Add (optional) endian parameter to 'get nodeid' to warn on endian conflicts.

BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ serg@sergbook.mylan
 serg@sergbook.mysql.com
 sergefp@mysql.com
 sinisa@rhols221.adsl.netsonic.fi
+stewart@mysql.com
 tfr@beta.frontier86.ee
 tfr@indrek.tfr.cafe.ee
 tfr@sarvik.tfr.cafe.ee

ndb/src/mgmapi/mgmapi.cpp

@@ -1690,6 +1690,9 @@ ndb_mgm_alloc_nodeid(NdbMgmHandle handle, unsigned int version, int nodetype)
 {
   CHECK_HANDLE(handle, 0);
   CHECK_CONNECTED(handle, 0);
+  union { long l; char c[sizeof(long)]; } endian_check;
+
+  endian_check.l = 1;
 
   int nodeid= handle->cfg._ownNodeId;
 
@@ -1700,6 +1703,7 @@ ndb_mgm_alloc_nodeid(NdbMgmHandle handle, unsigned int version, int nodetype)
   args.put("user", "mysqld");
   args.put("password", "mysqld");
   args.put("public key", "a public key");
+  args.put("endian", (endian_check.c[sizeof(long)-1])?"big":"little");
 
   const ParserRow<ParserDummy> reply[]= {
     MGM_CMD("get nodeid reply", NULL, ""),

ndb/src/mgmsrv/Services.cpp

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ ParserRow<MgmApiSession> commands[] = {
     MGM_ARG("user", String, Mandatory, "Password"),
     MGM_ARG("password", String, Mandatory, "Password"),
     MGM_ARG("public key", String, Mandatory, "Public key"),
+    MGM_ARG("endian", String, Optional, "Endianness"),
 
   MGM_CMD("get version", &MgmApiSession::getVersion, ""),
   
@@ -386,6 +387,8 @@ MgmApiSession::get_nodeid(Parser_t::Context &,
   const char * user;
   const char * password;
   const char * public_key;
+  const char * endian;
+  union { long l; char c[sizeof(long)]; } endian_check;
 
   args.get("version", &version);
   args.get("nodetype", &nodetype);
@@ -394,7 +397,17 @@ MgmApiSession::get_nodeid(Parser_t::Context &,
   args.get("user", &user);
   args.get("password", &password);
   args.get("public key", &public_key);
-  
+  args.get("endian", &endian);
+
+  endian_check.l = 1;
+  if(endian 
+     && strcmp(endian,(endian_check.c[sizeof(long)-1])?"big":"little")!=0) {
+    m_output->println(cmd);
+    m_output->println("result: Endianness of nodes does not match.");
+    m_output->println("");
+    return;
+  }
+
   bool compatible;
   switch (nodetype) {
   case NODE_TYPE_MGM: