Made test-unit run in parlallel. This was achived by having all aria tests that uses temporary files to create the temporary file in an unique tempdirectory.

aria_chk now returns 1 if one got any warnings during check and 2 if one got errors.
lp:728919 maria_chk should fail on all detected corruptions

mysql-test/lib/My/SafeProcess.pm:
  Removed ^M lines from the file
storage/maria/ma_check.c:
  Fixed indentation
storage/maria/maria_chk.c:
  aria_chk now returns 1 if one got any warnings during check and 2 if one got errors.
storage/maria/unittest/ma_control_file-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_maria_log_cleanup.c:
  Added help function create_tmpdir()
storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_consist.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist2.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_single.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_all-t:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_first_lsn-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
  remove delete of files that are already deleted by maria_log_remove()
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_max_lsn-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multigroup-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multithread-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_noflush-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
  remove delete of files that are already deleted by maria_log_remove()
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_nologs-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_pagecache-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
  remove delete of files that are already deleted by maria_log_remove()
storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_purge-t.c:
  Use unique sub directory for test results
support-files/compiler_warnings.supp:
  Supress some warnings
unittest/unit.pl:
  Run 4 unittests in parallel

21 files changed, 329 insertions, 135 deletions

diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/My/SafeProcess.pm b/mysql-test/lib/My/SafeProcess.pm
index d75644a7311..baeb452fde0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/My/SafeProcess.pm
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/My/SafeProcess.pm
@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@ sub is_child {
 
 my @safe_process_cmd;
 my $safe_kill;
-my $bindir;

-if(defined $ENV{MTR_BINDIR})

-{

-  # This is an out-of-source build. Build directory

-  # is given in MTR_BINDIR env.variable

-  $bindir = $ENV{MTR_BINDIR}."/mysql-test";

-}

-else

-{

-  $bindir = ".";

-}

+my $bindir;
+if(defined $ENV{MTR_BINDIR})
+{
+  # This is an out-of-source build. Build directory
+  # is given in MTR_BINDIR env.variable
+  $bindir = $ENV{MTR_BINDIR}."/mysql-test";
+}
+else
+{
+  $bindir = ".";
+}
 
 # Find the safe process binary or script
 sub find_bin {
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_check.c b/storage/maria/ma_check.c
index fbaae67a699..136a2c7e545 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_check.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_check.c
@@ -234,14 +234,14 @@ int maria_chk_del(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info,
       {
 	if (test_flag & T_VERBOSE) puts("");
 	_ma_check_print_error(param,"Can't read delete-link at filepos: %s",
-		    llstr(next_link,buff));
+                              llstr(next_link,buff));
 	DBUG_RETURN(1);
       }
       if (*buff != '\0')
       {
 	if (test_flag & T_VERBOSE) puts("");
 	_ma_check_print_error(param,"Record at pos: %s is not remove-marked",
-		    llstr(next_link,buff));
+                              llstr(next_link,buff));
 	goto wrong;
       }
       if (share->options & HA_OPTION_PACK_RECORD)
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ int maria_chk_del(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info,
 	if (empty && prev_link != old_link)
 	{
 	  if (test_flag & T_VERBOSE) puts("");
-	  _ma_check_print_error(param,"Deleted block at %s doesn't point back at previous delete link",llstr(next_link,buff2));
+	  _ma_check_print_error(param,
+                                "Deleted block at %s doesn't point back at previous delete link",
+                                llstr(next_link,buff2));
 	  goto wrong;
 	}
 	old_link=next_link;
@@ -269,23 +271,23 @@ int maria_chk_del(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info,
     if (empty != share->state.state.empty)
     {
       _ma_check_print_warning(param,
-			     "Found %s deleted space in delete link chain. Should be %s",
-			     llstr(empty,buff2),
-			     llstr(share->state.state.empty,buff));
+                              "Found %s deleted space in delete link chain. Should be %s",
+                              llstr(empty,buff2),
+                              llstr(share->state.state.empty,buff));
     }
     if (next_link != HA_OFFSET_ERROR)
     {
       _ma_check_print_error(param,
-			   "Found more than the expected %s deleted rows in delete link chain",
-			   llstr(share->state.state.del, buff));
+                            "Found more than the expected %s deleted rows in delete link chain",
+                            llstr(share->state.state.del, buff));
       goto wrong;
     }
     if (i != 0)
     {
       _ma_check_print_error(param,
-			   "Found %s deleted rows in delete link chain. Should be %s",
-			   llstr(share->state.state.del - i, buff2),
-			   llstr(share->state.state.del, buff));
+                            "Found %s deleted rows in delete link chain. Should be %s",
+                            llstr(share->state.state.del - i, buff2),
+                            llstr(share->state.state.del, buff));
       goto wrong;
     }
   }
@@ -423,8 +425,8 @@ int maria_chk_size(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info)
       ulonglong2double(share->state.state.key_file_length) >
       ulonglong2double(share->base.margin_key_file_length)*0.9)
     _ma_check_print_warning(param,"Keyfile is almost full, %10s of %10s used",
-			   llstr(share->state.state.key_file_length,buff),
-			   llstr(share->base.max_key_file_length-1,buff));
+                            llstr(share->state.state.key_file_length,buff),
+                            llstr(share->base.max_key_file_length-1,buff));
 
