Quoting of TIMESTAMP columns and small optimizations

Build-tools/Do-compile:
  Fixes for remote build
Docs/manual.texi:
  Mainly updates for Access 2000
client/mysqldump.c:
  Added quoting of TIMESTAMP columns
include/mysql.h:
  Added quoting of TIMESTAMP columns
include/mysql_com.h:
  Added quoting of TIMESTAMP columns
libmysql/libmysql.c:
  Added quoting of TIMESTAMP columns
scripts/mysql_install_db.sh:
  Fixed http address
sql-bench/Results/ATIS-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/RUN-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/alter-table-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/big-tables-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/connect-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/create-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/insert-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/select-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql-bench/Results/wisconsin-mysql-NT_4.0:
  New test results
sql/ChangeLog:
  Changelog
sql/field.h:
  Added quoting of TIMESTAMP columns
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Optimizing
sql/mysqld.cc:
  Optimizing
sql/sql_class.cc:
  Optimizing
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Added use of new 'localhost' variable
sql/violite.c:
  Fixed print bug

Build-tools/Do-compile

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use Getopt::Long;
 $opt_distribution=$opt_user=$opt_result=$opt_config_options=$opt_config_env="";
 $opt_dbd_options=$opt_perl_options="";
 $opt_tmp="";
-$opt_help=$opt_Information=$opt_no_delete=$opt_debug=$opt_stage=$opt_rsh_mail=$opt_no_test=$opt_no_perl=$opt_with_low_memory=$opt_fast_benchmark=$opt_static_client=$opt_static_server=$opt_static_perl=$opt_sur=$opt_with_small_disk=$opt_local_perl=0;
-GetOptions("Information","help","distribution=s","user=s","result=s","no-delete","no-test","perl-files=s","debug","config-options=s","config-env=s","stage=i","rsh-mail","with-low-memory","fast-benchmark","tmp=s","static-client","static-server","static-perl","no-perl","local-perl","perl-options=s","sur","with-small-disk","dbd-options=s") || usage();
+$opt_help=$opt_Information=$opt_no_delete=$opt_debug=$opt_stage=$opt_rsh_mail=$opt_no_test=$opt_no_perl=$opt_with_low_memory=$opt_fast_benchmark=$opt_static_client=$opt_static_server=$opt_static_perl=$opt_sur=$opt_with_small_disk=$opt_local_perl=$opt_tcpip=0;
+GetOptions("Information","help","distribution=s","user=s","result=s","no-delete","no-test","perl-files=s","debug","config-options=s","config-env=s","stage=i","rsh-mail","with-low-memory","fast-benchmark","tmp=s","static-client","static-server","static-perl","no-perl","local-perl","perl-options=s","sur","with-small-disk","dbd-options=s","tcpip") || usage();
 
 usage() if ($opt_help || $opt_Information);
 usage() if (!$opt_distribution);
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ $log="$pwd/Logs/$host.log";
 $opt_distribution =~ /(mysql-[^\/]*)\.tar/;
 $ver=$1;
 $gcc_version=which("gcc");
+$connect_option= ($opt_tcpip ? "--host=$host" : "");
 if (defined($gcc_version) && ! $opt_config_env)
 {
   $tmp=`$gcc_version -v 2>&1`;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ if ($opt_stage <= 7 && !$opt_no_test)
 {
   safe_cd("$test_dir/sql-bench");
   log_system("rm -f limits/mysql.cfg");
-  safe_system("perl ./crash-me --force --batch-mode");
+  safe_system("perl ./crash-me --force --batch-mode $connect_option");
 }
 
 if ($opt_stage <= 8 && !$opt_no_test)
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ if ($opt_stage <= 8 && !$opt_no_test)
   safe_cd("$test_dir/sql-bench");
   log_system("rm -f output/*");
   $tmp= $opt_fast_benchmark ? "--fast --user root --small-test" : "";
-  check_system("perl ./run-all-tests --log --die-on-errors $tmp","RUN-mysql");
+  check_system("perl ./run-all-tests --log --die-on-errors $connect_option $tmp","RUN-mysql");
 }
 
 if ($opt_stage <= 9 && $opt_result)

Docs/manual.texi

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Linux notes (all Linux versions)
 * Linux-Alpha::                 Linux-Alpha notes
 * MKLinux::                     MkLinux notes
 * Qube2::                       Qube2 Linux notes
-* Linux-Ia64::                  IA64 Linux notes
+* Linux-Ia64::                  
 
