Fix for bug #4508 "CONVERT_TZ() function with new time zone as param crashes server".

Instead of trying to open time zone tables during calculation of CONVERT_TZ() function
or setting of @@time_zone variable we should open and lock them with the rest of 
statement's table (so we should add them to global table list) and after that use such 
pre-opened tables for loading info about time zones.


mysql-test/r/timezone2.result:
  Added test for bug #4508
mysql-test/t/timezone2.test:
  Added test for bug #4508
scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh:
  Added one more test time zone to time zone tables which is needed for test for bug #4508.
sql/item_create.cc:
  CONVERT_TZ() now is treated as special function.
sql/item_create.h:
  CONVERT_TZ() now is treated as special function.
sql/item_timefunc.cc:
  Item_func_convert_tz now uses list of pre-opened time zone tables instead of trying to
  open them ad-hoc. Also it avoid calling of current_thd.
sql/item_timefunc.h:
  Added comment describing special nature of CONVERT_TZ() function.
  Optimization: Added own fix_fields() method and tz_tables member for caching pointer
  to list of open time zone tables to Item_func_convert_tz class.
sql/lex.h:
  CONVERT_TZ() now is treated as special function.
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Removed function which is no longer used.
sql/set_var.cc:
  Now my_tz_find() accepts list of pre-opened time zone tables as last argument 
  and no longer needs pointer to current THD.
sql/set_var.h:
  Exported sys_time_zone, which is now used in sql_yacc.yy for quick finding out if we are
  setting @@time_zone variable.
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Moved propagation of pointers to open tables from global list to local select lists to
  open_and_lock_tables(), also added implicit usage of time zone tables as condition for
  such propagation.
sql/sql_lex.cc:
  Added fake_time_zone_tables_list which is used to indicate that time zone tables are
  implicitly used in statement.
  st_select_lex_unit::create_total_list(): if time zone tables are implicitly used in
  statement add them to global tables list.
sql/sql_lex.h:
  Added LEX::time_zone_tables_used member which is used to indicate that time zone tables 
  are implicitly used in this statement (by pointing to fake_time_zone_table_list) and 
  for holding pointer to those tables after they've been opened.
sql/sql_parse.cc:
  We should also create global table list if statement uses time zone tables implicitly.
  Added initialization of LEX::time_zone_tables_used to mysql_query_init().
sql/sql_prepare.cc:
  We should also create global table list if statement uses time zone tables implicitly.
sql/sql_select.cc:
  Removed functions which are no longer used.
sql/sql_yacc.yy:
  CONVERT_TZ() and @@time_zone variable are handled in special way since they implicitly 
  use time zone tables.
sql/tztime.cc:
  Fix for bug #4508 "CONVERT_TZ() function with new time zone as param crashes server".
  If statement uses CONVERT_TZ() function or @@time_zone variable is set then it implicitly
  uses time zone tables. We need to open and lock such tables with all other tables of 
  such statement.
  
  All code responsible for opening table was removed from tz_load_from_db() and function was 
  renamed to tz_load_from_open_tables() (which uses list of pre-opened tables).
  We also have new functions for construction and initialization of table list of time
  zone tables.
  my_tz_find() now always require list of pre-opened time zone tables and no longer needs
  current THD. So we have to pre-open them in my_tz_init().
  Also now we try to open time zone tables only if they were found during startup.
sql/tztime.h:
  New function for construction of table list of time zone tables my_tz_get_table_list().
  Now my_tz_find() requires list of pre-pened time zone tables instead of current thread.