   size= my_seek(info->dfile.file, 0L, MY_SEEK_END, MYF(0));
   skr=(my_off_t) share->state.state.data_file_length;
@@ -448,8 +450,8 @@ int maria_chk_size(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info)
     else
     {
       _ma_check_print_warning(param,
-			     "Size of datafile is: %-9s       Should be: %s",
-			     llstr(size,buff), llstr(skr,buff2));
+                              "Size of datafile is: %-9s       Should be: %s",
+                              llstr(size,buff), llstr(skr,buff2));
     }
   }
   if (!(param->testflag & T_VERY_SILENT) &&
@@ -457,8 +459,8 @@ int maria_chk_size(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info)
       ulonglong2double(share->state.state.data_file_length) >
       (ulonglong2double(share->base.max_data_file_length)*0.9))
     _ma_check_print_warning(param, "Datafile is almost full, %10s of %10s used",
-			   llstr(share->state.state.data_file_length,buff),
-			   llstr(share->base.max_data_file_length-1,buff2));
+                            llstr(share->state.state.data_file_length,buff),
+                            llstr(share->base.max_data_file_length-1,buff2));
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 } /* maria_chk_size */
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/maria_chk.c b/storage/maria/maria_chk.c
index b0e29f1d027..bb345f63b02 100644
--- a/storage/maria/maria_chk.c
+++ b/storage/maria/maria_chk.c
@@ -938,7 +938,13 @@ static void get_options(register int *argc,register char ***argv)
 } /* get options */
 
 
-	/* Check table */
+/**
+  Check/repair table
+
+  @return 0  table is ok
+  @return 1  Got warning during check
+  @return 2  Got error during check/repair.
+*/
 
 static int maria_chk(HA_CHECK *param, char *filename)
 {
@@ -1404,6 +1410,7 @@ end2:
 
   if (param->error_printed)
   {
+    error= 2;
     if (param->testflag & (T_REP_ANY | T_SORT_RECORDS | T_SORT_INDEX))
     {
       VOID(fprintf(stderr,
@@ -1422,8 +1429,12 @@ end2:
   else if (param->warning_printed &&
 	   ! (param->testflag & (T_REP_ANY | T_SORT_RECORDS | T_SORT_INDEX |
 			  T_FORCE_CREATE)))
+  {
+    if (!error)
+      error= 1;
     VOID(fprintf(stderr, "Aria table '%s' is usable but should be fixed\n",
 		 filename));
+  }
   VOID(fflush(stderr));
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 } /* maria_chk */
@@ -1754,14 +1765,14 @@ static int maria_sort_records(HA_CHECK *param,
   {
     _ma_check_print_warning(param,
 			   "Can't sort table '%s' on key %d;  No such key",
-		name,sort_key+1);
+                            name,sort_key+1);
     param->error_printed=0;
     DBUG_RETURN(0);				/* Nothing to do */
   }
   if (keyinfo->flag & HA_FULLTEXT)
   {
     _ma_check_print_warning(param,"Can't sort table '%s' on FULLTEXT key %d",
-			   name,sort_key+1);
+                            name,sort_key+1);
     param->error_printed=0;
     DBUG_RETURN(0);				/* Nothing to do */
   }
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_control_file-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_control_file-t.c
index 164ea284f31..ca559fe57df 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_control_file-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_control_file-t.c
@@ -117,6 +117,26 @@ static CONTROL_FILE_ERROR local_ma_control_file_open(void)
   return error;
 }
 
+static char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname)
+{
+  static char test_dirname[FN_REFLEN];
+  char tmp_name[FN_REFLEN];
+  uint length;
+
+  /* Create a temporary directory of name TMP-'executable', but without the -t extension */
+  fn_format(tmp_name, progname, "", "", MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_REPLACE_EXT);
+  length= strlen(tmp_name);
+  if (length > 2 && tmp_name[length-2] == '-' && tmp_name[length-1] == 't')
+    tmp_name[length-2]= 0;
+  strxmov(test_dirname, "TMP-", tmp_name, NullS);
+
+  /*
+    Don't give an error if we can't create dir, as it may already exist from a previously aborted
+    run
+  */
+  (void) my_mkdir(test_dirname, 0777, MYF(0));
+  return test_dirname;
+}
 
 
 int main(int argc,char *argv[])
@@ -124,11 +144,12 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
   my_init();
 