 BSD/OS notes
 
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ Some common errors when using MySQL
 
 Solving some common problems with MySQL
 
-* Log Replication::             Database replication with update log
+* Log Replication::             Database replication with  update log
 * Backup::                      Database backups
 * Update log::                  The update log
 * Slow query log::              Log of slow queries
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ MySQL change history
 
 Changes in release 3.23.x  (Recommended; beta)
 
+* News-3.23.24::                
 * News-3.23.23::                Changes in release 3.23.23
 * News-3.23.22::                Changes in release 3.23.22
 * News-3.23.21::                Changes in release 3.23.21
@@ -9895,8 +9896,9 @@ unchecked values to @strong{MySQL} is very dangerous!
 Check data sizes before passing them to @strong{MySQL}.
 @item
 Consider having your application connect to the database using a
-different user name than the one you use for administrative purposes. Do not give
-your applications any more access privileges than what they need.
+different user name than the one you use for administrative purposes. Do
+not give your applications any more access privileges than what they
+need.
 @end itemize
 @item
 Users of PHP:
@@ -12302,6 +12304,11 @@ recent operation if you don't give it a value yourself.  You can also set it
 to the current date and time by assigning it a @code{NULL} value.  @xref{Date
 and time types}.
 
+Note that @code{TIMESTAMP(X)} columns where X is 8 or 14 are reported to
+be numbers while other @code{TIMESTAMP(X)} columns are reported to be
+strings.  This is just to ensure that one can reliable dump and restore
+the table with these types!
+
 @tindex TIME
 @item TIME
 
@@ -28281,17 +28288,32 @@ If you are using Access 2000, you should get and install the newest
 Microsoft MDAC (@code{Microsoft Data Access Components}) from
 @uref{http://www.microsoft.com/data}.  This will fix the bug in Access
 that when you export data to @strong{MySQL}, the table and column names
-aren't specified.
+aren't specified.  Another way to around this bug is to upgrade to
+MyODBC 2.50.33 and @strong{MySQL} 3.23.x, which together provides a
+workaround for this bug!
 @item
-You should have a primary key in the table.
+Set the `Return matching rows' MyODBC option field when connecting to
+@strong{MySQL}.
+@item
+You should have a primary key in the table;  If not, new or updated rows
+may chow up as @code{#Deleted#}.
 @item
 You should have a timestamp in all tables you want to be able to update.
 For maximum portability @code{TIMESTAMP(14)} or simple @code{TIMESTAMP}
 is recommended instead of other @code{TIMESTAMP(X)} variations.
 @item
 Only use double float fields. Access fails when comparing with single floats.
+The symptom usually is that new or updated rows may chow up as @code{#Deleted#}
+or that you can't find or update rows.
 @item
-Set the `Return matching rows' option field when connecting to @strong{MySQL}.
+If you still get the error @code{Another user has changed your data} after
+adding a @code{TIMESTAMP} column the following trick may help you:
+
+Don't use @code{table} data sheet view. Create instead a form with the
+fields you want, and use that @code{form} data sheet view.  You should
+set the @code{DefaultValue} property for the @code{TIMESTAMP} column to
+@code{NOW()}.  It may be a good idea to hide the @code{TIMESTAMP} column
+from the view to not confuse your users.
 @item
 Access on NT will report @code{BLOB} columns as @code{OLE OBJECTS}. If
 you want to have @code{MEMO} columns instead, you should change the
@@ -28303,8 +28325,8 @@ with these, change the columns to @code{DATETIME}.
 In some cases, Access may generate illegal SQL queries that
 @strong{MySQL} can't understand. You can fix this by selecting
 @code{"Query|SQLSpecific|Pass-Through"} from the Access menu.
-
 @end itemize
+
 @item Borland Builder 4
 When you start a query you can use the property @code{Active} or use the
 method @code{Open}.  Note that @code{Active} will start by automatically issue
@@ -35673,6 +35695,7 @@ version.  The replication and BerkeleyDB code is still under development,
 though, so 3.23 is not released as a stable version yet.
 
