Bug #8682 Server crashes on 'reap' (test 'flush_block_commit')

Description:
This test fails only on this machine, in both 32 and 64 bit builds:

flush_block_commit             [ fail ]

Errors are (from...) :
.../mysqltest: At line 50: query 'reap' failed: 2013: Lost connection to MySQL server during query
(the last lines may be the most important ones)

Ending Tests
Shutting-down MySQL daemon

master not cooperating with mysqladmin, will try manual kill
kill: 9299: The specified process does not exist.
master refused to die. Sending SIGKILL
kill: 9299: The specified process does not exist.
Master shutdown finished
Slave shutdown finished
flush_read_lock_kill           [ pass ]

Typically, the server processes hang: Only a manual 'kill' lets the tests proceed.

Current changeset:
  1.1880 05/02/21 20:41:48 monty@mysql.com +8 -0
  Generate warning in ha_delete_table() if files is missing in handler

How to repeat:
Build + test on hp3750.

I'll see what I can do with this one

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Additional info:

fixed in 4.1.11 and 5.0.3. Has only been seen in 5.0 on HPUX; theoretically it existed in 4.1 too. Will document it myself.

ChangeSet@1.1616.1693.1, 2005-02-23 17:38:51+01:00, guilhem@mysql.com
  FIx for BUG#8682 "flush_block_commit test hangs on HPUX":