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1 by brian
clean slate
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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
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#
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# This is a test with uses many processes to test a MySQL server.
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#
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# Tested a lot with:  --threads=30
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$opt_loop_count=500000; # Change this to make test harder/easier
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##################### Standard benchmark inits ##############################
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use DBI;
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use Getopt::Long;
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use Benchmark;
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package main;
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$opt_skip_create=$opt_skip_in=$opt_verbose=$opt_fast_insert=
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$opt_lock_tables=$opt_debug=$opt_skip_drop=$opt_fast=$opt_force=0;
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$opt_thread_factor=1;
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$opt_insert=1;
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$opt_select=6;$opt_join=4;
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$opt_select_count=$opt_join_count=0;
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$opt_update=1;$opt_delete=0;
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$opt_flush=$opt_check=$opt_repair=$opt_alter=0;
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$opt_join_range=100;
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$opt_resize_interval=0;
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$opt_time=0;
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$opt_host=$opt_user=$opt_password=""; $opt_db="test";
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$opt_verbose=$opt_debug=$opt_lock_tables=$opt_fast_insert=$opt_fast=$opt_skip_in=$opt_force=undef;  # Ignore warnings from these
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GetOptions("host=s","db=s","user=s","password=s","loop-count=i","skip-create","skip-in","skip-drop",
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           "verbose","fast-insert","lock-tables","debug","fast","force","thread-factor=i",
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		   "insert=i", "select=i", "join=i", "select-count=i", "join-count=i", "update=i", "delete=i",
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		   "flush=i", "check=i", "repair=i", "alter=i", "resize-interval=i", "max-join_range=i", "time=i") || die "Aborted";
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print "Test of multiple connections that test the following things:\n";
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print "insert, select, delete, update, alter, check, repair and flush\n";
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@testtables = ( ["bench_f31", ""],
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		["bench_f32", "row_format=fixed"],
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		["bench_f33", "delay_key_write=1"],
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		["bench_f34", "checksum=1"],
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		["bench_f35", "delay_key_write=1"]);
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$abort_table="bench_f39";
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$numtables = $#testtables+1;
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srand 100;			# Make random numbers repeatable
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####
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####  Start timeing and start test
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####
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$opt_insert*=$opt_thread_factor;
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$opt_select*=$opt_thread_factor;
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$opt_join*=$opt_thread_factor;
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$opt_select_count*=$opt_thread_factor;
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$opt_join_count*=$opt_thread_factor;
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$opt_update*=$opt_thread_factor;
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$opt_delete*=$opt_thread_factor;
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if ($opt_time == 0 && $opt_insert == 0)
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{
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  $opt_insert=1;
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}
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$start_time=new Benchmark;
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$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		    $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		  { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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if (!$opt_skip_create)
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{
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  my $table_def;
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  foreach $table_def (@testtables)
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  {
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    my ($table,$extra)= ($table_def->[0], $table_def->[1]);
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    print "Creating table $table in database $opt_db\n";
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    $dbh->do("drop table if exists $table");
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    $dbh->do("create table $table".
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	     " (id int(6) not null auto_increment,".
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	     " info varchar(32)," .
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	     " marker timestamp," .
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	     " flag int not null," .
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	     " primary key(id)) $extra")
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      or die $DBI::errstr;
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    # One row in the table will make future tests easier
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    $dbh->do("insert into $table (id) values (null)")
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      or die $DBI::errstr;
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  }
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  # Create the table we use to signal that we should end the test
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  $dbh->do("drop table if exists $abort_table");
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  $dbh->do("create table $abort_table (id int(6) not null) ENGINE=heap") ||
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    die $DBI::errstr;
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}
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$dbh->do("delete from $abort_table");
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$dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;	# Close handler
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$|= 1;				# Autoflush
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#### Start the tests
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####
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if ($opt_time != 0)
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{
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	test_abort() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="abort";
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}
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_insert ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_insert() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="insert";
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}
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$threads=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_select ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_select() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="select";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_join ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_join() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="join";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_select_count ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_select_count() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="select_count";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_join_count ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_join_count() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="join_count";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_update ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_update() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="update";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_delete ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_delete() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="delete";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_flush ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_flush() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="flush";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_check ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_check() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="check";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_repair ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_repair() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="repair";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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for ($i=0 ; $i < $opt_alter ; $i ++)
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{
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  test_alter() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="alter";
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}
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$threads+=$i;
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if ($opt_resize_interval != 0)
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{
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  test_resize() if (($pid=fork()) == 0); $work{$pid}="resize";
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  $threads+=1;
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}
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print "Started $threads threads\n";
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$errors=0;
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$running_insert_threads=$opt_insert;
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while (($pid=wait()) != -1)
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{
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  $ret=$?/256;
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  print "thread '" . $work{$pid} . "' finished with exit code $ret\n";
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  if ($opt_time == 0)
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  {
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    if ($work{$pid} =~ /^insert/)
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    {
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      if (!--$running_insert_threads)
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      {
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        # Time to stop other threads
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        signal_abort();
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      }
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	}
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  }
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  $errors++ if ($ret != 0);
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}
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# Cleanup
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if (!$opt_skip_drop && !$errors)
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{
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  my $table_def;
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $dbh->do("drop table $abort_table");
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  foreach $table_def (@testtables)
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  {
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    $dbh->do("drop table " . $table_def->[0]);
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  }
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;	# Close handler
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}
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print ($errors ? "Test failed\n" :"Test ok\n");
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$end_time=new Benchmark;
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print "Total time: " .