 @menu
+* News-3.23.24::                Changes in release 3.23.24
 * News-3.23.23::                Changes in release 3.23.23
 * News-3.23.22::                Changes in release 3.23.22
 * News-3.23.21::                Changes in release 3.23.21
@@ -35699,7 +35722,16 @@ though, so 3.23 is not released as a stable version yet.
 * News-3.23.0::                 Changes in release 3.23.0
 @end menu
 
-@node News-3.23.23, News-3.23.22, News-3.23.x, News-3.23.x
+@node News-3.23.24, News-3.23.23, News-3.23.x, News-3.23.x
+@appendixsubsec Changes in release 3.23.24
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+To make it possibly to reliable dump and restore tables with
+@code{TIMESTAMP(X)} columns, @code{MySQL} now reports columns with X
+other than 14 or 8 to be strings.
+@end itemize
+
+@node News-3.23.23, News-3.23.22, News-3.23.24, News-3.23.x
 @appendixsubsec Changes in release 3.23.23
 @itemize @bullet
 @item

client/mysqldump.c

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 **   Tnu Samuel  <tonu@please.do.not.remove.this.spam.ee>
 **/
 
-#define DUMP_VERSION "8.8"
+#define DUMP_VERSION "8.9"
 
 #include <global.h>
 #include <my_sys.h>
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ static void dumpTable(uint numFields, char *table)
 	  {
 	    if (length)
 	    {
-	      if (!IS_NUM(field->type))
+	      if (!IS_NUM_FIELD(field))
 	      {
 		if (dynstr_realloc(&extended_row,length * 2+2))
 		{
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ static void dumpTable(uint numFields, char *table)
 	    putchar(',');
 	  if (row[i])
 	  {
-	    if (!IS_NUM(field->type))
+	    if (!IS_NUM_FIELD(field))
 	      unescape(stdout, row[i], lengths[i]);
 	    else
 	      fputs(row[i],stdout);

include/mysql.h

@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ extern char *mysql_unix_port;
 #define IS_NOT_NULL(n)	((n) & NOT_NULL_FLAG)
 #define IS_BLOB(n)	((n) & BLOB_FLAG)
 #define IS_NUM(t)	((t) <= FIELD_TYPE_INT24 || (t) == FIELD_TYPE_YEAR)
+#define IS_NUM_FIELD(f)	 ((f)->flags & NUM_FLAG)
+#define INTERNAL_NUM_FIELD(f) (((f)->type <= FIELD_TYPE_INT24 && (f)->type != FIELD_TYPE_TIMESTAMP || (f)->length == 14 || (f)->length == 8) || (f)->type == FIELD_TYPE_YEAR)
 
 typedef struct st_mysql_field {
   char *name;			/* Name of column */

include/mysql_com.h

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ enum enum_server_command {COM_SLEEP,COM_QUIT,COM_INIT_DB,COM_QUERY,
 #define AUTO_INCREMENT_FLAG 512		/* field is a autoincrement field */
 #define TIMESTAMP_FLAG	1024		/* Field is a timestamp */
 #define SET_FLAG	2048		/* field is a set */
+#define NUM_FLAG	32768		/* Field is num (for clients) */
 #define PART_KEY_FLAG	16384		/* Intern; Part of some key */
 #define GROUP_FLAG	32768		/* Intern: Group field */
 #define UNIQUE_FLAG	65536		/* Intern: Used by sql_yacc */

libmysql/libmysql.c

@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ unpack_fields(MYSQL_DATA *data,MEM_ROOT *alloc,uint fields,
       field->flags=   (uint) (uchar) row->data[4][0];
       field->decimals=(uint) (uchar) row->data[4][1];
     }
+    if (INTERNAL_NUM_FIELD(field))
+      field->flags|= NUM_FLAG;
     if (default_value && row->data[5])
       field->def=strdup_root(alloc,(char*) row->data[5]);
     else

scripts/mysql_install_db.sh

@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ then
   echo
   echo "The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at"
   echo "http://www.mysql.com"
-  echo "Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at http://www.mysql.com/license.htmy."
+  echo "Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at https://order.mysql.com"
   echo 
   exit 0
 else

