Merge synthia.local:/home/mydev/mysql-5.0-ateam

into  synthia.local:/home/mydev/mysql-5.0-axmrg

mysql-test/r/archive.result

@@ -12364,3 +12364,10 @@ select * from t1;
 i
 1
 drop table t1;
+create table t1(a longblob) engine=archive;
+insert into t1 set a='';
+insert into t1 set a='a';
+check table t1 extended;
+Table	Op	Msg_type	Msg_text
+test.t1	check	status	OK
+drop table t1;

mysql-test/t/archive.test

@@ -1374,3 +1374,12 @@ insert into t1 values (1);
 repair table t1 use_frm;
 select * from t1;
 drop table t1;
+
+#
+# BUG#29207 - archive table reported as corrupt by check table
+#
+create table t1(a longblob) engine=archive;
+insert into t1 set a='';
+insert into t1 set a='a';
+check table t1 extended;
+drop table t1;

sql/ha_archive.cc

@@ -1205,7 +1205,6 @@ bool ha_archive::is_crashed() const
 int ha_archive::check(THD* thd, HA_CHECK_OPT* check_opt)
 {
   int rc= 0;
-  byte *buf; 
   const char *old_proc_info=thd->proc_info;
   ha_rows count= share->rows_recorded;
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_archive::check");
@@ -1214,26 +1213,14 @@ int ha_archive::check(THD* thd, HA_CHECK_OPT* check_opt)
   /* Flush any waiting data */
   gzflush(share->archive_write, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
 
-  /* 
-    First we create a buffer that we can use for reading rows, and can pass
-    to get_row().
-  */
-  if (!(buf= (byte*) my_malloc(table->s->reclength, MYF(MY_WME))))
-    rc= HA_ERR_OUT_OF_MEM;
-
   /*
     Now we will rewind the archive file so that we are positioned at the 
     start of the file.
   */
-  if (!rc)
   read_data_header(archive);
-
-  if (!rc)
-    while (!(rc= get_row(archive, buf)))
+  while (!(rc= get_row(archive, table->record[0])))
     count--;
 
-  my_free((char*)buf, MYF(0));
-
   thd->proc_info= old_proc_info;
 
   if ((rc && rc != HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE) || count)