References lp:1087368 - merged fix from wsrep-5.5 branch.

    Note this is compatible only with new wsrep provider #23 libraries, which understand 'bootstrap' address in connecting.

mysys/default.c

@@ -91,6 +91,40 @@ static my_bool defaults_already_read= FALSE;
 /* The only purpose of this global array is to hold full name of my.cnf
  * which seems to be otherwise unavailable */
 char wsrep_defaults_file[FN_REFLEN + 10]={0,};
+/* Command-line only option to start a new wsrep service instance */
+#define WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER1 "--wsrep-new-cluster"
+#define WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER2 "--wsrep_new_cluster"
+/* This one is set to true when --wsrep-new-cluster is found in the command
+ * line arguments */
+my_bool wsrep_new_cluster= FALSE;
+/* Finds and removes --wsrep-new-cluster from the arguments list.
+ * Returns true if found. */
+static my_bool find_wsrep_new_cluster (int* argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  my_bool ret= FALSE;
+  int i;
+
+  for (i= *argc - 1; i > 0; i--)
+  {
+    if (!strcmp(argv[i], WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER1) ||
+        !strcmp(argv[i], WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER2))
+    {
+      ret= TRUE;
+      *argc -= 1;
+      if (*argc == i)
+      { // last argument, just zero it up
+        argv[i]= NULL;
+      }
+      else
+      { // not the last argument, copy the last one over and zero that up.
+        argv[i]= argv[*argc];
+        argv[*argc]= NULL;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
 #endif /* WITH_WREP */
 
 /* Which directories are searched for options (and in which order) */
@@ -529,6 +563,9 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
   init_alloc_root(&alloc,512,0);
   if ((dirs= init_default_directories(&alloc)) == NULL)
     goto err;
+#ifdef WITH_WSREP
+  wsrep_new_cluster= find_wsrep_new_cluster(argc, argv[0]);
+#endif /* WITH_WSREP */
   /*
     Check if the user doesn't want any default option processing
     --no-defaults is always the first option

sql/wsrep_mysqld.cc

@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ static void wsrep_init_position()
   }
 }
 
-
 int wsrep_init()
 {
   int rcode= -1;
@@ -651,6 +650,8 @@ void wsrep_stop_replication(THD *thd)
 }
 
 
+extern my_bool wsrep_new_cluster;
+
 bool wsrep_start_replication()
 {
   wsrep_status_t rcode;
@@ -674,11 +675,19 @@ bool wsrep_start_replication()
     return true;
   }
 
+  /* Note 'bootstrap' address is not officially supported in wsrep API #23 
+     but it can be back ported from #24 provider to get sneak preview of
+     bootstrap command 
+  */
+  const char* cluster_address =
+    wsrep_new_cluster ? "bootstrap" : wsrep_cluster_address;
+  wsrep_new_cluster= FALSE;
+
   WSREP_INFO("Start replication");
 
   if ((rcode = wsrep->connect(wsrep,
                               wsrep_cluster_name,
-                              wsrep_cluster_address,
+                              cluster_address,
                               wsrep_sst_donor)))
   {
     if (-ESOCKTNOSUPPORT == rcode)