TOOLS
Backport a fix for Bug 57094 from 5.5.
The following revision was backported:
# revision-id: alexander.nozdrin@oracle.com-20101006150613-ls60rb2tq5dpyb5c
# parent: bar@mysql.com-20101006121559-am1e05ykeicwnx48
# committer: Alexander Nozdrin <alexander.nozdrin@oracle.com>
# branch nick: mysql-5.5-bugteam-bug57094
# timestamp: Wed 2010-10-06 19:06:13 +0400
# message:
# Fix for Bug 57094 (Copyright notice incorrect?).
#
# The fix is to:
# - introduce ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE define to have a single place
# to specify copyright notice;
# - replace custom copyright notices with ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE
# in programs.
TOOLS
Backport a fix for Bug 57094 from 5.5.
The following revision was backported:
# revision-id: alexander.nozdrin@oracle.com-20101006150613-ls60rb2tq5dpyb5c
# parent: bar@mysql.com-20101006121559-am1e05ykeicwnx48
# committer: Alexander Nozdrin <alexander.nozdrin@oracle.com>
# branch nick: mysql-5.5-bugteam-bug57094
# timestamp: Wed 2010-10-06 19:06:13 +0400
# message:
# Fix for Bug 57094 (Copyright notice incorrect?).
#
# The fix is to:
# - introduce ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE define to have a single place
# to specify copyright notice;
# - replace custom copyright notices with ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE
# in programs.
client/mysql_upgrade.c:
missing DBUG_RETURN
client/mysqladmin.cc:
client plugin memory wasn't freed
client/mysqlcheck.c:
client plugin memory, defaults, a result set, a command-line option value were not freed.
missing DBUG_RETURN.
client/mysqldump.c:
client plugin memory wasn't freed
client/mysqlslap.c:
client plugin memory wasn't freed
client/mysqltest.cc:
hopeless. cannot be fixed.
mysql-test/valgrind.supp:
Bug#56666 is now fixed.
mysys/array.c:
really, don't allocate if the caller didn't ask to.
mysys/my_init.c:
safemalloc checks must be done at the very end
mysys/my_thr_init.c:
not needed anymore
sql-common/client.c:
memory leak
sql/log.cc:
log_file was not closed, memory leak.
sql/mysqld.cc:
fix bug#56666 (causing many P_S related memory leaks).
close_active_mi() not called for --bootstrap, memory leak.
sql/sql_lex.cc:
redo Lex->mi handling
sql/sql_lex.h:
redo Lex->mi handling
sql/sql_plugin.cc:
plugins having PLUGIN_VAR_MEMALLOC string variables have this variables allocated in every THD.
The memory was freed in ~THD but only if plugin was still active. If plugin was unloaded the
variable was not found and the memory was lost. By loading and unloading plugins an arbitrary
amount of memory can be lost.
sql/sql_repl.cc:
redo Lex->mi handling
sql/sql_yacc.yy:
completely wrong handling of Lex->mi - run-time memory leak, by repeating the statement
arbitrary amount of memory can be lost.
Lex->mi.repl_ignore_server_ids_opt was allocated when parsing CHANGE MASTER,
and freed after executing the statement. if parser failed on syntax (or another)
error the statement was never executed. Lex->mi was simply bzero-ed for the next
CHANGE MASTER statement.
sql/table.cc:
didn't compile
storage/perfschema/pfs_lock.h:
Bug#56666 is fixed
The mysqld server and all clients now reads the new client-server section
Fixed that mysqldumpslow supports new slow log formats and new mysqld --slow- options
client/mysql.cc:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysql_upgrade.c:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysqladmin.cc:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysqlbinlog.cc:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysqlcheck.c:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysqldump.c:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysqlimport.c:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysqlshow.c:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
client/mysqltest.cc:
Read also client-server and client-mariadb sections.
extra/my_print_defaults.c:
Updated help text
scripts/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sh:
Read also sections client client-server client-mariadb
scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in:
Also allow --data=* option
Read also groups mariadb, server and client-server.
scripts/mysql_install_db.sh:
Also allow --data=* option
Read also groups mariadb, server and client-server.
