----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2617.23.19
committer: Konstantin Osipov <kostja@sun.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-runtime
timestamp: Tue 2009-03-03 01:20:44 +0300
message:
  Metadata locking: realign comments. No semantical changes,
  only enforce a bit of the coding style.
This is a review fix for WL#4284 "Transactional DDL locking".

sql/mdl.cc:
  Realign doxygen comments.
sql/mdl.h:
  Realign doxygen comments.

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revno: 2617.23.18
committer: Davi Arnaut <Davi.Arnaut@Sun.COM>
branch nick: 4284-6.0
timestamp: Mon 2009-03-02 18:18:26 -0300
message:
Bug#989: If DROP TABLE while there's an active transaction, wrong binlog order
WL#4284: Transactional DDL locking

This is a prerequisite patch:

These changes are intended to split lock requests from granted
locks and to allow the memory and lifetime of granted locks to
be managed within the MDL subsystem. Furthermore, tickets can
now be shared and therefore are used to satisfy multiple lock
requests, but only shared locks can be recursive.

The problem is that the MDL subsystem morphs lock requests into
granted locks locks but does not manage the memory and lifetime
of lock requests, and hence, does not manage the memory of
granted locks either. This can be problematic because it puts the
burden of tracking references on the users of the subsystem and
it can't be easily done in transactional contexts where the locks
have to be kept around for the duration of a transaction.

Another issue is that recursive locks (when the context trying to
acquire a lock already holds a lock on the same object) requires
that each time the lock is granted, a unique lock request/granted
lock structure structure must be kept around until the lock is
released. This can lead to memory leaks in transactional contexts
as locks taken during the transaction should only be released at
the end of the transaction. This also leads to unnecessary wake
ups (broadcasts) in the MDL subsystem if the context still holds
a equivalent of the lock being released.

These issues are exacerbated due to the fact that WL#4284 low-level
design says that the implementation should "2) Store metadata locks
in transaction memory root, rather than statement memory root" but
this is not possible because a memory root, as implemented in mysys,
requires all objects allocated from it to be freed all at once.

This patch combines review input and significant code contributions
from Konstantin Osipov (kostja) and Dmitri Lenev (dlenev).


mysql-test/r/mdl_sync.result:
  Add test case result.
mysql-test/t/mdl_sync.test:
  Add test case for shared lock upgrade case.
sql/event_db_repository.cc:
  Rename mdl_alloc_lock to mdl_request_alloc.
sql/ha_ndbcluster_binlog.cc:
  Use new function names to initialize MDL lock requests.
sql/lock.cc:
  Rename MDL functions.
sql/log_event.cc:
  The MDL request now holds the table and database name data (MDL_KEY).
sql/mdl.cc:
  Move the MDL key to the MDL_LOCK structure in order to make the
  object suitable for allocation from a fixed-size allocator. This
  allows the simplification of the lists in the MDL_LOCK object,
  which now are just two, one for granted tickets and other for
  waiting (upgraders) tickets.
  
  Recursive requests for a shared lock on the same object can now
  be granted using the same lock ticket. This schema is only used
  for shared locks because that the only case that matters. This
  is used to avoid waste of resources in case a context (connection)
  already holds a shared lock on a object.
sql/mdl.h:
  Introduce a metadata lock object key which is used  to uniquely
  identify lock objects.
  
  Separate the structure used to represent pending lock requests
  from the structure used to represent granted metadata locks.
  
  Rename functions used to manipulate locks requests in order to
  have a more consistent function naming schema.
sql/sp_head.cc:
  Rename mdl_alloc_lock to mdl_request_alloc.
sql/sql_acl.cc:
  Rename alloc_mdl_locks to alloc_mdl_requests.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Various changes to accommodate that lock requests are separated
  from lock tickets (granted locks).
sql/sql_class.h:
  Last acquired lock before the savepoint was set.
sql/sql_delete.cc:
  Various changes to accommodate that lock requests are separated
  from lock tickets (granted locks).
sql/sql_handler.cc:
  Various changes to accommodate that lock requests are separated
  from lock tickets (granted locks).
sql/sql_insert.cc:
  Rename alloc_mdl_locks to alloc_mdl_requests.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Rename alloc_mdl_locks to alloc_mdl_requests.
sql/sql_plist.h:
  Typedef for iterator type.
sql/sql_plugin.cc:
  Rename alloc_mdl_locks to alloc_mdl_requests.
sql/sql_servers.cc:
  Rename alloc_mdl_locks to alloc_mdl_requests.
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Various changes to accommodate that lock requests are separated
  from lock tickets (granted locks).
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Various changes to accommodate that lock requests are separated
  from lock tickets (granted locks).
sql/sql_trigger.cc:
  Save reference to the lock ticket so it can be downgraded later.
sql/sql_udf.cc:
  Rename alloc_mdl_locks to alloc_mdl_requests.
sql/table.cc:
  Rename mdl_alloc_lock to mdl_request_alloc.
sql/table.h:
  Separate MDL lock requests from lock tickets (granted locks).
storage/myisammrg/ha_myisammrg.cc:
  Rename alloc_mdl_locks to alloc_mdl_requests.

