After merge fixes. Applied changes made in myisam manually to maria.

storage/maria/ma_test1.c:
  After merge fixes. Applied changes made in myisam manually to maria.
  
  Fixed memory leak.
storage/maria/ma_test2.c:
  After merge fixes. Applied changes made in myisam manually to maria.
  
  Fixed memory leak.

30 files changed, 502 insertions, 367 deletions

diff --git a/storage/maria/CMakeLists.txt b/storage/maria/CMakeLists.txt
index cfe23054e2f..17d3aa53839 100644
--- a/storage/maria/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/storage/maria/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,64 @@
-# empty for the moment; will fill it when we build under Windows
+# Copyright (C) 2007 MySQL AB
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+INCLUDE("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/win/mysql_manifest.cmake")
+
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -DSAFEMALLOC -DSAFE_MUTEX")
+SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} -DSAFEMALLOC -DSAFE_MUTEX")
+
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/zlib
+                    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/sql
+                    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/regex
+                    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/extra/yassl/include)
+SET(MARIA_SOURCES ft_maria.c ha_maria.cc lockman.c ma_bitmap.c ma_blockrec.c
+            ma_cache.c ma_changed.c ma_check.c ma_checkpoint.c ma_checksum.c
+            ma_close.c ma_commit.c ma_control_file.c ma_create.c ma_dbug.c
+	    ma_delete.c ma_delete_all.c ma_delete_table.c ma_dynrec.c
+	    ma_extra.c ma_ft_boolean_search.c ma_ft_eval.c ma_ft_nlq_search.c
+	    ma_ft_parser.c ma_ft_stem.c ma_ft_test1.c ma_ft_update.c ma_info.c
+	    ma_init.c ma_key.c ma_keycache.c ma_least_recently_dirtied.c
+	    ma_locking.c ma_loghandler.c ma_open.c ma_packrec.c ma_page.c
+	    ma_pagecache.c ma_pagecaches.c ma_panic.c ma_preload.c ma_range.c
+	    ma_recovery.c ma_rename.c ma_rfirst.c ma_rkey.c ma_rlast.c
+	    ma_rnext.c ma_rnext_same.c ma_rprev.c ma_rrnd.c ma_rsame.c
+	    ma_rsamepos.c ma_rt_index.c ma_rt_key.c ma_rt_mbr.c ma_rt_split.c
+	    ma_rt_test.c ma_scan.c ma_search.c ma_sort.c ma_sp_key.c
+	    ma_sp_test.c ma_static.c ma_statrec.c
+	    ma_unique.c ma_update.c ma_write.c tablockman.c trnman.c
+	    ha_maria.h maria_def.h)
+
+IF(NOT SOURCE_SUBLIBS)
+
+  ADD_LIBRARY(maria ${MARIA_SOURCES})
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(maria_ftdump maria_ftdump.c)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(maria_ftdump maria myisam mysys debug dbug strings zlib wsock32)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(maria_chk maria_chk.c)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(maria_chk maria myisam mysys debug dbug strings zlib wsock32)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(maria_read_log maria_read_log.c)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(maria_read_log maria myisam mysys debug dbug strings zlib wsock32)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(maria_pack maria_pack.c)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(maria_pack maria myisam mysys debug dbug strings zlib wsock32)
+
+IF(EMBED_MANIFESTS)
+  MYSQL_EMBED_MANIFEST("maria_ftdump" "asInvoker")
+  MYSQL_EMBED_MANIFEST("maria_chk" "asInvoker")
+  MYSQL_EMBED_MANIFEST("maria_read_log" "asInvoker")
+  MYSQL_EMBED_MANIFEST("maria_pack" "asInvoker")
+ENDIF(EMBED_MANIFESTS)
+
+ENDIF(NOT SOURCE_SUBLIBS)
diff --git a/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc b/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc
index 362e89bb088..94ea9656e8b 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc
+++ b/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ int table2maria(TABLE *table_arg, MARIA_KEYDEF **keydef_out,
     DBUG_PRINT("loop", ("found: 0x%lx  recpos: %d  minpos: %d  length: %d",
                         (long) found, recpos, minpos, length));
     if (recpos != minpos)
-    { // Reserved space (Null bits?)
+    {
+      /* reserve space for null bits */
       bzero((char*) recinfo_pos, sizeof(*recinfo_pos));
       recinfo_pos->type= FIELD_NORMAL;
       recinfo_pos++->length= (uint16) (minpos - recpos);
@@ -1593,7 +1594,7 @@ void ha_maria::start_bulk_insert(ha_rows rows)
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_maria::start_bulk_insert");
   THD *thd= current_thd;
   ulong size= min(thd->variables.read_buff_size,
-                  table->s->avg_row_length * rows);
+                  (ulong) (table->s->avg_row_length * rows));
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("start_bulk_insert: rows %lu size %lu",
                       (ulong) rows, size));
 
@@ -1714,9 +1715,9 @@ int ha_maria::delete_row(const uchar * buf)
 }
 
 
-int ha_maria::index_read(uchar * buf, const uchar * key,
-                          key_part_map keypart_map,
-                         enum ha_rkey_function find_flag)
+int ha_maria::index_read_map(uchar * buf, const uchar * key,
+			     key_part_map keypart_map,
+			     enum ha_rkey_function find_flag)
 {
   DBUG_ASSERT(inited == INDEX);
   ha_statistic_increment(&SSV::ha_read_key_count);
@@ -1726,9 +1727,9 @@ int ha_maria::index_read(uchar * buf, const uchar * key,
 }
 
 
-int ha_maria::index_read_idx(uchar * buf, uint index, const uchar * key,
-                              key_part_map keypart_map,
-                              enum ha_rkey_function find_flag)
+int ha_maria::index_read_idx_map(uchar * buf, uint index, const uchar * key,
+				 key_part_map keypart_map,
+				 enum ha_rkey_function find_flag)
 {
   ha_statistic_increment(&SSV::ha_read_key_count);
   int error= maria_rkey(file, buf, index, key, keypart_map, find_flag);
@@ -1737,10 +1738,10 @@ int ha_maria::index_read_idx(uchar * buf, uint index, const uchar * key,
 }
 
 
-int ha_maria::index_read_last(uchar * buf, const uchar * key,
-                               key_part_map keypart_map)
+int ha_maria::index_read_last_map(uchar * buf, const uchar * key,
+				  key_part_map keypart_map)
 {
-  DBUG_ENTER("ha_maria::index_read_last");
+  DBUG_ENTER("ha_maria::index_read_last_map");
   DBUG_ASSERT(inited == INDEX);
   ha_statistic_increment(&SSV::ha_read_key_count);
   int error= maria_rkey(file, buf, active_index, key, keypart_map,
@@ -2157,6 +2158,8 @@ int ha_maria::create(const char *name, register TABLE *table_arg,
 
   if (ha_create_info->options & HA_LEX_CREATE_TMP_TABLE)
     create_flags|= HA_CREATE_TMP_TABLE;
+  if (ha_create_info->options & HA_CREATE_KEEP_FILES)
+    create_flags|= HA_CREATE_KEEP_FILES;
   if (options & HA_OPTION_PACK_RECORD)
     create_flags|= HA_PACK_RECORD;
   if (options & HA_OPTION_CHECKSUM)
@@ -2380,6 +2383,82 @@ static int ha_maria_init(void *p)
 }
 
 
+#ifdef HAVE_QUERY_CACHE
+/**
+  @brief Register a named table with a call back function to the query cache.
+
+  @param thd The thread handle
+  @param table_key A pointer to the table name in the table cache
+  @param key_length The length of the table name
+  @param[out] engine_callback The pointer to the storage engine call back
+    function, currently 0
+  @param[out] engine_data Engine data will be set to 0.
+
+  @note Despite the name of this function, it is used to check each statement
+    before it is cached and not to register a table or callback function.
+
+  @see handler::register_query_cache_table
+
+  @return The error code. The engine_data and engine_callback will be set to 0.
+    @retval TRUE Success
+    @retval FALSE An error occured
+*/
+
+my_bool ha_maria::register_query_cache_table(THD *thd, char *table_name,
+					     uint table_name_len,
+					     qc_engine_callback
+					     *engine_callback,
+					     ulonglong *engine_data)
+{
+  /*
+    No call back function is needed to determine if a cached statement
+    is valid or not.
+  */
+  *engine_callback= 0;
+
+  /*
+    No engine data is needed.
+  */
+  *engine_data= 0;
+
+  /*
+    If a concurrent INSERT has happened just before the currently processed
+    SELECT statement, the total size of the table is unknown.
+
+    To determine if the table size is known, the current thread's snap shot of
+    the table size with the actual table size are compared.
+
+    If the table size is unknown the SELECT statement can't be cached.
+  */
+  ulonglong actual_data_file_length;
+  ulonglong current_data_file_length;
+
+  /*
+    POSIX visibility rules specify that "2. Whatever memory values a
+    thread can see when it unlocks a mutex <...> can also be seen by any
+    thread that later locks the same mutex". In this particular case,
+    concurrent insert thread had modified the data_file_length in
+    MYISAM_SHARE before it has unlocked (or even locked)
+    structure_guard_mutex. So, here we're guaranteed to see at least that
+    value after we've locked the same mutex. We can see a later value
+    (modified by some other thread) though, but it's ok, as we only want
+    to know if the variable was changed, the actual new value doesn't matter
+  */
+  actual_data_file_length= file->s->state.state.data_file_length;
+  current_data_file_length= file->save_state.data_file_length;
+
+  if (current_data_file_length != actual_data_file_length)
+  {
+    /* Don't cache current statement. */
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  /* It is ok to try to cache current statement. */
+  return TRUE;
+}
+#endif
+
+
 struct st_mysql_storage_engine maria_storage_engine=
 { MYSQL_HANDLERTON_INTERFACE_VERSION };
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/ha_maria.h b/storage/maria/ha_maria.h
index 2813e2ce037..21b08979bb3 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ha_maria.h
+++ b/storage/maria/ha_maria.h
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ public:
   int write_row(uchar * buf);
   int update_row(const uchar * old_data, uchar * new_data);
   int delete_row(const uchar * buf);
-  int index_read(uchar * buf, const uchar * key, key_part_map keypart_map,
-                 enum ha_rkey_function find_flag);
-  int index_read_idx(uchar * buf, uint idx, const uchar * key,
-                     key_part_map keypart_map,
-                     enum ha_rkey_function find_flag);
-  int index_read_last(uchar * buf, const uchar * key,
-                      key_part_map keypart_map);
+  int index_read_map(uchar * buf, const uchar * key, key_part_map keypart_map,
+		     enum ha_rkey_function find_flag);
+  int index_read_idx_map(uchar * buf, uint idx, const uchar * key,
+			 key_part_map keypart_map,
+			 enum ha_rkey_function find_flag);
+  int index_read_last_map(uchar * buf, const uchar * key,
+			  key_part_map keypart_map);
   int index_next(uchar * buf);
   int index_prev(uchar * buf);
   int index_first(uchar * buf);
@@ -143,4 +143,11 @@ public:
   int dump(THD * thd, int fd);
   int net_read_dump(NET * net);
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_QUERY_CACHE
+  my_bool register_query_cache_table(THD *thd, char *table_key,
+                                     uint key_length,
+                                     qc_engine_callback
+                                     *engine_callback,
+                                     ulonglong *engine_data);
+#endif
 };
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_check.c b/storage/maria/ma_check.c
index fa1c812daf7..465c57a21a4 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_check.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_check.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int maria_chk_del(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info, uint test_flag)
 	printf(" %9s",llstr(next_link,buff));
       if (next_link >= info->state->data_file_length)
 	goto wrong;
-      if (my_pread(info->dfile.file, (char*) buff, delete_link_length,
+      if (my_pread(info->dfile.file, (uchar*) buff, delete_link_length,
 		   next_link,MYF(MY_NABP)))
       {
 	if (test_flag & T_VERBOSE) puts("");
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ static int check_k_link(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info,
 {
   uint block_size= info->s->block_size;
   ha_rows records;
-  char llbuff[21], llbuff2[21], *buff;
+  char llbuff[21], llbuff2[21];
+  uchar *buff;
   DBUG_ENTER("check_k_link");
 