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  timestr(timediff($end_time, $start_time),"noc") . "\n";
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exit(0);
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# Sleep and then abort other threads
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sub test_abort
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{
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  sleep($opt_time);
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  signal_abort();
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  exit(0);
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}
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# Insert records in the table
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sub test_insert
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{
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  my ($from_table,$to_table)= @_;
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  my ($dbh,$i,$j,$count,$table_def,$table);
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  if (!defined($from_table))
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  {
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    $from_table=0; $to_table=$numtables-1;
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  }
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  for ($i=$count=0 ; $i < $opt_loop_count; $i++)
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  {
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    for ($j= $from_table ; $j <= $to_table ; $j++)
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    {
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      my ($table)= ($testtables[$j]->[0]);
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      $dbh->do("insert into $table values (NULL,'This is entry $i','',0)") || die "Got error on insert: $DBI::errstr\n";
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      $count++;
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    }
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  }
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "Test_insert: Inserted $count rows\n";
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  exit(0);
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}
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# select records
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# Do continously select over all tables as long as there is changed
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# rows in the table
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sub test_select
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{
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  my ($dbh, $i, $j, $count, $loop);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $count_query=make_count_query($numtables);
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  $loop=9999;
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  while (($i++ % 100) || !test_if_abort($dbh))
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  {
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    if ($loop++ >= 100)
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    {
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      $loop=0;
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      $row_counts=simple_query($dbh, $count_query);
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    for ($j=0 ; $j < $numtables ; $j++)
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    {
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      my ($id)= int rand $row_counts->[$j];
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      my ($table)= $testtables[$j]->[0];
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      simple_query($dbh, "select id,info from $table where id=$id");
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "Test_select: Executed $count selects\n";
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  exit(0);
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}
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# Do big select count(distinct..) over the table
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sub test_select_count
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{
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  my ($dbh, $i, $j, $count, $loop);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  while (!test_if_abort($dbh))
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  {
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    {
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      my ($table)= $testtables[$j]->[0];
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      simple_query($dbh, "select count(distinct marker),count(distinct id),count(distinct info) from $table");
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "Test_select: Executed $count select count(distinct) queries\n";
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  exit(0);
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}
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# select records
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sub test_join
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{
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  my ($dbh, $i, $j, $count, $loop);
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  while (($i++ % 100) || !test_if_abort($dbh))
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    {
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      my ($id)= int rand $row_counts->[$j];
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sub test_join_count
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{
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  my ($dbh, $i, $j, $count, $loop);
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $count_query=make_count_query($numtables);
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  while (($i++ % 10) || !test_if_abort($dbh))
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sub test_delete
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{
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $count_query=make_count_query($table_count+1);
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  while (($i++ % 10) || !test_if_abort($dbh))
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  {
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    {
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}
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# Update the flag for table 2 and 3
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sub test_update
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{
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  my ($dbh, $i, $j, $row_counts, $count_query, $count, $loop);
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    {
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sub test_check
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{
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  {
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    {
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  print "test_check: Executed $i checks\n";
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}
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# Do a repair on the first table once in a while
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sub test_repair
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{
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  my ($dbh, $row, $i, $type, $table);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $type= "repair";
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  for ($i=0 ; !test_if_abort($dbh) ; $i++)
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  {
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    sleep(2000);
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    $table=$testtables[0]->[0];
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    $sth=$dbh->prepare("$type table $table") || die "Got error on prepare: $DBI::errstr\n";
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    $sth->execute || die $DBI::errstr;
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    while (($row=$sth->fetchrow_arrayref))
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    {
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      if ($row->[3] ne "OK")
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      {
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	print "Got error " . $row->[3] . " when doing $type on $table\n";
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	exit(1);
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      }
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    }
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "test_repair: Executed $i repairs\n";
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}
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# Do a flush tables on table 3 and 4 once in a while