Add two more files to .bzrignore.

.bzrignore:
  Ignore symlinks to new WL#4284 source and header files.

Add two more files to .bzrignore.

.bzrignore:
  Ignore symlinks to new WL#4284 source and header files.

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revno: 2617.22.7
committer: Konstantin Osipov <kostja@sun.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-runtime
timestamp: Tue 2009-01-27 16:41:58 +0300
message:
  WL#4284 "Transactional DDL locking" review.
  Improve a comment.


sql/mdl.cc:
  Improve a comment.

revno: 2617.22.4
committer: Davi Arnaut <Davi.Arnaut@Sun.COM>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-runtime
timestamp: Mon 2009-01-26 15:19:14 -0200
message:
Move checks for OPTION_NOT_AUTOCOMMIT | OPTION_BEGIN to a separate
helper function.


sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc:
  Use helper method to check transaction mode.
sql/log.cc:
  Use helper method to check transaction mode.
sql/sql_cache.cc:
  Use helper method to check transaction mode.
sql/sql_class.cc:
  Use helper method to check transaction mode.
sql/sql_class.h:
  Add helper method to check whether session is in a multi-statement
  transaction.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Use helper method to check transaction mode.
sql/transaction.cc:
  Use helper method to check transaction mode.

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revno: 3035.4.1
committer: Davi Arnaut <Davi.Arnaut@Sun.COM>
branch nick: 39897-6.0
timestamp: Thu 2009-01-15 12:17:57 -0200
message:
Bug#39897: lock_multi fails in pushbuild: timeout waiting for processlist

The problem is that relying on the "Table lock" thread state in
its current position to detect that a thread is waiting on a lock
is race prone. The "Table lock" state change happens before the
thread actually tries to grab a lock on a table.

The solution is to move the "Table lock" state so that its set
only when a thread is actually going to wait for a lock. The state
change happens after the thread fails to grab the lock (because it
is owned by other thread) and proceeds to wait on a condition.

This is considered part of work related to WL#4284 "Transactional
DDL locking"
Warning: this patch contains an incompatible change. 
When waiting on a lock in thr_lock.c, the server used to display "Locked"
processlist state. After this patch, the state is "Table lock".
The new state was actually intended to be display since year 2002,
when Monty added it. But up until removal of thd->locked boolean
member, this state was ignored by SHOW PROCESSLIST code.  

mysql-test/r/lock_multi.result:
  A style fix.
mysql-test/r/sp-threads.result:
  Changed output of SHOW PROCESSLIST (new wait state).
mysql-test/t/lock_multi.test:
  Use a more accurate state description when waiting inside thr_lock.c.
mysql-test/t/lock_sync.test:
  Use a more accurate state description when waiting inside thr_lock.c.
mysql-test/t/multi_update.test:
  Use a more accurate state description when waiting inside thr_lock.c.
mysql-test/t/query_cache_28249.test:
  Use a more accurate state description when waiting inside thr_lock.c.
mysql-test/t/sp_notembedded.test:
  Use a more accurate state description when waiting inside thr_lock.c.
mysql-test/t/status.test:
  Use a more accurate state description when waiting inside thr_lock.c.
mysys/thr_lock.c:
  Update thread state while waiting for a table lock.
sql/lock.cc:
  State change was moved inside thr_lock.c.

-----------------------------------------------------------
2497.479.10 Sergei Golubchik    2008-08-27
            proc_info_hook, mysys access to thd->proc_info

This patch is necessary for backport of WL#4284 "Transactional
DDL locking".


include/my_global.h:
  proc_info_hook
include/my_sys.h:
   proc_info_hook
mysys/my_static.c:
  proc_info_hook
sql/mysqld.cc:
  proc_info_hook
sql/sql_class.cc:
  proc_info_hook

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.22.3
committer: Davi Arnaut <Davi.Arnaut@Sun.COM>
branch nick: 4284-6.0
timestamp: Thu 2008-08-07 22:33:43 -0300
message:
WL#4284: Transactional DDL locking

Make transaction management more modular through a new interface.

The overall objective of this change is to provide groundwork
for the design of transactional DDL locking by cleaning up the
transaction high level API to better distinguish operations implicit
and explicit, and single statement transaction from operations on
the normal transaction.

Having a a high-level interface for transaction management provides
a better base for implementing transactional concepts that are not
always tied to storage engines and also makes it easier to interect
with other higher level modules of the server.

client/Makefile.am:
  Add new file to the build.
libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt:
  Add new file to the build.
libmysqld/Makefile.am:
  Add new file to the build.
sql/CMakeLists.txt:
  Add new file to the build.
sql/Makefile.am:
  Add new file to the build.
sql/handler.cc:
  Remove multiplexer commit or rollback function. Most callers already
  have enough information to decided whether to rollback or commit.
  Having plain and well named functions makes it easier to read
  and understand code.
sql/handler.h:
  Remove wrapper function as the low level transaction functions
  shouldn't be called directly anymore.
sql/log_event.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/log_event_old.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Remove obsolete functions for implicit and explicit commit.
sql/rpl_injector.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/rpl_rli.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/set_var.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/slave.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_class.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_delete.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_do.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_insert.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_partition.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Rename transaction management functions to the new names.
sql/transaction.cc:
  Implement wrapper functions to differentiate operations on
  the single statement transaction from the ones operating
  on the normal transaction.
sql/transaction.h:
  Export new functions for dealing with transaction commands.