Added --lose-skip-pbxt to bootstrap
scripts/mysql_secure_installation.sh:
Read also groups client-server and client-mariadb
scripts/mysqld_multi.sh:
Read also group mariadb
scripts/mysqld_safe.sh:
Read also groups mariadb server and client-server
scripts/mysqldumpslow.sh:
Fixed to support new slow log formats
Added sorting on -ae (aggregated number of retreived rows) and e (retrieved rows)
Read also group 'mariadb'
If there is many instances of same option, use last one.
Get slow log file from options log-slow-queries=filename or query-log-file=filename
Added support for future --log-basename option
sql-common/client.c:
Read also groups 'client-server' and 'client-mariadb'
tests/mysql_client_test.c:
Read also groups 'client-server' and 'client-mariadb'
tests/thread_test.c:
Read also groups 'client-server' and 'client-mariadb'
"set optimizer_switch to e or d causes invalid memory writes/valgrind warnings":
due to prefix support, the argument "e" was overwritten with its full value
"engine_condition_pushdown", which caused a buffer overrun.
This was wrong usage of find_type(); other wrong usages are fixed here too.
Please start reading with the comment of typelib.c.
client/mysqldump.c:
A bug: find_type() expects a bitmap as 3rd argument
(each bit is a flag controlling a behaviour of the function);
here it was instead passed the length of the string to search!
That could give random behaviour of find_type()
depending on the string.
We rather need to pass a correct flag to find_type().
The correct flag is FIND_TYPE_BASIC (0).
Flag 8 is not needed as buff cannot have a comma (see how buff is filled).
Flag 1 looks like a superfluous restriction.
Flag 4 is not user-friendly (why use
--compatible=2 rather than --compatible=mysql40 ?, and
we probably not commit to "2" always meaning "mysql40"
until the end of times).
include/mysql.h.pp:
This isn't a problematic API change as we go from char* to const char*:
existing code will run unchanged.
include/typelib.h:
named constants. Not an enum to not significantly change
the declaration of find_type() which would be an API change
(typelib.h is included in mysql.h).
mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result:
correct result (see the two requested modes in SQL_MODE)
mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/optimizer_switch_basic.test:
test for BUG#59894. The second SET used to crash.
mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test:
we had no test for multiple modes in --compatible, which is
supported according to --help
mysys/typelib.c:
Fix for BUG#59894. parse_name() is asked to match "e" with a row
of the TYPELIB (the TYPELIB lists permitted flags of optimizer_switch;
and comes from optimizer_switch_names[] of sys_vars.cc).
find_type() is capable of supporting prefixes, but if it is not
passed flag 2 in third argument, it will overwrite its first
argument (the string to search for) with the complete name,
here overwriting "e" with "engine_condition_pushdown". But
as this "e" was a buffer allocated in an Item, it was not big
enough to host the longer name, thus the crash.
We don't need to know the complete flag's name; the output used
from find_type() is just the flag's number (== function's return
code). So we can pass flag 2 to find_type() in parse_name().
After doing this fix and the other fixes in this patch, all usages
of find_type() were using flag 2; in most usages the string to search for,
is not guaranteed to be long enough to host the complete name
(it is either directly from argv, or from alloc_root/my_malloc
done in an earlier call).
Thus, flag 2 is here made implicit: callers need not pass it anymore,
it is always automatically turned on.
This allows to eliminate an oddity: parse_name() took a const char**,
and then removed "const" before calling find_type(), which could
theoretically modify the pointed data, thus lying on constness.