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
   default_error_handler_hook= error_handler_hook;
 
   plan(12);
 
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+
   diag("Unit tests for control file");
 
   get_options(argc,argv);
@@ -155,6 +176,9 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   ok(0 == test_bad_blocksize(), "test of bad blocksize");
   ok(0 == test_bad_size(), "test of too small/big file");
 
+  delete_file(0);
+  rmdir(maria_data_root);
+
   return exit_status();
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_maria_log_cleanup.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_maria_log_cleanup.c
index f85c75b1a88..5e84acf41af 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_maria_log_cleanup.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_maria_log_cleanup.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "../maria_def.h"
 #include <my_dir.h>
 
-my_bool maria_log_remove()
+my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir)
 {
   MY_DIR *dirp;
   uint i;
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ my_bool maria_log_remove()
     }
   }
   my_dirend(dirp);
+  if (testdir)
+    rmdir(testdir);
   return 0;
 }
 
+char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname)
+{
+  static char test_dirname[FN_REFLEN];
+  char tmp_name[FN_REFLEN];
+  uint length;
+
+  /* Create a temporary directory of name TMP-'executable', but without the -t extension */
+  fn_format(tmp_name, progname, "", "", MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_REPLACE_EXT);
+  length= strlen(tmp_name);
+  if (length > 2 && tmp_name[length-2] == '-' && tmp_name[length-1] == 't')
+    tmp_name[length-2]= 0;
+  strxmov(test_dirname, "TMP-", tmp_name, NullS);
+
+  /*
+    Don't give an error if we can't create dir, as it may already exist from a previously aborted
+    run
+  */
+  (void) my_mkdir(test_dirname, 0777, MYF(0));
+  return test_dirname;
+}
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_consist.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_consist.c
index 0a9e5737c7e..c060f7691a6 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_consist.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_consist.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 static const char* default_dbug_option;
 #endif
 
-static char *file1_name= (char*)"page_cache_test_file_1";
+static const char *base_file1_name= "page_cache_test_file_1";
+static char file1_name[FN_REFLEN];
 static PAGECACHE_FILE file1;
 static pthread_cond_t COND_thread_count;
 static pthread_mutex_t LOCK_thread_count;
@@ -330,6 +331,27 @@ static void *test_thread_writer(void *arg)
   return 0;
 }
 
+static char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname)
+{
+  static char test_dirname[FN_REFLEN];
+  char tmp_name[FN_REFLEN];
+  uint length;
+
+  /* Create a temporary directory of name TMP-'executable', but without the -t extension */
+  fn_format(tmp_name, progname, "", "", MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_REPLACE_EXT);
+  length= strlen(tmp_name);
+  if (length > 2 && tmp_name[length-2] == '-' && tmp_name[length-1] == 't')
+    tmp_name[length-2]= 0;
+  strxmov(test_dirname, "TMP-", tmp_name, NullS);
+
+  /*
+    Don't give an error if we can't create dir, as it may already exist from a previously aborted
+    run
+  */
+  (void) my_mkdir(test_dirname, 0777, MYF(0));
+  return test_dirname;
+}
+
 
 int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
          char **argv __attribute__((unused)))
@@ -337,7 +359,6 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   pthread_t tid;
   pthread_attr_t thr_attr;
   int *param, error, pagen;
-
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -357,9 +378,13 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   DBUG_ENTER("main");
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Main thread: %s\n", my_thread_name()));
   plan(number_of_writers + number_of_readers);
+
   SKIP_BIG_TESTS(number_of_writers + number_of_readers)
   {
 
+  char *test_dirname= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  fn_format(file1_name, base_file1_name, test_dirname, "", MYF(0));
+
   if ((file1.file= my_open(file1_name,
                            O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR, MYF(0))) == -1)
   {
@@ -491,6 +516,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("file1 (%d) closed", file1.file));
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Program end"));
 
+  rmdir(test_dirname);
   } /* SKIP_BIG_TESTS */
   my_end(0);
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist.c
index ff386c48414..511a503f349 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ static const char* default_dbug_option;
 
 #define SLEEP my_sleep(5)
 
-static char *file1_name= (char*)"page_cache_test_file_1";
+static const char *base_file1_name= "page_cache_test_file_1";
+static char file1_name[FN_REFLEN];
 static PAGECACHE_FILE file1;
 static pthread_cond_t COND_thread_count;
 static pthread_mutex_t LOCK_thread_count;
@@ -200,6 +201,27 @@ static void *test_thread_writer(void *arg)
   return 0;
 }
 
