Hi, Sanja! few preliminary comments: On Dec 19, sanja@askmonty.org wrote:

At file:///home/bell/maria/bzr/work-maria-10.0-cassandra/ ------------------------------------------------------------ revno: 3480 revision-id: sanja@askmonty.org-20121219200839-oyxvfz7im9p7wqpw parent: sanja@montyprogram.com-20121119121604-5h5tu0zn11em0sb3 committer: sanja@askmonty.org branch nick: work-maria-10.0-cassandra timestamp: Wed 2012-12-19 22:08:39 +0200 message: Post review changes in the interface part 1.

=== modified file 'mysys/ma_dyncol.c' --- a/mysys/ma_dyncol.c 2012-09-28 12:27:16 +0000 +++ b/mysys/ma_dyncol.c 2012-12-19 20:08:39 +0000 @@ -26,6 +26,39 @@ SUCH DAMAGE. */

+/* + Numeric format: + =============== + * Fixed header part + 1 byte flags: + 0,1 bits - <offset size> - 1 + 2-7 bits - 0 + 2 bytes column counter + * Columns directory sorted by column number, each entry contains of: + 2 bytes column number + <offset size> bytes (1-4) combined offset from beginning of + the data segment + 3 bit type + * Data of above columns size of data and length depend on type + + Columns with names: + =================== + * Fixed header part + 1 byte flags: + 0,1 bits - <offset size> - 2 + 2 bit - 1 (mens format with names)

s/mens/means/g

+ 3,4 bits - 01 (mens <names offset size> - 1, now 2 is only supported size)

eh. I would simply assume that if the bit 2 is 1, this also means offset-2. Like, you have "old format" as above, and "new format" with names, support for recursion (4 bits per type, offset-2), etc. you only have 6 bits here, let's use them sparingly and keep things simple.

+ 5-7 bits - 0 + 2 bytes column counter + * Variable header part + <names offset size> (2) bytes size of stored names pool + * Column directory sorted by names, each consists of + <names offset size> (2) bytes offset of name + <offset size> bytes (1-4)bytes combined offset from beginning of + the data segment + 4 bit type + * Names stored one after another + * Data of above columns size of data and length depend on type +*/ + #include "mysys_priv.h" #include #include === modified file 'storage/cassandra/ha_cassandra.cc' --- a/storage/cassandra/ha_cassandra.cc 2012-11-19 12:16:04 +0000 +++ b/storage/cassandra/ha_cassandra.cc 2012-12-19 20:08:39 +0000 @@ -893,9 +893,37 @@ public: /** Converting dynamic columns types to/from casandra types */ + + +/** + Check and initialize (if it is needed) string MEM_ROOT +*/ +static void alloc_strings_memroot(MEM_ROOT *mem_root) +{ + if (mem_root->block_size == 0)

write if (alloc_root_inited(mem_root))

+ { + /* + The mem_root used to allocate UUID (of length 36 + \0) so make + appropriate allocated size + */ + init_alloc_root(mem_root, + (36 + 1 + ALIGN_SIZE(sizeof(USED_MEM))) * 10 + + ALLOC_ROOT_MIN_BLOCK_SIZE, + (36 + 1 + ALIGN_SIZE(sizeof(USED_MEM))) * 10 + + ALLOC_ROOT_MIN_BLOCK_SIZE); + } +} + +static void free_strings_memroot(MEM_ROOT *mem_root) +{ + if (mem_root->block_size != 0)

and here

+ free_root(mem_root, MYF(0)); +} + @@ -1730,6 +1759,7 @@ int ha_cassandra::read_cassandra_columns int res= 0; ulong total_name_len= 0;

+ strings_root.block_size= 0; // indicates uninitialized MEM_ROOT

Use clear_alloc_root(&strings_root);

/* cassandra_to_mariadb() calls will use field->store(...) methods, which require that the column is in the table->write_set

Regards, Sergei