Merge with 4.1 to get in latest bug fixes

BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok:
  auto-union
Docs/Support/texi2html:
  Auto merged
include/mysql.h:
  Auto merged
include/mysql_com.h:
  Auto merged
libmysql/libmysql.c:
  Auto merged
myisam/mi_check.c:
  Auto merged
myisam/myisamchk.c:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/include/ps_modify.inc:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ctype_recoding.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/fulltext.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/gis.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ndb_blob.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_2myisam.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_3innodb.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_4heap.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_5merge.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_6bdb.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/sql_mode.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/join_outer.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/key.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/range.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/show_check.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/sql_mode.test:
  Auto merged
sql/field.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_ndbcluster.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_create.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_func.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_func.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_strfunc.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_timefunc.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/mysqld.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/net_serv.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/protocol.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/protocol.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_class.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_handler.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_string.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_string.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Auto merged
client/mysqltest.c:
  Merge with 4.1
mysql-test/r/range.result:
  Merge with 4.1
  Added missing drop table test
sql/ha_innodb.cc:
  Merge with 4.1
sql/item.cc:
  Merge with 4.1
sql/item_cmpfunc.cc:
  Merge with 4.1
sql/opt_range.cc:
  Merge with 4.1
sql/sql_prepare.cc:
  Merge with 4.1
tests/client_test.c:
  Merge with 4.1
  Added code to support --silent
configure.in:
  Merge with 4.1
ndb/src/common/util/version.c:
  Merge with 4.1

sql/sql_table.cc

@@ -1740,6 +1740,12 @@ end:
 }
 
 
+/*
+  RETURN VALUES
+    0   Message sent to net (admin operation went ok)
+   -1   Message should be sent by caller 
+        (admin operation or network communication failed)
+*/
 static int mysql_admin_table(THD* thd, TABLE_LIST* tables,
 			     HA_CHECK_OPT* check_opt,
 			     const char *operator_name,
@@ -1787,9 +1793,13 @@ static int mysql_admin_table(THD* thd, TABLE_LIST* tables,
     if (prepare_func)
     {
       switch ((*prepare_func)(thd, table, check_opt)) {
-	case  1: continue; // error, message written to net
-	case -1: goto err; // error, message could be written to net
-	default:	 ; // should be 0 otherwise
+      case  1:           // error, message written to net
+        close_thread_tables(thd);
+        continue;
+      case -1:           // error, message could be written to net
+        goto err;
+      default:           // should be 0 otherwise
+        ;
       }
     }