A fix and a test case for Bug#9735.

No separate typecode for MEDIUMTEXT/LONGTEXT is added, as we
have no sound decision yet what typecodes and for what types are
sent by the server (aka what constitutes a distinct type in MySQL).



mysql-test/r/ps_2myisam.result:
  Test results fixed: new longtext/longblob length (2^32)
mysql-test/r/ps_3innodb.result:
  Test results fixed: new longtext/longblob length (2^32)
mysql-test/r/ps_4heap.result:
  Test results fixed: new longtext/longblob length (2^32)
mysql-test/r/ps_5merge.result:
  Test results fixed: new longtext/longblob length (2^32)
mysql-test/r/ps_6bdb.result:
  Test results fixed: new longtext/longblob length (2^32)
mysql-test/r/ps_7ndb.result:
  Test results fixed: new longtext/longblob length (2^32)
sql/field.cc:
  A fix for Bug#9735 "mysql_fetch_fields() acts strange on 
  LONGBLOB/LONGTEXT": fix wrong initialization of field_length
  in case of BLOB fields.
tests/mysql_client_test.c:
  A test case for Bug#9735  "mysql_fetch_fields() acts strange on 
  LONGBLOB/LONGTEXT"

mysql-test/r/ps_2myisam.result

@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def	test	t9	t9	c25	c25	252	65535	4	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c26	c26	252	65535	4	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c27	c27	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c28	c28	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	16777215	8	Y	144	0	63
-def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	16777215	8	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	4294967295	8	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	4294967295	8	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c31	c31	254	5	3	Y	256	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c32	c32	254	24	7	Y	2048	0	8
 c1	c2	c3	c4	c5	c6	c7	c8	c9	c10	c11	c12	c13	c14	c15	c16	c17	c18	c19	c20	c21	c22	c23	c24	c25	c26	c27	c28	c29	c30	c31	c32
@@ -1812,17 +1812,17 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param02	param02	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const03	const03	5	23	1	N	32769	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param03	param03	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const04	const04	254	3	3	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	16777215	3	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	4294967295	3	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const05	const05	254	3	3	N	129	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	16777215	3	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	4294967295	3	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const06	const06	253	10	10	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	4294967295	10	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const07	const07	10	10	10	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	4294967295	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const08	const08	253	19	19	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	16777215	19	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	4294967295	19	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const09	const09	12	19	19	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	16777215	19	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	4294967295	19	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const10	const10	3	10	9	N	32769	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param10	param10	8	20	9	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const11	const11	3	4	4	Y	32768	0	63
@@ -1830,8 +1830,8 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param11	param11	8	20	4	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const12	const12	254	0	0	Y	128	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param12	param12	8	20	0	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param13	param13	5	20	0	Y	32768	31	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	16777215	0	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	16777215	0	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	4294967295	0	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	4294967295	0	Y	144	0	63
 const01	8
 param01	8
 const02	8.0

mysql-test/r/ps_3innodb.result

@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def	test	t9	t9	c25	c25	252	65535	4	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c26	c26	252	65535	4	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c27	c27	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c28	c28	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	16777215	8	Y	144	0	63
-def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	16777215	8	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	4294967295	8	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	4294967295	8	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c31	c31	254	5	3	Y	256	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c32	c32	254	24	7	Y	2048	0	8
 c1	c2	c3	c4	c5	c6	c7	c8	c9	c10	c11	c12	c13	c14	c15	c16	c17	c18	c19	c20	c21	c22	c23	c24	c25	c26	c27	c28	c29	c30	c31	c32
@@ -1795,17 +1795,17 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param02	param02	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const03	const03	5	23	1	N	32769	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param03	param03	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const04	const04	254	3	3	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	16777215	3	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	4294967295	3	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const05	const05	254	3	3	N	129	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	16777215	3	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	4294967295	3	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const06	const06	253	10	10	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	4294967295	10	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const07	const07	10	10	10	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	4294967295	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const08	const08	253	19	19	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	16777215	19	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	4294967295	19	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const09	const09	12	19	19	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	16777215	19	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	4294967295	19	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const10	const10	3	10	9	N	32769	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param10	param10	8	20	9	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const11	const11	3	4	4	Y	32768	0	63
@@ -1813,8 +1813,8 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param11	param11	8	20	4	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const12	const12	254	0	0	Y	128	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param12	param12	8	20	0	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param13	param13	5	20	0	Y	32768	31	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	16777215	0	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	16777215	0	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	4294967295	0	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	4294967295	0	Y	144	0	63
 const01	8
 param01	8
 const02	8.0