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revno: 2630.13.17
committer: Davi Arnaut <Davi.Arnaut@Sun.COM>
branch nick: 4284-6.0
timestamp: Sun 2008-07-27 10:14:46 -0300
message:
Post-merge fixes:

Remove dependency on binlog, require not embedded as test uses
the event scheduler and disable abort on error for syntax only
available on servers built with debugging support.

This is a patch in scope of WL#4284 "Transactional DDL locking"

mysql-test/t/implicit_commit.test:
  Remove dependency on binlog, require not embedded as test uses
  the event scheduler and disable abort on error for syntax only
  available on servers built with debugging support.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.13.16
committer: Davi Arnaut <Davi.Arnaut@Sun.COM>
branch nick: WL#4284
timestamp: Sat 2008-07-26 13:38:20 -0300
message:
WL#4284: Transactional DDL locking

SQL statements' effect on transactions.

Currently the MySQL server and its storage engines are not
capable of rolling back operations that define or modify data
structures (also known as DDL statements) or operations that
alter any of the system tables (the mysql database). Allowing
these group of statements to participate in transactions
is unfeasible at this time (since rollback has no effect
whatsoever on them) and goes against the design of our metadata
locking subsystem.

The solution is to issue implicit commits before and after
those statements execution. This effectively confines each of
those statements to its own special transaction and ensures
that metadata locks taken during this special transaction
are not leaked into posterior statements/transactions.


mysql-test/include/commit.inc:
  Alter table rename was not committing the normal transaction at the
  end of its execution, and as a consequence, the commit was being
  issued in the next DDL command (rename table) that happened to end
  the active transaction. Other changes are to take into account the
  implicit commits issued before and after the DDL command execution.
mysql-test/include/implicit_commit_helper.inc:
  Add auxiliary test that shows if a statement issued a 
  implicit commit.
mysql-test/r/commit_1innodb.result:
  
  Update test case result.
mysql-test/r/implicit_commit.result:
  Test implicit commit behavior of some SQL commands.
mysql-test/t/implicit_commit.test:
  Test implicit commit behavior of some SQL commands.
sql/events.cc:
  Transaction is now ended before the command execution.
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Add flags array for server commands and remove historical 
  left over.
sql/sql_class.h:
  Add flags to control when to issue implicit commits before and
  after a command execution.
sql/sql_delete.cc:
  A implicit commit is issued at the end of truncate
  statements.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Mark commands that need implicit commits before and
  after their executions. The implicit commits of the
  statement and the normal transaction are now issued
  regardless of the user access privileges.
sql/sql_table.cc:
  A implicit commit is now issued before admin commands.
tests/mysql_client_test.c:
  Test that COM_REFRESH issues a implicit commit.

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revno: 2630.2.7
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-runtime
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-04 15:18:52 +0400
message:
  Fix a code regression (not observable externally) that I introduced
  in the fix for Bug#26141

(backporting as part of all patches related to WL#3726)

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.2.23
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-runtime
timestamp: Fri 2008-06-27 21:15:11 +0400
message:
  Add an assert that we never call COMMIT or ROLLBACK while having
  a table lock.

sql/sql_parse.cc:
  We should never call COMMIT or ROLLBACK with a table lock, except
  when under LOCK TABLES.

------------------------------------------------------------ 
revno: 2630.13.4
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-runtime
timestamp: Mon 2008-07-07 19:51:20 +0400
message:
  Fixed outdated comment describing mdl_init_lock() function.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.39
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Thu 2008-06-26 13:08:27 +0400
message:
  Fix warnings about passing pointer to not fully-initialized THD
  object to constructor of base Open_tables_state classe, which
  appeared on Windows and were introduced by one of the patches
  implementing WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

sql/sql_class.cc:
  Moved code preparing Open_tables_state instance for operations
  which open/lock/close tables from class constructor to
  init_open_tables_state() method. This allows us to move such
  initialization of base Open_table_state instance in THD class
  constructor from base classes initialization section to
  constructor's body and thus to get rid of warnings about
  about passing pointer to not fully-initialized THD object
  to base class constructor.
sql/sql_class.h:
  Moved code preparing Open_tables_state instance for operations
  which open/lock/close tables from class constructor to
  init_open_tables_state() method. This allows us to move such
  initialization of base Open_table_state instance in THD class
  constructor from base classes initialization section to
  constructor's body and thus to get rid of warnings about
  about passing pointer to not fully-initialized THD object
  to base class constructor.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.38
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-4144
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-25 22:07:06 +0400
message:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children.
  Committing a version of the patch merged with WL#3726
  on behalf of Ingo.

  Step #1: Move locking from parent to children.

  MERGE children are now left in the query list of tables
  after inserted there in open_tables(). So they are locked
  by lock_tables() as all other tables are.

