Bug #38570 calling UDF causes a server crash
Submitted: 5 Aug 2008 12:13 Modified: 8 Aug 2008 6:18
Reporter: Susanne Ebrecht Email Updates:
Status: Verified Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: User-defined functions ( UDF ) Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:5.0, 5.1 OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: regression

[5 Aug 2008 12:13] Susanne Ebrecht
Description:
I worked on bug #38257

SELECT udf_real_max_length();
080805 13:22:20 - mysqld got signal 10 ;
....
ERROR 2013 (HY000): Lost connection to MySQL server during query

How to repeat:
FIle: udf_return_values.c
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#include <string.h>

#include <my_global.h>
#include <mysql.h>

#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
#define DLLEXP __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define DLLEXP /* no dll */
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
DLLEXP my_bool udf_int_max_length_init(UDF_INIT *initid){
  return 0;
}

DLLEXP longlong udf_int_max_length(
  UDF_INIT *initid, UDF_ARGS *args,
  my_bool *is_null, my_bool *error
){
  return initid->max_length;
}

DLLEXP my_bool udf_real_max_length_init(UDF_INIT *initid){
  initid->decimals = 0;
  return 0;
}

DLLEXP double udf_real_max_length(
  UDF_INIT *initid, UDF_ARGS *args,
  my_bool *is_null, my_bool *error
){
  initid->decimals = 0;
  return (double)initid->max_length;
}

DLLEXP my_bool udf_str_max_length_init(UDF_INIT *initid){
  initid->decimals = 0;
  return 0;
}

DLLEXP char* udf_str_max_length(
  UDF_INIT *initid, UDF_ARGS *args,
  char* buffer, unsigned long* length,
  my_bool *is_null, my_bool *error
){
  initid->decimals = 0; 
  sprintf(buffer, "%u\0", initid->max_length);
  *length = strlen(buffer);
  return buffer;
}
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

Compile:
--------
gcc -Wall -I/opt/mysql/mysql/include -shared -o udf_return_values.so udf_return_values.c

Move udf_return_values.so to plugin dir
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CREATE FUNCTION udf_real_max_length RETURNS REAL soname 'udf_return_values.so';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

SELECT udf_real_max_length();
[7 Aug 2008 21:04] MySQL Verification Team
Omer,

Regression was noticed with 5.0.22 see bug and my comment below:

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=38257

[21 Jul 20:03] Miguel Solorzano

Thanks.