mysql-test/r/ps_4heap.result

@@ -1796,17 +1796,17 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param02	param02	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const03	const03	5	23	1	N	32769	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param03	param03	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const04	const04	254	3	3	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	16777215	3	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	4294967295	3	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const05	const05	254	3	3	N	129	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	16777215	3	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	4294967295	3	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const06	const06	253	10	10	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	4294967295	10	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const07	const07	10	10	10	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	4294967295	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const08	const08	253	19	19	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	16777215	19	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	4294967295	19	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const09	const09	12	19	19	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	16777215	19	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	4294967295	19	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const10	const10	3	10	9	N	32769	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param10	param10	8	20	9	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const11	const11	3	4	4	Y	32768	0	63
@@ -1814,8 +1814,8 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param11	param11	8	20	4	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const12	const12	254	0	0	Y	128	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param12	param12	8	20	0	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param13	param13	5	20	0	Y	32768	31	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	16777215	0	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	16777215	0	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	4294967295	0	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	4294967295	0	Y	144	0	63
 const01	8
 param01	8
 const02	8.0

mysql-test/r/ps_5merge.result

@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ def	test	t9	t9	c25	c25	252	65535	4	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c26	c26	252	65535	4	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c27	c27	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c28	c28	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	16777215	8	Y	144	0	63
-def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	16777215	8	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	4294967295	8	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	4294967295	8	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c31	c31	254	5	3	Y	256	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c32	c32	254	24	7	Y	2048	0	8
 c1	c2	c3	c4	c5	c6	c7	c8	c9	c10	c11	c12	c13	c14	c15	c16	c17	c18	c19	c20	c21	c22	c23	c24	c25	c26	c27	c28	c29	c30	c31	c32
@@ -1732,17 +1732,17 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param02	param02	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const03	const03	5	23	1	N	32769	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param03	param03	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const04	const04	254	3	3	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	16777215	3	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	4294967295	3	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const05	const05	254	3	3	N	129	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	16777215	3	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	4294967295	3	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const06	const06	253	10	10	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	4294967295	10	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const07	const07	10	10	10	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	4294967295	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const08	const08	253	19	19	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	16777215	19	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	4294967295	19	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const09	const09	12	19	19	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	16777215	19	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	4294967295	19	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const10	const10	3	10	9	N	32769	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param10	param10	8	20	9	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const11	const11	3	4	4	Y	32768	0	63
@@ -1750,8 +1750,8 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param11	param11	8	20	4	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const12	const12	254	0	0	Y	128	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param12	param12	8	20	0	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param13	param13	5	20	0	Y	32768	31	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	16777215	0	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	16777215	0	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	4294967295	0	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	4294967295	0	Y	144	0	63
 const01	8
 param01	8
 const02	8.0
@@ -3134,8 +3134,8 @@ def	test	t9	t9	c25	c25	252	65535	4	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c26	c26	252	65535	4	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c27	c27	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c28	c28	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	16777215	8	Y	144	0	63
-def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	16777215	8	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	4294967295	8	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	4294967295	8	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c31	c31	254	5	3	Y	256	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c32	c32	254	24	7	Y	2048	0	8
 c1	c2	c3	c4	c5	c6	c7	c8	c9	c10	c11	c12	c13	c14	c15	c16	c17	c18	c19	c20	c21	c22	c23	c24	c25	c26	c27	c28	c29	c30	c31	c32
@@ -4746,17 +4746,17 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param02	param02	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const03	const03	5	23	1	N	32769	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param03	param03	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const04	const04	254	3	3	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	16777215	3	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	4294967295	3	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const05	const05	254	3	3	N	129	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	16777215	3	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	4294967295	3	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const06	const06	253	10	10	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	4294967295	10	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const07	const07	10	10	10	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	4294967295	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const08	const08	253	19	19	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	16777215	19	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	4294967295	19	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const09	const09	12	19	19	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	16777215	19	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	4294967295	19	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const10	const10	3	10	9	N	32769	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param10	param10	8	20	9	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const11	const11	3	4	4	Y	32768	0	63
@@ -4764,8 +4764,8 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param11	param11	8	20	4	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const12	const12	254	0	0	Y	128	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param12	param12	8	20	0	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param13	param13	5	20	0	Y	32768	31	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	16777215	0	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	16777215	0	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	4294967295	0	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	4294967295	0	Y	144	0	63
 const01	8
 param01	8
 const02	8.0