  The MERGE parent does not store locks any more. It appears
  in a MYSQL_LOCK with zero lock data. This is kind of a "dummy"
  lock.

  All other lock handling is also done directly on the children.
  To protect against parent or child modifications during LOCK
  TABLES, the children are detached after every statement and
  attached before every statement, even under LOCK TABLES.

  The children table list is removed from the query list of tables
  on every detach and on close of the parent.

  Step #2: Move MERGE specific functionality from SQL layer
  into table handler.

  Functionality moved from SQL layer (mainly sql_base.cc)
  to the table handler (ha_myisammrg.cc).

  Unnecessary code is removed from the SQL layer.

  Step #3: Moved all MERGE specific members from TABLE
  to ha_myisammrg.

  Moved members from TABLE to ha_myisammrg.
  Renamed some mebers.
  Fixed comments.

  Step #4: Valgrind and coverage testing

  Valgrind did not uncover new problems.
  Added purecov comments.

  Added a new test for DATA/INDEX DIRECTORY options.
  Changed handling of ::reset() for non-attached children.
  Fixed the merge-big test.

  Step #5: Fixed crashes detected during review
  Changed detection when to attach/detach.
  Added new tests.

Backport also the fix for Bug#44040 "MySQL allows creating a 
MERGE table upon VIEWs but crashes when using it"


include/my_base.h:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Added HA_EXTRA_ADD_CHILDREN_LIST and HA_EXTRA_IS_ATTACHED_CHILDREN
  for MERGE table support
mysql-test/r/merge.result:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Fixed test result.
mysql-test/t/disabled.def:
  Enable merge.test, which now is working again (WL#4144).
mysql-test/t/merge-big.test:
  Fix the messages for wait_condition (merge with WL#3726).
mysql-test/t/merge.test:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Fixed one test to meet coding standards for tests
  (upper case keywords, engine names as in SHOW ENGINES).
  Fixed error codes.
  Added a test for DATA/INDEX DIRECTORY.
mysys/thr_lock.c:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Added purecov comments.
sql/ha_partition.cc:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Added MERGE specific extra operations to ha_partition::extra().
  Extended comments.
  Changed function comment to doxygen style.
  Fixed nomenclature: 'parameter' -> 'operation'.
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Removed declarations for removed functions.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Leave the children in the query list of tables after open_tables().
  Set proper back links (prev_global).
  Attach MERGE children before and detach them after every
  statement. Even under LOCK TABLES.
  Remove children from the query list when they are detached.
  Remove lock forwarding from children to parent.
  Moved MERGE specific functions to ha_myisammrg.cc.
  Added purecov comments.
  Backport the fix for Bug#44040 "MySQL allows creating a MERGE table upon VIEWs but crashes when using it"
sql/sql_table.cc:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Changed detection of MERGE tables.
sql/table.cc:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Moved is_children_attached() method from TABLE to ha_myisammrg.
sql/table.h:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Moved all MERGE specific members from TABLE to ha_myisammrg.
storage/myisammrg/ha_myisammrg.cc:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Set proper back links in the child list (prev_global).
  Added a function for removal of the child list from the query list.
  Remove children from the query list when the parent is closed.
  Make parent lock handling a dummy (zero locks).
  Moved MERGE specific functionality from SQL layer to here.
  Moved all MERGE specific members from TABLE to ha_myisammrg.
  Renamed children list pointers.
  Added initialization and free for the children list mem_root.
  Fixed comments.
  Added purecov comments.
storage/myisammrg/ha_myisammrg.h:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Added method add_children_list().
  Moved all MERGE specific members from TABLE to ha_myisammrg.
  Renamed children list pointers.
  Added a mem_root for the children list.
storage/myisammrg/myrg_extra.c:
  WL#4144 - Lock MERGE engine children
  Changed handling of ::reset() for non-attached children.

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revno: 2630.4.37
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-25 20:28:57 +0400
message:
  Fix build failure of mysql-6.0-3726 tree on Windows.

  The failure was caused by the fact that sql/mdl.cc was
  using __func__ macro without including sql_profile.h
  header which contained definition of this macro for
  those platforms that miss it.

  This patch solves this problem by moving this define to
  include/my_global.h which makes it available in modules
  which don't/can't include sql/mysql_priv.h.

This is a patch that is part of WL#3726.

include/my_global.h:
  Moved definition of __func__ macro from sql/sql_profile.h to
  include/my_global.h to make it accessible from those modules
  of the server which don't include mysql_priv.h.
sql/sql_profile.cc:
  Removed _unknown_func_ const variable since it is no longer used
  by __func__ macro.
sql/sql_profile.h:
  Moved definition of __func__ macro from sql/sql_profile.h to
  include/my_global.h to make it accessible from those modules
  of the server which don't include mysql_priv.h.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.36
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-25 17:03:37 +0400
message:
  As per discussion with Serg and Dmitri, remove the code
  that is trying to emulate LOCK TABLES when locking tables for prelocking.
  This code was worked around by the engines, and has no effect.
  We may still have to do something to ensure that statement-based
  replication is consistent in MVCC engines, or other engines
  that downgrade table level locks, but this will have to be done
  somehow differently.