   records= (ha_rows) (info->state->key_file_length / block_size);
@@ -2347,7 +2348,7 @@ static int writekeys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *sort_param)
     {
       if (info->s->keyinfo[i].flag & HA_FULLTEXT )
       {
-        if (_ma_ft_add(info,i,(char*) key,buff,filepos))
+        if (_ma_ft_add(info,i, key,buff,filepos))
 	  goto err;
       }
 #ifdef HAVE_SPATIAL
@@ -2378,7 +2379,7 @@ static int writekeys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *sort_param)
       {
 	if (info->s->keyinfo[i].flag & HA_FULLTEXT)
         {
-          if (_ma_ft_del(info,i,(char*) key,buff,filepos))
+          if (_ma_ft_del(info,i,key,buff,filepos))
 	    break;
         }
         else
@@ -3421,7 +3422,7 @@ int maria_repair_parallel(HA_CHECK *param, register MARIA_HA *info,
     sort_param[i].filepos=new_header_length;
     sort_param[i].max_pos=sort_param[i].pos=share->pack.header_length;
 
-    sort_param[i].record= (((char *)(sort_param+share->base.keys))+
+    sort_param[i].record= (((uchar *)(sort_param+share->base.keys))+
 			   (share->base.pack_reclength * i));
     if (_ma_alloc_buffer(&sort_param[i].rec_buff, &sort_param[i].rec_buff_size,
                          share->base.default_rec_buff_size))
@@ -5051,7 +5052,7 @@ int maria_write_data_suffix(MARIA_SORT_INFO *sort_info, my_bool fix_datafile)
 
   if (info->s->data_file_type == COMPRESSED_RECORD && fix_datafile)
   {
-    char buff[MEMMAP_EXTRA_MARGIN];
+    uchar buff[MEMMAP_EXTRA_MARGIN];
     bzero(buff,sizeof(buff));
     if (my_b_write(&info->rec_cache,buff,sizeof(buff)))
     {
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_create.c b/storage/maria/ma_create.c
index ba1d9a13b42..43e596708b9 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_create.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_create.c
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ int maria_create(const char *name, enum data_file_type datafile_type,
       Replace the current file.
       Don't sync dir now if the data file has the same path.
     */
-    create_flag= MY_DELETE_OLD | (!ci->data_file_name ? 0 : sync_dir);
+    create_flag=  (flags & HA_CREATE_KEEP_FILES) ? 0 : MY_DELETE_OLD;
+    create_flag|= (!ci->data_file_name ? 0 : sync_dir);
   }
 
   /*
@@ -1042,7 +1043,7 @@ int maria_create(const char *name, enum data_file_type datafile_type,
       fn_format(filename,name,"", MARIA_NAME_DEXT,
                 MY_UNPACK_FILENAME | MY_APPEND_EXT);
       linkname_ptr= NullS;
-      create_flag=MY_DELETE_OLD;
+      create_flag= (flags & HA_CREATE_KEEP_FILES) ? 0 : MY_DELETE_OLD;
     }
     if ((dfile=
          my_create_with_symlink(linkname_ptr, filename, 0, create_mode,
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_delete.c b/storage/maria/ma_delete.c
index 56da6fd3ed3..f711102e491 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_delete.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_delete.c
@@ -75,13 +75,15 @@ int maria_delete(MARIA_HA *info,const uchar *record)
       info->s->keyinfo[i].version++;
       if (info->s->keyinfo[i].flag & HA_FULLTEXT )
       {
-        if (_ma_ft_del(info,i,(char*) old_key,record,info->cur_row.lastpos))
+        if (_ma_ft_del(info, i, old_key, record, info->cur_row.lastpos))
           goto err;
       }
       else
       {
         if (info->s->keyinfo[i].ck_delete(info,i,old_key,
-                _ma_make_key(info,i,old_key,record,info->cur_row.lastpos)))
+					  _ma_make_key(info, i, old_key,
+						       record,
+						       info->cur_row.lastpos)))
           goto err;
       }
       /* The above changed info->lastkey2. Inform maria_rnext_same(). */
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ static int d_search(register MARIA_HA *info, register MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo,
       if (info->ft1_to_ft2)
       {
         /* we're in ft1->ft2 conversion mode. Saving key data */
-        insert_dynamic(info->ft1_to_ft2, (char*) (lastkey+off));
+        insert_dynamic(info->ft1_to_ft2, (lastkey+off));
       }
       else
       {
@@ -806,7 +808,7 @@ static uint remove_key(MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo, uint nod_flag,
 	if (next_length > prev_length)
 	{
 	  /* We have to copy data from the current key to the next key */
-	  bmove_upp((char*) keypos,(char*) (lastkey+next_length),
+	  bmove_upp(keypos, (lastkey+next_length),
 		    (next_length-prev_length));
 	  keypos-=(next_length-prev_length)+prev_pack_length;
 	  store_key_length(keypos,prev_length);
@@ -853,7 +855,7 @@ static uint remove_key(MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo, uint nod_flag,
 	  if (next_length >= prev_length)
 	  {		/* Key after is based on deleted key */
 	    uint pack_length,tmp;
-	    bmove_upp((char*) keypos,(char*) (lastkey+next_length),
+	    bmove_upp(keypos, (lastkey+next_length),
 		      tmp=(next_length-prev_length));
 	    rest_length+=tmp;
 	    pack_length= prev_length ? get_pack_length(rest_length): 0;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_dynrec.c b/storage/maria/ma_dynrec.c
index 6e13fbcecb6..c631594671f 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_dynrec.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_dynrec.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ my_bool _ma_dynmap_file(MARIA_HA *info, my_off_t size)
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
   }
 #if defined(HAVE_MADVISE)
-  madvise(info->s->file_map, size, MADV_RANDOM);
+  madvise((char*) info->s->file_map, size, MADV_RANDOM);
 #endif
   info->s->mmaped_length= size;
   DBUG_RETURN(0);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void _ma_remap_file(MARIA_HA *info, my_off_t size)
 {
   if (info->s->file_map)
   {
-    VOID(my_munmap(info->s->file_map,
+    VOID(my_munmap((char*) info->s->file_map,
                    (size_t) info->s->mmaped_length + MEMMAP_EXTRA_MARGIN));
     _ma_dynmap_file(info, size);
   }
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ void _ma_remap_file(MARIA_HA *info, my_off_t size)
     0  ok
 */
 
-uint _ma_mmap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                    uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
+size_t _ma_mmap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
+		      size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
 {
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("maria_read with mmap %d\n", info->dfile.file));
   if (info->s->concurrent_insert)
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ uint _ma_mmap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
 
         /* wrapper for my_pread in case if mmap isn't used */
 
-uint _ma_nommap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                      uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
+size_t _ma_nommap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
+			size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
 {
   return my_pread(info->dfile.file, Buffer, Count, offset, MyFlags);
 }
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ uint _ma_nommap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
     !=0  error.  In this case return error from pwrite
 */
 
-uint _ma_mmap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                     uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
+size_t _ma_mmap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *Buffer,
+		       size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
 {
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("maria_write with mmap %d\n", info->dfile.file));
   if (info->s->concurrent_insert)
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ uint _ma_mmap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
 
         /* wrapper for my_pwrite in case if mmap isn't used */
 
-uint _ma_nommap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                      uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
+size_t _ma_nommap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *Buffer,
+			 size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags)
 {
   return my_pwrite(info->dfile.file, Buffer, Count, offset, MyFlags);
 }
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static bool unlink_deleted_block(MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_BLOCK_INFO *block_info)
 	  & BLOCK_DELETED))
       DBUG_RETURN(1);				/* Something is wrong */
     mi_sizestore(tmp.header+4,block_info->next_filepos);
-    if (info->s->file_write(info,(char*) tmp.header+4,8,
+    if (info->s->file_write(info, tmp.header+4,8,
 		  block_info->prev_filepos+4, MYF(MY_NABP)))
       DBUG_RETURN(1);
     /* Unlink block from next block */
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static bool unlink_deleted_block(MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_BLOCK_INFO *block_info)
 	    & BLOCK_DELETED))
 	DBUG_RETURN(1);				/* Something is wrong */
       mi_sizestore(tmp.header+12,block_info->prev_filepos);
-      if (info->s->file_write(info,(char*) tmp.header+12,8,
+      if (info->s->file_write(info, tmp.header+12,8,
 		    block_info->next_filepos+12,
 		    MYF(MY_NABP)))
 	DBUG_RETURN(1);
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static my_bool update_backward_delete_link(MARIA_HA *info,
     if (_ma_get_block_info(&block_info, info->dfile.file, delete_block)
 	& BLOCK_DELETED)
     {
-      char buff[8];
+      uchar buff[8];
       mi_sizestore(buff,filepos);
       if (info->s->file_write(info,buff, 8, delete_block+12, MYF(MY_NABP)))
 	DBUG_RETURN(1);				/* Error on write */
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ static my_bool _ma_cmp_buffer(File file, const uchar *buff, my_off_t filepos,
                               uint length)
 {
   uint next_length;
-  char temp_buff[IO_SIZE*2];
+  uchar temp_buff[IO_SIZE*2];
   DBUG_ENTER("_ma_cmp_buffer");
 