mysql-test/r/ps_6bdb.result

@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def	test	t9	t9	c25	c25	252	65535	4	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c26	c26	252	65535	4	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c27	c27	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c28	c28	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	16777215	8	Y	144	0	63
-def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	16777215	8	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	4294967295	8	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	4294967295	8	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c31	c31	254	5	3	Y	256	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c32	c32	254	24	7	Y	2048	0	8
 c1	c2	c3	c4	c5	c6	c7	c8	c9	c10	c11	c12	c13	c14	c15	c16	c17	c18	c19	c20	c21	c22	c23	c24	c25	c26	c27	c28	c29	c30	c31	c32
@@ -1795,17 +1795,17 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param02	param02	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const03	const03	5	23	1	N	32769	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param03	param03	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const04	const04	254	3	3	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	16777215	3	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	4294967295	3	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const05	const05	254	3	3	N	129	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	16777215	3	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	4294967295	3	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const06	const06	253	10	10	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	4294967295	10	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const07	const07	10	10	10	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	4294967295	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const08	const08	253	19	19	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	16777215	19	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	4294967295	19	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const09	const09	12	19	19	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	16777215	19	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	4294967295	19	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const10	const10	3	10	9	N	32769	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param10	param10	8	20	9	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const11	const11	3	4	4	Y	32768	0	63
@@ -1813,8 +1813,8 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param11	param11	8	20	4	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const12	const12	254	0	0	Y	128	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param12	param12	8	20	0	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param13	param13	5	20	0	Y	32768	31	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	16777215	0	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	16777215	0	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	4294967295	0	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	4294967295	0	Y	144	0	63
 const01	8
 param01	8
 const02	8.0

mysql-test/r/ps_7ndb.result

@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def	test	t9	t9	c25	c25	252	65535	4	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c26	c26	252	65535	4	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c27	c27	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t9	t9	c28	c28	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	16777215	8	Y	144	0	63
-def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	16777215	8	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t9	t9	c29	c29	252	4294967295	8	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t9	t9	c30	c30	252	4294967295	8	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c31	c31	254	5	3	Y	256	0	8
 def	test	t9	t9	c32	c32	254	24	7	Y	2048	0	8
 c1	c2	c3	c4	c5	c6	c7	c8	c9	c10	c11	c12	c13	c14	c15	c16	c17	c18	c19	c20	c21	c22	c23	c24	c25	c26	c27	c28	c29	c30	c31	c32
@@ -1795,17 +1795,17 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param02	param02	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const03	const03	5	23	1	N	32769	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param03	param03	5	20	1	Y	32768	31	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const04	const04	254	3	3	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	16777215	3	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param04	param04	252	4294967295	3	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const05	const05	254	3	3	N	129	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	16777215	3	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param05	param05	252	4294967295	3	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const06	const06	253	10	10	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	16777215	10	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param06	param06	252	4294967295	10	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const07	const07	10	10	10	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	16777215	10	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param07	param07	252	4294967295	10	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const08	const08	253	19	19	N	1	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	16777215	19	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param08	param08	252	4294967295	19	Y	16	0	8
 def	test	t5	t5	const09	const09	12	19	19	Y	128	0	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	16777215	19	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param09	param09	252	4294967295	19	Y	144	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const10	const10	3	10	9	N	32769	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param10	param10	8	20	9	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const11	const11	3	4	4	Y	32768	0	63
@@ -1813,8 +1813,8 @@ def	test	t5	t5	param11	param11	8	20	4	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	const12	const12	254	0	0	Y	128	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param12	param12	8	20	0	Y	32768	0	63
 def	test	t5	t5	param13	param13	5	20	0	Y	32768	31	63
-def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	16777215	0	Y	16	0	8
-def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	16777215	0	Y	144	0	63
+def	test	t5	t5	param14	param14	252	4294967295	0	Y	16	0	8
+def	test	t5	t5	param15	param15	252	4294967295	0	Y	144	0	63
 const01	8
 param01	8
 const02	8.0