sql/sql_base.cc:
  Do not try to emulate LOCK TABLES when locking tables for
  pre-locking.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.35
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-25 16:44:00 +0400
message:
  Fix a MyISAM-specific bug in the new implementation of
  LOCK TABLES (WL#3726).
  If more than one instance of a MyISAM table are open in the
  same connection, all of them must share the same status_param.
  Otherwise, unlock of a table may lead to lost records.
  See also comments in thr_lock.c.

include/thr_lock.h:
   Declare thr_lock_merge_status().
mysql-test/r/lock.result:
  Update test results (WL#3726).
mysql-test/t/lock.test:
  Add a test case for the situation when the same table is locked
  twice by LOCK TABLES, and only one instance is updated.
mysys/thr_lock.c:
  Move the code that makes sure all status_params of the same
  table are shared into a separate function.
sql/lock.cc:
  Make sure that status_param is shared when a table is reopened.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.33
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Fri 2008-06-20 17:11:20 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After-review fixes in progress.

  Minimized dependency of mdl.cc on other modules (particularly
  made it independant of mysql_priv.h) in order to be able
  write unit tests for metadata locking subsystem.


sql/ha_ndbcluster_binlog.cc:
  Use newly introduced MAX_MDLKEY_LENGTH constant for allocating
  buffer for object key for metadata locking subsystem.
sql/log_event.cc:
  Use newly introduced MAX_MDLKEY_LENGTH constant for allocating
  buffer for object key for metadata locking subsystem.
sql/mdl.cc:
  Removed dependency on THD class (and thus on mysql_priv.h)
  by using direct access to members of st_my_thread_var instead
  of accessing THD::killed/enter_cond()/exit_cond().
sql/mdl.h:
  Added MAX_MDLKEY_LENGTH constant to be used for allocating
  buffers for key for metadata locking subsystem.
  Added declarations of server kernel functions used by metadata
  locking subsystem to mdl.h in order to decrease dependency of
  mdl.cc on other files.
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Moved declaration of notify_thread_having_shared_lock() to the
  mdl.h (also renamed it to make clear in metadata locking code
  that it is a callback to SQL-layer).
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Renamed notify_thread_having_shared_lock() to make it clear
  in metadata locking subsystem code that it is a callback
  to SQL layer.
sql/sql_handler.cc:
  Use newly introduced MAX_MDLKEY_LENGTH constant for allocating
  buffer for object key for metadata locking subsystem.
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Use newly introduced MAX_MDLKEY_LENGTH constant for allocating
  buffer for object key for metadata locking subsystem.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.32
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Thu 2008-06-19 16:39:58 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After-review fixes in progress.

  Ensure that metadata locking subsystem properly handles
  out-of-memory conditions. Clarified MDL interface by
  separating release of locks and removal of lock requests
  from the context.

sql/lock.cc:
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and 
  mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
sql/mdl.cc:
  Ensured that metadata locking subsystem properly handles
  out-of-memory conditions.
  Introduced new MDL_INITIALIZED state for metadata lock
  request which is used in all cases when lock is not acquired 
  and we have not associated request with object respesenting 
  lock.
  
  MDL_PENDING is now only used for requests for exclusive locks
  which are added to the MDL_LOCK::waiting_exclusive queue.
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and 
  mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  newly introduced mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
  Also renamed mdl_release_all_locks_for_name() to 
  emphasize that it also actually removes lock requests
  from the context.
  
  Finally mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() is now returs
  information about encountered lock conflict in separate
  out parameter since its return value is used for distinguishing
  between error (e.g. due to OOM) and success.
sql/mdl.h:
  Introduced new MDL_INITIALIZED state for metadata lock
  request which is used in all cases when lock is not acquired 
  and we have not associated request with object respesenting 
  lock.
  
  MDL_PENDING is now only used for requests for exclusive locks
  which are added to the MDL_LOCK::waiting_exclusive queue.
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and 
  mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  newly introduced mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
  Also renamed mdl_release_all_locks_for_name() to 
  emphasize that it also actually removes lock requests
  from the context.
  
  Finally mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() is now returs
  information about encountered lock conflict in separate
  out parameter since its return value is used for distinguishing
  between error (e.g. due to OOM) and success.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
  Also adjusted open_table() to ensure that it 
  releases/removes metadata locks in case of error 
  after adding/acquiring them (unless keeping these
  lock requests is required for recovering action).
sql/sql_delete.cc:
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
sql/sql_handler.cc:
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
sql/sql_show.cc:
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Renamed mdl_release_all_locks_for_name() to emphasize
  that it also actually removes lock requests from the context.
  mdl_release_lock(), mdl_acquire_exclusive_locks() and mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() are no longer responsible
  for removal of metadata lock requests from the context.
  One should explicitly call mdl_remove_all_locks() and
  mdl_remove_lock() to do this.
  Finally mdl_try_acquire_exclusive_lock() is now returs
  information about encountered lock conflict in separate
  out parameter since its return value is used for distinguishing
  between error (e.g. due to OOM) and success.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.31
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726
timestamp: Thu 2008-06-12 06:23:08 +0400
message:
  Extend the signature of TABLE_LIST::init_one_table() to 
  initialize lengths