sql-bench/Results/ATIS-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 17:36:42
-
-ATIS table test
-
-Creating tables
-Time for create_table (28):  1 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Inserting data
-Time to insert (9768):  5 wallclock secs ( 0.88 usr  1.38 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Retrieving data
-Time for select_simple_join (500):  3 wallclock secs ( 1.58 usr  0.66 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_join (200): 22 wallclock secs (12.86 usr  5.22 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_distinct (800): 17 wallclock secs ( 4.78 usr  1.80 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_group (2800): 20 wallclock secs ( 3.55 usr  1.13 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Removing tables
-Time to drop_table (28):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Total time: 68 wallclock secs (23.67 usr 10.17 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  1:23:52
+
+ATIS table test
+
+Creating tables
+Time for create_table (28):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Inserting data
+Time to insert (9768):  5 wallclock secs ( 0.69 usr  1.47 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Retrieving data
+Time for select_simple_join (500):  4 wallclock secs ( 1.47 usr  0.69 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_join (200): 22 wallclock secs (13.20 usr  5.34 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_distinct (800): 17 wallclock secs ( 4.75 usr  1.70 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_group (2800): 19 wallclock secs ( 3.31 usr  0.98 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Removing tables
+Time to drop_table (28):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Total time: 67 wallclock secs (23.42 usr 10.20 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql-bench/Results/alter-table-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 16:59:02
-
-Testing of ALTER TABLE
-Testing with 1000 columns and 1000 rows in 20 steps
-Insert data into the table
-Time for insert (1000) 0 wallclock secs ( 0.13 usr  0.13 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Time for alter_table_add (992): 1201 wallclock secs ( 0.53 usr  0.19 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Time for create_index (8): 25 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Time for drop_index (8): 25 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Time for alter_table_drop (496): 1009 wallclock secs ( 0.23 usr  0.09 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Total time: 2260 wallclock secs ( 0.89 usr  0.42 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  0:45:18
+
+Testing of ALTER TABLE
+Testing with 1000 columns and 1000 rows in 20 steps
+Insert data into the table
+Time for insert (1000) 0 wallclock secs ( 0.13 usr  0.09 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Time for alter_table_add (992): 1228 wallclock secs ( 0.55 usr  0.17 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Time for create_index (8): 25 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Time for drop_index (8): 27 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Time for alter_table_drop (496): 1033 wallclock secs ( 0.17 usr  0.08 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Total time: 2313 wallclock secs ( 0.84 usr  0.34 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql-bench/Results/big-tables-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 17:37:50
-
-Testing of some unusual tables
-All tests are done 1000 times with 1000 fields
-
-Testing table with 1000 fields
-Testing select * from table with 1 record
-Time to select_many_fields(1000): 20 wallclock secs ( 8.56 usr  9.05 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing select all_fields from table with 1 record
-Time to select_many_fields(1000): 35 wallclock secs ( 8.77 usr  9.11 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing insert VALUES()
-Time to insert_many_fields(1000):  3 wallclock secs ( 0.39 usr  0.30 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing insert (all_fields) VALUES()
-Time to insert_many_fields(1000): 19 wallclock secs ( 0.19 usr  0.19 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Total time: 80 wallclock secs (17.91 usr 18.64 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  1:25:00
+
+Testing of some unusual tables
+All tests are done 1000 times with 1000 fields
+
+Testing table with 1000 fields
+Testing select * from table with 1 record
+Time to select_many_fields(1000): 20 wallclock secs ( 8.72 usr  9.24 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing select all_fields from table with 1 record
+Time to select_many_fields(1000): 36 wallclock secs ( 8.88 usr  9.50 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing insert VALUES()
+Time to insert_many_fields(1000):  3 wallclock secs ( 0.66 usr  0.17 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing insert (all_fields) VALUES()
+Time to insert_many_fields(1000): 18 wallclock secs ( 0.16 usr  0.14 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Total time: 79 wallclock secs (18.42 usr 19.05 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql-bench/Results/connect-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 22:55:01
-
-Testing the speed of connecting to the server and sending of data
-All tests are done 10000 times
-
-Testing connection/disconnect
-Time to connect (10000): 34 wallclock secs (11.53 usr 10.31 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Test connect/simple select/disconnect
-Time for connect+select_simple (10000): 37 wallclock secs (12.56 usr 11.92 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Test simple select
-Time for select_simple (10000):  4 wallclock secs ( 0.94 usr  1.67 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing connect/select 1 row from table/disconnect
-Time to connect+select_1_row (10000): 39 wallclock secs (12.75 usr 13.53 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing select 1 row from table
-Time to select_1_row (10000):  5 wallclock secs ( 1.11 usr  1.91 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing select 2 rows from table
-Time to select_2_rows (10000):  7 wallclock secs ( 1.23 usr  1.58 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Test select with aritmetic (+)
-Time for select_column+column (10000):  6 wallclock secs ( 1.05 usr  1.86 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing retrieval of big records (65000 bytes)
-Time to select_big (10000): 54 wallclock secs (15.66 usr  8.23 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Total time: 186 wallclock secs (56.84 usr 51.02 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  1:26:20
+
+Testing the speed of connecting to the server and sending of data
+All tests are done 10000 times
+
+Testing connection/disconnect
+Time to connect (10000): 33 wallclock secs (11.69 usr 10.25 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Test connect/simple select/disconnect
+Time for connect+select_simple (10000): 36 wallclock secs (12.89 usr 11.09 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Test simple select
+Time for select_simple (10000):  4 wallclock secs ( 1.03 usr  1.67 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing connect/select 1 row from table/disconnect
+Time to connect+select_1_row (10000): 39 wallclock secs (11.72 usr 12.45 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing select 1 row from table