20 files changed, 315 insertions, 199 deletions

diff --git a/mysql-test/r/timezone2.result b/mysql-test/r/timezone2.result
index 5361ff4ffe6..02406b77a65 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/timezone2.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/timezone2.result
@@ -244,3 +244,10 @@ NULL
 select convert_tz( NULL, 'MET', 'UTC');
 convert_tz( NULL, 'MET', 'UTC')
 NULL
+create table t1 (ts timestamp);
+set timestamp=1000000000;
+insert into t1 (ts) values (now());
+select convert_tz(ts, @@time_zone, 'Japan') from t1;
+convert_tz(ts, @@time_zone, 'Japan')
+2001-09-09 10:46:40
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/timezone2.test b/mysql-test/t/timezone2.test
index 49579421570..15ac3416b29 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/timezone2.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/timezone2.test
@@ -187,3 +187,15 @@ select convert_tz('2003-12-31 04:00:00', 'SomeNotExistingTimeZone', 'UTC');
 select convert_tz('2003-12-31 04:00:00', 'MET', 'SomeNotExistingTimeZone');
 select convert_tz('2003-12-31 04:00:00', 'MET', NULL);
 select convert_tz( NULL, 'MET', 'UTC');
+
+#
+# Test for bug #4508 "CONVERT_TZ() function with new time zone as param
+# crashes server." (Was caused by improperly worked mechanism of time zone
+# dynamical loading).
+#
+create table t1 (ts timestamp);
+set timestamp=1000000000;
+insert into t1 (ts) values (now());
+select convert_tz(ts, @@time_zone, 'Japan') from t1;
+drop table t1;
+
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh b/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
index e45c0ec5571..7a30bcdbeca 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ then
   then
     i_tzn="$i_tzn INSERT INTO time_zone_name (Name, Time_Zone_id) VALUES"
     i_tzn="$i_tzn   ('MET', 1), ('UTC', 2), ('Universal', 2), "
-    i_tzn="$i_tzn   ('Europe/Moscow',3), ('leap/Europe/Moscow',4);"
+    i_tzn="$i_tzn   ('Europe/Moscow',3), ('leap/Europe/Moscow',4), "
+    i_tzn="$i_tzn   ('Japan', 5);"
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ then
   if test "$1" = "test" 
   then
     i_tz="$i_tz INSERT INTO time_zone (Time_zone_id, Use_leap_seconds)" 
-    i_tz="$i_tz   VALUES (1,'N'), (2,'N'), (3,'N'), (4,'Y');"
+    i_tz="$i_tz   VALUES (1,'N'), (2,'N'), (3,'N'), (4,'Y'), (5,'N');"
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -546,7 +547,8 @@ then
     i_tzt="$i_tzt  ,(4, 2045689222, 8) ,(4, 2058390022, 9)"
     i_tzt="$i_tzt  ,(4, 2077138822, 8) ,(4, 2090444422, 9)"
     i_tzt="$i_tzt  ,(4, 2108588422, 8) ,(4, 2121894022, 9)"
-    i_tzt="$i_tzt  ,(4, 2140038022, 8);"
+    i_tzt="$i_tzt  ,(4, 2140038022, 8)"
+    i_tzt="$i_tzt  ,(5, -1009875600, 1);"
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -584,7 +586,8 @@ then
     i_tztt="$i_tztt  ,(4, 4, 10800, 0, 'MSK') ,(4, 5, 14400, 1, 'MSD')"
     i_tztt="$i_tztt  ,(4, 6, 18000, 1, 'MSD') ,(4, 7, 7200, 0, 'EET')"
     i_tztt="$i_tztt  ,(4, 8, 10800, 0, 'MSK') ,(4, 9, 14400, 1, 'MSD')"
-    i_tztt="$i_tztt  ,(4, 10, 10800, 1, 'EEST') ,(4, 11, 7200, 0, 'EET');"
+    i_tztt="$i_tztt  ,(4, 10, 10800, 1, 'EEST') ,(4, 11, 7200, 0, 'EET')"
+    i_tztt="$i_tztt  ,(5, 0, 32400, 0, 'CJT') ,(5, 1, 32400, 0, 'JST');"
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/sql/item_create.cc b/sql/item_create.cc
index 4290a25e348..c98c7892c26 100644
--- a/sql/item_create.cc
+++ b/sql/item_create.cc
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ Item *create_func_conv(Item* a, Item *b, Item *c)
   return new Item_func_conv(a,b,c);
 }
 
-Item *create_func_convert_tz(Item* a, Item *b, Item *c)
-{
-  return new Item_func_convert_tz(a,b,c);
-}
-
 Item *create_func_cos(Item* a)
 {
   return new Item_func_cos(a);
diff --git a/sql/item_create.h b/sql/item_create.h
index 19f0c9133f2..7577627ef04 100644
--- a/sql/item_create.h
+++ b/sql/item_create.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Item *create_func_char_length(Item* a);
 Item *create_func_cast(Item *a, Cast_target cast_type, int len, CHARSET_INFO *cs);
 Item *create_func_connection_id(void);
 Item *create_func_conv(Item* a, Item *b, Item *c);
-Item *create_func_convert_tz(Item* a, Item *b, Item *c);
 Item *create_func_cos(Item* a);
 Item *create_func_cot(Item* a);
 Item *create_func_crc32(Item* a);
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.cc b/sql/item_timefunc.cc
index cc320addd47..73aec7e8bdd 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.cc
@@ -1648,19 +1648,29 @@ bool Item_func_from_unixtime::get_date(TIME *ltime,
 
 
 void Item_func_convert_tz::fix_length_and_dec()
-{ 
-  String str;
-  
-  thd= current_thd;
+{
   collation.set(&my_charset_bin);
   decimals= 0;
   max_length= MAX_DATETIME_WIDTH*MY_CHARSET_BIN_MB_MAXLEN;
+}
+
+
+bool
+Item_func_convert_tz::fix_fields(THD *thd_arg, TABLE_LIST *tables_arg, Item **ref)
+{
+  String str;
+  if (Item_date_func::fix_fields(thd_arg, tables_arg, ref))
+    return 1;
+
+  tz_tables= thd_arg->lex->time_zone_tables_used;
 
   if (args[1]->const_item())
-    from_tz= my_tz_find(thd, args[1]->val_str(&str));
-  
+    from_tz= my_tz_find(args[1]->val_str(&str), tz_tables);
+
   if (args[2]->const_item())
-    to_tz= my_tz_find(thd, args[2]->val_str(&str));
+    to_tz= my_tz_find(args[2]->val_str(&str), tz_tables);
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -1701,10 +1711,10 @@ bool Item_func_convert_tz::get_date(TIME *ltime,
   String str;
   
   if (!args[1]->const_item())
-    from_tz= my_tz_find(thd, args[1]->val_str(&str));
+    from_tz= my_tz_find(args[1]->val_str(&str), tz_tables);
   
   if (!args[2]->const_item())
-    to_tz= my_tz_find(thd, args[2]->val_str(&str));
+    to_tz= my_tz_find(args[2]->val_str(&str), tz_tables);
   
   if (from_tz==0 || to_tz==0 || get_arg0_date(ltime, 0))
   {
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.h b/sql/item_timefunc.h
index a7ff2924786..2254fc830c9 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.h
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.h
@@ -531,9 +531,22 @@ class Item_func_from_unixtime :public Item_date_func
 */
 class Time_zone;
 