This is part of WL#3726 post-review fixes.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.30
Konstantin Osipov   2008-06-11
Fix a potential cause of test failures.

sql/sql_base.cc:
  0 may not be equal to (char*) 0 on 64 bit pointer/32 bit int machines.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.10.1
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-lock-tables-tidyup
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-11 15:49:58 +0400
message:
  WL#3726, review fixes.
  Now that we have metadata locks, we don't need to keep a crippled
  TABLE instance in the table cache to indicate that a table is locked.
  Remove all code that used this technique. Instead, rely on metadata
  locks and use the standard open_table() and close_thread_table()
  to manipulate with the table cache tables.
  Removes a list of functions that have become unused (see the comment
  for sql_base.cc for details).
  Under LOCK TABLES, keep a TABLE_LIST instance for each table
  that may be temporarily closed. For that, implement an own class for
  LOCK TABLES mode, Locked_tables_list.

This is a pre-requisite patch for WL#4144.
This is not exactly a backport: there is no new 
online ALTER table in Celosia, so the old alter table
code was changed to work with the new table cache API.


mysql-test/r/lock.result:
  Update results (WL#3726 post-review patch).
mysql-test/r/trigger-compat.result:
  We take the table from the table cache now, thus no warning.
mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_trigger.result:
  We take the table from the table cache now, thus no warning.
mysql-test/t/lock.test:
  Additional tests for LOCK TABLES mode (previously not covered by
  the test suite (WL#3726).
sql/field.h:
  Remove reopen_table().
sql/lock.cc:
  Remove an obsolete parameter of mysql_lock_remove().
  It's not used anywhere now either.
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Add 4 new open_table() flags.
  Remove declarations of removed functions.
sql/sp_head.cc:
  Rename thd->mdl_el_root to thd->locked_tables_root.
sql/sql_acl.cc:
  Use the new implementation of unlock_locked_tables().
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Implement class Locked_tables_list.
  Implement close_all_tables_for_name().
  Rewrite close_cached_tables() to use the new reopen_tables().
  Remove reopen_table(), reopen_tables(), reopen_table_entry() 
  (ex. open_unireg_entry()), close_data_files_and_leave_as_placeholders(),
  close_handle_and_leave_table_as_placeholder(), close_cached_table(),
  table_def_change_share(), reattach_merge(), reopen_name_locked_table(),
  unlink_open_table().
  
  Move acquisition of a metadata lock into an own function
  - open_table_get_mdl_lock().
sql/sql_class.cc:
  Deploy class Locked_tables_list.
sql/sql_class.h:
  Declare class Locked_tables_list.
  Keep one instance of this class in class THD.
  Rename mdl_el_root to locked_tables_root.
sql/sql_db.cc:
  Update a comment.
sql/sql_insert.cc:
  Use the plain open_table() to open a just created table in
  CREATE TABLE .. SELECT.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_list to enter and leave LTM_LOCK_TABLES mode.
sql/sql_partition.cc:
  Deploy the new method of working with partitioned table locks.
sql/sql_servers.cc:
  Update to the new signature of unlock_locked_tables().
sql/sql_table.cc:
  In mysql_rm_table_part2(), the branch that removes a table under
  LOCK TABLES, make sure that the table being dropped
  is also removed from THD::locked_tables_list.
  Update ALTER TABLE and CREATE TABLE LIKE implementation to use
  open_table() and close_all_tables_for_name() instead of 
  reopen_tables().
sql/sql_trigger.cc:
  Use the new locking way.
sql/table.h:
  Add TABLE::pos_in_locked_tables, which is used only under
  LOCK TABLES.

```---------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.9.3
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w3
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-11 08:33:36 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After review fixes in progress.

  Changed close_cached_tables() not to flush all unused TABLE
  instances when flushing individual table.
  Renamed expel_table_from_cache() to tdc_remove_table() and
  added enum parameter to be able more explicitly specify type
  of removal, rewrote its code to be more efficient.

******
Backport of:
```

---------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.9.4
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w3
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-11 15:53:53 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After-review fixes in progress.

  Minor changes in order to improve code readability
  and simplify debugging.


mysql-test/r/ps_ddl.result:
  Restore the original (correct) behaviour,
  now that the patch that fixes the regression
  introduced by the original patch for WL#3726 is fixed.
mysql-test/t/ps_ddl.test:
  Restore the original (correct) behaviour,
  now that the patch that fixes the regression
  introduced by the original patch for WL#3726 is fixed
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Renamed expel_table_from_cache() to tdc_remove_table() 
  and added enum parameter to be able more explicitly specify 
  type of removal.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Changed close_cached_tables() not to flush all unused TABLE
  instances when flushing individual table.
  Renamed expel_table_from_cache() to tdc_remove_table() and added
  enum parameter to be able more explicitly specify type of
  removal, rewrote its code to be more efficient. As result removed
  relink_unused() function which is no longer used.
  ******
  Improved code in close_cached_tables() according to reviewer's
  comments.
sql/sql_delete.cc:
  Renamed expel_table_from_cache() to tdc_remove_table() 
  and added enum parameter to be able more explicitly 
  specify type of removal.
sql/sql_rename.cc:
  Renamed expel_table_from_cache() to tdc_remove_table() 
  and added enum parameter to be able more explicitly 
  specify type of removal.
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Moved acquisition of high-prio shared metadata lock in which
  happens in fill_schema_table_from_frm() to separate function.
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Renamed expel_table_from_cache() to tdc_remove_table() 
  and added enum parameter to be able more explicitly 
  specify type of removal.
sql/sql_trigger.cc:
  Renamed expel_table_from_cache() to tdc_remove_table() 
  and added enum parameter to be able more explicitly 
  specify type of removal.