   next_length= IO_SIZE*2 - (uint) (filepos & (IO_SIZE-1));
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ static my_bool _ma_cmp_buffer(File file, const uchar *buff, my_off_t filepos,
   while (length > IO_SIZE*2)
   {
     if (my_pread(file,temp_buff,next_length,filepos, MYF(MY_NABP)) ||
-	memcmp((uchar*) buff,temp_buff,next_length))
+	memcmp(buff, temp_buff, next_length))
       goto err;
     filepos+=next_length;
     buff+=next_length;
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ static my_bool _ma_cmp_buffer(File file, const uchar *buff, my_off_t filepos,
   }
   if (my_pread(file,temp_buff,length,filepos,MYF(MY_NABP)))
     goto err;
-  DBUG_RETURN(memcmp((uchar*) buff,temp_buff,length) != 0);
+  DBUG_RETURN(memcmp(buff, temp_buff, length) != 0);
 err:
   DBUG_RETURN(1);
 }
@@ -1851,11 +1851,11 @@ uint _ma_get_block_info(MARIA_BLOCK_INFO *info, File file, my_off_t filepos)
       my_pread() may leave the file pointer untouched.
     */
     VOID(my_seek(file,filepos,MY_SEEK_SET,MYF(0)));
-    if (my_read(file,(char*) header,sizeof(info->header),MYF(0)) !=
+    if (my_read(file, header, sizeof(info->header),MYF(0)) !=
 	sizeof(info->header))
       goto err;
   }
-  DBUG_DUMP("header",(uchar*) header,MARIA_BLOCK_INFO_HEADER_LENGTH);
+  DBUG_DUMP("header",header,MARIA_BLOCK_INFO_HEADER_LENGTH);
   if (info->second_read)
   {
     if (info->header[0] <= 6 || info->header[0] == 13)
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_extra.c b/storage/maria/ma_extra.c
index 4f1634756ab..b0b4ce12652 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_extra.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_extra.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int maria_extra(MARIA_HA *info, enum ha_extra_function function,
       if (_ma_memmap_file(info))
       {
 	/* We don't nead MADV_SEQUENTIAL if small file */
-	madvise(share->file_map,share->state.state.data_file_length,
+	madvise((char*) share->file_map, share->state.state.data_file_length,
 		share->state.state.data_file_length <= RECORD_CACHE_SIZE*16 ?
 		MADV_RANDOM : MADV_SEQUENTIAL);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&share->intern_lock);
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ int maria_extra(MARIA_HA *info, enum ha_extra_function function,
     }
 #if defined(HAVE_MMAP) && defined(HAVE_MADVISE)
     if (info->opt_flag & MEMMAP_USED)
-      madvise(share->file_map,share->state.state.data_file_length,MADV_RANDOM);
+      madvise((char*) share->file_map, share->state.state.data_file_length,
+              MADV_RANDOM);
 #endif
     break;
   case HA_EXTRA_FLUSH_CACHE:
@@ -313,8 +314,6 @@ int maria_extra(MARIA_HA *info, enum ha_extra_function function,
       blocks to disk if this is not for a DROP TABLE. Otherwise they would be
       invisible to future openers; and they could even go to disk late and
       cancel the work of future openers.
-      On Windows, which cannot delete an open file (cannot drop an open table)
-      we have to close the table's files.
     */
     if (info->lock_type != F_UNLCK && !info->was_locked)
     {
@@ -343,11 +342,7 @@ int maria_extra(MARIA_HA *info, enum ha_extra_function function,
     {
       if (do_flush)
       {
-        /*
-          Save the state so that others can find it from disk.
-          We have to sync now, as on Windows we are going to close the file
-          (so cannot sync later).
-        */
+        /* Save the state so that others can find it from disk. */
         if (_ma_state_info_write(share, 1 | 2) ||
             my_sync(share->kfile.file, MYF(0)))
           error= my_errno;
@@ -361,42 +356,13 @@ int maria_extra(MARIA_HA *info, enum ha_extra_function function,
         /* be sure that state is not tried for write as file may be closed */
         share->changed= 0;
       }
-#ifdef __WIN__
-      if (my_close(share->kfile, MYF(0)))
-        error=my_errno;
-      share->kfile.file= -1;
-#endif
     }
     if (share->data_file_type == BLOCK_RECORD &&
         share->bitmap.file.file >= 0)
     {
       if (do_flush && my_sync(share->bitmap.file.file, MYF(0)))
         error= my_errno;
-#ifdef __WIN__
-      if (my_close(share->bitmap.file.file, MYF(0)))
-        error= my_errno;
-      share->bitmap.file.file= -1;
-#endif
-    }
-#ifdef __WIN__
-    {
-      LIST *list_element ;
-      for (list_element=maria_open_list ;
-	   list_element ;
-	   list_element=list_element->next)
-      {
-	MARIA_HA *tmpinfo=(MARIA_HA*) list_element->data;
-	if (tmpinfo->s == info->s)
-	{
-	  if (share->data_file_type != BLOCK_RECORD &&
-              tmpinfo->dfile.file >= 0 &&
-              my_close(tmpinfo->dfile.file, MYF(0)))
-	    error = my_errno;
-	  tmpinfo->dfile.file= -1;
-	}
-      }
     }
-#endif
     /* For protection against Checkpoint, we set under intern_lock: */
     share->last_version= 0L;			/* Impossible version */
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&share->intern_lock);
@@ -544,7 +510,8 @@ int maria_reset(MARIA_HA *info)
     }
 #if defined(HAVE_MMAP) && defined(HAVE_MADVISE)
   if (info->opt_flag & MEMMAP_USED)
-    madvise(share->file_map,share->state.state.data_file_length,MADV_RANDOM);
+    madvise((char*) share->file_map, share->state.state.data_file_length,
+            MADV_RANDOM);
 #endif
   info->opt_flag&= ~(KEY_READ_USED | REMEMBER_OLD_POS);
   info->quick_mode=0;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_init.c b/storage/maria/ma_init.c
index fb8efddd778..7785ac7b8df 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_init.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_init.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void maria_end(void)
     trnman_destroy();
     translog_destroy();
     end_pagecache(maria_log_pagecache, TRUE);
+    end_pagecache(maria_pagecache, TRUE);
     ma_control_file_end();
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&THR_LOCK_maria);
   }
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_key.c b/storage/maria/ma_key.c
index 96b8d2af0eb..9640daafa84 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_key.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_key.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ uint _ma_make_key(register MARIA_HA *info, uint keynr, uchar *key,
     {
       if (type != HA_KEYTYPE_NUM)
       {
-        length= cs->cset->lengthsp(cs, pos, length);
+        length= cs->cset->lengthsp(cs, (char*) pos, length);
       }
       else
       {
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ static int _ma_put_key_in_record(register MARIA_HA *info, uint keynr,
       {
         memcpy(pos,key,(size_t) length);
         keyseg->charset->cset->fill(keyseg->charset,
-                                    pos + length, keyseg->length - length,
+                                    (char*) pos + length,
+                                    keyseg->length - length,
                                     ' ');
       }
       else
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_keycache.c b/storage/maria/ma_keycache.c
index 7a2a56488e6..9295904dbcf 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_keycache.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_keycache.c
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ int maria_assign_to_pagecache(MARIA_HA *info,
   share->pagecache= pagecache;
 
   /* store the key cache in the global hash structure for future opens */
-  if (multi_pagecache_set(share->unique_file_name, share->unique_name_length,
+  if (multi_pagecache_set((uchar*) share->unique_file_name,
+			  share->unique_name_length,
 			  share->pagecache))
     error= my_errno;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&share->intern_lock);
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_locking.c b/storage/maria/ma_locking.c
index 01d59ed56df..178ced3906f 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_locking.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_locking.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ int _ma_test_if_changed(register MARIA_HA *info)
 
 int _ma_mark_file_changed(MARIA_HA *info)
 {
-  char buff[3];
+  uchar buff[3];
   register MARIA_SHARE *share=info->s;
   DBUG_ENTER("_ma_mark_file_changed");
 
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ int _ma_mark_file_changed(MARIA_HA *info)
 
 int _ma_decrement_open_count(MARIA_HA *info)
 {
-  char buff[2];
+  uchar buff[2];
   register MARIA_SHARE *share=info->s;
   int lock_error=0,write_error=0;
   if (share->global_changed)
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_open.c b/storage/maria/ma_open.c
index 9b665cfb958..8a002832092 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_open.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_open.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ MARIA_HA *maria_open(const char *name, int mode, uint open_flags)
     key_parts,unique_key_parts,fulltext_keys,uniques;
   char name_buff[FN_REFLEN], org_name[FN_REFLEN], index_name[FN_REFLEN],
        data_name[FN_REFLEN];
-  char *disk_cache, *disk_pos, *end_pos;
+  uchar *disk_cache, *disk_pos, *end_pos;
   MARIA_HA info,*m_info,*old_info;
   MARIA_SHARE share_buff,*share;
   ulong rec_per_key_part[HA_MAX_POSSIBLE_KEY*HA_MAX_KEY_SEG];
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ MARIA_HA *maria_open(const char *name, int mode, uint open_flags)
     bzero((uchar*) &share_buff,sizeof(share_buff));
     share_buff.state.rec_per_key_part=rec_per_key_part;
     share_buff.state.key_root=key_root;
-    share_buff.pagecache= multi_pagecache_search(name_buff, strlen(name_buff),
+    share_buff.pagecache= multi_pagecache_search((uchar*) name_buff,
+						 strlen(name_buff),
                                                  maria_pagecache);
 
     DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("maria_pretend_crashed_table_on_open",
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ MARIA_HA *maria_open(const char *name, int mode, uint open_flags)
     }
     share->mode=open_mode;
     errpos= 1;
-    if (my_read(kfile,(char*) share->state.header.file_version,head_length,
+    if (my_read(kfile,share->state.header.file_version, head_length,
 		MYF(MY_NABP)))
     {
       my_errno= HA_ERR_NOT_A_TABLE;
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ MARIA_HA *maria_open(const char *name, int mode, uint open_flags)
 
     info_length=mi_uint2korr(share->state.header.header_length);
     base_pos= mi_uint2korr(share->state.header.base_pos);
-    if (!(disk_cache=(char*) my_alloca(info_length+128)))
+    if (!(disk_cache= (uchar*) my_alloca(info_length+128)))
     {
       my_errno=ENOMEM;
       goto err;
@@ -688,7 +689,7 @@ MARIA_HA *maria_open(const char *name, int mode, uint open_flags)
 					(keys ? MARIA_INDEX_BLOCK_MARGIN *
 					 share->block_size * keys : 0));
     share->block_size= share->base.block_size;
-    my_afree((uchar*) disk_cache);
+    my_afree(disk_cache);
     _ma_setup_functions(share);
     if ((*share->once_init)(share, info.dfile.file))
       goto err;
@@ -1175,7 +1176,7 @@ static uchar *_ma_state_info_read(uchar *ptr, MARIA_STATE_INFO *state)
 
 uint _ma_state_info_read_dsk(File file, MARIA_STATE_INFO *state)
 {
-  char	buff[MARIA_STATE_INFO_SIZE + MARIA_STATE_EXTRA_SIZE];
+  uchar	buff[MARIA_STATE_INFO_SIZE + MARIA_STATE_EXTRA_SIZE];
 
   /* trick to detect transactional tables */
   DBUG_ASSERT(state->create_rename_lsn == LSN_IMPOSSIBLE);
@@ -1297,7 +1298,7 @@ uint _ma_keydef_write(File file, MARIA_KEYDEF *keydef)
   return my_write(file, buff, (size_t) (ptr-buff), MYF(MY_NABP)) != 0;
 }
 
-char *_ma_keydef_read(char *ptr, MARIA_KEYDEF *keydef)
+uchar *_ma_keydef_read(uchar *ptr, MARIA_KEYDEF *keydef)
 {
    keydef->keysegs	= (uint) *ptr++;
    keydef->key_alg	= *ptr++;		/* Rtree or Btree */
@@ -1341,7 +1342,7 @@ int _ma_keyseg_write(File file, const HA_KEYSEG *keyseg)
 }
 
 
-char *_ma_keyseg_read(char *ptr, HA_KEYSEG *keyseg)
+uchar *_ma_keyseg_read(uchar *ptr, HA_KEYSEG *keyseg)
 {
    keyseg->type		= *ptr++;
    keyseg->language	= *ptr++;
@@ -1380,7 +1381,7 @@ uint _ma_uniquedef_write(File file, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *def)
   return my_write(file, buff, (size_t) (ptr-buff), MYF(MY_NABP)) != 0;
 }
 