+Time to select_1_row (10000):  5 wallclock secs ( 0.95 usr  2.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing select 2 rows from table
+Time to select_2_rows (10000):  5 wallclock secs ( 1.30 usr  1.92 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Test select with aritmetic (+)
+Time for select_column+column (10000):  6 wallclock secs ( 1.11 usr  1.64 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing retrieval of big records (65000 bytes)
+Time to select_big (10000): 57 wallclock secs (18.77 usr 10.03 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Total time: 185 wallclock secs (59.45 usr 51.06 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql-bench/Results/create-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 17:41:14
-
-Testing the speed of creating and droping tables
-Testing with 10000 tables and 10000 loop count
-
-Testing create of tables
-Time for create_MANY_tables (10000): 232 wallclock secs ( 2.97 usr  1.23 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Accessing tables
-Time to select_group_when_MANY_tables (10000): 306 wallclock secs ( 1.09 usr  1.50 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing drop
-Time for drop_table_when_MANY_tables (10000): 223 wallclock secs ( 0.80 usr  1.34 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing create+drop
-Time for create+drop (10000): 123 wallclock secs ( 3.36 usr  2.61 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for create_key+drop (10000): 156 wallclock secs ( 5.13 usr  2.78 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Total time: 1040 wallclock secs (13.34 usr  9.47 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  1:29:26
+
+Testing the speed of creating and droping tables
+Testing with 10000 tables and 10000 loop count
+
+Testing create of tables
+Time for create_MANY_tables (10000): 219 wallclock secs ( 2.70 usr  1.36 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Accessing tables
+Time to select_group_when_MANY_tables (10000): 191 wallclock secs ( 1.67 usr  1.97 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing drop
+Time for drop_table_when_MANY_tables (10000): 153 wallclock secs ( 1.09 usr  1.41 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing create+drop
+Time for create+drop (10000): 128 wallclock secs ( 3.75 usr  2.59 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for create_key+drop (10000): 161 wallclock secs ( 5.14 usr  2.31 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Total time: 852 wallclock secs (14.36 usr  9.64 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql-bench/Results/insert-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 17:58:36
-
-Testing the speed of inserting data into 1 table and do some selects on it.
-The tests are done with a table that has 100000 rows.
-
-Generating random keys
-Creating tables
-Inserting 100000 rows in order
-Inserting 100000 rows in reverse order
-Inserting 100000 rows in random order
-Time for insert (300000): 204 wallclock secs (29.41 usr 41.03 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing insert of duplicates
-Time for insert_duplicates (300000): 38 wallclock secs ( 8.48 usr 12.98 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Retrieving data from the table
-Time for select_big (10:3000000): 87 wallclock secs (62.05 usr 25.47 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for order_by_key (10:3000000): 88 wallclock secs (62.23 usr 25.44 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for order_by (10:3000000): 98 wallclock secs (62.59 usr 25.67 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_diff_key (500:1000): 138 wallclock secs ( 0.52 usr  0.16 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_range_prefix (5010:42084): 15 wallclock secs ( 4.33 usr  1.58 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_range (5010:42084): 15 wallclock secs ( 4.53 usr  1.78 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_key_prefix (200000): 198 wallclock secs (93.94 usr 37.94 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_key (200000): 201 wallclock secs (92.41 usr 38.77 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Test of compares with simple ranges
-Time for select_range_prefix (20000:43500): 13 wallclock secs ( 5.61 usr  2.42 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_range (20000:43500): 13 wallclock secs ( 5.55 usr  2.27 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_group (111): 31 wallclock secs ( 0.09 usr  0.02 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for min_max_on_key (15000): 14 wallclock secs ( 6.27 usr  2.73 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for min_max (60): 18 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count_on_key (100): 26 wallclock secs ( 0.06 usr  0.05 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count (100): 40 wallclock secs ( 0.11 usr  0.05 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count_distinct_big (20): 95 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing update of keys with functions
-Time for update_of_key (500):  62 wallclock secs ( 4.58 usr  6.73 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for update_of_key_big (501): 33 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.05 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing update with key
-Time for update_with_key (100000):  185 wallclock secs (25.34 usr 40.66 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing update of all rows
-Time for update_big (500):  64 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.01 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing left outer join
-Time for outer_join_on_key (10:10):  37 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for outer_join (10:10):  115 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for outer_join_found (10:10):  102 wallclock secs ( 0.01 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for outer_join_not_found (500:10):  54 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing delete
-Time for delete_key (10000):  6 wallclock secs ( 0.84 usr  1.30 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for delete_big (12): 21 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Insert into table with 16 keys and with a primary key with 16 parts
-Time for insert_key (100000): 1418 wallclock secs (13.78 usr 12.97 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing update of keys
-Time for update_of_key (256): 406 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr  0.02 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Deleting everything from table
-Time for delete_big_many_keys (2): 438 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Inserting 100000 rows with multiple values
-Time for multiple_value_insert (100000): 10 wallclock secs ( 2.59 usr  0.14 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Time for drop table(1):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Total time: 4284 wallclock secs (485.59 usr 280.22 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  1:43:39
+
+Testing the speed of inserting data into 1 table and do some selects on it.
+The tests are done with a table that has 100000 rows.
+
+Generating random keys
+Creating tables
+Inserting 100000 rows in order
+Inserting 100000 rows in reverse order
+Inserting 100000 rows in random order
+Time for insert (300000): 206 wallclock secs (30.56 usr 39.33 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing insert of duplicates
+Time for insert_duplicates (300000): 59 wallclock secs ( 8.80 usr 11.75 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Retrieving data from the table