Text conflict in mysql-test/collections/default.experimental
Text conflict in mysql-test/r/show_check.result
Text conflict in mysql-test/r/sp-code.result
Text conflict in mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_tmp_table.result
Text conflict in mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def
Text conflict in mysql-test/t/show_check.test
Text conflict in mysys/my_delete.c
Text conflict in sql/item.h
Text conflict in sql/item_cmpfunc.h
Text conflict in sql/log.cc
Text conflict in sql/mysqld.cc
Text conflict in sql/repl_failsafe.cc
Text conflict in sql/slave.cc
Text conflict in sql/sql_parse.cc
Text conflict in sql/sql_table.cc
Text conflict in sql/sql_yacc.yy
Text conflict in storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc

Corrected results for
 stm_auto_increment_bug33029.reject      2009-12-01
		20:01:49.000000000 +0300
       <andrei> @@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
       <andrei>  RETURN i;
       <andrei>  END//
       <andrei>  CALL p1();
       <andrei> -Warnings:
       <andrei> -Note   1592    Statement may not be safe to log in statement
		format.
       <andrei> -Note   1592    Statement may not be safe to log in statement
		format.

There should be indeed no Note present because there is in fact autoincrement 
top-level query in sp() that triggers inserting in yet another auto-inc table.
(todo: alert DaoGang to improve the test).

mysqld crashed in network_init()).

The problem was that current_thd was not ready at that point in mysqld life,
so ER() macro could not be used.

The fix is to use ER_DEFAULT() macro, which is intented for such cases.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.9.2
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w3
timestamp: Tue 2008-06-10 18:01:56 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After review fixes in progress.


sql/mdl.cc:
  Changed mdl_acquire_shared_lock() signature to accept MDL_CONTEXT
  as one of arguments as described in specification.
sql/mdl.h:
  Changed mdl_acquire_shared_lock() signature to accept MDL_CONTEXT
   as one of arguments as described in specification.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Changed mdl_acquire_shared_lock() signature to accept MDL_CONTEXT
  as one of arguments as described in specification.
  Renamed handle_failed_open_table_attempt() to
  recover_from_failed_open_table_attempt() as suggested by review.
  Added comment clarifying why we need to check TABLE::db_stat
  while looking at TABLE instances open by other threads.
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Changed mdl_acquire_shared_lock() signature to accept MDL_CONTEXT
  as one of arguments as described in specification.

------------------------------------------------------------ 
revno: 2630.9.1 
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com> 
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w3 
timestamp: Sun 2008-06-08 22:13:58 +0400 
message: 
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects" 
   
  After review fixes in progress. 
   
  Some adjustments to the patch that removes thd->locked_tables

sql/sp_head.cc:
  Fix conditions which were wrongly translated by previous patch.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  close_thread_tables():
    Add comment clarifying control flow in case of LTM_LOCK_TABLES
    mode and statements requiring prelocking.
    Be consistent with other places where we clear
    OPTION_TABLE_LOCK flag.
  lock_tables():
    Always set THD::lock to 0 after freeing memory to which it
    points.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.27
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Mon 2008-06-09 14:01:19 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After review fixes in progress.

  Changed open_table() to return bool. This allows more easily to
  distinguish cases when this function succeeds but returns no TABLE
  instance (in case of view or in case of special kind of open) from
  cases when we have an error. Pointer to TABLE instance is now
  always returned in TABLE_LIST::table member.

  This change allows to get rid of false assumption in open_tables()
  implementation and makes it more clear.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.26
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-prelocked_mode-to-push
timestamp: Fri 2008-06-06 23:19:04 +0400
message:
  WL#3726: work on review comments.
  Remove thd->locked_tables. Always store MYSQL_LOCK instances in
  thd->lock.
  Rename thd->prelocked_mode to thd->locked_tables_mode.
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we
  are under LOCK TABLES. Update the code to not assume that
  if thd->lock is set, LOCK TABLES mode is off.
  Review comments.