-char *_ma_uniquedef_read(char *ptr, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *def)
+uchar *_ma_uniquedef_read(uchar *ptr, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *def)
 {
    def->keysegs = mi_uint2korr(ptr);
    def->key	= ptr[2];
@@ -1408,7 +1409,7 @@ uint _ma_columndef_write(File file, MARIA_COLUMNDEF *columndef)
   return my_write(file, buff, (size_t) (ptr-buff), MYF(MY_NABP)) != 0;
 }
 
-char *_ma_columndef_read(char *ptr, MARIA_COLUMNDEF *columndef)
+uchar *_ma_columndef_read(uchar *ptr, MARIA_COLUMNDEF *columndef)
 {
   columndef->offset= mi_uint6korr(ptr);         ptr+= 6;
   columndef->type=   mi_sint2korr(ptr);		ptr+= 2;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_packrec.c b/storage/maria/ma_packrec.c
index 173fafaf73f..446981d9fb9 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_packrec.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_packrec.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static my_bool _ma_read_pack_info(MARIA_SHARE *share, File file,
   uint i,trees,huff_tree_bits,rec_reflength,length;
   uint16 *decode_table,*tmp_buff;
   ulong elements,intervall_length;
-  char *disk_cache;
+  uchar *disk_cache;
   uchar *intervall_buff;
   uchar header[HEAD_LENGTH];
   MARIA_BIT_BUFF bit_buff;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static my_bool _ma_read_pack_info(MARIA_SHARE *share, File file,
     goto err2;
 
   huff_tree_bits=max_bit(trees ? trees-1 : 0);
-  init_bit_buffer(&bit_buff, (uchar*) disk_cache,
+  init_bit_buffer(&bit_buff, disk_cache,
 		  (uint) (share->pack.header_length-sizeof(header)));
 	/* Read new info for each field */
   for (i=0 ; i < share->base.fields ; i++)
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ uint _ma_pack_get_block_info(MARIA_HA *maria, MARIA_BIT_BUFF *bit_buff,
       position is ok
     */
     VOID(my_seek(file,filepos,MY_SEEK_SET,MYF(0)));
-    if (my_read(file,(char*) header,ref_length,MYF(MY_NABP)))
+    if (my_read(file, header,ref_length,MYF(MY_NABP)))
       return BLOCK_FATAL_ERROR;
     DBUG_DUMP("header",(uchar*) header,ref_length);
   }
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ my_bool _ma_memmap_file(MARIA_HA *info)
 
 void _ma_unmap_file(MARIA_HA *info)
 {
-  VOID(my_munmap(info->s->file_map,
+  VOID(my_munmap((char*) info->s->file_map,
                  (size_t) info->s->mmaped_length + MEMMAP_EXTRA_MARGIN));
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_page.c b/storage/maria/ma_page.c
index f749414474f..ac9e33f896a 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_page.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_page.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int _ma_dispose(register MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo, my_off_t pos,
                 int level)
 {
   my_off_t old_link;
-  char buff[8];
+  uchar buff[8];
   uint offset;
   pgcache_page_no_t page_no;
   DBUG_ENTER("_ma_dispose");
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ my_off_t _ma_new(register MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo, int level)
   }
   else
   {
-    buff= alloca(info->s->block_size);
+    buff= my_alloca(info->s->block_size);
     DBUG_ASSERT(info->s->pagecache->block_size == keyinfo->block_length &&
                 info->s->pagecache->block_size == info->s->block_size);
     /*
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ my_off_t _ma_new(register MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo, int level)
       pos= HA_OFFSET_ERROR;
     else
       info->s->state.key_del= mi_sizekorr(buff);
+    my_afree(buff);
   }
   info->s->state.changed|= STATE_NOT_SORTED_PAGES;
   DBUG_PRINT("exit",("Pos: %ld",(long) pos));
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c b/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c
index 9f450d25c50..702d8c6d857 100755
--- a/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c
@@ -726,8 +726,7 @@ int init_pagecache(PAGECACHE *pagecache, size_t use_mem,
 	  For each block 2 hash links are allocated
         */
         if ((pagecache->block_root=
-             (PAGECACHE_BLOCK_LINK*) my_malloc((uint) length,
-                                                           MYF(0))))
+             (PAGECACHE_BLOCK_LINK*) my_malloc((uint) length, MYF(0))))
           break;
         my_large_free(pagecache->block_mem, MYF(0));
         pagecache->block_mem= 0;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_rkey.c b/storage/maria/ma_rkey.c
index c9653d30110..ff1110e5344 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_rkey.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_rkey.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int maria_rkey(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *buf, int inx, const uchar *key,
     info->once_flags&= ~USE_PACKED_KEYS;	/* Reset flag */
     /*
       key is already packed!;  This happens when we are using a MERGE TABLE
+      In this key 'key_part_map' is the length of the key !
     */
     key_buff= info->lastkey+info->s->base.max_key_length;
     pack_key_length= keypart_map;
@@ -95,43 +96,63 @@ int maria_rkey(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *buf, int inx, const uchar *key,
         share->concurrent_insert)
     {
       /*
-        If we searching for a partial key (or using >, >=, < or <=) and
-        the data is outside of the data file, we need to continue searching
-        for the first key inside the data file
+        Found a key, but it might not be usable. We cannot use rows that
+        are inserted by other threads after we got our table lock
+        ("concurrent inserts"). The record may not even be present yet.
+        Keys are inserted into the index(es) before the record is
+        inserted into the data file. When we got our table lock, we
+        saved the current data_file_length. Concurrent inserts always go
+        to the end of the file. So we can test if the found key
+        references a new record.
       */
-      if (info->cur_row.lastpos >= info->state->data_file_length &&
-          (search_flag != HA_READ_KEY_EXACT ||
-           last_used_keyseg != keyinfo->seg + keyinfo->keysegs))
+      if (info->cur_row.lastpos >= info->state->data_file_length)
       {
-        do
+        /* The key references a concurrently inserted record. */
+        if (search_flag == HA_READ_KEY_EXACT &&
+            last_used_keyseg == keyinfo->seg + keyinfo->keysegs)
+        {
+          /* Simply ignore the key if it matches exactly. (Bug #29838) */
+          my_errno= HA_ERR_KEY_NOT_FOUND;
+          info->cur_row.lastpos= HA_OFFSET_ERROR;
+        }
+        else
         {
-          uint not_used[2];
-          /*
-            Skip rows that are inserted by other threads since we got a lock
-            Note that this can only happen if we are not searching after an
-            full length exact key, because the keys are sorted
-            according to position
-          */
-          if  (_ma_search_next(info, keyinfo, info->lastkey,
-                               info->lastkey_length,
-                               maria_readnext_vec[search_flag],
-                               info->s->state.key_root[inx]))
-            break;
           /*
-            Check that the found key does still match the search.
-            _ma_search_next() delivers the next key regardless of its
-            value.
+            If searching for a partial key (or using >, >=, < or <=) and
+            the data is outside of the data file, we need to continue
+            searching for the first key inside the data file.
           */
-          if (search_flag == HA_READ_KEY_EXACT &&
-              ha_key_cmp(keyinfo->seg, (uchar*) key_buff,
-                         (uchar*) info->lastkey, use_key_length,
-                         SEARCH_FIND, not_used))
+          do
           {
-            my_errno= HA_ERR_KEY_NOT_FOUND;
-            info->cur_row.lastpos= HA_OFFSET_ERROR;
-            break;
-          }
-        } while (info->cur_row.lastpos >= info->state->data_file_length);
+            uint not_used[2];
+            /*
+              Skip rows that are inserted by other threads since we got
+              a lock. Note that this can only happen if we are not
+              searching after a full length exact key, because the keys
+              are sorted according to position.
+            */
+            if  (_ma_search_next(info, keyinfo, info->lastkey,
+                                 info->lastkey_length,
+                                 maria_readnext_vec[search_flag],
+                                 info->s->state.key_root[inx]))
+              break;                          /* purecov: inspected */
+            /*
+              Check that the found key does still match the search.
+              _ma_search_next() delivers the next key regardless of its
+              value.
+            */
+            if (search_flag == HA_READ_KEY_EXACT &&
+                ha_key_cmp(keyinfo->seg, key_buff, info->lastkey,
+                           use_key_length, SEARCH_FIND, not_used))
+            {
+              /* purecov: begin inspected */
+              my_errno= HA_ERR_KEY_NOT_FOUND;
+              info->cur_row.lastpos= HA_OFFSET_ERROR;
+              break;
+              /* purecov: end */
+            }
+          } while (info->cur_row.lastpos >= info->state->data_file_length);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_search.c b/storage/maria/ma_search.c
index 8cb3e56e646..7bbf461096c 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_search.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_search.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ uint _ma_get_pack_key(register MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo, uint nod_flag,
 	if (tot_length >= 255 && *start != 255)
 	{
 	  /* length prefix changed from a length of one to a length of 3 */
-	  bmove_upp((char*) key+length+3,(char*) key+length+1,length);
+	  bmove_upp(key+length+3, key+length+1, length);
 	  *key=255;
 	  mi_int2store(key+1,tot_length);
 	  key+=3+length;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_sort.c b/storage/maria/ma_sort.c
index 2851a3a09dd..e367f8c20e3 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_sort.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_sort.c
@@ -47,42 +47,41 @@ extern void print_error _VARARGS((const char *fmt,...));
 
 /* Functions defined in this file */
 
-static ha_rows NEAR_F find_all_keys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,uint keys,
-                                    uchar **sort_keys,
-                                    DYNAMIC_ARRAY *buffpek,int *maxbuffer,
-                                    IO_CACHE *tempfile,
-                                    IO_CACHE *tempfile_for_exceptions);
-static int NEAR_F write_keys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar **sort_keys,
-                             uint count, BUFFPEK *buffpek,IO_CACHE *tempfile);
-static int NEAR_F write_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar *key,
-			    IO_CACHE *tempfile);
-static int NEAR_F write_index(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar **sort_keys,
-                              uint count);
-static int NEAR_F merge_many_buff(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,uint keys,
-                                  uchar **sort_keys,
-                                  BUFFPEK *buffpek,int *maxbuffer,
-                                  IO_CACHE *t_file);
-static uint NEAR_F read_to_buffer(IO_CACHE *fromfile,BUFFPEK *buffpek,
-                                  uint sort_length);
-static int NEAR_F merge_buffers(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,uint keys,
-                                IO_CACHE *from_file, IO_CACHE *to_file,
-                                uchar **sort_keys, BUFFPEK *lastbuff,
-                                BUFFPEK *Fb, BUFFPEK *Tb);
-static int NEAR_F merge_index(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *,uint, uchar **,BUFFPEK *, int,
-                              IO_CACHE *);
+static ha_rows find_all_keys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,uint keys,
+                             uchar **sort_keys,
+                             DYNAMIC_ARRAY *buffpek,int *maxbuffer,
+                             IO_CACHE *tempfile,
+                             IO_CACHE *tempfile_for_exceptions);
+static int write_keys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar **sort_keys,
+                      uint count, BUFFPEK *buffpek,IO_CACHE *tempfile);
+static int write_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar *key,
+                     IO_CACHE *tempfile);
+static int write_index(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar **sort_keys,
+                       uint count);
+static int merge_many_buff(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,uint keys,
+                           uchar **sort_keys,
+                           BUFFPEK *buffpek,int *maxbuffer,
+                           IO_CACHE *t_file);
+static uint read_to_buffer(IO_CACHE *fromfile,BUFFPEK *buffpek,
+                           uint sort_length);
+static int merge_buffers(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,uint keys,
+                         IO_CACHE *from_file, IO_CACHE *to_file,
+                         uchar **sort_keys, BUFFPEK *lastbuff,
+                         BUFFPEK *Fb, BUFFPEK *Tb);
+static int merge_index(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *,uint, uchar **,BUFFPEK *, int,
+                       IO_CACHE *);
 static int flush_maria_ft_buf(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info);
 
