Bug #47719 mysqld crashes if handlerton->show_status returns an error

• Submitted: 29 Sep 2009 15:29
• Modified: 30 Sep 2009 9:15
• Reporter: Zardosht Kasheff (OCA)
• Status: Verified
• Category: MySQL Server
• Severity: S2 (Serious)
• Version: 5.1.36, 5.1 bzr
• OS: Any
• CPU Architecture: Any

[29 Sep 2009 15:29] Zardosht Kasheff

Description:
From an email thread on the internals list:

Hi, Zardosht!

On Sep 29, Zardosht Kasheff wrote:
>
>
> In the function ha_show_status, in handler.cc, I see the following
> code to end the function:
>
>   if (!result)
>     my_eof(thd);
>   return result;
> }
>
> So, if the handlerton's show_status function successfully returns,
> my_eof(thd) is called, and the assert is not hit in protocol.cc.
> However, if show_status returns an error, then nothing is called here,
> causing the assert.

This looks like a bug to me.

> Is there something simple and safe that can be done that allows
> show_status to return an error in some cases, but not causing a crash?

The simple and safe workaround that you can do is to call my_error()
when you have an error. It will set the proper status in the
Diagnostics_area.

Regards / Mit vielen Grüßen,
Sergei

How to repeat:
have a storage engine's show_status function return an error.

Suggested fix:
what Sergei suggests.

[30 Sep 2009 9:15] Sveta Smirnova

Thank you for the report.

Verified as described.

[26 Mar 2010 19:43] Zardosht Kasheff

patch for 5.1.43

Attachment: 10-MySQL_47719.txt (text/plain), 349 bytes.