+char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname)
+{
+  static char test_dirname[FN_REFLEN];
+  char tmp_name[FN_REFLEN];
+  uint length;
+
+  /* Create a temporary directory of name TMP-'executable', but without the -t extension */
+  fn_format(tmp_name, progname, "", "", MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_REPLACE_EXT);
+  length= strlen(tmp_name);
+  if (length > 2 && tmp_name[length-2] == '-' && tmp_name[length-1] == 't')
+    tmp_name[length-2]= 0;
+  strxmov(test_dirname, "TMP-", tmp_name, NullS);
+
+  /*
+    Don't give an error if we can't create dir, as it may already exist from a previously aborted
+    run
+  */
+  (void) my_mkdir(test_dirname, 0777, MYF(0));
+  return test_dirname;
+}
+
 
 int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
          char **argv __attribute__((unused)))
@@ -230,6 +252,9 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   SKIP_BIG_TESTS(number_of_writers + number_of_readers)
   {
 
+  char *test_dirname= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  fn_format(file1_name, base_file1_name, test_dirname, "", MYF(0));
+
   if ((file1.file= my_open(file1_name,
                            O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR, MYF(0))) == -1)
   {
@@ -355,6 +380,8 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("file1 (%d) closed", file1.file));
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Program end"));
+
+  rmdir(test_dirname);
   } /* SKIP_BIG_TESTS */
   my_end(0);
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist2.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist2.c
index 34183a2d0ab..97d821832fe 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist2.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_rwconsist2.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ static const char* default_dbug_option;
 
 #define SLEEP my_sleep(5)
 
-static char *file1_name= (char*)"page_cache_test_file_1";
+static const char *base_file1_name= "page_cache_test_file_1";
+static char file1_name[FN_REFLEN];
 static PAGECACHE_FILE file1;
 static pthread_cond_t COND_thread_count;
 static pthread_mutex_t LOCK_thread_count;
@@ -196,6 +197,27 @@ static void *test_thread_writer(void *arg)
   return 0;
 }
 
+static char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname)
+{
+  static char test_dirname[FN_REFLEN];
+  char tmp_name[FN_REFLEN];
+  uint length;
+
+  /* Create a temporary directory of name TMP-'executable', but without the -t extension */
+  fn_format(tmp_name, progname, "", "", MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_REPLACE_EXT);
+  length= strlen(tmp_name);
+  if (length > 2 && tmp_name[length-2] == '-' && tmp_name[length-1] == 't')
+    tmp_name[length-2]= 0;
+  strxmov(test_dirname, "TMP-", tmp_name, NullS);
+
+  /*
+    Don't give an error if we can't create dir, as it may already exist from a previously aborted
+    run
+  */
+  (void) my_mkdir(test_dirname, 0777, MYF(0));
+  return test_dirname;
+}
+
 
 int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
          char **argv __attribute__((unused)))
@@ -226,6 +248,9 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   SKIP_BIG_TESTS(number_of_writers + number_of_readers)
   {
 
+  char *test_dirname= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  fn_format(file1_name, base_file1_name, test_dirname, "", MYF(0));
+
   if ((file1.file= my_open(file1_name,
                            O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR, MYF(0))) == -1)
   {
@@ -350,6 +375,8 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("file1 (%d) closed", file1.file));
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Program end"));
+
+  rmdir(test_dirname);
   } /* SKIP_BIG_TESTS */
   my_end(0);
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_single.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_single.c
index 32e588e165a..750339f3074 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_single.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_pagecache_single.c
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ static const char* default_dbug_option;
 #define SKIP_BIG_TESTS(X) /* no-op */
 #endif
 
-static char *file1_name= (char*)"page_cache_test_file_1";
-static char *file2_name= (char*)"page_cache_test_file_2";
+static const char *base_file1_name= "page_cache_test_file_1";
+static const char *base_file2_name= "page_cache_test_file_2";
+static char file1_name[FN_REFLEN], file2_name[FN_REFLEN];
 static PAGECACHE_FILE file1;
 static pthread_cond_t COND_thread_count;
 static pthread_mutex_t LOCK_thread_count;
@@ -720,6 +721,28 @@ static void *test_thread(void *arg)
 }
 
