1 files changed, 27 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/sql/ha_partition.cc b/sql/ha_partition.cc
index 451631ff373..099b663f5c2 100644
--- a/sql/ha_partition.cc
+++ b/sql/ha_partition.cc
@@ -1719,13 +1719,23 @@ void ha_partition::update_create_info(HA_CREATE_INFO *create_info)
 
 void ha_partition::change_table_ptr(TABLE *table_arg, TABLE_SHARE *share)
 {
-  handler **file_array= m_file;
+  handler **file_array;
   table= table_arg;
   table_share= share;
-  do
+  /*
+    m_file can be NULL when using an old cached table in DROP TABLE, when the
+    table just has REMOVED PARTITIONING, see Bug#42438
+  */
+  if (m_file)
   {
-    (*file_array)->change_table_ptr(table_arg, share);
-  } while (*(++file_array));
+    file_array= m_file;
+    DBUG_ASSERT(*file_array);
+    do
+    {
+      (*file_array)->change_table_ptr(table_arg, share);
+    } while (*(++file_array));
+  }
+
   if (m_added_file && m_added_file[0])
   {
     /* if in middle of a drop/rename etc */
@@ -5986,7 +5996,13 @@ void ha_partition::print_error(int error, myf errflag)
   if (error == HA_ERR_NO_PARTITION_FOUND)
     m_part_info->print_no_partition_found(table);
   else
-    m_file[m_last_part]->print_error(error, errflag);
+  {
+    /* In case m_file has not been initialized, like in bug#42438 */
+    if (m_file)
+      m_file[m_last_part]->print_error(error, errflag);
+    else
+      handler::print_error(error, errflag);
+  }
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
@@ -5996,7 +6012,12 @@ bool ha_partition::get_error_message(int error, String *buf)
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_partition::get_error_message");
 
   /* Should probably look for my own errors first */
-  DBUG_RETURN(m_file[m_last_part]->get_error_message(error, buf));
+
+  /* In case m_file has not been initialized, like in bug#42438 */
+  if (m_file)
+    DBUG_RETURN(m_file[m_last_part]->get_error_message(error, buf));
+  DBUG_RETURN(handler::get_error_message(error, buf));
+
 }