+Time for select_big (10:3000000): 87 wallclock secs (61.98 usr 25.58 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for order_by_key (10:3000000): 88 wallclock secs (63.17 usr 24.64 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for order_by (10:3000000): 98 wallclock secs (62.34 usr 25.09 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_diff_key (500:1000): 124 wallclock secs ( 0.48 usr  0.05 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_range_prefix (5010:42084): 14 wallclock secs ( 4.63 usr  1.80 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_range (5010:42084): 16 wallclock secs ( 4.67 usr  1.58 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_key_prefix (200000): 200 wallclock secs (92.94 usr 38.81 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_key (200000): 201 wallclock secs (92.67 usr 41.23 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Test of compares with simple ranges
+Time for select_range_prefix (20000:43500): 13 wallclock secs ( 5.33 usr  2.36 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_range (20000:43500): 14 wallclock secs ( 5.75 usr  2.14 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_group (111): 33 wallclock secs ( 0.14 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for min_max_on_key (15000): 14 wallclock secs ( 6.51 usr  2.45 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for min_max (60): 18 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr  0.02 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count_on_key (100): 25 wallclock secs ( 0.01 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count (100): 39 wallclock secs ( 0.14 usr  0.03 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count_distinct_big (20): 98 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr  0.02 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing update of keys with functions
+Time for update_of_key (500):  63 wallclock secs ( 4.78 usr  6.47 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for update_of_key_big (501): 34 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.06 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing update with key
+Time for update_with_key (100000):  188 wallclock secs (26.88 usr 40.59 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing update of all rows
+Time for update_big (500):  68 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing left outer join
+Time for outer_join_on_key (10:10):  40 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.01 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for outer_join (10:10):  118 wallclock secs ( 0.01 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for outer_join_found (10:10):  104 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for outer_join_not_found (500:10):  59 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing delete
+Time for delete_key (10000):  7 wallclock secs ( 0.73 usr  1.13 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for delete_big (12): 21 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.02 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Insert into table with 16 keys and with a primary key with 16 parts
+Time for insert_key (100000): 1434 wallclock secs (14.73 usr 12.73 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing update of keys
+Time for update_of_key (256): 427 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.08 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Deleting everything from table
+Time for delete_big_many_keys (2): 412 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Inserting 100000 rows with multiple values
+Time for multiple_value_insert (100000):  9 wallclock secs ( 2.48 usr  0.19 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Time for drop table(1):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Total time: 4332 wallclock secs (490.00 usr 278.16 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql-bench/Results/select-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 19:10:01
-
-Testing the speed of selecting on keys that consist of many parts
-The test-table has 10000 rows and the test is done with 500 ranges.
-
-Creating table
-Inserting 10000 rows
-Time to insert (10000):  7 wallclock secs ( 1.27 usr  1.42 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Testing big selects on the table
-Time for select_big (70:17207):  1 wallclock secs ( 0.39 usr  0.11 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for select_range (410:1057904): 185 wallclock secs (27.20 usr  8.77 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for min_max_on_key (70000): 161 wallclock secs (31.55 usr 12.17 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count_on_key (50000): 321 wallclock secs (21.41 usr  8.33 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Time for count_group_on_key_parts (1000:0): 34 wallclock secs ( 2.64 usr  1.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Testing count(distinct) on the table
-Time for count_distinct (1000:2000): 69 wallclock secs ( 1.17 usr  0.41 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count_distinct_group_on_key (1000:6000): 38 wallclock secs ( 0.70 usr  0.17 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count_distinct_group_on_key_parts (1000:100000): 153 wallclock secs ( 2.61 usr  1.03 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count_distinct_group (1000:100000): 152 wallclock secs ( 2.81 usr  0.92 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time for count_distinct_big (1000:10000000): 1134 wallclock secs (224.20 usr 81.19 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Total time: 2255 wallclock secs (315.95 usr 115.52 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  2:55:53
+
+Testing the speed of selecting on keys that consist of many parts
+The test-table has 10000 rows and the test is done with 500 ranges.
+
+Creating table
+Inserting 10000 rows
+Time to insert (10000):  7 wallclock secs ( 1.23 usr  1.14 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Testing big selects on the table
+Time for select_big (70:17207):  1 wallclock secs ( 0.34 usr  0.20 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for select_range (410:1057904): 189 wallclock secs (27.13 usr  9.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for min_max_on_key (70000): 166 wallclock secs (30.02 usr 11.73 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count_on_key (50000): 320 wallclock secs (22.06 usr  8.56 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Time for count_group_on_key_parts (1000:0): 40 wallclock secs ( 2.53 usr  0.92 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing count(distinct) on the table
+Time for count_distinct (1000:2000): 75 wallclock secs ( 1.13 usr  0.31 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count_distinct_group_on_key (1000:6000): 40 wallclock secs ( 0.81 usr  0.23 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count_distinct_group_on_key_parts (1000:100000): 158 wallclock secs ( 2.78 usr  1.14 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count_distinct_group (1000:100000): 157 wallclock secs ( 2.50 usr  1.09 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time for count_distinct_big (1000:10000000): 1125 wallclock secs (223.27 usr 83.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Total time: 2278 wallclock secs (313.80 usr 117.34 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql-bench/Results/wisconsin-mysql-NT_4.0

-Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.17a alpha' at 2000-06-02 19:47:36
-
-Wisconsin benchmark test
-
-Time for create_table (3):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Inserting data
-Time to insert (31000): 19 wallclock secs ( 2.52 usr  3.91 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-Time to delete_big (1):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Running actual benchmark
-Time for wisc_benchmark (114):  9 wallclock secs ( 5.66 usr  1.53 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
-
-Total time: 29 wallclock secs ( 8.19 usr  5.44 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Testing server 'MySQL 3.23.23 beta' at 2000-09-01  3:33:51
+
+Wisconsin benchmark test
+
+Time for create_table (3):  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Inserting data
+Time to insert (31000): 18 wallclock secs ( 2.22 usr  3.97 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+Time to delete_big (1):  1 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr  0.00 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Running actual benchmark
+Time for wisc_benchmark (114):  9 wallclock secs ( 5.69 usr  1.53 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)
+
+Total time: 28 wallclock secs ( 7.91 usr  5.50 sys +  0.00 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.00 CPU)

sql/ChangeLog

+2000-09-01  Michael Widenius  <monty@mysql.com>
+
+* Avoid allocation of "localhost" string.	
+* Changed that TIMESTAMP(X) is sometimes as string
+* Release of 3.23.23
+
 2000-08-21  Michael Widenius  <monty@mysql.com>
 
 * Added RENAME TABLE.