 
+static char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname)
+{
+  static char test_dirname[FN_REFLEN];
+  char tmp_name[FN_REFLEN];
+  uint length;
+
+  /* Create a temporary directory of name TMP-'executable', but without the -t extension */
+  fn_format(tmp_name, progname, "", "", MY_REPLACE_DIR | MY_REPLACE_EXT);
+  length= strlen(tmp_name);
+  if (length > 2 && tmp_name[length-2] == '-' && tmp_name[length-1] == 't')
+    tmp_name[length-2]= 0;
+  strxmov(test_dirname, "TMP-", tmp_name, NullS);
+
+  /*
+    Don't give an error if we can't create dir, as it may already exist from a previously aborted
+    run
+  */
+  (void) my_mkdir(test_dirname, 0777, MYF(0));
+  return test_dirname;
+}
+
+
 int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
          char **argv __attribute__((unused)))
 {
@@ -748,6 +771,9 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   plan(18);
   SKIP_BIG_TESTS(18)
   {
+  char *test_dirname= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  fn_format(file1_name, base_file1_name, test_dirname, "", MYF(0));
+  fn_format(file2_name, base_file2_name, test_dirname, "", MYF(0));
 
   if ((tmp_file= my_open(file2_name, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR,
                          MYF(MY_WME))) < 0)
@@ -841,13 +867,13 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
     exit(1);
 
   my_delete(file1_name, MYF(0));
+  rmdir(test_dirname);
 
   } /* SKIP_BIG_TESTS */
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("file1 (%d) closed", file1.file));
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Program end"));
 
   my_end(0);
-
   }
   return exit_status();
 }
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_all-t b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_all-t
index f07b7d0a554..4d72c6dfadf 100755
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_all-t
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_all-t
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ my $NEW_TEST= 0;      # Test group separator in an array of tests
 my $test_begin= 0;
 my $test_end= 0;
 my $test_counter= 0;
+my $using_internal_tmpdir= 0;
 my $full_tmpdir;
 my $tmpdir="tmp";
-
+my $exec_dir="TMP-ma_test_all"; # Run test in this directory
 run_tests();
 
 ####
@@ -60,7 +61,14 @@ sub run_tests
     print "$my_progname version $VER\n";
     exit(0);
   }
-  $maria_path= dirname($0) . "/..";
+
+  if (! -d $exec_dir)
+  {
+    die if (!mkdir("$exec_dir"));
+  }
+  chdir($exec_dir);
+
+  $maria_path= "../" . dirname($0) . "/..";
 
   my $suffix= ( $^O =~ /win/i  && $^O !~ /darwin/i ) ? ".exe" : "";
   $maria_exe_path= "$maria_path/release";
@@ -76,7 +84,7 @@ sub run_tests
         $maria_exe_path= $maria_path;
         if ( ! -f "$maria_exe_path/ma_test1$suffix" )
         {
-           die("Cannot find ma_test1 executable\n");
+           die("Cannot find ma_test1 executable in $maria_path\n");
         }
       }
     }
@@ -90,7 +98,8 @@ sub run_tests
   }
   else
   {
-    $full_tmpdir= "tmp";
+    $full_tmpdir= $tmpdir;
+    $using_internal_tmpdir= 1;
     if (! -d "$full_tmpdir")
     {
       die if (!mkdir("$full_tmpdir"));
@@ -227,6 +236,13 @@ sub run_tests
   run_tests_on_clrs($suffix, $opt_verbose, 0);
 
   unlink_all_possible_tmp_files();
+  if ($using_internal_tmpdir)
+  {
+    rmdir($tmpdir);
+  }
+  rmdir($exec_dir);
+  chdir("..");
+  rmdir($exec_dir);
   exit($runtime_error);
 }
 
@@ -429,13 +445,16 @@ sub run_pack_tests()
           "cp test1.MAD test2.MAD",
           "cp test1.MAI test2.MAI",
           "$maria_exe_path/aria_pack$suffix --force -s --join=test3 test1 test2",
-          "$maria_exe_path/aria_chk -s test3",
-          "$maria_exe_path/aria_chk -s --safe-recover test3",
-          "$maria_exe_path/aria_chk -s test3"
          );
 
-  return &count_tests(\@t) if ($count);
+  return (&count_tests(\@t) + 3) if ($count);
+  &run_test_bunch(\@t, $verbose, 0);
+
+  ok("$maria_exe_path/aria_chk -s test3", $verbose, 0, 1);
+  @t= ("$maria_exe_path/aria_chk -s --safe-recover test3",
+       "$maria_exe_path/aria_chk -s test3");
   &run_test_bunch(\@t, $verbose, 0);
+
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -463,7 +482,7 @@ sub run_tests_on_warnings_and_errors
   # maria_exe_path/aria_chk$suffix -h$tmpdir -sm $tmpdir/test2 will warn that
   # Datafile is almost full
   ok("$maria_exe_path/aria_chk$suffix -h$tmpdir -sm $tmpdir/test2 >ma_test2_message.txt 2>&1",
-     $verbose, 0);
+     $verbose, 0, 1);
   ok("cat ma_test2_message.txt", $verbose, 0);
   ok("grep \"warning: Datafile is almost full\" ma_test2_message.txt>/dev/null",
      $verbose, 0);
@@ -550,7 +569,7 @@ sub run_tests_on_clrs
 sub ok
 {
   my ($com, $verbose, $iteration, $expected_error)= @_;
-  my ($msg, $output, $err, $len);
+  my ($msg, $output, $err, $errcode, $len);
 
