Merge with 4.0.12

Docs/internals.texi:
  Auto merged
include/my_global.h:
  Auto merged
include/mysql_com.h:
  Auto merged
innobase/row/row0mysql.c:
  Auto merged
innobase/row/row0sel.c:
  Auto merged
libmysql/Makefile.am:
  Auto merged
libmysqld/Makefile.am:
  Auto merged
libmysqld/lib_vio.c:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/heap.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/innodb.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/heap.test:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_innodb.h:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_myisam.cc:
  Auto merged
BitKeeper/deleted/.del-password.c~76f30876e68eddb4:
  Auto merged
sql/handler.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/handler.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_func.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/key.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/lex.h:
  Auto merged
sql/log.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/mysqld.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/slave.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/slave.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_class.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_repl.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_yacc.yy:
  Auto merged
sql/table.cc:
  Auto merged
strings/strto.c:
  Auto merged

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sql/handler.cc b/sql/handler.cc
index d7ae960382c..5353e78cd11 100644
--- a/sql/handler.cc
+++ b/sql/handler.cc
@@ -121,8 +121,15 @@ handler *get_new_handler(TABLE *table, enum db_type db_type)
 #endif
   case DB_TYPE_HEAP:
     return new ha_heap(table);
-  case DB_TYPE_MYISAM:
   default:					// should never happen
+  {
+    enum db_type def=(enum db_type) current_thd->variables.table_type;
+    /* Try first with 'default table type' */
+    if (db_type != def)
+      return get_new_handler(table, def);
+  }
+  /* Fall back to MyISAM */
+  case DB_TYPE_MYISAM:
     return new ha_myisam(table);
   case DB_TYPE_MRG_MYISAM:
     return new ha_myisammrg(table);