-static int NEAR_F write_keys_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar **sort_keys,
-                                    uint count, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
-                                    IO_CACHE *tempfile);
-static uint NEAR_F read_to_buffer_varlen(IO_CACHE *fromfile,BUFFPEK *buffpek,
-                                         uint sort_length);
-static int NEAR_F write_merge_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, IO_CACHE *to_file,
-                                  char *key, uint sort_length, uint count);
-static int NEAR_F write_merge_key_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
-					 IO_CACHE *to_file,
-					 char* key, uint sort_length,
-					 uint count);
+static int write_keys_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar **sort_keys,
+                             uint count, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
+                             IO_CACHE *tempfile);
+static uint read_to_buffer_varlen(IO_CACHE *fromfile,BUFFPEK *buffpek,
+                                  uint sort_length);
+static int write_merge_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, IO_CACHE *to_file,
+                           uchar *key, uint sort_length, uint count);
+static int write_merge_key_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
+                                  IO_CACHE *to_file, uchar *key,
+                                  uint sort_length, uint count);
 static inline int
 my_var_write(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, IO_CACHE *to_file, uchar *bufs);
 
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ int _ma_create_index_by_sort(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, my_bool no_messages,
     if ((records < UINT_MAX32) && 
        ((my_off_t) (records + 1) * 
         (sort_length + sizeof(char*)) <= (my_off_t) memavl))
-      keys= records+1;
+      keys= (uint)records+1;
     else
       do
       {
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ err:
 
 /* Search after all keys and place them in a temp. file */
 
-static ha_rows NEAR_F find_all_keys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uint keys,
+static ha_rows find_all_keys(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uint keys,
 				    uchar **sort_keys, DYNAMIC_ARRAY *buffpek,
 				    int *maxbuffer, IO_CACHE *tempfile,
 				    IO_CACHE *tempfile_for_exceptions)
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ pthread_handler_t _ma_thr_find_all_keys(void *arg)
     bzero((char*) &sort_param->unique, sizeof(sort_param->unique));
 
     memavl=       max(sort_param->sortbuff_size, MIN_SORT_MEMORY);
-    idx=          sort_param->sort_info->max_records;
+    idx=          (uint)sort_param->sort_info->max_records;
     sort_length=  sort_param->key_length;
     maxbuffer=    1;
 
@@ -685,7 +684,7 @@ my_var_write(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, IO_CACHE *to_file, uchar *bufs)
 }
 
 
-static int NEAR_F write_keys_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
+static int write_keys_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
 				    register uchar **sort_keys,
                                     uint count, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
 				    IO_CACHE *tempfile)
@@ -712,7 +711,7 @@ static int NEAR_F write_keys_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
 } /* write_keys_varlen */
 
 
-static int NEAR_F write_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar *key,
+static int write_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar *key,
 			    IO_CACHE *tempfile)
 {
   uint key_length=info->real_key_length;
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ static int NEAR_F write_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uchar *key,
 
 /* Write index */
 
-static int NEAR_F write_index(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
+static int write_index(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
                               register uchar **sort_keys,
                               register uint count)
 {
@@ -751,7 +750,7 @@ static int NEAR_F write_index(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
 
         /* Merge buffers to make < MERGEBUFF2 buffers */
 
-static int NEAR_F merge_many_buff(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uint keys,
+static int merge_many_buff(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uint keys,
                                   uchar **sort_keys, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
                                   int *maxbuffer, IO_CACHE *t_file)
 {
@@ -809,7 +808,7 @@ cleanup:
     -1	Error
 */
 
-static uint NEAR_F read_to_buffer(IO_CACHE *fromfile, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
+static uint read_to_buffer(IO_CACHE *fromfile, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
                                   uint sort_length)
 {
   register uint count;
@@ -828,7 +827,7 @@ static uint NEAR_F read_to_buffer(IO_CACHE *fromfile, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
   return (count*sort_length);
 } /* read_to_buffer */
 
-static uint NEAR_F read_to_buffer_varlen(IO_CACHE *fromfile, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
+static uint read_to_buffer_varlen(IO_CACHE *fromfile, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
                                          uint sort_length)
 {
   register uint count;
@@ -860,17 +859,17 @@ static uint NEAR_F read_to_buffer_varlen(IO_CACHE *fromfile, BUFFPEK *buffpek,
 } /* read_to_buffer_varlen */
 
 
-static int NEAR_F write_merge_key_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
-					 IO_CACHE *to_file,char* key,
-                                         uint sort_length, uint count)
+static int write_merge_key_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
+                                  IO_CACHE *to_file, uchar* key,
+                                  uint sort_length, uint count)
 {
   uint idx;
+  uchar *bufs = key;
 
-  char *bufs = key;
   for (idx=1;idx<=count;idx++)
   {
     int err;
-    if ((err= my_var_write(info,to_file, (uchar*) bufs)))
+    if ((err= my_var_write(info, to_file, bufs)))
       return (err);
     bufs=bufs+sort_length;
   }
@@ -878,11 +877,11 @@ static int NEAR_F write_merge_key_varlen(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info,
 }
 
 
-static int NEAR_F write_merge_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info __attribute__((unused)),
-				  IO_CACHE *to_file, char* key,
+static int write_merge_key(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info __attribute__((unused)),
+				  IO_CACHE *to_file, uchar *key,
 				  uint sort_length, uint count)
 {
-  return my_b_write(to_file,(uchar*) key,(uint) sort_length*count);
+  return my_b_write(to_file, key, (size_t) sort_length*count);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -927,7 +926,7 @@ merge_buffers(MARIA_SORT_PARAM *info, uint keys, IO_CACHE *from_file,
                                                       sort_length));
     if (error == -1)
       goto err; /* purecov: inspected */
-    queue_insert(&queue,(char*) buffpek);
+    queue_insert(&queue,(uchar*) buffpek);
   }
 
   while (queue.elements > 1)
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_sp_key.c b/storage/maria/ma_sp_key.c
index 1ea9b410ab6..5f83b432228 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_sp_key.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_sp_key.c
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ static int sp_get_geometry_mbr(uchar *(*wkb), uchar *end, uint n_dims,
                               double *mbr, int top);
 static int sp_mbr_from_wkb(uchar (*wkb), uint size, uint n_dims, double *mbr);
 
-static void get_double(double *d, const uchar *pos)
-{
-  float8get(*d, pos);
-}
-
 uint _ma_sp_make_key(register MARIA_HA *info, uint keynr, uchar *key,
                      const uchar *record, my_off_t filepos)
 {
@@ -62,48 +57,40 @@ uint _ma_sp_make_key(register MARIA_HA *info, uint keynr, uchar *key,
 
   for (i = 0, keyseg = keyinfo->seg; keyseg->type; keyseg++, i++)
   {
-    uint length = keyseg->length;
+    uint length = keyseg->length, start= keyseg->start;
+    double val;
 
-    pos = ((uchar*)mbr) + keyseg->start;
-    if (keyseg->flag & HA_SWAP_KEY)
-    {
+    DBUG_ASSERT(length == sizeof(double));
+    DBUG_ASSERT(!(start % sizeof(double)));
+    DBUG_ASSERT(start < sizeof(mbr));
+    DBUG_ASSERT(keyseg->type == HA_KEYTYPE_DOUBLE);
+
+    val= mbr[start / sizeof (double)];
 #ifdef HAVE_ISNAN
-      if (keyseg->type == HA_KEYTYPE_FLOAT)
-      {
-	float nr;
-	float4get(nr, pos);
-	if (isnan(nr))
-	{
-	  /* Replace NAN with zero */
- 	  bzero(key, length);
-	  key+= length;
-	  continue;
-	}
-      }
-      else if (keyseg->type == HA_KEYTYPE_DOUBLE)
-      {
-	double nr;
-	get_double(&nr, pos);
-	if (isnan(nr))
-	{
- 	  bzero(key, length);
-	  key+= length;
-	  continue;
-	}
-      }
+    if (isnan(val))
+    {
+      bzero(key, length);
+      key+= length;
+      len+= length;
+      continue;
+    }
 #endif
-      pos += length;
-      while (length--)
-      {
-        *key++ = *--pos;
-      }
+
+    if (keyseg->flag & HA_SWAP_KEY)
+    {
+      uchar buf[sizeof(double)];
+
+      float8store(buf, val);
+      pos= &buf[length];
+      while (pos > buf)
+      *key++ = *--pos;
     }
     else
     {
-      memcpy((uchar*)key, pos, length);
-      key += keyseg->length;
+      float8store((uchar *)key, val);
+      key += length;
     }
-    len += keyseg->length;
+    len+= length;
   }
   _ma_dpointer(info, key, filepos);
   return len;
@@ -141,13 +128,13 @@ static int sp_add_point_to_mbr(uchar *(*wkb), uchar *end, uint n_dims,
   {
     if ((*wkb) > end - 8)
       return -1;
-    get_double(&ord, (const uchar*) *wkb);
+    float8get(ord, (const uchar*) *wkb);
     (*wkb)+= 8;
     if (ord < *mbr)
-      float8store((char*) mbr, ord);
+      *mbr= ord;
     mbr++;
     if (ord > *mbr)
-      float8store((char*) mbr, ord);
+      *mbr= ord;
     mbr++;
   }
   return 0;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_sp_test.c b/storage/maria/ma_sp_test.c
index 7a413f68135..b8c00753acb 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_sp_test.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_sp_test.c
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 #define MAX_REC_LENGTH 1024
 #define KEYALG HA_KEY_ALG_RTREE
 
-static void create_linestring(char *record,uint rownr);
-static void print_record(char * record,my_off_t offs,const char * tail);
+static void create_linestring(uchar *record,uint rownr);
+static void print_record(uchar * record,my_off_t offs,const char * tail);
 
-static void create_key(char *key,uint rownr);
-static void print_key(const char *key,const char * tail);
+static void create_key(uchar *key,uint rownr);
+static void print_key(const uchar *key,const char * tail);
 
 static int run_test(const char *filename);
 static int read_with_pos(MARIA_HA * file, int silent);
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ int run_test(const char *filename)
   int i;
   int error;
   int row_count=0;
-  char record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
-  char key[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
-  char read_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
+  uchar record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
+  uchar key[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
+  uchar read_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
   int upd=10;
   ha_rows hrows;
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int read_with_pos (MARIA_HA * file,int silent)
 {
   int error;
   int i;
-  char read_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
+  uchar read_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
   int rows=0;
 
   if (!silent)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int read_with_pos (MARIA_HA * file,int silent)
 