sql/field.h

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ public:
   Field_timestamp(char *ptr_arg, uint32 len_arg,
 		  enum utype unireg_check_arg, const char *field_name_arg,
 		  struct st_table *table_arg);
-  enum Item_result result_type () const { return INT_RESULT; }
+  enum Item_result result_type () const { return field_length == 8 || field_length == 14 ? INT_RESULT : STRING_RESULT; }
   enum_field_types type() const { return FIELD_TYPE_TIMESTAMP;}
   enum ha_base_keytype key_type() const { return HA_KEYTYPE_ULONG_INT; }
   void store(const char *to,uint length);

sql/mysql_priv.h

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void sql_print_error(const char *format,...)
 extern char mysql_data_home[2],server_version[50],max_sort_char,
             mysql_real_data_home[];
 extern my_string mysql_unix_port,mysql_tmpdir;
-extern const char *first_keyword;
+extern const char *first_keyword, *localhost;
 extern ulong refresh_version,flush_version, thread_id,query_id,opened_tables,
 	     created_tmp_tables, aborted_threads,aborted_connects,
 	     delayed_insert_timeout,

sql/mysqld.cc

@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ volatile ulong cached_thread_count=0;
 // replication parameters, if master_host is not NULL, we are slaving off the master
 my_string master_user = (char*) "test", master_password = 0, master_host=0,
   master_info_file = (char*) "master.info";
+const char *localhost=LOCAL_HOST;
 uint master_port = MYSQL_PORT, master_connect_retry = 60;
 
 ulong max_tmp_tables,max_heap_table_size;
@@ -1981,9 +1982,9 @@ pthread_handler_decl(handle_connections_sockets,arg __attribute__((unused)))
       continue;
     }
     if (!(vio_tmp=vio_new(new_sock,
-			  new_sock == unix_sock ? VIO_TYPE_SOCKET :
+			  sock == unix_sock ? VIO_TYPE_SOCKET :
 			  VIO_TYPE_TCPIP,
-			  new_sock == unix_sock)) ||
+			  sock == unix_sock)) ||
 	my_net_init(&thd->net,vio_tmp))
     {
       if (vio_tmp)
@@ -1997,14 +1998,7 @@ pthread_handler_decl(handle_connections_sockets,arg __attribute__((unused)))
       continue;
     }
     if (sock == unix_sock)
-    {
-      if (!(thd->host=my_strdup(LOCAL_HOST,MYF(0))))
-      {
-	close_connection(&thd->net,ER_OUT_OF_RESOURCES);
-	delete thd;
-	continue;
-      }
-    }
+      thd->host=(char*) localhost;
     create_new_thread(thd);
   }
 

sql/sql_class.cc

@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ THD::~THD()
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("freeing host"));
   
-  safeFree(host);
+  if (host != localhost)			// If not pointer to constant
+    safeFree(host);
   safeFree(user);
   safeFree(db);
   safeFree(ip);

sql/sql_parse.cc

@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ check_connections(THD *thd)
 #if !defined(HAVE_SYS_UN_H) || defined(HAVE_mit_thread)
     /* Fast local hostname resolve for Win32 */
     if (!strcmp(thd->ip,"127.0.0.1"))
-    {
-      if (!(thd->host=my_strdup("localhost",MYF(0))))
-	return (ER_OUT_OF_RESOURCES);
-    }
+      thd->host=(char*) localhost;
     else
 #endif
     if (!(specialflag & SPECIAL_NO_RESOLVE))
@@ -199,9 +196,9 @@ check_connections(THD *thd)
     if (acl_check_host(thd->host,thd->ip))
       return(ER_HOST_NOT_PRIVILEGED);
   }
-  else /* No hostname means that the connection was on a socket */
+  else /* Hostname given means that the connection was on a socket */
   {
-    DBUG_PRINT("general",("Host: localhost"));
+    DBUG_PRINT("general",("Host: %s",thd->host));
     thd->ip=0;
     bzero((char*) &thd->remote,sizeof(struct sockaddr));
   }
@@ -561,7 +558,7 @@ bool do_command(THD *thd)
   {
     packet=(char*) net->read_pos;
     command = (enum enum_server_command) (uchar) packet[0];
-    DBUG_PRINT("general",("Command on socket %s = %d (%s)",
+    DBUG_PRINT("general",("Command on %s = %d (%s)",
 			  vio_description(net->vio), command,
 			  command_name[command]));
   }

sql/violite.c

@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ Vio *vio_new(my_socket sd, enum enum_vio_type type, my_bool localhost)
   if ((vio = (Vio*) my_malloc(sizeof(*vio),MYF(MY_WME))))
   {
     vio_reset(vio, type, sd, 0, localhost);
-    sprintf(vio->desc, "socket (%d)", vio->sd);
+    sprintf(vio->desc,
+	    (vio->type == VIO_TYPE_SOCKET ? "socket (%d)" : "TCP/IP (%d)"),
+	    vio->sd);
 #if !defined(___WIN__) && !defined(__EMX__)
 #if !defined(NO_FCNTL_NONBLOCK)
     vio->fcntl_mode = fcntl(sd, F_GETFL);