Last, constants for find_type() are now named.
sql-common/client.c:
Two bugs:
1) The enum was not in sync with the array (due to a bad porting of WL 1054;
the extra OPT_ values are about options present in 5.1 and deleted in 5.5);
added a compile_time_assert() to make sure this doesn't happen again
2) find_type() was writing past the end of opt_arg; as opt_arg was allocated
with alloc_root() with no extra space, this was an overrun; it could be seen
when
** building with -DWITH_VALGRIND -DHAVE_purify -DEXTRA_DEBUG
** making execution go through the faulty code; this faulty
code is executed only if the client asks to read a configuration
file like this:
mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_FILE, "/tmp/cnf.cnf");
so by adding such line to the start of mysql_client_test.c::client_connect(),
we could see the valgrind warning:
==30548== Invalid write of size 1
==30548== at 0x4C2624C: strcpy (mc_replace_strmem.c:303)
==30548== by 0x48DC29: find_type (typelib.c:120)
==30548== by 0x465686: mysql_read_default_options (client.c:1344)
==30548== by 0x46830F: mysql_real_connect (client.c:2971)
==30548== by 0x409339: client_connect (mysql_client_test.c:331)
==30548== by 0x463A7F: main (mysql_client_test.c:19902)
==30548== Address 0x61875ad is 0 bytes after a block of size 29 alloc'd
==30548== at 0x4C25153: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==30548== by 0x49BFF1: my_malloc (my_malloc.c:38)
==30548== by 0x49C65C: alloc_root (my_alloc.c:166)
==30548== by 0x48EF97: handle_default_option (default.c:381)
==30548== by 0x49068C: search_default_file_with_ext (default.c:992)
==30548== by 0x48F929: search_default_file (default.c:670)
==30548== by 0x48EDC4: my_search_option_files (default.c:312)
==30548== by 0x48F4B1: my_load_defaults (default.c:576)
==30548== by 0x46517A: mysql_read_default_options (client.c:1207)
==30548== by 0x46830F: mysql_real_connect (client.c:2971)
==30548== by 0x409339: client_connect (mysql_client_test.c:331)
==30548== by 0x463A7F: main (mysql_client_test.c:19902)
This is fixed by having find_type() not overwrite anymore.
sql/sql_help.cc:
cast not needed anymore.
sql/table.cc:
cast not needed anymore.
"set optimizer_switch to e or d causes invalid memory writes/valgrind warnings":
due to prefix support, the argument "e" was overwritten with its full value
"engine_condition_pushdown", which caused a buffer overrun.
This was wrong usage of find_type(); other wrong usages are fixed here too.
Please start reading with the comment of typelib.c.
When mysqldadmin is run with sleep and count options,
it goes into an infinite loop and keeps executing the
specified command.
This happened because the statement, responsible for
decrementing the count value, was missing.
Fixed by adding a statement which will decrement the
count value for each iteration.
client/mysqladmin.cc:
Bug#58221 : mysqladmin --sleep=x --count=x keeps looping
Added a condition to check and decrement the count
value stored in nr_iterations per iteration.
mysql-test/r/mysqladmin.result:
Added a testcase for Bug#58221.
mysql-test/t/mysqladmin.test:
Added a testcase for Bug#58221.
When mysqldadmin is run with sleep and count options,
it goes into an infinite loop and keeps executing the
specified command.
This happened because the statement, responsible for
decrementing the count value, was missing.
Fixed by adding a statement which will decrement the
count value for each iteration.
command line clients.
Postfix covering other mysql standard clients like mysql_upgrade,
mysqlbinlog, mysqlcheck, mysqlimport, mysqlshow and mysqlslap.
client/client_priv.h:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients
Added an entry for 'default-auth' option.
client/mysql.cc:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients
Updated the id entry for default_auth option.
client/mysql_upgrade.c:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
client/mysqladmin.cc:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients
Updated the id entry for default_auth option.
client/mysqlbinlog.cc:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
client/mysqlcheck.c:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
client/mysqldump.c:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients
Updated the id entry for default_auth option.
client/mysqlimport.c:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
client/mysqlshow.c:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
client/mysqlslap.c:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
mysql-test/r/plugin_auth.result:
Added test case for Bug#58139 for mysql_upgrade.
mysql-test/t/plugin_auth.test:
Added test case for Bug#58139 for mysql_upgrade.
and 'THREAD_SAFE_CLIENT'.