+/*
+  This class represents CONVERT_TZ() function.
+  The important fact about this function that it is handled in special way.
+  When such function is met in expression time_zone system tables are added
+  to global list of tables to open, so later those already opened and locked
+  tables can be used during this function calculation for loading time zone
+  descriptions.
+*/
 class Item_func_convert_tz :public Item_date_func
 {
-  THD *thd;
+  /* Cached pointer to list of pre-opened time zone tables. */
+  TABLE_LIST *tz_tables;
+  /*
+    If time zone parameters are constants we are caching objects that
+    represent them.
+  */
   Time_zone *from_tz, *to_tz;
  public:
   Item_func_convert_tz(Item *a, Item *b, Item *c):
@@ -542,6 +555,7 @@ class Item_func_convert_tz :public Item_date_func
   double val() { return (double) val_int(); }
   String *val_str(String *str);
   const char *func_name() const { return "convert_tz"; }
+  bool fix_fields(THD *, struct st_table_list *, Item **);
   void fix_length_and_dec();
   bool get_date(TIME *res, uint fuzzy_date);
 };
diff --git a/sql/lex.h b/sql/lex.h
index 218a1762a5c..c64a7069c32 100644
--- a/sql/lex.h
+++ b/sql/lex.h
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static SYMBOL sql_functions[] = {
   { "CONNECTION_ID",	F_SYM(FUNC_ARG0),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_connection_id)},
   { "CONTAINS",		F_SYM(FUNC_ARG2),0,CREATE_FUNC_GEOM(create_func_contains)},
   { "CONV",		F_SYM(FUNC_ARG3),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_conv)},
-  { "CONVERT_TZ",	F_SYM(FUNC_ARG3),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_convert_tz)},
+  { "CONVERT_TZ",	SYM(CONVERT_TZ_SYM)},
   { "COUNT",		SYM(COUNT_SYM)},
   { "COS",		F_SYM(FUNC_ARG1),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_cos)},
   { "COT",		F_SYM(FUNC_ARG1),0,CREATE_FUNC(create_func_cot)},
diff --git a/sql/mysql_priv.h b/sql/mysql_priv.h
index 2f0e2085430..b3b79c16787 100644
--- a/sql/mysql_priv.h
+++ b/sql/mysql_priv.h
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ int mysql_select(THD *thd, Item ***rref_pointer_array,
 		 select_result *result, SELECT_LEX_UNIT *unit, 
 		 SELECT_LEX *select_lex);
 void free_underlaid_joins(THD *thd, SELECT_LEX *select);
-void fix_tables_pointers(SELECT_LEX *select_lex);
 int mysql_explain_union(THD *thd, SELECT_LEX_UNIT *unit,
 			select_result *result);
 int mysql_explain_select(THD *thd, SELECT_LEX *sl, char const *type,
diff --git a/sql/set_var.cc b/sql/set_var.cc
index bcebb62ae4d..fc1332695d6 100644
--- a/sql/set_var.cc
+++ b/sql/set_var.cc
@@ -2372,8 +2372,9 @@ bool sys_var_thd_time_zone::check(THD *thd, set_var *var)
     return 1;
   }
 #endif
-  
-  if (!(var->save_result.time_zone= my_tz_find(thd, res)))
+
+  if (!(var->save_result.time_zone=
+          my_tz_find(res, thd->lex->time_zone_tables_used)))
   {
     my_error(ER_UNKNOWN_TIME_ZONE, MYF(0), res ? res->c_ptr() : "NULL");
     return 1;
@@ -2418,7 +2419,8 @@ void sys_var_thd_time_zone::set_default(THD *thd, enum_var_type type)
    if (default_tz_name)
    {
      String str(default_tz_name, &my_charset_latin1);
-     global_system_variables.time_zone= my_tz_find(thd, &str);
+     global_system_variables.time_zone=
+       my_tz_find(&str, thd->lex->time_zone_tables_used);
    }
    else
      global_system_variables.time_zone= my_tz_SYSTEM;
diff --git a/sql/set_var.h b/sql/set_var.h
index a51e44285d6..4a4e631d88c 100644
--- a/sql/set_var.h
+++ b/sql/set_var.h
@@ -908,6 +908,7 @@ ulong fix_sql_mode(ulong sql_mode);
 extern sys_var_str sys_charset_system;
 extern sys_var_str sys_init_connect;
 extern sys_var_str sys_init_slave;
+extern sys_var_thd_time_zone sys_time_zone;
 CHARSET_INFO *get_old_charset_by_name(const char *old_name);
 gptr find_named(I_List<NAMED_LIST> *list, const char *name, uint length,
 		NAMED_LIST **found);
diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index dd8283e057a..4efdd3edbcd 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -1670,7 +1670,22 @@ int open_and_lock_tables(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables)
   uint counter;
   if (open_tables(thd, tables, &counter) || lock_tables(thd, tables, counter))
     DBUG_RETURN(-1);				/* purecov: inspected */
-  fix_tables_pointers(thd->lex->all_selects_list);
+  /*
+    Let us propagate pointers to open tables from global table list
+    to table lists in particular selects if needed.
+  */
+  if (thd->lex->all_selects_list->next_select_in_list() ||
+      thd->lex->time_zone_tables_used)
+  {
+    for (SELECT_LEX *sl= thd->lex->all_selects_list;
+	 sl;
+	 sl= sl->next_select_in_list())
+      for (TABLE_LIST *cursor= (TABLE_LIST *) sl->table_list.first;
+           cursor;
+           cursor=cursor->next)
+        if (cursor->table_list)
+          cursor->table= cursor->table_list->table;
+  }
   DBUG_RETURN(mysql_handle_derived(thd->lex));
 }
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_lex.cc b/sql/sql_lex.cc
index 949eaba7311..2b6a307092c 100644
--- a/sql/sql_lex.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_lex.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 #include <m_ctype.h>
 #include <hash.h>
 
