Merge mysql.com:/home/svoj/devel/mysql/BUG29250/mysql-5.0-engines

into  mysql.com:/home/svoj/devel/mysql/BUG29250/mysql-5.1-engines

mysql-test/t/archive.test

@@ -1550,3 +1550,12 @@ insert into t1 values (1);
 repair table t1 use_frm;
 select * from t1;
 drop table t1;
+
+#
+# BUG#29207 - archive table reported as corrupt by check table
+#
+create table t1(a longblob) engine=archive;
+insert into t1 set a='';
+insert into t1 set a='a';
+check table t1 extended;
+drop table t1;

storage/archive/ha_archive.cc

@@ -1548,7 +1548,6 @@ bool ha_archive::is_crashed() const
 int ha_archive::check(THD* thd, HA_CHECK_OPT* check_opt)
 {
   int rc= 0;
-  uchar *buf; 
   const char *old_proc_info;
   ha_rows count= share->rows_recorded;
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_archive::check");
@@ -1557,28 +1556,15 @@ int ha_archive::check(THD* thd, HA_CHECK_OPT* check_opt)
   /* Flush any waiting data */
   azflush(&(share->archive_write), Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
 
-  /* 
-    First we create a buffer that we can use for reading rows, and can pass
-    to get_row().
-  */
-  if (!(buf= (uchar*) my_malloc(table->s->reclength, MYF(MY_WME))))
-    rc= HA_ERR_OUT_OF_MEM;
-
   /*
     Now we will rewind the archive file so that we are positioned at the 
     start of the file.
   */
   init_archive_reader();
-
-  if (!rc)
   read_data_header(&archive);
-
-  if (!rc)
-    while (!(rc= get_row(&archive, buf)))
+  while (!(rc= get_row(&archive, table->record[0])))
     count--;
 
-  my_free((char*)buf, MYF(0));
-
   thd_proc_info(thd, old_proc_info);
 
   if ((rc && rc != HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE) || count)