sql/field.cc

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ uchar Field_null::null[1]={1};
 const char field_separator=',';
 
 #define DOUBLE_TO_STRING_CONVERSION_BUFFER_SIZE 320
+#define BLOB_PACK_LENGTH_TO_MAX_LENGH(arg) \
+((ulong) ((LL(1) << min(arg, 4) * 8) - LL(1)))
 
 /*
   Rules for merging different types of fields in UNION
@@ -5445,7 +5447,7 @@ Field_blob::Field_blob(char *ptr_arg, uchar *null_ptr_arg, uchar null_bit_arg,
 		       enum utype unireg_check_arg, const char *field_name_arg,
 		       struct st_table *table_arg,uint blob_pack_length,
 		       CHARSET_INFO *cs)
-  :Field_str(ptr_arg, (1L << min(blob_pack_length,3)*8)-1L,
+  :Field_str(ptr_arg, BLOB_PACK_LENGTH_TO_MAX_LENGH(blob_pack_length),
 	     null_ptr_arg, null_bit_arg, unireg_check_arg, field_name_arg,
 	     table_arg, cs),
    packlength(blob_pack_length)

tests/mysql_client_test.c

@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static void verify_prepare_field(MYSQL_RES *result,
     fprintf(stdout, "\n    org_table:`%s`\t(expected: `%s`)",
             field->org_table, org_table);
     fprintf(stdout, "\n    database :`%s`\t(expected: `%s`)", field->db, db);
-    fprintf(stdout, "\n    length   :`%ld`\t(expected: `%ld`)",
+    fprintf(stdout, "\n    length   :`%lu`\t(expected: `%lu`)",
             field->length, length * cs->mbmaxlen);
     fprintf(stdout, "\n    maxlength:`%ld`", field->max_length);
     fprintf(stdout, "\n    charsetnr:`%d`", field->charsetnr);
@@ -11670,6 +11670,34 @@ static void test_bug8378()
 #endif
 }
 
+
+/* Test correct max length for MEDIUMTEXT and LONGTEXT columns */
+
+static void test_bug9735()
+{
+  MYSQL_RES *res;
+  int rc;
+
+  myheader("test_bug9735");
+
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "drop table if exists t1");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "create table t1 (a mediumtext, b longtext) "
+                         "character set latin1");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "select * from t1");
+  myquery(rc);
+  res= mysql_store_result(mysql);
+  verify_prepare_field(res, 0, "a", "a", MYSQL_TYPE_BLOB,
+                       "t1", "t1", current_db, (1U << 24)-1, 0);
+  verify_prepare_field(res, 1, "b", "b", MYSQL_TYPE_BLOB,
+                       "t1", "t1", current_db, ~0U, 0);
+  mysql_free_result(res);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "drop table t1");
+  myquery(rc);
+}
+
+
 /*
   Read and parse arguments and MySQL options from my.cnf
 */
@@ -11884,6 +11912,7 @@ static struct my_tests_st my_tests[]= {
   { "test_bug8330", test_bug8330 },
   { "test_bug7990", test_bug7990 },
   { "test_bug8378", test_bug8378 },
+  { "test_bug9735", test_bug9735 },
   { 0, 0 }
 };