+
+/*
+  Fake table list object, pointer to which is used as special value for
+  st_lex::time_zone_tables_used indicating that we implicitly use time
+  zone tables in this statement but real table list was not yet created.
+  Pointer to it is also returned by my_tz_get_tables_list() as indication
+  of transient error;
+*/
+TABLE_LIST fake_time_zone_tables_list;
+
 /* Macros to look like lex */
 
 #define yyGet()		*(lex->ptr++)
@@ -1292,7 +1302,32 @@ bool st_select_lex_unit::create_total_list(THD *thd_arg, st_lex *lex,
 					   TABLE_LIST **result_arg)
 {
   *result_arg= 0;
-  res= create_total_list_n_last_return(thd_arg, lex, &result_arg);
+  if (!(res= create_total_list_n_last_return(thd_arg, lex, &result_arg)))
+  {
+    /*
+      If time zone tables were used implicitly in statement we should add
+      them to global table list.
+    */
+    if (lex->time_zone_tables_used)
+    {
+      /*
+        Altough we are modifying lex data, it won't raise any problem in
+        case when this lex belongs to some prepared statement or stored
+        procedure: such modification does not change any invariants imposed
+        by requirement to reuse the same lex for multiple executions.
+      */
+      if ((lex->time_zone_tables_used= my_tz_get_table_list(thd)) !=
+          &fake_time_zone_tables_list)
+      {
+        *result_arg= lex->time_zone_tables_used;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        send_error(thd, 0);
+        res= 1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
   return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_lex.h b/sql/sql_lex.h
index 5348d5e5646..053c85166f6 100644
--- a/sql/sql_lex.h
+++ b/sql/sql_lex.h
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ typedef struct st_lex
   bool prepared_stmt_code_is_varref;
   /* Names of user variables holding parameters (in EXECUTE) */
   List<LEX_STRING> prepared_stmt_params; 
+  /*
+    If points to fake_time_zone_tables_list indicates that time zone
+    tables are implicitly used by statement, also is used for holding
+    list of those tables after they are opened.
+  */
+  TABLE_LIST *time_zone_tables_used;
   st_lex() {}
   inline void uncacheable(uint8 cause)
   {
@@ -661,6 +667,7 @@ typedef struct st_lex
 				    TABLE_LIST *local_first);
 } LEX;
 
+extern TABLE_LIST fake_time_zone_tables_list;
 
 void lex_init(void);
 void lex_free(void);
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index b69d582f30b..1182f018ea4 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -1897,7 +1897,8 @@ mysql_execute_command(THD *thd)
 #endif
   }
 #endif /* !HAVE_REPLICATION */
-  if (&lex->select_lex != lex->all_selects_list &&
+  if ((&lex->select_lex != lex->all_selects_list ||
+       lex->time_zone_tables_used) &&
       lex->unit.create_total_list(thd, lex, &tables))
     DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 
@@ -3875,6 +3876,7 @@ mysql_init_query(THD *thd, uchar *buf, uint length)
   lex->lock_option= TL_READ;
   lex->found_colon= 0;
   lex->safe_to_cache_query= 1;
+  lex->time_zone_tables_used= 0;
   lex_start(thd, buf, length);
   thd->select_number= lex->select_lex.select_number= 1;
   thd->free_list= 0;
diff --git a/sql/sql_prepare.cc b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
index d8deba2c939..db904d24bf7 100644
--- a/sql/sql_prepare.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
@@ -1407,7 +1407,8 @@ static int send_prepare_results(Prepared_statement *stmt, bool text_protocol)
   DBUG_PRINT("enter",("command: %d, param_count: %ld",
                       sql_command, stmt->param_count));
 
-  if (select_lex != lex->all_selects_list &&
+  if ((&lex->select_lex != lex->all_selects_list ||
+       lex->time_zone_tables_used) &&
       lex->unit.create_total_list(thd, lex, &tables))
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index 3b3d8303210..f8bc6210a2f 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -213,39 +213,6 @@ int handle_select(THD *thd, LEX *lex, select_result *result)
 }
 
 
-void relink_tables(SELECT_LEX *select_lex)
-{
-  for (TABLE_LIST *cursor= (TABLE_LIST *) select_lex->table_list.first;
-       cursor;
-       cursor=cursor->next)
-    if (cursor->table_list)
-      cursor->table= cursor->table_list->table;
-}
-
-
-void fix_tables_pointers(SELECT_LEX *select_lex)
-{
-  if (select_lex->next_select_in_list())
-  {
-    /* Fix tables 'to-be-unioned-from' list to point at opened tables */
-    for (SELECT_LEX *sl= select_lex;
-	 sl;
-	 sl= sl->next_select_in_list())
-      relink_tables(sl);
-  }
-}
-
-void fix_tables_pointers(SELECT_LEX_UNIT *unit)
-{
-  for (SELECT_LEX *sl= unit->first_select(); sl; sl= sl->next_select())
-  {
-    relink_tables(sl);
-    for (SELECT_LEX_UNIT *un= sl->first_inner_unit(); un; un= un->next_unit())
-      fix_tables_pointers(un);
-  }
-}
-
-
 /*
   Function to setup clauses without sum functions
 */
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index ccbaf7c0112..5d6ca5d5de5 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ bool my_yyoverflow(short **a, YYSTYPE **b, ulong *yystacksize);
 %token	CASE_SYM
 %token	CONCAT
 %token	CONCAT_WS
+%token  CONVERT_TZ_SYM
 %token	CURDATE
 %token	CURTIME
 %token	DATABASE
@@ -2825,6 +2826,11 @@ simple_expr:
 	  { $$= new Item_func_concat(* $3); }
 	| CONCAT_WS '(' expr ',' expr_list ')'
 	  { $$= new Item_func_concat_ws($3, *$5); }
+	| CONVERT_TZ_SYM '(' expr ',' expr ',' expr ')'
+	  {
+	    Lex->time_zone_tables_used= &fake_time_zone_tables_list;
+	    $$= new Item_func_convert_tz($3, $5, $7);
+	  }
 	| CURDATE optional_braces
 	  { $$= new Item_func_curdate_local(); Lex->safe_to_cache_query=0; }
 	| CURTIME optional_braces
@@ -5308,6 +5314,12 @@ internal_variable_name:
 	  $$.var= tmp;
 	  $$.base_name.str=0;
 	  $$.base_name.length=0;
+          /*
+            If this is time_zone variable we should open time zone
+            describing tables 
+          */
+          if (tmp == &sys_time_zone)
+	    Lex->time_zone_tables_used= &fake_time_zone_tables_list;
 	}
 	| ident '.' ident
 	  {
diff --git a/sql/tztime.cc b/sql/tztime.cc
index 2ed55f2fa4e..757272d332f 100644
--- a/sql/tztime.cc
+++ b/sql/tztime.cc
@@ -1359,6 +1359,13 @@ static bool tz_inited= 0;
 static uint tz_leapcnt= 0;
 static LS_INFO *tz_lsis= 0;
 