As of MySQL 5.5, we no longer support non-threaded
builds. This patch removes all references to the
obsolete THREAD and THREAD_SAFE_CLIENT preprocessor
symbols. These were used to distinguish between
threaded and non-threaded builds.
and 'THREAD_SAFE_CLIENT'.
As of MySQL 5.5, we no longer support non-threaded
builds. This patch removes all references to the
obsolete THREAD and THREAD_SAFE_CLIENT preprocessor
symbols. These were used to distinguish between
threaded and non-threaded builds.
command line clients.
Command line tools like mysqladmin and mysqldump did not recognize
default-auth and plugin-dir options.
Support for these options was found missing in these command line
tools.
Fixed by adding support for the same.
client/mysqladmin.cc:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
client/mysqldump.c:
Bug#58139 : default-auth option not recognized in MySQL standard
command line clients.
Introduced two new variables to hold values from default-auth and
plugin-dir options and further pushed them to client's st_mysql
instance.
mysql-test/r/plugin_auth.result:
Added test case for Bug#58139.
mysql-test/t/plugin_auth.test:
Added test case for Bug#58139.
command line clients.
Command line tools like mysqladmin and mysqldump did not recognize
default-auth and plugin-dir options.
Support for these options was found missing in these command line
tools.
Fixed by adding support for the same.
The fix is to:
- introduce ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE define to have a single place
to specify copyright notice;
- replace custom copyright notices with ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE
in programs.
The fix is to:
- introduce ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE define to have a single place
to specify copyright notice;
- replace custom copyright notices with ORACLE_WELCOME_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE
in programs.
Fix some bugs where we stored values other than 0 or 1 in my_bool
Fixed some compiler warnings
client/mysql.cc:
Changed interrupted_query from my_bool to int, as we stored 2 in it.
client/mysqladmin.cc:
Changed return variable type to same type as function value type
client/mysqltest.cc:
Changed 'found' to int as we store other values than 0 or 1 into it
Changed type for parameter of set_reconnect() to match usage.
extra/libevent/evbuffer.c:
Added __attribute__((unused))
extra/libevent/event.c:
Added __attribute__((unused))
extra/libevent/signal.c:
Added __attribute__((unused))
sql/event_data_objects.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/event_db_repository.cc:
my_bool -> bool
sql/event_db_repository.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/event_parse_data.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/events.cc:
my_bool -> bool
sql/events.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/field.cc:
my_bool -> bool
sql/field.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/hash_filo.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/item.cc:
my_bool -> bool
sql/item.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/item_cmpfunc.h:
my_bool -> bool
Changed result_for_null_param from my_bool to int as we stored -1 in it.
sql/item_func.cc:
my_bool -> bool
Modified udf wrapper functions so that the UDF functions would continue to use my_bool. (To keep compatibility with UDF:s)
sql/item_func.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/item_subselect.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/item_sum.cc:
Modified udf wrapper functions so that the UDF functions would continue to use my_bool. (To keep compatibility with UDF:s)
sql/parse_file.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/rpl_mi.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/sp_rcontext.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/sql_analyse.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/sql_base.cc:
Change some assignments so that we don't initialize bool variables with int's.
sql/sql_bitmap.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/sql_cache.cc:
my_bool -> bool
sql/sql_cache.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/sql_class.h:
my_bool -> bool
sql/sql_insert.cc:
Change some assignments so that we don't initialize bool variables with int's.
sql/sql_prepare.cc:
my_bool -> bool
sql/table.h:
my_bool -> bool
storage/maria/ma_check.c:
Removed duplicate assignment
strings/decimal.c:
Fixed wrong variable usage.