sql/ha_ndbcluster_binlog.cc:
  Don't unlock the lock under LOCK TABLES (safety).
sql/handler.cc:
  There is no thd->locked_tables any more.
  Update comments.
sql/lock.cc:
  There is no thd->locked_tables any more.
sql/log.cc:
  Rename thd->prelocked_mode to thd->locked_tables_mode.
sql/set_var.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sp_head.cc:
  Rename thd->prelocked_mode to thd->locked_tables_mode.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
  Remove thd->locked_tables.
sql/sql_cache.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sql_class.cc:
  Avoid code duplication.
  Do not release the table locks prematurely if we're under LOCK TABLES.
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode instead of thd->locked_tables.
sql/sql_class.h:
  Remove thd->locked_tables.
  Make prelocked mode a kind of LOCK TABLES mode.
  Update comments.
sql/sql_cursor.cc:
  Update comments.
sql/sql_insert.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
  Rename thd->prelocked_mode to thd->locked_tables_mode.
sql/sql_load.cc:
  Rename thd->prelocked_mode to thd->locked_tables_mode.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
  Remove thd->locked_tables.
sql/sql_partition.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sql_rename.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sql_select.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sql_trigger.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sql_update.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
sql/sql_view.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.
storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc:
  Use thd->locked_tables_mode to determine if we are under LOCK TABLES.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.25
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Fri 2008-06-06 15:32:48 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After review fixes in progress.

  Clarified some comments explaining control flow in
  prepare_for_repair().

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.24
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Fri 2008-06-06 14:28:58 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After review fixes in progress.

  Get rid of upgradability and priority attributes of
  metadata lock requests by replacing them with two
  new types of lock requests MDL_SHARED_UPGRADABLE and
  MDL_SHARED_HIGH_PRIO correspondingly.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.22
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Thu 2008-06-05 22:06:48 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects"

  After review fixes in progress.

  Moved code checking that current lock request can be satisfied
  given the current state of individual or global metadata lock
  to separate well-documented functions.


sql/mdl.cc:
  Moved code.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.8.3
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w4
timestamp: Thu 2008-06-05 10:48:36 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects".

  After-review fixes in progress.

  Adjust some comments that were using old terminology
  (name locks instead of exclusive metadata locks), brought
  some of them up-to-date with current situation in code.


sql/sql_base.cc:
  Adjusted comments to use proper terminology.
sql/sql_delete.cc:
  Adjusted comments to use proper terminology.
sql/sql_handler.cc:
  Adjusted comments to use proper terminology.
sql/sql_partition.cc:
  Adjusted comments to use proper terminology also fixed
  one comment to correspond to what really happens in code.
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Adjusted comments to use proper terminology.
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Adjusted comments to use proper terminology, brought
   one of them up-to-date with current situation.
sql/sql_trigger.cc:
  Adjusted comments to use proper terminology.
sql/table.h:
  Removed two unused members of TABLE_SHARE struct.

----------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.2.20
committer: Konstantin Osipov <konstantin@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-runtime
timestamp: Fri 2008-06-27 20:10:42 +0400
message:
  Fix a regression introduced by WL#3726 when a table was left in the
  table cache after DROP DATABASE.
  Implementation of DROP DATABASE reads a list of files in the database
  directory and constructs from it the list of tables to be dropped.
  If the filesystem is case-insensitive and case-preserving, the
  table names should be lowercased, because the same has been done
  when entries for them were inserted into the table cache.
  Skipping this step will lead to orphaned TABLEs left in the table cache.
  Fixes lowercase_table2 failure on powermacg5.


sql/sql_db.cc:
  Lowercase the table name, it's used to construct the table cache
  key.

------------------------------------------------------------
revno: 2630.4.20
committer: Dmitry Lenev <dlenev@mysql.com>
branch nick: mysql-6.0-3726-w2
timestamp: Wed 2008-06-04 16:27:06 +0400
message:
  WL#3726 "DDL locking for all metadata objects"

  After review fixes in progress.

  Got rid of TABLE_LIST::mdl_upgradable member and related functions
  by using special flag which to be passed to open_table() which
  asks it to take upgradable metadata lock on table being opened.


sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Added one more argument to open_n_lock_single_table() call to be
  able to pass flags to open_table() and mysql_lock_tables() called
  by it.
  Added new flag for controlling open_table() behavior asks it to
  take upgradable metadata locks on tables open for write.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Added new flag for controlling open_table() behavior asks it to
  take upgradable metadata locks on tables open for write.
  This allowed us to get rid of TABLE_LIST::mdl_upgradable member.
  Added one more argument to open_n_lock_single_table() call to be
  able to pass flags to open_table() and mysql_lock_tables() called
  by it.
sql/sql_insert.cc:
  Added one more argument to open_n_lock_single_table() call to be
  able to pass flags to open_table() and mysql_lock_tables() called
  by it.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Got rid of TABLE_LIST::mdl_upgradable member by using special flag
  which to be passed to open_table() which asks it to take
  upgradable metadata lock on table being opened.  As result also
  got rid of adjust_mdl_locks_upgradability() function.
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Got rid of TABLE_LIST::mdl_upgradable member and related functions
  by using special flag which to be passed to open_table() which
  asks it to take upgradable metadata lock on table being opened.
sql/sql_view.cc:
  Got rid of TABLE_LIST::mdl_upgradable member and related functions
  by using special flag which to be passed to open_table() which
  asks it to take upgradable metadata lock on table being opened.
sql/table.h:
  Got rid of TABLE_LIST::mdl_upgradable member and related functions
  by using special flag which to be passed to open_table() which
  asks it to take upgradable metadata lock on table being opened.