 
 #ifdef NOT_USED
-static void bprint_record(char * record,
+static void bprint_record(uchar * record,
 			  my_off_t offs __attribute__((unused)),
 			  const char * tail)
 {
@@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ static void bprint_record(char * record,
 #endif
 
 
-static void print_record(char * record, my_off_t offs,const char * tail)
+static void print_record(uchar * record, my_off_t offs,const char * tail)
 {
-  char *pos;
+  uchar *pos;
   char *ptr;
   uint len;
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static void print_record(char * record, my_off_t offs,const char * tail)
 
 
 #ifdef NOT_USED
-static void create_point(char *record,uint rownr)
+static void create_point(uchar *record,uint rownr)
 {
    uint tmp;
    char *ptr;
@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@ static void create_point(char *record,uint rownr)
 #endif
 
 
-static void create_linestring(char *record,uint rownr)
+static void create_linestring(uchar *record,uint rownr)
 {
    uint tmp;
    char *ptr;
-   char *pos=record;
+   uchar *pos= record;
    double x[200];
    int i,j;
    int npoints=2;
@@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ static void create_linestring(char *record,uint rownr)
 }
 
 
-static void create_key(char *key,uint rownr)
+static void create_key(uchar *key,uint rownr)
 {
    double c=rownr;
-   char *pos;
+   uchar *pos;
    uint i;
 
    bzero(key,MAX_REC_LENGTH);
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static void create_key(char *key,uint rownr)
    }
 }
 
-static void print_key(const char *key,const char * tail)
+static void print_key(const uchar *key,const char * tail)
 {
   double c;
   uint i;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_statrec.c b/storage/maria/ma_statrec.c
index ebfab4fad76..03ebc781104 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_statrec.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_statrec.c
@@ -26,16 +26,15 @@ my_bool _ma_write_static_record(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *record)
   {
     my_off_t filepos=info->s->state.dellink;
     info->rec_cache.seek_not_done=1;		/* We have done a seek */
-    if (info->s->file_read(info,(char*) &temp[0],info->s->base.rec_reflength,
+    if (info->s->file_read(info, &temp[0],info->s->base.rec_reflength,
 		info->s->state.dellink+1,
 		 MYF(MY_NABP)))
       goto err;
     info->s->state.dellink= _ma_rec_pos(info->s,temp);
     info->state->del--;
     info->state->empty-=info->s->base.pack_reclength;
-    if (info->s->file_write(info, (char*) record, info->s->base.reclength,
-		  filepos,
-		  MYF(MY_NABP)))
+    if (info->s->file_write(info, record, info->s->base.reclength,
+                            filepos, MYF(MY_NABP)))
       goto err;
   }
   else
@@ -48,29 +47,29 @@ my_bool _ma_write_static_record(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *record)
     }
     if (info->opt_flag & WRITE_CACHE_USED)
     {				/* Cash in use */
-      if (my_b_write(&info->rec_cache, (uchar*) record,
+      if (my_b_write(&info->rec_cache, record,
 		     info->s->base.reclength))
 	goto err;
       if (info->s->base.pack_reclength != info->s->base.reclength)
       {
 	uint length=info->s->base.pack_reclength - info->s->base.reclength;
-	bzero((char*) temp,length);
-	if (my_b_write(&info->rec_cache, (uchar*) temp,length))
+	bzero(temp,length);
+	if (my_b_write(&info->rec_cache, temp,length))
 	  goto err;
       }
     }
     else
     {
       info->rec_cache.seek_not_done=1;		/* We have done a seek */
-      if (info->s->file_write(info,(char*) record,info->s->base.reclength,
+      if (info->s->file_write(info, record, info->s->base.reclength,
 		    info->state->data_file_length,
 		    info->s->write_flag))
         goto err;
       if (info->s->base.pack_reclength != info->s->base.reclength)
       {
 	uint length=info->s->base.pack_reclength - info->s->base.reclength;
-	bzero((char*) temp,length);
-	if (info->s->file_write(info, (uchar*) temp,length,
+	bzero(temp,length);
+	if (info->s->file_write(info, temp,length,
 		      info->state->data_file_length+
 		      info->s->base.reclength,
 		      info->s->write_flag))
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ my_bool _ma_update_static_record(MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_RECORD_POS pos,
 {
   info->rec_cache.seek_not_done=1;		/* We have done a seek */
   return (info->s->file_write(info,
-		    (char*) record,info->s->base.reclength,
+                              record, info->s->base.reclength,
 		    pos,
 		    MYF(MY_NABP)) != 0);
 }
@@ -132,13 +131,10 @@ my_bool _ma_cmp_static_record(register MARIA_HA *info,
   if ((info->opt_flag & READ_CHECK_USED))
   {						/* If check isn't disabled  */
     info->rec_cache.seek_not_done=1;		/* We have done a seek */
-    if (info->s->file_read(info, (char*) info->rec_buff,
-                           info->s->base.reclength,
-                           info->cur_row.lastpos,
-                           MYF(MY_NABP)))
+    if (info->s->file_read(info, info->rec_buff, info->s->base.reclength,
+                           info->cur_row.lastpos, MYF(MY_NABP)))
       DBUG_RETURN(1);
-    if (memcmp((uchar*) info->rec_buff, (uchar*) old,
-	       (uint) info->s->base.reclength))
+    if (memcmp(info->rec_buff, old, (uint) info->s->base.reclength))
     {
       DBUG_DUMP("read",old,info->s->base.reclength);
       DBUG_DUMP("disk",info->rec_buff,info->s->base.reclength);
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ my_bool _ma_cmp_static_unique(MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *def,
   DBUG_ENTER("_ma_cmp_static_unique");
 
   info->rec_cache.seek_not_done=1;		/* We have done a seek */
-  if (info->s->file_read(info, (char*) info->rec_buff, info->s->base.reclength,
+  if (info->s->file_read(info, info->rec_buff, info->s->base.reclength,
 	       pos, MYF(MY_NABP)))
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
   DBUG_RETURN(_ma_unique_comp(def, record, (uchar*) info->rec_buff,
@@ -186,7 +182,7 @@ int _ma_read_static_record(register MARIA_HA *info, register uchar *record,
       return(my_errno);
     info->rec_cache.seek_not_done=1;		/* We have done a seek */
 
-    error=info->s->file_read(info,(char*) record,info->s->base.reclength,
+    error=info->s->file_read(info, record,info->s->base.reclength,
                              pos, MYF(MY_NABP));
     if (! error)
     {
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_test1.c b/storage/maria/ma_test1.c
index 80bd3c348a7..fbb91256bc2 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_test1.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_test1.c
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ static HA_KEYSEG uniqueseg[10];
 
 static int run_test(const char *filename);
 static void get_options(int argc, char *argv[]);
-static void create_key(char *key,uint rownr);
-static void create_record(char *record,uint rownr);
-static void update_record(char *record);
+static void create_key(uchar *key,uint rownr);
+static void create_record(uchar *record,uint rownr);
+static void update_record(uchar *record);
 
 
 /*
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int run_test(const char *filename)
   int i,j,error,deleted,rec_length,uniques=0;
   uint offset_to_key;
   ha_rows found,row_count;
-  char record[MAX_REC_LENGTH],key[MAX_REC_LENGTH],read_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
+  uchar record[MAX_REC_LENGTH],key[MAX_REC_LENGTH],read_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
   MARIA_UNIQUEDEF uniquedef;
   MARIA_CREATE_INFO create_info;
 
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ static int run_test(const char *filename)
 	     i-1,error,my_errno,read_record+1);
     }
   }
+  maria_scan_end(file);
 
 end:
   if (die_in_middle_of_transaction)
@@ -467,20 +468,20 @@ err:
 }
 
 
-static void create_key_part(char *key,uint rownr)
+static void create_key_part(uchar *key,uint rownr)
 {
   if (!unique_key)
     rownr&=7;					/* Some identical keys */
   if (keyinfo[0].seg[0].type == HA_KEYTYPE_NUM)
   {
-    sprintf(key,"%*d",keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,rownr);
+    sprintf((char*) key,"%*d",keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,rownr);
   }
   else if (keyinfo[0].seg[0].type == HA_KEYTYPE_VARTEXT1 ||
            keyinfo[0].seg[0].type == HA_KEYTYPE_VARTEXT2)
   {						/* Alpha record */
     /* Create a key that may be easily packed */
     bfill(key,keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,rownr < 10 ? 'A' : 'B');
-    sprintf(key+keyinfo[0].seg[0].length-2,"%-2d",rownr);
+    sprintf((char*) key+keyinfo[0].seg[0].length-2,"%-2d",rownr);
     if ((rownr & 7) == 0)
     {
       /* Change the key to force a unpack of the next key */
@@ -490,12 +491,12 @@ static void create_key_part(char *key,uint rownr)
   else
   {						/* Alpha record */
     if (keyinfo[0].seg[0].flag & HA_SPACE_PACK)
-      sprintf(key,"%-*d",keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,rownr);
+      sprintf((char*) key,"%-*d",keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,rownr);
     else
     {
       /* Create a key that may be easily packed */
       bfill(key,keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,rownr < 10 ? 'A' : 'B');
-      sprintf(key+keyinfo[0].seg[0].length-2,"%-2d",rownr);
+      sprintf((char*) key+keyinfo[0].seg[0].length-2,"%-2d",rownr);
       if ((rownr & 7) == 0)
       {
 	/* Change the key to force a unpack of the next key */
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ static void create_key_part(char *key,uint rownr)
 }
 
 
-static void create_key(char *key,uint rownr)
+static void create_key(uchar *key,uint rownr)
 {
   if (keyinfo[0].seg[0].null_bit)
   {
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ static void create_key(char *key,uint rownr)
   {
     uint tmp;
     create_key_part(key+2,rownr);
-    tmp=strlen(key+2);
+    tmp=strlen((char*) key+2);
     int2store(key,tmp);
   }
   else
@@ -530,13 +531,13 @@ static void create_key(char *key,uint rownr)
 }
 
 
-static char blob_key[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
-static char blob_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH+20*20];
+static uchar blob_key[MAX_REC_LENGTH];
+static uchar blob_record[MAX_REC_LENGTH+20*20];
 
