Description:
(Missing category: Test suite and tools)
Test "mysqldump" does not terminate (sometimes) if the suite is run by the Perl script.
Symptom:
=== cut ===
mysqldump [ fail ] timeout
Errors are (from PATH/mysqltest-time) :
(the last lines may be the most important ones)
Ending Tests
=== cut ===
It is not "mysqld" that hangs but "mysqladmin".
Occurred in the GPL builds of 5.0.16 in these runs:
hpita2-64bit-5.0-max.log normal
aix52-5.0-debug.log normal
butch-64bit-5.0-debug.log normal
butch-64bit-5.0-debug.log ps-protocol
cane-linuxthreads-5.0-debug.log normal
ita2-rhas21-5.0-debug.log normal
ita2-rhas21-5.0-debug.log ps-protocol
sol10-x86-5.0-debug.log ps-protocol
sol9x86-5.0-debug.log normal
sol9x86-5.0-debug.log ps-protocol
butch-64bit-5.0-standard.log ps-protocol
ita2-rhas21-5.0-standard.log normal
powermacg5-5.0-standard.log ps-protocol
sol9x86-5.0-standard.log normal
Kristian Nielsen has done a detailed analysis which he will append.
How to repeat:
Test suite problem, but sometimes only.
Suggested fix:
Extend the Perl script to also but a watchdog around "mysqladmin",
or prevent that tool from hanging.
