Merge mysql.com:/Users/kent/mysql/bk/mysql-5.0-tmp

into mysql.com:/Users/kent/mysql/bk/mysql-5.1-new

mysql-test/t/sp.test

@@ -5621,6 +5621,28 @@ drop table t3|
 
 
 #
+# BUG#17615: problem with character set
+#
+--disable_warnings
+drop function if exists bug17615|
+--enable_warnings
+
+create table t3 (a varchar(256) unicode)|
+
+create function bug17615() returns varchar(256) unicode
+begin
+  declare tmp_res varchar(256) unicode;
+  set tmp_res= 'foo string';
+  return tmp_res;
+end|
+
+insert into t3 values(bug17615())|
+select * from t3|
+
+drop function bug17615|
+drop table t3|
+
+
 # BUG#17476: Stored procedure not returning data when it is called first
 #            time per connection
 #