BUG#26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables

* Modified Federated memory allocation to use MEM_ROOT
* Modified sql_servers and federated to allocate share connection
  parameters to use MEM_ROOT
* Modified Federated to allow tablename in addition to server name
* Implicit flushing of tables using altered/dropped server name
* Added tests to prove new functionality works

Contributors to this patch: Patrick Galbraith, Antony Curtis


mysql-test/r/federated_server.result:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
    New test results
mysql-test/t/federated_server.test:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
  New test which ensures that one can use the new 'create server'
  functionality and have tables point to the correct table, using CONNECTION='server',
  CONNECTION="server/tablename" and CONNECTION="mysql://...url"
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
  new function: close_cached_connection_tables()
sql/sql_base.cc:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
  new function: close_cached_connection_tables()
    closes all open tables which match connection string
    provides functionality to allow flushing of altered/dropped server names.
sql/sql_servers.cc:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
  * Added function clone_server() to allocate a new server for use by
    get_server_by_name() when creating a federated table
  
  * Now using MEM_ROOT allocation (mark and sweep) to account for meta
    data parameters being allocated properly, particularly with regards to
    to SERVER object. Also cleans up code allocating share.
  
  * Tables using the old definition of server name are now flushed on successful
    execution of ALTER/DROP SERVER.
  
  style: fixed some line-wrapping
sql/sql_servers.h:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
  * change in prototype to get_server_by_name()
    caller can now provide mem_root which strings will be copied in to.
storage/federated/ha_federated.cc:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
  * Simplified share and share member memory allocaton to use MEM_ROOT
  * Modified parse_url to parse table names along with server names
storage/federated/ha_federated.h:
  BUG #26257 New Federated Server Functionality Doesn't support differently named tables
  
  * Added MEM_ROOT share member

8 files changed, 456 insertions, 130 deletions

diff --git a/mysql-test/r/federated_server.result b/mysql-test/r/federated_server.result
index 8faf33581d1..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';
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/federated_server.test b/mysql-test/t/federated_server.test
index 27dd494e5c5..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';
diff --git a/sql/mysql_priv.h b/sql/mysql_priv.h
index efcbdf968bf..2b1b310e67e 100644
--- a/sql/mysql_priv.h
+++ b/sql/mysql_priv.h
@@ -1430,6 +1430,9 @@ void close_open_tables_and_downgrade(ALTER_PARTITION_PARAM_TYPE *lpt);
 void mysql_wait_completed_table(ALTER_PARTITION_PARAM_TYPE *lpt, TABLE *my_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 e764c498059..44becc77865 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_servers.cc b/sql/sql_servers.cc
index 9b01a1b6889..71e141b0514 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"
@@ -557,6 +572,8 @@ int drop_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
   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",
@@ -578,14 +595,16 @@ int drop_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
     goto end;
   }
 
-  error= delete_server_record(table,
-                              server_options->server_name,
-                              server_options->server_name_length);
+  error= delete_server_record(table, name.str, name.length);
 
-  /*
-	Perform a reload so we don't have a 'hole' in our mem_root
-  */
-  servers_load(thd, &tables);
+  /* 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:
   rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
@@ -975,6 +994,8 @@ int alter_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
 {
   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));
@@ -982,8 +1003,8 @@ int alter_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
   rw_wrlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
 
   if (!(existing= (FOREIGN_SERVER *) hash_search(&servers_cache,
-                                                 (byte*) server_options->server_name,
-                                               server_options->server_name_length)))
+                                                 (byte*) name.str,
+                                                 name.length)))
     goto end;
 
   altered= (FOREIGN_SERVER *)alloc_root(&mem,
@@ -993,6 +1014,15 @@ int alter_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options)
 
   error= update_server(thd, existing, altered);
 
+  /* close the servers table before we call closed_cached_connection_tables */
+  close_thread_tables(thd);
+
+  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));
   rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
@@ -1143,6 +1173,12 @@ void servers_free(bool end)
   DBUG_ENTER("servers_free");
   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;
+  }
   rwlock_destroy(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   free_root(&mem,MYF(0));
   hash_free(&servers_cache);
@@ -1151,6 +1187,51 @@ void servers_free(bool end)
 
 
 /*
+  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);
+}
+
+
+/*
 
   SYNOPSIS
     get_server_by_name()
@@ -1163,11 +1244,11 @@ 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));
 
@@ -1176,7 +1257,6 @@ 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);
   }
 
@@ -1190,6 +1270,10 @@ 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"));
   rw_unlock(&THR_LOCK_servers);
   DBUG_RETURN(server);
diff --git a/sql/sql_servers.h b/sql/sql_servers.h
index 9618374dcab..63c691893d1 100644
--- a/sql/sql_servers.h
+++ b/sql/sql_servers.h
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ int drop_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options);
 int alter_server(THD *thd, LEX_SERVER_OPTIONS *server_options);
 
 /* lookup functions */
-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 *server_buffer);
diff --git a/storage/federated/ha_federated.cc b/storage/federated/ha_federated.cc
index 14ffe5da984..e60dc47f48c 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
+
 */
 
 
@@ -547,42 +586,39 @@ 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
@@ -591,29 +627,22 @@ 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));
@@ -636,6 +665,7 @@ 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
@@ -685,7 +715,7 @@ 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 ?
@@ -699,20 +729,19 @@ 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",
@@ -721,17 +750,51 @@ 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
   {
@@ -817,7 +880,7 @@ 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;
   }
@@ -1421,22 +1484,26 @@ 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 */
@@ -1457,24 +1524,17 @@ 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));
 
@@ -1483,17 +1543,18 @@ 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);
 }
 
 
@@ -1505,23 +1566,16 @@ 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);
 
@@ -1590,6 +1644,8 @@ 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,
@@ -2832,15 +2888,13 @@ 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;