in the server. this fixes the problem with the limited number of
  threads because of them being non-detached. pthread_detach_this_tread()
  expands to empty on most platforms including SuSE but pthread_detach(pthread_self())
  is not portable on Windows so the first macro should be used and the thread
  to be detached we have to create it as such.
fix for bug#16984 (Events: running out of threads)
WL#1034 (Internal CRON)

into  linux.site:/home/marty/MySQL/mysql-5.1-new

into  big_geek.:C:/Work/mysql/mysql-5.1

into  mysql.com:/usr/local/home/marty/MySQL/mysql-5.1-new-wl1892

into  linux.site:/home/marty/MySQL/mysql-5.1-new

into  poseidon.ndb.mysql.com:/home/tomas/mysql51

post-push fix for bug#16407 (sql_mode discarded)
WL#1034 (Internal CRON)

into lmy004.:/work/mysql-5.1-bug16407

add sql_mode to mysql.event
WL#1034 (Internal CRON)

into  linux.site:/home/marty/MySQL/mysql-5.1-new

into  big_geek.:C:/Work/mysql/mysql-5.1

into  poseidon.ndb.mysql.com:/home/tomas/mysql51

into  asksasha.com:/reiser-data/mysql-dev/mysql-5.1-new

into  perch.ndb.mysql.com:/home/jonas/src/mysql-5.1-new

  last bug fix revealed another bug.
  fix buffer management when parsing table descriptor

into  mysql.com:/usr/local/mysql/x/mysql-5.1-new

into  linux.site:/home/marty/MySQL/mysql-5.1-new

into  asksasha.com:/reiser-data/mysql-dev/mysql-5.1-new

+ fix crashing bug when discovering ndb tables outside select context

into  mysql.com:/usr/local/mysql/x/mysql-5.1-new

into  perch.ndb.mysql.com:/home/jonas/src/mysql-5.1-new

into  perch.ndb.mysql.com:/home/jonas/src/mysql-5.1-new

  Allow GET_TABINFO during BACKUP
  (otherwise LCP gets corrupt)

into  linux.site:/home/reggie/work/mysql-5.1

into  mysql.com:/home/jimw/my/mysql-5.1-clean

into  mysql.com:/usr/local/mysql/x/mysql-5.1-new

into  mysql.com:/usr/local/mysql/x/mysql-5.1-new