In auto-commit mode, updating both trx and non-trx tables (i.e. issuing a mixed
statement) causes the following sequence of events:
1 - "Flush trx changes" (MYSQL_BIN_LOG::write) - T1:
1.1 - mutex_lock (&LOCK_log)
1.2 - mutex_lock (&LOCK_prep_xids)
1.3 - increase prepared_xids
1.4 - mutex_unlock (&LOCK_prep_xids)
1.5 - mutex_unlock (&LOCK_log)
2 - "Flush non-trx changes" (MYSQL_BIN_LOG::write) - T1:
2.1 - mutex_lock (&LOCK_log)
2.2 - mutex_unlock (&LOCK_log)
3. "unlog" - T1
3.1 - mutex_lock (&LOCK_prep_xids)
3.2 - decrease prepared xids
3.3 - pthread_cond_signal(&COND_prep_xids);
3.4 - mutex_unlock (&LOCK_prep_xids)
The "FLUSH logs" command produces the following sequence of events:
1 - "FLUSH logs" command (MYSQL_BIN_LOG::new_file_impl) - user thread:
1.1 - mutex_lock (&LOCK_log)
1.2 - mutex_lock (&LOCK_prep_xids)
1.3 - while (prepared_xids) pthread_cond_wait(..., &LOCK_prep_xids);
1.4 - mutex_unlock (&LOCK_prep_xids)
1.5 - mutex_unlock (&LOCK_log)
A deadlock will arise if T1 flushes the trx changes and thus increases
prepared_xids but before it is able to continue the execution and flush the
non-trx changes, an user thread calls the "FLUSH logs" command and wait that
the prepared_xids is decreased and gets to zero. However, T1 cannot proceed
with the call to "Flush non-trx changes" because it will block in the mutex
"LOCK_log" and by consequence cannot complete the execution and call the
unlog to decrease the prepared_xids.
To fix the problem, we ensure that the non-trx changes are always flushed
before the trx changes.
Note that if you call "Flush non-trx changes" and a concurrent "FLUSH logs" is
issued, the "Flush non-trx changes" may block, but a deadlock will never happen
because the prepared_xids will eventually get to zero. Bottom line, there will
not be any transaction able to increase the prepared_xids because they will
block in the mutex "LOCK_log" (MYSQL_BIN_LOG::write) and those that increased
the prepared_xids will eventually commit and decrease the prepared_xids.
The size of the Innodb_buffer_pool_pages differs by one byte on row versus statement
log, so neuter the last position of the stringified decimal representation. Innobase
says the size isn't very important in any case.
Also, split out the "mixed" format to its own file, as mtr seems to dislike having only
stm and row but not mix.