+/*
+  Shows whenever we have found time zone tables during start-up.
+  Used for avoiding of putting those tables to global table list
+  for queries that use time zone info.
+*/
+static bool time_zone_tables_exist= 1;
+
 
 typedef struct st_tz_names_entry: public Sql_alloc
 {
@@ -1388,6 +1395,68 @@ extern "C" byte* my_offset_tzs_get_key(Time_zone_offset *entry, uint *length,
 
 
 /*
+  Prepare table list with time zone related tables from preallocated array.
+
+  SYNOPSIS
+    tz_init_table_list()
+      tz_tabs - pointer to preallocated array of 4 TABLE_LIST objects.
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    This function prepares list of TABLE_LIST objects which can be used
+    for opening of time zone tables from preallocated array.
+*/
+
+void
+tz_init_table_list(TABLE_LIST *tz_tabs)
+{
+  bzero(tz_tabs, sizeof(TABLE_LIST) * 4);
+  tz_tabs[0].alias= tz_tabs[0].real_name= (char*)"time_zone_name";
+  tz_tabs[1].alias= tz_tabs[1].real_name= (char*)"time_zone";
+  tz_tabs[2].alias= tz_tabs[2].real_name= (char*)"time_zone_transition_type";
+  tz_tabs[3].alias= tz_tabs[3].real_name= (char*)"time_zone_transition";
+  tz_tabs[0].next= tz_tabs+1;
+  tz_tabs[1].next= tz_tabs+2;
+  tz_tabs[2].next= tz_tabs+3;
+  tz_tabs[0].lock_type= tz_tabs[1].lock_type= tz_tabs[2].lock_type=
+    tz_tabs[3].lock_type= TL_READ;
+  tz_tabs[0].db= tz_tabs[1].db= tz_tabs[2].db= tz_tabs[3].db= (char *)"mysql";
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Create table list with time zone related tables.
+
+  SYNOPSIS
+    my_tz_get_table_list()
+      thd     - current thread object
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    This function creates list of TABLE_LIST objects allocated in thd's
+    memroot, which can be used for opening of time zone tables.
+
+  RETURN VALUES
+    Returns pointer to first TABLE_LIST object, (could be 0 if time zone
+    tables don't exist) and &fake_time_zone_tables_list in case of error.
+*/
+
+TABLE_LIST *
+my_tz_get_table_list(THD *thd)
+{
+  TABLE_LIST *tz_tabs;
+
+  if (!time_zone_tables_exist)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (!(tz_tabs= (TABLE_LIST *)thd->alloc(sizeof(TABLE_LIST) * 4)))
+    return &fake_time_zone_tables_list;
+
+  tz_init_table_list(tz_tabs);
+
+  return tz_tabs;
+}
+
+
+/*
   Initialize time zone support infrastructure.
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -1399,13 +1468,13 @@ extern "C" byte* my_offset_tzs_get_key(Time_zone_offset *entry, uint *length,
   DESCRIPTION
     This function will init memory structures needed for time zone support,
     it will register mandatory SYSTEM time zone in them. It will try to open
-    mysql.time_zone_leap_seconds table and and load information which further
-    will be shared among all time zones loaded. It will also try to load
-    information about default time zone. If system tables with time zone
-    descriptions don't exist it won't fail (unless default_tzname is time zone
-    from tables). If bootstrap parameter is true then this routine assumes that
-    we are in bootstrap mode and won't load time zone descriptions unless someone
-    specifies default time zone which is supposedly stored in those tables.
+    mysql.time_zone* tables and load information about default time zone and
+    information which further will be shared among all time zones loaded.
+    If system tables with time zone descriptions don't exist it won't fail
+    (unless default_tzname is time zone from tables). If bootstrap parameter
+    is true then this routine assumes that we are in bootstrap mode and won't
+    load time zone descriptions unless someone specifies default time zone
+    which is supposedly stored in those tables.
     It'll also set default time zone if it is specified.
 
   RETURN VALUES
@@ -1416,14 +1485,13 @@ my_bool
 my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap)
 {
   THD *thd;
-  TABLE_LIST tables;
+  TABLE_LIST *tables= 0;
+  TABLE_LIST tables_buff[5];
   TABLE *table;
-  TABLE *lock_ptr;
-  MYSQL_LOCK *lock;
   TZ_NAMES_ENTRY *tmp_tzname;
   my_bool return_val= 1;
   int res;
-  uint not_used;
+  uint counter;
   DBUG_ENTER("my_tz_init");
 
   /*
@@ -1468,7 +1536,7 @@ my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap)
   if (bootstrap)
   {
     /* If we are in bootstrap mode we should not load time zone tables */
-    return_val= 0;
+    return_val= time_zone_tables_exist= 0;
     goto end_with_setting_default_tz;
   }
 
@@ -1480,28 +1548,25 @@ my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap)
 
   thd->db= my_strdup("mysql",MYF(0));
   thd->db_length= 5;				// Safety
-  bzero((char*) &tables,sizeof(tables));
-  tables.alias= tables.real_name= (char*)"time_zone_leap_second";
-  tables.lock_type= TL_READ;
-  tables.db= thd->db;
-
-  if (open_tables(thd, &tables, &not_used))
+  bzero((char*) &tables_buff, sizeof(TABLE_LIST));
+  tables_buff[0].alias= tables_buff[0].real_name=
+    (char*)"time_zone_leap_second";
+  tables_buff[0].lock_type= TL_READ;
+  tables_buff[0].db= thd->db;
+  tables_buff[0].next= tables_buff + 1;
+  /* Fill TABLE_LIST for rest of the time zone describing tables */
+  tz_init_table_list(tables_buff + 1);
+
+  if (open_tables(thd, tables_buff, &counter) ||
+      lock_tables(thd, tables_buff, counter))
   {
-    sql_print_error("Warning: Can't open time zone table: %s "
+    sql_print_error("Warning: Can't open and lock time zone table: %s "
                     "trying to live without them", thd->net.last_error);
     /* We will try emulate that everything is ok */
-    return_val= 0;
+    return_val= time_zone_tables_exist= 0;
     goto end_with_setting_default_tz;
   }
-
-  lock_ptr= tables.table;
-  if (!(lock= mysql_lock_tables(thd, &lock_ptr, 1)))
-  {
-    sql_print_error("Fatal error: Can't lock time zone table: %s",
-		    thd->net.last_error);
-    goto end_with_close;
-  }
-
+  tables= tables_buff + 1;
 
   /*
     Now we are going to load leap seconds descriptions that are shared
@@ -1514,11 +1579,16 @@ my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap)
   {
     sql_print_error("Fatal error: Out of memory while loading "
                     "mysql.time_zone_leap_second table");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end_with_close;
   }
 
-  table= tables.table;
-  table->file->ha_index_init(0);
+  table= tables_buff[0].table;
+  /*
+    It is OK to ignore ha_index_init()/ha_index_end() return values since
+    mysql.time_zone* tables are MyISAM and these operations always succeed
+    for MyISAM.
+  */
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_init(0);
   tz_leapcnt= 0;
 
   res= table->file->index_first(table->record[0]);
@@ -1530,7 +1600,7 @@ my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap)
       sql_print_error("Fatal error: While loading mysql.time_zone_leap_second"
                       " table: too much leaps");
       table->file->ha_index_end();
-      goto end_with_unlock;
+      goto end_with_close;
     }
 
     tz_lsis[tz_leapcnt].ls_trans= (my_time_t)table->field[0]->val_int();
@@ -1546,13 +1616,13 @@ my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap)
     res= table->file->index_next(table->record[0]);
   }
 
-  table->file->ha_index_end();
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_end();
 
   if (res != HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE)
   {
     sql_print_error("Fatal error: Error while loading "
                     "mysql.time_zone_leap_second table");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end_with_close;
   }
 
   /*
@@ -1562,19 +1632,12 @@ my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap)
   return_val= 0;
 
 
-end_with_unlock:
-  mysql_unlock_tables(thd, lock);
-
-end_with_close:
-  close_thread_tables(thd);
-  thd->version--; /* Force close to free memory */
-
 end_with_setting_default_tz:
-  /* If not an error and have default time zone try to load it */
-  if (!return_val && default_tzname)
+  /* If we have default time zone try to load it */
+  if (default_tzname)
   {
     String tzname(default_tzname, &my_charset_latin1);
-    if (!(global_system_variables.time_zone= my_tz_find(thd, &tzname)))
+    if (!(global_system_variables.time_zone= my_tz_find(&tzname, tables)))
     {
       sql_print_error("Fatal error: Illegal or unknown default time zone '%s'",
                       default_tzname);
@@ -1582,6 +1645,10 @@ end_with_setting_default_tz:
     }
   }
 
+end_with_close:
+  thd->version--; /* Force close to free memory */
+  close_thread_tables(thd);
+
 end_with_cleanup:
 
   /* if there were error free time zone describing structs */
@@ -1625,29 +1692,27 @@ void my_tz_free()
   Load time zone description from system tables.
 
   SYNOPSIS
-    tz_load_from_db()
-      thd            - current thread object
-      tz_name        - name of time zone that should be loaded.
+    tz_load_from_open_tables()
+      tz_name   - name of time zone that should be loaded.
+      tz_tables - list of tables from which time zone description
+                  should be loaded
 
   DESCRIPTION
-    This function will try to open system tables describing time zones
-    and to load information about time zone specified. It will also update
-    information in hash used for time zones lookup.
+    This function will try to load information about time zone specified
+    from the list of the already opened and locked tables (first table in
+    tz_tables should be time_zone_name, next time_zone, then
+    time_zone_transition_type and time_zone_transition should be last).
+    It will also update information in hash used for time zones lookup.
 