Don't do complex arithmetic on bool when simple works.
Essentially, the problem is that safemalloc is excruciatingly
slow as it checks all allocated blocks for overrun at each
memory management primitive, yielding a almost exponential
slowdown for the memory management functions (malloc, realloc,
free). The overrun check basically consists of verifying some
bytes of a block for certain magic keys, which catches some
simple forms of overrun. Another minor problem is violation
of aliasing rules and that its own internal list of blocks
is prone to corruption.
Another issue with safemalloc is rather the maintenance cost
as the tool has a significant impact on the server code.
Given the magnitude of memory debuggers available nowadays,
especially those that are provided with the platform malloc
implementation, maintenance of a in-house and largely obsolete
memory debugger becomes a burden that is not worth the effort
due to its slowness and lack of support for detecting more
common forms of heap corruption.
Since there are third-party tools that can provide the same
functionality at a lower or comparable performance cost, the
solution is to simply remove safemalloc. Third-party tools
can provide the same functionality at a lower or comparable
performance cost.
The removal of safemalloc also allows a simplification of the
malloc wrappers, removing quite a bit of kludge: redefinition
of my_malloc, my_free and the removal of the unused second
argument of my_free. Since free() always check whether the
supplied pointer is null, redudant checks are also removed.
Also, this patch adds unit testing for my_malloc and moves
my_realloc implementation into the same file as the other
memory allocation primitives.
client/mysqldump.c:
Pass my_free directly as its signature is compatible with the
callback type -- which wasn't the case for free_table_ent.
Essentially, the problem is that safemalloc is excruciatingly
slow as it checks all allocated blocks for overrun at each
memory management primitive, yielding a almost exponential
slowdown for the memory management functions (malloc, realloc,
free). The overrun check basically consists of verifying some
bytes of a block for certain magic keys, which catches some
simple forms of overrun. Another minor problem is violation
of aliasing rules and that its own internal list of blocks
is prone to corruption.
Another issue with safemalloc is rather the maintenance cost
as the tool has a significant impact on the server code.
Given the magnitude of memory debuggers available nowadays,
especially those that are provided with the platform malloc
implementation, maintenance of a in-house and largely obsolete
memory debugger becomes a burden that is not worth the effort
due to its slowness and lack of support for detecting more
common forms of heap corruption.
Since there are third-party tools that can provide the same
functionality at a lower or comparable performance cost, the
solution is to simply remove safemalloc. Third-party tools
can provide the same functionality at a lower or comparable
performance cost.
The removal of safemalloc also allows a simplification of the
malloc wrappers, removing quite a bit of kludge: redefinition
of my_malloc, my_free and the removal of the unused second
argument of my_free. Since free() always check whether the
supplied pointer is null, redudant checks are also removed.
Also, this patch adds unit testing for my_malloc and moves
my_realloc implementation into the same file as the other
memory allocation primitives.
strict aliasing violations.
Essentially, the problem is that large parts of the server were
developed in simpler times (last decades, pre C99 standard) when
strict aliasing and compilers supporting such optimizations were
rare to non-existent. Thus, when compiling the server with a modern
compiler that uses strict aliasing rules to perform optimizations,
there are several places in the code that might trigger undefined
behavior.
As evinced by some recent bugs, GCC does a somewhat good of job
misoptimizing such code, but on the other hand also gives warnings
about suspicious code. One problem is that the warnings aren't
always accurate, yet we can't afford to just shut them off as we
might miss real cases. False-positive cases are aggravated mostly
by casts that are likely to trigger undefined behavior.