 
-static void create_record(char *record,uint rownr)
+static void create_record(uchar *record,uint rownr)
 {
-  char *pos;
+  uchar *pos;
   bzero((char*) record,MAX_REC_LENGTH);
   record[0]=1;					/* delete marker */
   if (rownr == 0 && keyinfo[0].seg[0].null_bit)
@@ -546,9 +547,9 @@ static void create_record(char *record,uint rownr)
   if (recinfo[0].type == FIELD_BLOB)
   {
     uint tmp;
-    char *ptr;
+    uchar *ptr;
     create_key_part(blob_key,rownr);
-    tmp=strlen(blob_key);
+    tmp=strlen((char*) blob_key);
     int4store(pos,tmp);
     ptr=blob_key;
     memcpy_fixed(pos+4,&ptr,sizeof(char*));
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ static void create_record(char *record,uint rownr)
   {
     uint tmp, pack_length= HA_VARCHAR_PACKLENGTH(recinfo[0].length-1);
     create_key_part(pos+pack_length,rownr);
-    tmp= strlen(pos+pack_length);
+    tmp= strlen((char*) pos+pack_length);
     if (pack_length == 1)
       *(uchar*) pos= (uchar) tmp;
     else
@@ -573,10 +574,10 @@ static void create_record(char *record,uint rownr)
   if (recinfo[1].type == FIELD_BLOB)
   {
     uint tmp;
-    char *ptr;;
-    sprintf(blob_record,"... row: %d", rownr);
-    strappend(blob_record,max(MAX_REC_LENGTH-rownr,10),' ');
-    tmp=strlen(blob_record);
+    uchar *ptr;;
+    sprintf((char*) blob_record,"... row: %d", rownr);
+    strappend((char*) blob_record,max(MAX_REC_LENGTH-rownr,10),' ');
+    tmp=strlen((char*) blob_record);
     int4store(pos,tmp);
     ptr=blob_record;
     memcpy_fixed(pos+4,&ptr,sizeof(char*));
@@ -584,28 +585,28 @@ static void create_record(char *record,uint rownr)
   else if (recinfo[1].type == FIELD_VARCHAR)
   {
     uint tmp, pack_length= HA_VARCHAR_PACKLENGTH(recinfo[1].length-1);
-    sprintf(pos+pack_length, "... row: %d", rownr);
-    tmp= strlen(pos+pack_length);
+    sprintf((char*) pos+pack_length, "... row: %d", rownr);
+    tmp= strlen((char*) pos+pack_length);
     if (pack_length == 1)
-      *(uchar*) pos= (uchar) tmp;
+      pos= (uchar) tmp;
     else
       int2store(pos,tmp);
   }
   else
   {
-    sprintf(pos,"... row: %d", rownr);
-    strappend(pos,recinfo[1].length,' ');
+    sprintf((char*) pos,"... row: %d", rownr);
+    strappend((char*) pos,recinfo[1].length,' ');
   }
 }
 
 /* change row to test re-packing of rows and reallocation of keys */
 
-static void update_record(char *record)
+static void update_record(uchar *record)
 {
-  char *pos=record+1;
+  uchar *pos=record+1;
   if (recinfo[0].type == FIELD_BLOB)
   {
-    char *column,*ptr;
+    uchar *column,*ptr;
     int length;
     length=uint4korr(pos);			/* Long blob */
     memcpy_fixed(&column,pos+4,sizeof(char*));
@@ -614,7 +615,8 @@ static void update_record(char *record)
     memcpy_fixed(pos+4,&ptr,sizeof(char*));	/* Store pointer to new key */
     if (keyinfo[0].seg[0].type != HA_KEYTYPE_NUM)
       default_charset_info->cset->casedn(default_charset_info,
-                                         blob_key, length, blob_key, length);
+                                         (char*) blob_key, length,
+                                         (char*) blob_key, length);
     pos+=recinfo[0].length;
   }
   else if (recinfo[0].type == FIELD_VARCHAR)
@@ -622,22 +624,22 @@ static void update_record(char *record)
     uint pack_length= HA_VARCHAR_PACKLENGTH(recinfo[0].length-1);
     uint length= pack_length == 1 ? (uint) *(uchar*) pos : uint2korr(pos);
     default_charset_info->cset->casedn(default_charset_info,
-                                       pos + pack_length, length,
-                                       pos + pack_length, length);
+                                       (char*) pos + pack_length, length,
+                                       (char*) pos + pack_length, length);
     pos+=recinfo[0].length;
   }
   else
   {
     if (keyinfo[0].seg[0].type != HA_KEYTYPE_NUM)
       default_charset_info->cset->casedn(default_charset_info,
-                                         pos, keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,
-                                         pos, keyinfo[0].seg[0].length);
+                                         (char*) pos, keyinfo[0].seg[0].length,
+                                         (char*) pos, keyinfo[0].seg[0].length);
     pos+=recinfo[0].length;
   }
 
   if (recinfo[1].type == FIELD_BLOB)
   {
-    char *column;
+    uchar *column;
     int length;
     length=uint4korr(pos);
     memcpy_fixed(&column,pos+4,sizeof(char*));
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_test2.c b/storage/maria/ma_test2.c
index 935be09850c..d9bd9bca9e0 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_test2.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_test2.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 static void get_options(int argc, char *argv[]);
 static uint rnd(uint max_value);
 static void fix_length(uchar *record,uint length);
-static void put_blob_in_record(char *blob_pos,char **blob_buffer,
+static void put_blob_in_record(uchar *blob_pos,char **blob_buffer,
                                ulong *length);
 static void copy_key(struct st_maria_info *info,uint inx,
 		     uchar *record,uchar *key);
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ static enum data_file_type record_type= DYNAMIC_RECORD;
 static uint keys=MARIA_KEYS,recant=1000;
 static uint use_blob=0;
 static uint16 key1[1001],key3[5000];
-static char record[300],record2[300],key[100],key2[100],
-	    read_record[300],read_record2[300],read_record3[300];
+static uchar record[300],record2[300],key[100],key2[100];
+static uchar read_record[300],read_record2[300],read_record3[300];
 static HA_KEYSEG glob_keyseg[MARIA_KEYS][MAX_PARTS];
 
 		/* Test program */
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (i == 72) goto end;
 #endif
     n1=rnd(1000); n2=rnd(100); n3=rnd(5000);
-    sprintf(record,"%6d:%4d:%8d:Pos: %4d    ",n1,n2,n3,write_count);
+    sprintf((char*) record,"%6d:%4d:%8d:Pos: %4d    ",n1,n2,n3,write_count);
     int4store(record+STANDARD_LENGTH-4,(long) i);
     fix_length(record,(uint) STANDARD_LENGTH+rnd(60));
     put_blob_in_record(record+blob_pos,&blob_buffer, &blob_length);
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       for (j=rnd(1000)+1 ; j>0 && key1[j] == 0 ; j--) ;
       if (!j)
 	for (j=999 ; j>0 && key1[j] == 0 ; j--) ;
-      sprintf(key,"%6d",j);
+      sprintf((char*) key,"%6d",j);
       if (maria_rkey(file,read_record,0,key,HA_WHOLE_KEY,HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
       {
 	printf("Test in loop: Can't find key: \"%s\"\n",key);
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     for (j=rnd(1000)+1 ; j>0 && key1[j] == 0 ; j--) ;
     if (j != 0)
     {
-      sprintf(key,"%6d",j);
+      sprintf((char*) key,"%6d",j);
       if (maria_rkey(file,read_record,0,key,HA_WHOLE_KEY,HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
       {
 	printf("can't find key1: \"%s\"\n",key);
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	goto err;
       }
       opt_delete++;
-      key1[atoi(read_record+keyinfo[0].seg[0].start)]--;
-      key3[atoi(read_record+keyinfo[2].seg[0].start)]=0;
+      key1[atoi((char*) read_record+keyinfo[0].seg[0].start)]--;
+      key3[atoi((char*) read_record+keyinfo[2].seg[0].start)]=0;
     }
     else
       puts("Warning: Skipping delete test because no dupplicate keys");
@@ -361,17 +361,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   for (i=0 ; i<recant/10 ; i++)
   {
     n1=rnd(1000); n2=rnd(100); n3=rnd(5000);
-    sprintf(record2,"%6d:%4d:%8d:XXX: %4d     ",n1,n2,n3,update);
+    sprintf((char*) record2,"%6d:%4d:%8d:XXX: %4d     ",n1,n2,n3,update);
     int4store(record2+STANDARD_LENGTH-4,(long) i);
     fix_length(record2,(uint) STANDARD_LENGTH+rnd(60));
 
     for (j=rnd(1000)+1 ; j>0 && key1[j] == 0 ; j--) ;
     if (j != 0)
     {
-      sprintf(key,"%6d",j);
+      sprintf((char*) key,"%6d",j);
       if (maria_rkey(file,read_record,0,key,HA_WHOLE_KEY,HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
       {
-	printf("can't find key1: \"%s\"\n",key);
+	printf("can't find key1: \"%s\"\n", (char*) key);
 	goto err;
       }
       if (bcmp(read_record+keyinfo[0].seg[0].start,
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       }
       else
       {
-	key1[atoi(read_record+keyinfo[0].seg[0].start)]--;
-	key3[atoi(read_record+keyinfo[2].seg[0].start)]=0;
+	key1[atoi((char*) read_record+keyinfo[0].seg[0].start)]--;
+	key3[atoi((char*) read_record+keyinfo[2].seg[0].start)]=0;
 	key1[n1]++; key3[n3]=1;
 	update++;
       }
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       dupp_keys=key1[i]; j=i;
     }
   }
-  sprintf(key,"%6d",j);
+  sprintf((char*) key,"%6d",j);
   start=keyinfo[0].seg[0].start;
   length=keyinfo[0].seg[0].length;
   if (dupp_keys)
@@ -720,8 +720,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       key_range min_key, max_key;
       if (j > k)
 	swap_variables(int, j, k);
-      sprintf(key,"%6d",j);
-      sprintf(key2,"%6d",k);
+      sprintf((char*) key,"%6d",j);
+      sprintf((char*) key2,"%6d",k);
 
       min_key.key= key;
       min_key.keypart_map= HA_WHOLE_KEY;
@@ -797,13 +797,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   {
     printf("scan with cache: I can only find: %d records of %d\n",
 	   ant,write_count-opt_delete);
+    maria_scan_end(file);
     goto err;
   }
   if (maria_extra(file,HA_EXTRA_NO_CACHE,0))
   {
     puts("got error from maria_extra(HA_EXTRA_NO_CACHE)");
+    maria_scan_end(file);
     goto err;
   }
+  maria_scan_end(file);
 
   ant=0;
   maria_scan_init(file);
@@ -814,8 +817,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   {
     printf("scan with cache: I can only find: %d records of %d\n",
 	   ant,write_count-opt_delete);
+    maria_scan_end(file);
     goto err;
   }
+  maria_scan_end(file);
 
   if (testflag == 5)
     goto end;
@@ -885,16 +890,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     else
       found_parts++;
   }
-  maria_scan_end(file);
   if (my_errno != HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE && my_errno != HA_ERR_RECORD_DELETED)
     printf("error: %d from maria_rrnd\n",my_errno);
   if (write_count != opt_delete)
   {
     printf("Deleted only %d of %d records (%d parts)\n",opt_delete,write_count,
 	   found_parts);
+    maria_scan_end(file);
     goto err;
   }
 end:
+  maria_scan_end(file);
   if (die_in_middle_of_transaction)
   {
     /* As commit record is not done, UNDO entries needs to be rolled back */
@@ -967,7 +973,7 @@ reads:      %10lu\n",
            (ulong) maria_pagecache->global_cache_r_requests,
            (ulong) maria_pagecache->global_cache_read);
   }
-  end_pagecache(maria_pagecache,1);
+  maria_end();
   my_free(blob_buffer, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
   my_end(silent ? MY_CHECK_ERROR : MY_CHECK_ERROR | MY_GIVE_INFO);
   return(0);
@@ -1130,13 +1136,13 @@ static void fix_length(uchar *rec, uint length)
   bmove(rec+STANDARD_LENGTH,
 	"0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890",
 	length-STANDARD_LENGTH);
-  strfill(rec+length,STANDARD_LENGTH+60-length,' ');
+  strfill((char*) rec+length,STANDARD_LENGTH+60-length,' ');
 } /* fix_length */
 