   $test_counter++;
   if ($test_begin > $test_counter)
@@ -580,8 +599,9 @@ sub ok
     print " " x (62 - $len);
   }
   $err= $?;
+  $errcode= ($? >> 8);
   if ((!$err && !$expected_error) ||
-      (($err >> 8) == $expected_error && $expected_error))
+      ($errcode == $expected_error && $expected_error))
   {
     print "[ " if ($verbose);
     print "ok";
@@ -618,7 +638,7 @@ sub ok
   }
   $msg.= "at line ";
   $msg.= (caller)[2];
-  $msg.= "\n(errcode: $err, test: $test_counter)\n";
+  $msg.= "\n(errcode: $errcode, test: $test_counter)\n";
   if ($expected_error)
   {
     $msg.= "Was expecting errcode: $expected_error\n";
@@ -681,7 +701,7 @@ sub unlink_all_possible_tmp_files()
   unlink_log_files();
 
   # Unlink tmp files that may have been created when testing the test programs
-  unlink <$full_tmpdir/*.TMD aria_log_control aria_log.00000001 aria_log.00000002 aria_logtest1.MA? test2.MA? test3.MA?>;
+  unlink <$full_tmpdir/*.TMD $full_tmpdir/aria_read_log_test1.txt $full_tmpdir/test1*.MA? $full_tmpdir/ma_test_recovery.output aria_log_control aria_log.00000001 aria_log.00000002 aria_logtest1.MA? test1.MA? test2.MA? test3.MA?>;
 }
 
 ####
@@ -733,6 +753,7 @@ Options
                    might depend on previous ones.
 --start-from=...   Alias for --run-tests
 --silent=...       Silent option passed to ma_test* tests ('$opt_silent')
+--tmpdir=...       Store tests data in this directory (works for most tests)
 --valgrind=...     Options for valgrind.
                    ('$opt_valgrind')
 --verbose          Be more verbose. Will print each unittest on a line
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler-t.c
index 53459a5239d..4603992350f 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler-t.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 extern void example_loghandler_init();
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -161,7 +162,6 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   LEX_CUSTRING parts[TRANSLOG_INTERNAL_PARTS + 3];
   struct st_translog_scanner_data scanner;
   int rc;
-
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
 
   if (my_set_max_open_files(100) < 100)
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     exit(1);
   }
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
+
   /* We don't need to do physical syncs in this test */
   my_disable_sync= 1;
 
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                0))
   {
@@ -656,7 +658,7 @@ err:
   end_pagecache(&pagecache, 1);
   ma_control_file_end();
 
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
 
   return(test(exit_status()));
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_first_lsn-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_first_lsn-t.c
index 06d9a00c04c..7e5b9543e98 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_first_lsn-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_first_lsn-t.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 extern void translog_example_table_init();
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ static const char *default_dbug_option;
 #define LOG_FILE_SIZE (1024L*1024L*1024L + 1024L*1024L*512)
 #define LOG_FLAGS 0
 
-static char *first_translog_file= (char*)"maria_log.00000001";
 
 int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
 {
@@ -40,18 +40,18 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   PAGECACHE pagecache;
   LSN lsn, first_lsn, theor_lsn;
   LEX_CUSTRING parts[TRANSLOG_INTERNAL_PARTS + 1];
-
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
 
   plan(2);
 
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  /*
+    Don't give an error if we can't create dir, as it may already exist from a previously aborted
+    run
+  */
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
-  /* be sure that we have no logs in the directory*/
-  my_delete(CONTROL_FILE_BASE_NAME, MYF(0));
-  my_delete(first_translog_file, MYF(0));
 
   bzero(long_tr_id, 6);
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -78,9 +78,8 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
-                               LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
-                               0))
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+                               LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init, 0))
   {
     fprintf(stderr, "Can't init loghandler (%d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   translog_destroy();
   end_pagecache(&pagecache, 1);
   ma_control_file_end();
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
   exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_max_lsn-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_max_lsn-t.c
index 64f486b8cf1..915bec4893d 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_max_lsn-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_max_lsn-t.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 extern void translog_example_table_init();
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   PAGECACHE pagecache;
   LSN lsn, max_lsn, last_lsn= LSN_IMPOSSIBLE;
   LEX_CUSTRING parts[TRANSLOG_INTERNAL_PARTS + 1];
-
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
 
   plan(2);
 