The solution is to start a cleanup process focused on fixing and
reducing the amount of strict-aliasing related warnings produced
by GCC and others compilers. A good deal of noise reduction can
be achieved by just removing useless casts that are product of
historical cruft and are likely to trigger undefined behavior if
dereferenced.
client/mysql.cc:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
Break up large strings.
client/mysql_upgrade.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
client/mysqladmin.cc:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
Break up large strings.
client/mysqlbinlog.cc:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
client/mysqlcheck.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
client/mysqldump.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
client/mysqlimport.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
client/mysqlshow.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
client/mysqlslap.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
client/mysqltest.cc:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
extra/comp_err.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
extra/my_print_defaults.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
Break up large strings.
extra/mysql_waitpid.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
extra/perror.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
extra/resolve_stack_dump.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
extra/resolveip.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
include/my_getopt.h:
Use a void pointer type as the opaque type to avoid problems with type
incompatibility -- GCC issues warnings when the type name is not type
compatible with a operand. As a side bonus, a explicit cast won't be
necessary anymore.
include/sslopt-longopts.h:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
Break up large strings.
mysys/my_getopt.c:
Update opaque type and introduce a type definition for the
argument to my_getopt_register_get_addr.
server-tools/instance-manager/options.cc:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
sql/mysqld.cc:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
Break up large strings.
Update mysql_getopt_value prototype (the old prototype
was different from the definition anyway).
sql/sql_plugin.cc:
The type of a pointer to a function must be compatible with the
pointed-to function type, otherwise the behavior is undefined.
sql/table.cc:
The variable buf pointer to pointer to pointer to constant char
could improperly alias a incompatible type in call to fix_type_
pointers. Since this was actually dead code, it is simply removed.
sql/unireg.cc:
Remove call to get_form_pos. The code creates a new FRM file which
is always truncated and writes the form position as 0. Hence, no
need to retrieve it, we now for sure it is 0.
storage/archive/archive_reader.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
storage/myisam/ft_nlq_search.c:
Read weight directly from the buffer.
storage/myisam/fulltext.h:
Add explanation about the type duality of a key buffer.
Add accessor macro to retrieve a FT float value.
storage/myisam/mi_test1.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
storage/myisam/myisam_ftdump.c:
Read weight directly from the buffer.
storage/myisam/myisamchk.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
storage/myisam/myisamlog.c:
A pointer to char was used to alias a pointer to pointer to
unsigned char, thus violating strict aliasing rules.
storage/myisam/myisampack.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
strings/decimal.c:
Remove aliasing violation, printing the value is enough for
debugging purposes.
tests/mysql_client_test.c:
Remove now-unnecessary casts.
strict aliasing violations.
Essentially, the problem is that large parts of the server were
developed in simpler times (last decades, pre C99 standard) when
strict aliasing and compilers supporting such optimizations were
rare to non-existent. Thus, when compiling the server with a modern
compiler that uses strict aliasing rules to perform optimizations,
there are several places in the code that might trigger undefined
behavior.
As evinced by some recent bugs, GCC does a somewhat good of job
misoptimizing such code, but on the other hand also gives warnings
about suspicious code. One problem is that the warnings aren't
always accurate, yet we can't afford to just shut them off as we
might miss real cases. False-positive cases are aggravated mostly
by casts that are likely to trigger undefined behavior.
The solution is to start a cleanup process focused on fixing and
reducing the amount of strict-aliasing related warnings produced
by GCC and others compilers. A good deal of noise reduction can
be achieved by just removing useless casts that are product of
historical cruft and are likely to trigger undefined behavior if
dereferenced.
Conflicts:
Text conflict in .bzr-mysql/default.conf
Text conflict in mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slow_query_log.result
Text conflict in mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slow_query_log.test
Conflict adding files to server-tools. Created directory.
Conflict because server-tools is not versioned, but has versioned children. Versioned directory.
Conflict adding files to server-tools/instance-manager. Created directory.
Conflict because server-tools/instance-manager is not versioned, but has versioned children. Versioned directory.
Contents conflict in server-tools/instance-manager/options.cc
Text conflict in sql/mysqld.cc
