hi!

>>>>> "Heikki" == Heikki Tuuri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Heikki> Hi!
Heikki> Ok, I found that in unireg.h MAX_KEY_LENGTH is defined as 500, and that is
Heikki> used, for example, in the opt_range.cc PARAM struct as the key value buffer
Heikki> size. A memory overrun will happen if a key length is > 500 bytes.

Heikki> InnoDB allows keys up 3500 bytes in size.

Heikki> Fix: change MAX_KEY_LENGTH in unireg.h to 4000 bytes and let myisam etc.
Heikki> table handlers return their specific values (= 500 bytes) in their
Heikki> max_key_length() function.

We can't at this point change MAX_KEY_LENGTH to > 500, as this could
easily cause stack overruns.

I have now added a fix that will limit the key to MAX_KEY_LENGTH,
until we have time to do all key handling more dynamic.

Regards,
Monty

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