Re: bug in DBD::MySQL on Ubuntu / Sarge

Martin Waite <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.mysql.perl
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Patrick,

I have compiled up v 3.0004 on Woody (Perl 5.6.1), and the script works 
properly.

The problem seems to be tied to the version of Perl that is used.

regards,
Martin

Martin Waite wrote:

> Hi Patrick,
>
> I have changed the cancel subroutine to print out the substr expression:
>
> sub cancel {
>  my ( $dcref ) = @_;
>  print  "DCREF: $dcref\n";
>  print "update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ? ", substr( 
> $dcref, -11 ), "\n";
>  $dbh->do( "update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ?", undef, 
> substr( $dcref, -11 ) );
> }
>  
>
> The output from the program now is:
>
> martin@chadwick:~$ perl -w ~/ed/adhoc/update-bug
> DCREF: 4000930012345671
> update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ? 30012345671
> DCREF: 4000930012345671
> update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ? 30012345671
> DCREF: 4000930012345671
> update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ? 30012345671
> DCREF: 4000930012345671
> update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ? 30012345671
>  
>
> Which is what I'd expect, however the query log still shows:
>
>                   4655 Query       SET AUTOCOMMIT=1
>                   4655 Query       drop table if exists update_bug
>                   4655 Query       create table update_bug( k int not 
> null primary key, status int not null )
>                   4655 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
> where k = '30012345671'
>                   4655 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
> where k = '30012345671'
>                   4655 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
> where k = '30012345671'
>                   4655 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
> where k = NULL
>                   4655 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
> where k = NULL
>                   4655 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
> where k = NULL
>                   4655 Quit
>  
>
> I have raised this issue through the MySQL Network, and they have 
> raised a bug.  They tried the script on Suse, and the same problem 
> appears.
>
> I have downloaded the latest DBD (3.0004) and the problem still 
> applies (this linked against the 5.0.20a client libraries).   Poking 
> around in dbdimp.c, I noticed that a whole lot of debug switches on if 
> you set dbis->debug to 2, so in mysql_st_internal_execute, I set 
> dbis->debug to 2, but then the problem goes away.   Very frustrating.  
> (By the way, what is the proper way to set debugging on ?)
>
> My plan of action is to attempt to compile the woody DBD (v1.22 !) on 
> sarge/perl 5.8.4 and see if that works - but the version might be too 
> old to work with the new Perl.   Probably easier to compile the newest 
> DBD on woody against Perl 5.6 and see if the problem follows with it.
>
> I notice in the release email for DBD 3.0004 that you say threading 
> must be switched off on Solaris.  The version of Perl on sarge / 
> ubuntu has threading switched on.   I don't know how much of this is 
> relevant, but below I include the output of Perl -V for the two hosts 
> the script fails on (Sarge and Ubuntu), and the one it works on (Woody).
>
> regards,
> Martin
>
>
> sarge: perl -V
> Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 4) configuration:
>  Platform:
>    osname=linux, osvers=2.6.15, archname=i386-linux-thread-multi
>    uname='linux ninsei 2.6.15 #1 smp preempt sat jan 7 12:47:52 pst 
> 2006 i686 gnulinux '
>    config_args='-Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dccflags=-DDEBIAN 
> -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=i386-linux -Dprefix=/usr 
> -Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.8 -Darchlib=/usr/lib/perl/5.8 
> -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5 
> -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/perl5 -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local 
> -Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4 
> -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 
> -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 
> -Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3 -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl 
> -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager -Uafs -Ud_csh -Uusesfio -Uusenm 
> -Duseshrplib -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.8.4 -Dd_dosuid -des'
>    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
>    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define 
> usemultiplicity=define
>    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
>    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
>    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
>  Compiler:
>    cc='cc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS 
> -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
> -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
>    optimize='-O2',
>    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN 
> -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include'
>    ccversion='', gccversion='3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)', gccosandvers=''
>    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
>    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
>    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', 
> lseeksize=8
>    alignbytes=4, prototype=define
>  Linker and Libraries:
>    ld='cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
>    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
>    libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
>    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
>    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.2.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, 
> libperl=libperl.so.5.8.4
>    gnulibc_version='2.3.2'
>  Dynamic Linking:
>    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
>    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'
>
>
> Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
>  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES 
> PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
>  Built under linux
>  Compiled at Jan 12 2006 14:54:46
>  @INC:
>    /etc/perl
>    /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4
>    /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4
>    /usr/lib/perl5
>    /usr/share/perl5
>    /usr/lib/perl/5.8
>    /usr/share/perl/5.8
>    /usr/local/lib/site_perl
>    .
>
>
> Ubuntu: perl -V
>
> Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 4) configuration:
>  Platform:
>    osname=linux, osvers=2.6.8.1, archname=i386-linux-thread-multi
>    uname='linux terranova 2.6.8.1 #1 smp sat feb 26 13:03:40 utc 2005 
> i686 gnulinux '
>    config_args='-Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dccflags=-DDEBIAN 
> -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=i386-linux -Dprefix=/usr 
> -Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.8 -Darchlib=/usr/lib/perl/5.8 
> -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5 
> -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/perl5 -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local 
> -Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4 
> -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 
> -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 
> -Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3 -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl 
> -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager -Uafs -Ud_csh -Uusesfio -Uusenm 
> -Duseshrplib -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.8.4 -Dd_dosuid -des'
>    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
>    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define 
> usemultiplicity=define
>    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
>    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