   RETURN VALUES
     Returns pointer to newly created Time_zone object or 0 in case of error.
 
 */
+
 static Time_zone*
-tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
+tz_load_from_open_tables(const String *tz_name, TABLE_LIST *tz_tables)
 {
-  TABLE_LIST tables[4];
   TABLE *table= 0;
-  TABLE *lock_ptr[4];
-  MYSQL_LOCK *lock;
-  char system_db_name[]= "mysql";
-  char *db_save;
-  uint db_length_save;
   TIME_ZONE_INFO *tz_info;
   TZ_NAMES_ENTRY *tmp_tzname;
   Time_zone *return_val= 0;
@@ -1667,9 +1732,8 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
 #ifdef ABBR_ARE_USED
   char chars[max(TZ_MAX_CHARS + 1, (2 * (MY_TZNAME_MAX + 1)))];
 #endif
-  uint not_used;
 
-  DBUG_ENTER("tz_load_from_db");
+  DBUG_ENTER("tz_load_from_open_tables");
 
 
   /* Prepare tz_info for loading also let us make copy of time zone name */
@@ -1690,76 +1754,45 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
   strmake(tz_name_buff, tz_name->ptr(), tz_name->length());
 
   /*
-     Open and lock time zone description tables
-  */
-  db_save= thd->db;
-  db_length_save= thd->db_length;
-  thd->db= system_db_name;
-  thd->db_length= 5;
-
-  bzero((char*) &tables,sizeof(tables));
-  tables[0].alias= tables[0].real_name= (char*)"time_zone_name";
-  tables[1].alias= tables[1].real_name= (char*)"time_zone";
-  tables[2].alias= tables[2].real_name= (char*)"time_zone_transition";
-  tables[3].alias= tables[3].real_name= (char*)"time_zone_transition_type";
-  tables[0].next= tables+1;
-  tables[1].next= tables+2;
-  tables[2].next= tables+3;
-  tables[0].lock_type= tables[1].lock_type= tables[2].lock_type=
-                       tables[3].lock_type= TL_READ;
-  tables[0].db= tables[1].db= tables[2].db= tables[3].db= thd->db;
-  if (open_tables(thd, tables, &not_used))
-  {
-    sql_print_error("Error: Can't open time zone tables: %s",
-                    thd->net.last_error);
-    goto end;
-  }
-
-  lock_ptr[0]= tables[0].table;
-  lock_ptr[1]= tables[1].table;
-  lock_ptr[2]= tables[2].table;
-  lock_ptr[3]= tables[3].table;
-  if (!(lock= mysql_lock_tables(thd, lock_ptr, 4)))
-  {
-    sql_print_error("Error: Can't lock time zone tables: %s",
-                    thd->net.last_error);
-    goto end_with_close;
-  }
-
-  /*
     Let us find out time zone id by its name (there is only one index
     and it is specifically for this purpose).
   */
-  table= tables[0].table;
-
+  table= tz_tables->table; 
+  tz_tables= tz_tables->next;
   table->field[0]->store(tz_name->ptr(), tz_name->length(), &my_charset_latin1);
-  table->file->ha_index_init(0);
+  /*
+    It is OK to ignore ha_index_init()/ha_index_end() return values since
+    mysql.time_zone* tables are MyISAM and these operations always succeed
+    for MyISAM.
+  */
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_init(0);
 
   if (table->file->index_read(table->record[0], (byte*)table->field[0]->ptr,
                               0, HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
   {
     sql_print_error("Error: Can't find description of time zone.");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
 
   tzid= (uint)table->field[1]->val_int();
 
-  table->file->ha_index_end();
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_end();
 
   /*
     Now we need to lookup record in mysql.time_zone table in order to
     understand whenever this timezone uses leap seconds (again we are
     using the only index in this table).
   */
-  table= tables[1].table;
+  table= tz_tables->table; 
+  tz_tables= tz_tables->next;
   table->field[0]->store((longlong)tzid);
-  table->file->ha_index_init(0);
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_init(0);
 
   if (table->file->index_read(table->record[0], (byte*)table->field[0]->ptr,
                               0, HA_READ_KEY_EXACT))
   {
     sql_print_error("Error: Can't find description of time zone.");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
 
   /* If Uses_leap_seconds == 'Y' */
@@ -1769,7 +1802,7 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
     tz_info->lsis= tz_lsis;
   }
 
-  table->file->ha_index_end();
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_end();
 
   /*
     Now we will iterate through records for out time zone in
@@ -1777,9 +1810,10 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
     only for our time zone guess what are we doing?
     Right - using special index.
   */
-  table= tables[3].table;
+  table= tz_tables->table; 
+  tz_tables= tz_tables->next;
   table->field[0]->store((longlong)tzid);
-  table->file->ha_index_init(0);
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_init(0);
 
   // FIXME Is there any better approach than explicitly specifying 4 ???
   res= table->file->index_read(table->record[0], (byte*)table->field[0]->ptr,
@@ -1793,7 +1827,7 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
       sql_print_error("Error while loading time zone description from "
                       "mysql.time_zone_transition_type table: too big "
                       "transition type id");
-      goto end_with_unlock;
+      goto end;
     }
 
     ttis[ttid].tt_gmtoff= (long)table->field[2]->val_int();
@@ -1807,7 +1841,7 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
       sql_print_error("Error while loading time zone description from "
                       "mysql.time_zone_transition_type table: not enough "
                       "room for abbreviations");
-      goto end_with_unlock;
+      goto end;
     }
     ttis[ttid].tt_abbrind= tz_info->charcnt;
     memcpy(chars + tz_info->charcnt, abbr.ptr(), abbr.length());
@@ -1838,10 +1872,10 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
   {
     sql_print_error("Error while loading time zone description from "
                     "mysql.time_zone_transition_type table");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
 