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
 
   bzero(long_tr_id, 6);
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                0))
   {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   translog_destroy();
   end_pagecache(&pagecache, 1);
   ma_control_file_end();
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
   exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multigroup-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multigroup-t.c
index aab94ff10c7..6ea9c95acfa 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multigroup-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multigroup-t.c
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #include "sequence_storage.h"
 #include <my_getopt.h>
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 extern void translog_example_table_init();
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -238,21 +239,23 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   TRANSLOG_HEADER_BUFFER rec;
   LEX_CUSTRING parts[TRANSLOG_INTERNAL_PARTS + 2];
   struct st_translog_scanner_data scanner;
+  const char *progname=argv[0];
   int rc;
-
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
 
-  bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
+
   load_defaults("my", load_default_groups, &argc, &argv);
-  default_argv= argv;
   get_options(&argc, &argv);
-  /* We don't need to do physical syncs in this test */
-  my_disable_sync= 1;
+  default_argv= argv;
 
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(progname);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
 
+  /* We don't need to do physical syncs in this test */
+  my_disable_sync= 1;
+
   {
     uchar buff[4];
     for (i= 0; i < (LONG_BUFFER_SIZE + LSN_STORE_SIZE * 2 + 2); i++)
@@ -276,7 +279,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                0, 0, &translog_example_table_init, 0))
   {
     fprintf(stderr, "Can't init loghandler (%d)\n", errno);
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "pass2: Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                0, READONLY, &translog_example_table_init, 0))
   {
     fprintf(stderr, "pass2: Can't init loghandler (%d)\n", errno);
@@ -741,7 +744,7 @@ err:
   ma_control_file_end();
   free_defaults(default_argv);
   seq_storage_destroy(&seq);
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
 
   return (test(exit_status()));
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multithread-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multithread-t.c
index e46fe047a97..234b233bf52 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multithread-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_multithread-t.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
-extern void translog_example_table_init();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
 static const char *default_dbug_option;
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   pthread_attr_t thr_attr;
   int *param, error;
   int rc;
+  MY_INIT(argv[0]);
 
   plan(WRITERS + FLUSHERS +
        ITERATIONS * WRITERS * 3 + FLUSH_ITERATIONS * FLUSHERS );
@@ -275,7 +276,10 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   my_disable_sync= 1;
 
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
+    exit(1);
+
   long_buffer= malloc(LONG_BUFFER_SIZE + 7 * 2 + 2);
   if (long_buffer == 0)
   {
@@ -285,11 +289,6 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
   for (i= 0; i < (LONG_BUFFER_SIZE + 7 * 2 + 2); i++)
     long_buffer[i]= (i & 0xFF);
 
-  MY_INIT(argv[0]);
-  if (maria_log_remove())
-    exit(1);
-
-
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
 #if defined(__WIN__)
   default_dbug_option= "d:t:i:O,\\ma_test_loghandler.trace";
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)),
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                0))
   {
@@ -546,7 +545,7 @@ err:
   translog_destroy();
   end_pagecache(&pagecache, 1);
   ma_control_file_end();
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
 
   return(exit_status());
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_noflush-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_noflush-t.c
index 973dfd03bcf..3e1ce202fac 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_noflush-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_noflush-t.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 extern void translog_example_table_init();
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -31,8 +32,6 @@ static const char *default_dbug_option;
 #define LOG_FILE_SIZE (1024L*1024L*1024L + 1024L*1024L*512)
 #define LOG_FLAGS 0
 
-static char *first_translog_file= (char*)"maria_log.00000001";
-
 int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
 {
   uint pagen;
@@ -49,12 +48,9 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   plan(1);
 
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
-  /* be sure that we have no logs in the directory*/
-  my_delete(CONTROL_FILE_BASE_NAME, MYF(0));
-  my_delete(first_translog_file, MYF(0));
 
   bzero(long_tr_id, 6);
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                0))
   {
@@ -139,7 +135,7 @@ err:
   translog_destroy();
   end_pagecache(&pagecache, 1);
   ma_control_file_end();
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
 
   exit(rc);
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_nologs-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_nologs-t.c
index 34508d1d751..03badc9aced 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_nologs-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_nologs-t.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
-extern void example_loghandler_init();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
 static const char *default_dbug_option;
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
 
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
   bzero(long_buffer, LONG_BUFFER_SIZE);
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
 
   bzero(long_tr_id, 6);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                0))
   {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                1))
   {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
 
   ok(1, "New log is OK");
 
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
   exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_pagecache-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_pagecache-t.c
index 1d21d8c6a23..4e8f7a744ee 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_pagecache-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_pagecache-t.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
-extern void translog_example_table_init();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
 static const char *default_dbug_option;
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ static const char *default_dbug_option;
 #define LOG_FILE_SIZE (1024L*1024L*1024L + 1024L*1024L*512)
 #define LOG_FLAGS 0
 