>    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
>  Compiler:
>    cc='cc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS 
> -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
> -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
>    optimize='-O2',
>    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN 
> -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include'
>    ccversion='', gccversion='3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-9ubuntu5)', 
> gccosandvers=''
>    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
>    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
>    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', 
> lseeksize=8
>    alignbytes=4, prototype=define
>  Linker and Libraries:
>    ld='cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
>    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
>    libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
>    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
>    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.2.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, 
> libperl=libperl.so.5.8.4
>    gnulibc_version='2.3.2'
>  Dynamic Linking:
>    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
>    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'
>
>
> Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
>  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES 
> PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
>  Built under linux
>  Compiled at Mar  9 2005 11:10:00
>  @INC:
>    /etc/perl
>    /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4
>    /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4
>    /usr/lib/perl5
>    /usr/share/perl5
>    /usr/lib/perl/5.8
>    /usr/share/perl/5.8
>    /usr/local/lib/site_perl
>    .
>
>
> Woody: perl -V
> Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 1) configuration:
>  Platform:
>    osname=linux, osvers=2.4.28-es, archname=i386-linux
>    uname='linux gluck 2.4.28-es #1 smp wed jan 12 09:55:22 est 2005 
> i686 unknown '
>    config_args='-Dccflags=-DDEBIAN -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC 
> -Darchname=i386-linux -Dprefix=/usr -Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.6.1 
> -Darchlib=/usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 -Dvendorprefix=/usr 
> -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5 -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/perl5 
> -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local -Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 
> -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 
> -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl 
> -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager -Uafs -Ud_csh -Uusesfio -Duseshrplib 
> -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.6.1 -Dd_dosuid -des'
>    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
>    usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef 
> usemultiplicity=undef
>    useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
>    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
>  Compiler:
>    cc='cc', ccflags ='-DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing 
> -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
>    optimize='-O2',
>    cppflags='-DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include'
>    ccversion='', gccversion='2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)', 
> gccosandvers=''
>    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
>    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
>    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', 
> lseeksize=8
>    alignbytes=4, usemymalloc=n, prototype=define
>  Linker and Libraries:
>    ld='cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
>    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
>    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt
>    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt
>    libc=/lib/libc-2.2.5.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, 
> libperl=libperl.so.5.6.1
>  Dynamic Linking:
>    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynamic'
>    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'
>
>
> Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
>  Compile-time options: USE_LARGE_FILES
>  Built under linux
>  Compiled at Mar 18 2005 16:57:39
>  @INC:
>    /usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1
>    /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1
>    /usr/lib/perl5
>    /usr/share/perl5
>    /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1
>    /usr/share/perl/5.6.1
>    /usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-linux
>    /usr/local/lib/site_perl
>    .
>
>
>
>
> Patrick Galbraith wrote:
>
>> Martin,
>>
>> It doesn't look like a DBD::mysql problem to me. It has something to 
>> do with the script. What does the output of program show? Perhaps 
>> print out "print substr($dcref, -11) . "\n"; prior to each call of do 
>> to see that it's actually passing the value to the driver. Or, try it 
>> without the substring call. Try some variation to see if the problem 
>> is in the value being passed to do.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> Martin Waite wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have come across a problem in DBD::MySQL while porting code from 
>>> Woody
>>> to Sarge and Ubuntu (both hoary and breezy).
>>>
>>> The following script creates a simple test table and attempts to 
>>> perform
>>> 6 updates.  The first 3 updates work correctly, but in the final 3
>>> updates, the key is erroneously taken as NULL:
>>>
>>> #! /usr/bin/perl5 -w
>>>
>>> use strict;
>>> use DBI;
>>>
>>> my $dbh = DBI->connect( "dbi:mysql:test:host=chadwick:port=3306", 
>>>             'testuser', 'test', {RaiseError=>1, PrintError=>0} );
>>>
>>>
>>> $dbh->do( "drop table if exists update_bug" );
>>> $dbh->do( "create table update_bug( k int not null primary key, 
>>> status int not null )" );
>>>
>>> my $v = '4000930012345671';
>>>
>>> $dbh->do( "update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ?", undef, 
>>> substr( $v, -11 ) );  # OK
>>> $dbh->do( "update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ?", undef, 
>>> substr( $v, -11 ) );  # OK
>>>
>>> cancel( $v );  # OK
>>> cancel( $v );  # bug - k is NULL
>>> cancel( $v );  # bug - k is NULL
>>> cancel( $v );  # bug - k is NULL
>>>
>>> sub cancel {
>>>   my ( $dcref ) = @_;
>>>   print  "DCREF: $dcref\n";
>>>   $dbh->do( "update update_bug set status = 5 where k = ?", undef, 
>>> substr( $dcref, -11 ) );
>>> }
>>>
>>>  
>>> In the Query log of the 4.1.11 database we're connecting to, we see:
>>>
>>> 060526 14:24:52    4605 Connect     testuser@chadwick on test
>>>                    4605 Query       SET AUTOCOMMIT=1
>>>                    4605 Query       drop table if exists update_bug
>>>                    4605 Query       create table update_bug( k int 
>>> not null primary key, status int not null )
>>>                    4605 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
>>> where k = '30012345671'
>>>                    4605 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
>>> where k = '30012345671'
>>>                    4605 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
>>> where k = '30012345671'
>>>                    4605 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
>>> where k = NULL
>>>                    4605 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
>>> where k = NULL
>>>                    4605 Query       update update_bug set status = 5 
>>> where k = NULL
>>>                    4605 Quit
>>>
>>>  
>>> The problem seems to be related to the fact that a substring expression
>>> is passed as an argument to DBI::do, but only when the DBI::do is 
>>> called
>>> within a subroutine.
>>>
>>> I'm stumped here.  Is this a bug in Perl or DBD::MySQL, or just the
>>> versions on Sarge and Ubuntu ?
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> Martin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>


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