--- /Users/apple/bk/mysql-5.0/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh	2008-02-01 11:59:27.000000000 +0300
+++ /Users/apple/bk/mysql-5.0/scripts/mysqld_safe_patched.sh	2008-02-01 12:10:11.000000000 +0300
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 
 KILL_MYSQLD=1;
 MYSQLD=
+DIE_ON_REPEATABLE_CRASH=0;
+RETRIES=10;
+TIMEOUT=60;
+RUN_ON_DEATH=
+CRASHES=0;
+RESTART_TIME=`date "+%s"`
 
 trap '' 1 2 3 15			# we shouldn't let anyone kill us
 
@@ -39,6 +45,10 @@
   --mysqld-version=VERSION   Use "mysqld-VERSION" as mysqld
   --nice=NICE                Set the scheduling priority of mysqld
   --skip-kill-mysqld         Don't try to kill stray mysqld processes
+  --die-on-repeatable-crash  Die in case of repeatable mysqld crashes
+  --retries[=10]             Retries before die
+  --timeout[=60]             Timeout between retries (in seconds)
+  --run-on-death=COMMAND     Run COMMAND on death
 
 All other options are passed to the mysqld program.
 
@@ -94,6 +104,10 @@
       --help)
         usage
         ;;
+	  --die-on-repeatable-crash*) DIE_ON_REPEATABLE_CRASH=1; ;;
+	  --retries=*) RETRIES=`echo "$arg" | sed -e "s;--retries=;;"` ;;
+	  --timeout=*) TIMEOUT=`echo "$arg" | sed -e "s;--timeout=;;"` ;;
+	  --run-on-death=*) RUN_ON_DEATH=`echo "$arg" | sed -e "s;--run-on-death=;;"` ;;
       *)
         if test -n "$pick_args"
         then
@@ -422,6 +436,19 @@
       I=`expr $I + 1`
     done
   fi
+  if [[ $DIE_ON_REPEATABLE_CRASH ]]
+  then
+	  if (( $TIMEOUT < (( - $RESTART_TIME + (RESTART_TIME=`date "+%s"`) )) ))
+	  then
+	  	CRASHES=0;
+	  fi
+	  (( CRASHES++ ))
+	  if (( $RETRIES < $CRASHES ))
+	  then
+	  	exec $RUN_ON_DEATH
+		exit 0;
+	  fi
+  fi
   echo "`date +'%y%m%d %H:%M:%S'`  mysqld restarted" | tee -a $err_log
 done