 
 	/* Put maybe a blob in record */
 
-static void put_blob_in_record(char *blob_pos, char **blob_buffer,
+static void put_blob_in_record(uchar *blob_pos, char **blob_buffer,
                                ulong *blob_length)
 {
   ulong i,length;
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_test3.c b/storage/maria/ma_test3.c
index c25dd5dcdc6..6d45e391e65 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_test3.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_test3.c
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ int test_read(MARIA_HA *,int),test_write(MARIA_HA *,int,int),
     test_update(MARIA_HA *,int,int),test_rrnd(MARIA_HA *,int);
 
 struct record {
-  char id[8];
-  char nr[4];
-  char text[10];
+  uchar id[8];
+  uchar nr[4];
+  uchar text[10];
 } record;
 
 
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ int test_read(MARIA_HA *file,int id)
   for (i=0 ; i < 100 ; i++)
   {
     find=rnd(100000);
-    if (!maria_rkey(file,record.id,1,(uchar*) &find,
-                    HA_WHOLE_KEY,HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
+    if (!maria_rkey(file,record.id,1,(uchar*) &find, HA_WHOLE_KEY,
+                    HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
       found++;
     else
     {
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ int test_write(MARIA_HA *file,int id,int lock_type)
       maria_extra(file,HA_EXTRA_WRITE_CACHE,0);
   }
 
-  sprintf(record.id,"%7d",getpid());
-  strnmov(record.text,"Testing...", sizeof(record.text));
+  sprintf((char*) record.id,"%7d",getpid());
+  strnmov((char*) record.text,"Testing...", sizeof(record.text));
 
   tries=(uint) rnd(100)+10;
   for (i=count=0 ; i < tries ; i++)
@@ -418,15 +418,15 @@ int test_update(MARIA_HA *file,int id,int lock_type)
     }
   }
   bzero((char*) &new_record,sizeof(new_record));
-  strmov(new_record.text,"Updated");
+  strmov((char*) new_record.text,"Updated");
 
   found=next=prev=update=0;
   for (i=0 ; i < 100 ; i++)
   {
     tmp=rnd(100000);
     int4store(find,tmp);
-    if (!maria_rkey(file,record.id,1,(uchar*) find,
-                    HA_WHOLE_KEY,HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
+    if (!maria_rkey(file,record.id,1,(uchar*) find, HA_WHOLE_KEY,
+                    HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
       found++;
     else
     {
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_update.c b/storage/maria/ma_update.c
index 0cb2e2b648b..759f94e6450 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_update.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_update.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int maria_update(register MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *oldrec, uchar *newrec)
 	    key_changed|=HA_STATE_WRITTEN;
 	  }
 	  changed|=((ulonglong) 1 << i);
-	  if (_ma_ft_update(info,i,(char*) old_key,oldrec,newrec,pos))
+	  if (_ma_ft_update(info,i,old_key,oldrec,newrec,pos))
 	    goto err;
 	}
       }
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ err:
       {
 	if (share->keyinfo[i].flag & HA_FULLTEXT)
 	{
-	  if ((flag++ && _ma_ft_del(info,i,(char*) new_key,newrec,pos)) ||
-	      _ma_ft_add(info,i,(char*) old_key,oldrec,pos))
+	  if ((flag++ && _ma_ft_del(info,i,new_key,newrec,pos)) ||
+	      _ma_ft_add(info,i,old_key,oldrec,pos))
 	    break;
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_write.c b/storage/maria/ma_write.c
index b034d71ef9d..9982d770c81 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_write.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_write.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int maria_write(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *record)
       }
       if (share->keyinfo[i].flag & HA_FULLTEXT )
       {
-        if (_ma_ft_add(info,i,(char*) buff,record,filepos))
+        if (_ma_ft_add(info,i, buff,record,filepos))
         {
 	  if (local_lock_tree)
 	    rw_unlock(&share->key_root_lock[i]);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ err:
         */
 	if (share->keyinfo[i].flag & HA_FULLTEXT)
         {
-          if (_ma_ft_del(info,i,(char*) buff,record,filepos))
+          if (_ma_ft_del(info,i,buff,record,filepos))
 	  {
 	    if (local_lock_tree)
 	      rw_unlock(&share->key_root_lock[i]);
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ int _ma_insert(register MARIA_HA *info, register MARIA_KEYDEF *keyinfo,
              we cannot easily dispatch an empty page here */
           b+=blen+ft2len+2;
           for (a=anc_buff+a_length ; b < a ; b+=ft2len+2)
-            insert_dynamic(info->ft1_to_ft2, (char*) b);
+            insert_dynamic(info->ft1_to_ft2, b);
 
           /* fixing the page's length - it contains only one key now */
           maria_putint(anc_buff,2+blen+ft2len+2,0);
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ int maria_init_bulk_insert(MARIA_HA *info, ulong cache_size, ha_rows rows)
     DBUG_RETURN(0);
 
   if (rows && rows*total_keylength < cache_size)
-    cache_size=rows;
+    cache_size= (ulong)rows;
   else
     cache_size/=total_keylength*16;
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/maria_chk.c b/storage/maria/maria_chk.c
index f9ed249817e..227eb9727e4 100644
--- a/storage/maria/maria_chk.c
+++ b/storage/maria/maria_chk.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] =
     (uchar**) &ft_stopword_file, (uchar**) &ft_stopword_file, 0, GET_STR,
     REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"stats_method", OPT_STATS_METHOD,
-   "Specifies how index statistics collection code should threat NULLs. "
+   "Specifies how index statistics collection code should treat NULLs. "
    "Possible values of name are \"nulls_unequal\" (default behavior for 4.1/5.0), "
    "\"nulls_equal\" (emulate 4.0 behavior), and \"nulls_ignored\".",
    (uchar**) &maria_stats_method_str, (uchar**) &maria_stats_method_str, 0,
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 		      MySQL faster.  You can check the calculated distribution\n\
 		      by using '--description --verbose table_name'.\n\
   --stats_method=name Specifies how index statistics collection code should\n\
-                      threat NULLs. Possible values of name are \"nulls_unequal\"\n\
+                      treat NULLs. Possible values of name are \"nulls_unequal\"\n\
                       (default for 4.1/5.0), \"nulls_equal\" (emulate 4.0), and \n\
                       \"nulls_ignored\".\n\
   -d, --description   Prints some information about table.\n\
diff --git a/storage/maria/maria_def.h b/storage/maria/maria_def.h
index 09852f4dc86..cf8ab10e22f 100644
--- a/storage/maria/maria_def.h
+++ b/storage/maria/maria_def.h
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ typedef struct st_maria_share
   my_bool (*compare_unique)(struct st_maria_info *, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *,
                             const uchar *record, MARIA_RECORD_POS pos);
   /* Mapings to read/write the data file */
-  uint (*file_read)(MARIA_HA *, uchar *, uint, my_off_t, myf);
-  uint (*file_write)(MARIA_HA *, uchar *, uint, my_off_t, myf);
+  uint (*file_read)(MARIA_HA *, uchar *, size_t, my_off_t, myf);
+  uint (*file_write)(MARIA_HA *, const uchar *, size_t, my_off_t, myf);
   invalidator_by_filename invalidator;	/* query cache invalidator */
   ulong this_process;			/* processid */
   ulong last_process;			/* For table-change-check */
@@ -864,27 +864,27 @@ extern uint _ma_save_pack_length(uint version, uchar * block_buff,
                                  ulong length);
 extern uint _ma_calc_pack_length(uint version, ulong length);
 extern ulong _ma_calc_blob_length(uint length, const uchar *pos);
-extern uint _ma_mmap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                           uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
-extern uint _ma_mmap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                            uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
-extern uint _ma_nommap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                             uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
-extern uint _ma_nommap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
-                              uint Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
+extern size_t _ma_mmap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
+			     size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
+extern size_t _ma_mmap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *Buffer,
+			      size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
+extern size_t _ma_nommap_pread(MARIA_HA *info, uchar *Buffer,
+			       size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
+extern size_t _ma_nommap_pwrite(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *Buffer,
+				size_t Count, my_off_t offset, myf MyFlags);
 
 uint _ma_state_info_write(MARIA_SHARE *share, uint pWrite);
 uint _ma_state_info_write_sub(File file, MARIA_STATE_INFO *state, uint pWrite);
 uint _ma_state_info_read_dsk(File file, MARIA_STATE_INFO *state);
 uint _ma_base_info_write(File file, MARIA_BASE_INFO *base);
 int _ma_keyseg_write(File file, const HA_KEYSEG *keyseg);
-char *_ma_keyseg_read(char *ptr, HA_KEYSEG *keyseg);
+uchar *_ma_keyseg_read(uchar *ptr, HA_KEYSEG *keyseg);
 uint _ma_keydef_write(File file, MARIA_KEYDEF *keydef);
-char *_ma_keydef_read(char *ptr, MARIA_KEYDEF *keydef);
+uchar *_ma_keydef_read(uchar *ptr, MARIA_KEYDEF *keydef);
 uint _ma_uniquedef_write(File file, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *keydef);
-char *_ma_uniquedef_read(char *ptr, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *keydef);
+uchar *_ma_uniquedef_read(uchar *ptr, MARIA_UNIQUEDEF *keydef);
 uint _ma_columndef_write(File file, MARIA_COLUMNDEF *columndef);
-char *_ma_columndef_read(char *ptr, MARIA_COLUMNDEF *columndef);
+uchar *_ma_columndef_read(uchar *ptr, MARIA_COLUMNDEF *columndef);
 ulong _ma_calc_total_blob_length(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *record);
 ha_checksum _ma_checksum(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *buf);
 ha_checksum _ma_static_checksum(MARIA_HA *info, const uchar *buf);
diff --git a/storage/maria/maria_pack.c b/storage/maria/maria_pack.c
index 83f88fcb0dc..88df230b5d4 100644
--- a/storage/maria/maria_pack.c
+++ b/storage/maria/maria_pack.c
@@ -526,14 +526,14 @@ static int compress(PACK_MRG_INFO *mrg,char *result_table)
   {
     /* Make a new indexfile based on first file in list */
     uint length;
-    char *buff;
+    uchar *buff;
     strmov(org_name,result_table);		/* Fix error messages */
     VOID(fn_format(new_name,result_table,"",MARIA_NAME_IEXT,2));
     if ((join_isam_file=my_create(new_name,0,tmpfile_createflag,MYF(MY_WME)))
 	< 0)
       goto err;
     length=(uint) share->base.keystart;
-    if (!(buff=my_malloc(length,MYF(MY_WME))))
+    if (!(buff= (uchar*) my_malloc(length,MYF(MY_WME))))
       goto err;
     if (my_pread(share->kfile.file, buff, length, 0L, MYF(MY_WME | MY_NABP)) ||
 	my_write(join_isam_file,buff,length,
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static int compress(PACK_MRG_INFO *mrg,char *result_table)
   new_length=file_buffer.pos_in_file;
   if (!error && !test_only)
   {
-    char buff[MEMMAP_EXTRA_MARGIN];		/* End marginal for memmap */
+    uchar buff[MEMMAP_EXTRA_MARGIN];		/* End marginal for memmap */
     bzero(buff,sizeof(buff));
     error=my_write(file_buffer.file,buff,sizeof(buff),
 		   MYF(MY_WME | MY_NABP | MY_WAIT_IF_FULL)) != 0;