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sub test_flush
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{
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  my ($dbh,$count,$tables);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $tables=$testtables[2]->[0] . "," . $testtables[3]->[0];
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  while (!test_if_abort($dbh))
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  {
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    sleep(3000);
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      die "Got error on flush $DBI::errstr\n";
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "flush: Executed $count flushs\n";
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  exit(0);
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}
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# Do a resize key cache every periodically
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#
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sub test_resize
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{
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  my ($dbh, $key_buffer_size);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $count=0;
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  $key_buffer_size=1024*64;
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  while (!test_if_abort($dbh))
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  {
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    sleep($opt_resize_interval);
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    $dbh->do("set global key_buffer_size=$key_buffer_size") ||
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      die "Got error on resize key cache $DBI::errstr\n";
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    $key_buffer_size+=1024*16;
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    $count++;
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  }
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "Test_resize: Executed $count times resize key cache\n";
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  exit(0);
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}
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#
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# Test all tables in a database
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#
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sub test_database
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{
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  my ($database) = @_;
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  my ($dbh, $row, $i, $type, $tables);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$database:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $tables= join(',',$dbh->func('_ListTables'));
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  $type= "check";
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  for ($i=0 ; !test_if_abort($dbh) ; $i++)
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  {
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    $sth=$dbh->prepare("$type table $tables") || die "Got error on prepare: $DBI::errstr\n";
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    $sth->execute || die $DBI::errstr;
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    while (($row=$sth->fetchrow_arrayref))
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    {
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      if ($row->[3] ne "OK")
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      {
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	print "Got error " . $row->[2] . " " . $row->[3] . " when doing $type on " . $row->[0] . "\n";
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	exit(1);
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    }
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  }
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "test_check: Executed $i checks\n";
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  exit(0);
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}
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#
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# Test ALTER TABLE on the second table
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#
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sub test_alter
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{
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  my ($dbh, $row, $i, $type, $table);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  for ($i=0 ; !test_if_abort($dbh) ; $i++)
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  {
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    sleep(100);
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    $table=$testtables[1]->[0];
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    $sth=$dbh->prepare("ALTER table $table modify info char(32)") || die "Got error on prepare: $DBI::errstr\n";
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    $sth->execute || die $DBI::errstr;
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  }
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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  print "test_alter: Executed $i ALTER TABLE\n";
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  exit(0);
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}
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#
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# Help functions
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#
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sub signal_abort
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{
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  my ($dbh);
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  $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$opt_db:$opt_host",
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		      $opt_user, $opt_password,
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		    { PrintError => 0}) || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $dbh->do("insert into $abort_table values(1)") || die $DBI::errstr;
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  $dbh->disconnect; $dbh=0;
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}
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sub test_if_abort()
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{
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  my ($dbh)=@_;
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  $row=simple_query($dbh,"select * from $opt_db.$abort_table");
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  return (defined($row) && defined($row->[0]) != 0) ? 1 : 0;
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}
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sub make_count_query
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{
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  my ($table_count)= @_;
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  my ($tables, $count_query, $i, $tables_def);
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  $tables="";
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  $count_query="select high_priority ";
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  $table_count--;
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  for ($i=0 ; $i < $table_count ; $i++)
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  {
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    my ($table_def)= $testtables[$i];
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    $tables.=$table_def->[0] . ",";
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    $count_query.= "max(" . $table_def->[0] . ".id),";
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  }
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  $table_def=$testtables[$table_count];
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  $tables.=$table_def->[0];
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  $count_query.= "max(" . $table_def->[0] . ".id) from $tables";
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  return $count_query;
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}
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sub simple_query()
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{
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  my ($dbh, $query)= @_;
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  my ($sth,$row);
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  $sth=$dbh->prepare($query) || die "Got error on '$query': " . $dbh->errstr . "\n";
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  $sth->execute || die "Got error on '$query': " . $dbh->errstr . "\n";
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  $row= $sth->fetchrow_arrayref();
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  $sth=0;
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  return $row;
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}