-static char *first_translog_file= (char*)"aria_log.00000001";
-static char *file1_name= (char*)"page_cache_test_file_1";
+static const char *base_first_translog_file= "aria_log.00000001";
+static const char *base_file1_name= "page_cache_test_file_1";
+static char file1_name[FN_REFLEN], first_translog_file[FN_REFLEN];
+
 static PAGECACHE_FILE file1;
 
 
@@ -68,18 +70,15 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   LSN lsn;
   my_off_t file_size;
   LEX_CUSTRING parts[TRANSLOG_INTERNAL_PARTS + 1];
-
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
 
   plan(1);
 
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
-  /* be sure that we have no logs in the directory*/
-  my_delete(CONTROL_FILE_BASE_NAME, MYF(0));
-  my_delete(first_translog_file, MYF(0));
+  fn_format(first_translog_file, base_first_translog_file, maria_data_root, "", MYF(0));
 
   bzero(long_tr_id, 6);
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                0))
   {
@@ -145,6 +144,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     exit(1);
   }
 
+  fn_format(file1_name, base_file1_name, maria_data_root, "", MYF(0));
   if ((file1.file= my_open(file1_name,
                            O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR, MYF(0))) == -1)
   {
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   translog_destroy();
   end_pagecache(&pagecache, 1);
   ma_control_file_end();
-  my_delete(CONTROL_FILE_BASE_NAME, MYF(0));
-  my_delete(first_translog_file, MYF(0));
-  my_delete(file1_name, MYF(0));
+  my_delete(file1_name, MYF(MY_WME));
 
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
+    exit(1);
   exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_purge-t.c b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_purge-t.c
index d37b45bc3ca..8badfd9451e 100644
--- a/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_purge-t.c
+++ b/storage/maria/unittest/ma_test_loghandler_purge-t.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <tap.h>
 #include "../trnman.h"
 
-extern my_bool maria_log_remove();
-extern void translog_example_table_init();
+extern my_bool maria_log_remove(const char *testdir);
+extern char *create_tmpdir(const char *progname);
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
 static const char *default_dbug_option;
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
 
   bzero(&pagecache, sizeof(pagecache));
   bzero(long_buffer, LONG_BUFFER_SIZE);
-  maria_data_root= (char *)".";
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  maria_data_root= create_tmpdir(argv[0]);
+  if (maria_log_remove(0))
     exit(1);
 
   bzero(long_tr_id, 6);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error: init_pagecache() (errno: %d)\n", errno);
     exit(1);
   }
-  if (translog_init_with_table(".", LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
+  if (translog_init_with_table(maria_data_root, LOG_FILE_SIZE, 50112, 0, &pagecache,
                                LOG_FLAGS, 0, &translog_example_table_init,
                                0))
   {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int main(int argc __attribute__((unused)), char *argv[])
   translog_destroy();
   end_pagecache(&pagecache, 1);
   ma_control_file_end();
-  if (maria_log_remove())
+  if (maria_log_remove(maria_data_root))
     exit(1);
   exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/support-files/compiler_warnings.supp b/support-files/compiler_warnings.supp
index 3025fdf5f5d..0a0f08eac16 100644
--- a/support-files/compiler_warnings.supp
+++ b/support-files/compiler_warnings.supp
@@ -183,3 +183,10 @@ ctype-simple\.c : .*unary minus operator applied to unsigned type, result still
 regexec\.c : passing argument 3 of.*matcher.* discards qualifiers from pointer target type
 libmysql\.c: passing argument 2 of .*memcpy.* discards qualifiers from pointer target type : 3000-4000
 storage/xtradb/dict/dict0dict\.c : passing argument 1 of .*strcpy.* discards qualifiers from pointer target type : 2500-3500
+
+#
+# Strange things from autoconf that is probably safe to ignore
+#
+
+configure.in : warning: AC_LANG_CONFTEST: no AC_LANG_SOURCE call detected in body
+configure.in : config/ac-macros/character_sets.m4.*prefer named diversions
diff --git a/unittest/unit.pl b/unittest/unit.pl
index 9900f47f374..4eaf4cd2f9b 100644
--- a/unittest/unit.pl
+++ b/unittest/unit.pl
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ sub run_cmd (@) {
         # Removing the first './' from the file names
         foreach (@files) { s!^\./!! }
         $ENV{'HARNESS_PERL_SWITCHES'} .= ' -e "exec @ARGV"';
+        $ENV{'HARNESS_OPTIONS'}="j4";
         $Test::Harness::Timer = 1;
         runtests @files;
     }