=== added file 'mysql-test/r/bug71720.result'
--- mysql-test/r/bug71720.result	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ mysql-test/r/bug71720.result	2014-01-02 08:50:43 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SET debug="+d,ha_partition_end_bulk_insert_fail";
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (id INT PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=InnoDB PARTITION BY HASH (id) PARTITIONS 2;
+INSERT INTO t2 SELECT * FROM t1;
+ERROR HY000: Got error 1 from storage engine
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+SET debug=default;

=== added file 'mysql-test/t/bug71720.test'
--- mysql-test/t/bug71720.test	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ mysql-test/t/bug71720.test	2014-01-02 08:50:24 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--source include/have_debug.inc
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+--source include/have_partition.inc
+
+SET debug="+d,ha_partition_end_bulk_insert_fail";
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3);
+
+CREATE TABLE t2 (id INT PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=InnoDB PARTITION BY HASH (id) PARTITIONS 2;
+
+--error ER_GET_ERRNO
+INSERT INTO t2 SELECT * FROM t1;
+
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+
+SET debug=default;

=== modified file 'sql/ha_partition.cc'
--- sql/ha_partition.cc	2013-10-30 23:22:43 +0000
+++ sql/ha_partition.cc	2014-01-02 08:22:44 +0000
@@ -4495,6 +4495,7 @@
       error= tmp;
   }
   bitmap_clear_all(&m_bulk_insert_started);
+  DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("ha_partition_end_bulk_insert_fail", error= 1;);
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 

=== modified file 'sql/sql_class.h'
--- sql/sql_class.h	2013-11-17 17:51:36 +0000
+++ sql/sql_class.h	2014-01-02 08:38:00 +0000
@@ -4388,7 +4388,7 @@
    */
   List<Item> *fields;
 protected:
-  /// ha_start_bulk_insert has been called. Never cleared.
+  /// ha_start_bulk_insert has been called.
   bool bulk_insert_started;
 public:
   ulonglong autoinc_value_of_last_inserted_row; // autogenerated or not

=== modified file 'sql/sql_insert.cc'
--- sql/sql_insert.cc	2013-10-30 23:22:43 +0000
+++ sql/sql_insert.cc	2014-01-02 09:07:53 +0000
@@ -3775,6 +3775,7 @@
 
   error= (bulk_insert_started ?
           table->file->ha_end_bulk_insert() : 0);
+  bulk_insert_started= false;
   if (!error && thd->is_error())
     error= thd->get_stmt_da()->sql_errno();