A query SET @@GLOBAL.binlog_format = ... returns an error when NDB is the
default storage. This fails some tests invoking the set binlog_format explicitly.
because the var turns to be read-only.
  
  In the following are files and method to fix if needed.
  
  t/
  ndb_binlog_basic2.test         # here the failure is benign
  rpl_rbr_to_sbr.test            # does not check any ndb features =>           
 
  .                              # => not_ndb_default is enough
  rpl_row_basic_8partition.test  # set binlog_format can be replaced
  rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed.test  # does not check any ndb features =>
  .                              # => not_ndb_default is enough
  
  two more invoking invoke extra/rpl_truncate_helper.test
  
  rpl_truncate_2myisam           # to be fixed with not_ndb_default
  rpl_truncate_3innodb           # same as above
  .                              # because there is a dedicated to ndb .        
 
  .                              # rpl_truncate_7ndb* suit.

Adapting/testing a new implement
--source include/safe_set_to_maybe_ro_var.inc
to avoid abort due to the error using binlog_format as application.

 tables to INFORMATION_SCHEMA.

(as part of the auto_increment cleanup of WL#3146; let's not be
sad, that monster push still removed serious bugs):
one problem with INSERT DELAYED (unexpected interval releases),
one with stored functions (wrong auto_inc binlogging).
These bugs were not released.

into  mysql.com:/users/lthalmann/bk/MERGE/mysql-5.1-merge

into  mysql.com:/users/lthalmann/bk/MERGE/mysql-5.0-merge

into  mysql.com:/users/lthalmann/bk/MERGE/mysql-5.1-merge

into  mysql.com:/users/lthalmann/bk/MERGE/mysql-5.0-merge

into  mysql.com:/users/lthalmann/bk/MERGE/mysql-4.1-merge

into  romeo.(none):/home/bk/w3259-mysql-5.1-new-rpl

Adding files to CMakeLists.txt

into  janus.mylan:/usr/home/serg/Abk/mysql-5.1-arch

into  romeo.(none):/home/bkroot/mysql-5.1-new-rpl

into  romeo.(none):/home/bk/w3259-mysql-5.1-new-rpl

Adding in a few more engines to the now defunct (but still used) handler enum's since its the only way to enable for partitioning. 

15 seconds to less than a second.
The sleeps used to be necessary but not anymore as NDB has been fixed
wrt sync_slave_with_master.

into  zim.(none):/home/brian/mysql/merge-5.1

fixed multiple and missing deinitializations, moved all
deinit/del code in one place

remove #define __attribute__(A) from plugin.h
increase API version because placeholders were added
more robust definition of min_plugin_interface_version

  Update of Dutch errmsg translations (not complete yet)
errmsg.h:
  Fixup of changed error message file path in comment
authors.h:
  Ego add.

into  romeo.(none):/home/bk/b17620-mysql-5.1-new-rpl

into  zim.(none):/tmp/merge-5.1

Invalidating query cache when processing rows for a statement on the slave.

state_mask argument to plugin_foreach()

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

into  romeo.(none):/home/bkroot/mysql-5.1-new-rpl

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

    merge to 5.1 - yet another merge fix

  merge to 5.1

into  perch.ndb.mysql.com:/home/jonas/src/51-work

into  perch.ndb.mysql.com:/home/jonas/src/50-work

  fix deadlock if master switches log file in parallell with "show master logs"