Merge sgluhov@bk-internal.mysql.com:/home/bk/mysql-5.0

into gluh.mysql.r18.ru:/home/gluh/MySQL/mysql-5.0

mysql-test/r/count_distinct2.result

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ count(distinct n)
 5000
 show status like 'Created_tmp_disk_tables';
 Variable_name	Value
-Created_tmp_disk_tables	2
+Created_tmp_disk_tables	1
 drop table t1;
 create table t1 (s text);
 flush status;
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@ count(distinct s)
 5000
 show status like 'Created_tmp_disk_tables';
 Variable_name	Value
-Created_tmp_disk_tables	2
+Created_tmp_disk_tables	1
 drop table t1;

mysql-test/r/information_schema.result

@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@ select TABLE_NAME,TABLE_TYPE,ENGINE
 from information_schema.tables 
 where table_schema='information_schema' limit 2;
 TABLE_NAME	TABLE_TYPE	ENGINE
-SCHEMATA	TEMPORARY	MyISAM
-TABLES	TEMPORARY	MyISAM
+SCHEMATA	TEMPORARY	MEMORY
+TABLES	TEMPORARY	MEMORY
 show tables from information_schema like "T%";
 Tables_in_information_schema (T%)
 TABLES
@@ -615,3 +615,19 @@ CREATE VIEW a1 (t_CRASHME) AS SELECT f1 FROM t_crashme GROUP BY f1;
 CREATE VIEW a2 AS SELECT t_CRASHME FROM a1;
 drop view a2, a1;
 drop table t_crashme;
+select table_schema,table_name, column_name from
+information_schema.columns 
+where data_type = 'longtext';
+table_schema	table_name	column_name
+information_schema	COLUMNS	COLUMN_TYPE
+information_schema	ROUTINES	ROUTINE_DEFINITION
+information_schema	ROUTINES	SQL_MODE
+information_schema	VIEWS	VIEW_DEFINITION
+select table_name, column_name, data_type from information_schema.columns
+where data_type = 'datetime';
+table_name	column_name	data_type
+TABLES	CREATE_TIME	datetime
+TABLES	UPDATE_TIME	datetime
+TABLES	CHECK_TIME	datetime
+ROUTINES	CREATED	datetime
+ROUTINES	LAST_ALTERED	datetime

mysql-test/r/temp_table.result

@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ d
 2002-10-24 14:50:40
 show status like "created_tmp%tables";
 Variable_name	Value
-Created_tmp_disk_tables	1
+Created_tmp_disk_tables	0
 Created_tmp_tables	2
 drop table t1;

mysql-test/t/information_schema.test

@@ -390,3 +390,13 @@ while ($tab_count)
 --enable_query_log
 drop view a2, a1;
 drop table t_crashme;
+
+#
+# Bug #7215  information_schema: columns are longtext instead of varchar
+# Bug #7217  information_schema: columns are varbinary() instead of timestamp
+#
+select table_schema,table_name, column_name from
+information_schema.columns 
+where data_type = 'longtext';
+select table_name, column_name, data_type from information_schema.columns
+where data_type = 'datetime';

sql/sql_class.h

@@ -1613,10 +1613,12 @@ class TMP_TABLE_PARAM :public Sql_alloc
   /* If >0 convert all blob fields to varchar(convert_blob_length) */
   uint  convert_blob_length; 
   CHARSET_INFO *table_charset; 
+  bool schema_table;
 
   TMP_TABLE_PARAM()
     :copy_field(0), group_parts(0),
-    group_length(0), group_null_parts(0), convert_blob_length(0)
+    group_length(0), group_null_parts(0), convert_blob_length(0),
+    schema_table(0)
   {}
   ~TMP_TABLE_PARAM()
   {

sql/sql_select.cc

@@ -7676,6 +7676,36 @@ static Field *create_tmp_field_from_item(THD *thd, Item *item, TABLE *table,
   return new_field;
 }
 
+
+/*
+  Create field for information schema table
+
+  SYNOPSIS
+    create_tmp_field_for_schema()
+    thd			Thread handler
+    table		Temporary table
+    item		Item to create a field for
+
+  RETURN
+    0			on error
+    new_created field
+*/
+
+Field *create_tmp_field_for_schema(THD *thd, Item *item, TABLE *table)
+{
+  if (item->field_type() == MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR)
+  {
+    if (item->max_length > MAX_FIELD_VARCHARLENGTH /
+        item->collation.collation->mbmaxlen)
+      return new Field_blob(item->max_length, item->maybe_null,
+                            item->name, table, item->collation.collation);
+    return new Field_varstring(item->max_length, item->maybe_null, item->name,
+                               table, item->collation.collation);
+  }
+  return item->tmp_table_field_from_field_type(table);
+}
+
+
 /*
   Create field for temporary table
 
@@ -7978,10 +8008,13 @@ create_tmp_table(THD *thd,TMP_TABLE_PARAM *param,List<Item> &fields,
 	We here distinguish between UNION and multi-table-updates by the fact
 	that in the later case group is set to the row pointer.
       */
-      Field *new_field= create_tmp_field(thd, table, item, type, &copy_func,
-                                         tmp_from_field, group != 0,
-                                         not_all_columns || group !=0,
-                                         param->convert_blob_length);
+      Field *new_field= (param->schema_table) ?
+        create_tmp_field_for_schema(thd, item, table) :
+        create_tmp_field(thd, table, item, type, &copy_func,
+                         tmp_from_field, group != 0,
+                         not_all_columns || group !=0,
+                         param->convert_blob_length);
+
       if (!new_field)
       {
 	if (thd->is_fatal_error)

sql/sql_show.cc

@@ -3017,6 +3017,7 @@ TABLE *create_schema_table(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
   tmp_table_param->init();
   tmp_table_param->table_charset= cs;
   tmp_table_param->field_count= field_count;
+  tmp_table_param->schema_table= 1;
   SELECT_LEX *select_lex= thd->lex->current_select;
   if (!(table= create_tmp_table(thd, tmp_table_param,
                                 field_list, (ORDER*) 0, 0, 0,