/my-huge.cnf.sh
+++ b/support-files/my-huge.cnf.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sort_buffer_size = 2M
 read_buffer_size = 2M
 read_rnd_buffer_size = 8M
 myisam_sort_buffer_size = 64M
-thread_cache = 8
+thread_cache_size = 8
 query_cache_size = 32M
 # Try number of CPU's*2 for thread_concurrency
 thread_concurrency = 8
diff --git a/support-files/my-innodb-heavy-4G.cnf.sh b/support-files/my-innodb-heavy-4G.cnf.sh
index b3f43272a7d..77c6cea56d5 100644
--- a/support-files/my-innodb-heavy-4G.cnf.sh
+++ b/support-files/my-innodb-heavy-4G.cnf.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ join_buffer_size = 8M
 # the amount of thread creations needed if you have a lot of new
 # connections. (Normally this doesn't give a notable performance
 # improvement if you have a good thread implementation.)
-thread_cache = 8
+thread_cache_size = 8
 
 # This permits the application to give the threads system a hint for the
 # desired number of threads that should be run at the same time.  This
diff --git a/support-files/my-large.cnf.sh b/support-files/my-large.cnf.sh
index 1e7d9f7aade..4dc3f929c48 100644
--- a/support-files/my-large.cnf.sh
+++ b/support-files/my-large.cnf.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sort_buffer_size = 1M
 read_buffer_size = 1M
 read_rnd_buffer_size = 4M
 myisam_sort_buffer_size = 64M
-thread_cache = 8
+thread_cache_size = 8
 query_cache_size= 16M
 # Try number of CPU's*2 for thread_concurrency
 thread_concurrency = 8