-  table->file->ha_index_end();
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_end();
 
 
   /*
@@ -1849,9 +1883,9 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
     mysql.time_zone_transition table. Here we additionaly need records
     in ascending order by index scan also satisfies us.
   */
-  table= tables[2].table;
+  table= tz_tables->table; 
   table->field[0]->store((longlong)tzid);
-  table->file->ha_index_init(0);
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_init(0);
 
   // FIXME Is there any better approach than explicitly specifying 4 ???
   res= table->file->index_read(table->record[0], (byte*)table->field[0]->ptr,
@@ -1866,14 +1900,14 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
       sql_print_error("Error while loading time zone description from "
                       "mysql.time_zone_transition table: "
                       "too much transitions");
-      goto end_with_unlock;
+      goto end;
     }
     if (ttid + 1 > tz_info->typecnt)
     {
       sql_print_error("Error while loading time zone description from "
                       "mysql.time_zone_transition table: "
                       "bad transition type id");
-      goto end_with_unlock;
+      goto end;
     }
 
     ats[tz_info->timecnt]= ttime;
@@ -1896,10 +1930,10 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
   {
     sql_print_error("Error while loading time zone description from "
                     "mysql.time_zone_transition table");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
 
-  table->file->ha_index_end();
+  (void)table->file->ha_index_end();
   table= 0;
 
   /*
@@ -1916,7 +1950,7 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
   {
     sql_print_error("Error: Out of memory while loading time zone "
                     "description");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
 
 
@@ -1941,12 +1975,12 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
   if (tz_info->typecnt < 1)
   {
     sql_print_error("Error: loading time zone without transition types");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
   if (prepare_tz_info(tz_info, &tz_storage))
   {
     sql_print_error("Error: Unable to build mktime map for time zone");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
 
 
@@ -1958,7 +1992,7 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
        my_hash_insert(&tz_names, (const byte *)tmp_tzname)))
   {
     sql_print_error("Error: Out of memory while loading time zone");
-    goto end_with_unlock;
+    goto end;
   }
 
   /*
@@ -1966,19 +2000,11 @@ tz_load_from_db(THD *thd, const String *tz_name)
   */
   return_val= tmp_tzname->tz;
 
-end_with_unlock:
+end:
 
   if (table)
-    table->file->ha_index_end();
-
-  mysql_unlock_tables(thd, lock);
+    (void)table->file->ha_index_end();
 
-end_with_close:
-  close_thread_tables(thd);
-
-end:
-  thd->db= db_save;
-  thd->db_length= db_length_save;
   DBUG_RETURN(return_val);
 }
 
@@ -2068,8 +2094,8 @@ str_to_offset(const char *str, uint length, long *offset)
 
   SYNOPSIS
     my_tz_find()
-      thd  - current thread
       name - time zone specification
+      tz_tables - list of opened'n'locked time zone describing tables
 
   DESCRIPTION
     This function checks if name is one of time zones described in db,
@@ -2091,7 +2117,11 @@ str_to_offset(const char *str, uint length, long *offset)
     values as parameter without additional external check and this property
     is used by @@time_zone variable handling code).
 
-    It will perform lookup in system tables (mysql.time_zone*) if needed.
+    It will perform lookup in system tables (mysql.time_zone*) if needed
+    using tz_tables as list of already opened tables (for info about this
+    list look at tz_load_from_open_tables() description). It won't perform
+    such lookup if no time zone describing tables were found during server
+    start up.
 
   RETURN VALUE
     Pointer to corresponding Time_zone object. 0 - in case of bad time zone
@@ -2099,7 +2129,7 @@ str_to_offset(const char *str, uint length, long *offset)
 
 */
 Time_zone *
-my_tz_find(THD *thd, const String * name)
+my_tz_find(const String * name, TABLE_LIST *tz_tables)
 {
   TZ_NAMES_ENTRY *tmp_tzname;
   Time_zone *result_tz= 0;
@@ -2109,6 +2139,8 @@ my_tz_find(THD *thd, const String * name)
   DBUG_PRINT("enter", ("time zone name='%s'",
                       name ? ((String *)name)->c_ptr() : "NULL"));
 
+  DBUG_ASSERT(!time_zone_tables_exist || tz_tables);
+
   if (!name)
     DBUG_RETURN(0);
 
@@ -2136,8 +2168,10 @@ my_tz_find(THD *thd, const String * name)
                                                    (const byte *)name->ptr(),
                                                    name->length())))
       result_tz= tmp_tzname->tz;
+    else if(time_zone_tables_exist)
+      result_tz= tz_load_from_open_tables(name, tz_tables);
     else
-      result_tz= tz_load_from_db(thd, name);
+      result_tz= 0;
   }
 
   VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&tz_LOCK));
diff --git a/sql/tztime.h b/sql/tztime.h
index 69ff176326e..aabec260ec7 100644
--- a/sql/tztime.h
+++ b/sql/tztime.h
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public:
 
 extern Time_zone * my_tz_UTC;
 extern Time_zone * my_tz_SYSTEM;
-extern Time_zone * my_tz_find(THD *thd, const String *name);
+extern TABLE_LIST * my_tz_get_table_list(THD *thd);
+extern Time_zone * my_tz_find(const String *name, TABLE_LIST *tz_tables);
 extern my_bool     my_tz_init(THD *org_thd, const char *default_tzname, my_bool bootstrap);
 extern void        my_tz_free();