# Fixes Solaris bug #15688738
# ===========================

--- storage/myisam/mi_delete_table.c	2006-12-31 00:32:21 +0000
+++ storage/myisam/mi_delete_table.c	2010-04-01 14:49:02 +0000
@@ -19,6 +19,41 @@
 
 #include "fulltext.h"
 
+
+/**
+  Remove MyISAM data/index file safely
+
+  @details
+    If name is a symlink and file it is pointing to is not in
+    data directory, file is also removed.
+
+  @param name    file to remove
+  
+  @returns
+    0 on success or my_errno on failure
+*/
+
+static int _mi_safe_delete_file(const char *name)
+{
+  DBUG_ENTER("_mi_safe_delete_file");
+  if (my_is_symlink(name) && (*myisam_test_invalid_symlink)(name))
+  {
+    /*
+      Symlink is pointing to file in data directory.
+      Remove symlink, keep file.
+    */
+    if (my_delete(name, MYF(MY_WME)))
+      DBUG_RETURN(my_errno);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    if (my_delete_with_symlink(name, MYF(MY_WME)))
+      DBUG_RETURN(my_errno);
+  }
+  DBUG_RETURN(0);
+}
+
+
 int mi_delete_table(const char *name)
 {
   char from[FN_REFLEN];
@@ -58,12 +93,12 @@ int mi_delete_table(const char *name)
 #endif /* USE_RAID */
 
   fn_format(from,name,"",MI_NAME_IEXT,MY_UNPACK_FILENAME|MY_APPEND_EXT);
-  if (my_delete_with_symlink(from, MYF(MY_WME)))
+  if (_mi_safe_delete_file(from))
     DBUG_RETURN(my_errno);
   fn_format(from,name,"",MI_NAME_DEXT,MY_UNPACK_FILENAME|MY_APPEND_EXT);
 #ifdef USE_RAID
   if (raid_type)
     DBUG_RETURN(my_raid_delete(from, raid_chunks, MYF(MY_WME)) ? my_errno : 0);
 #endif
-  DBUG_RETURN(my_delete_with_symlink(from, MYF(MY_WME)) ? my_errno : 0);
+  DBUG_RETURN(_mi_safe_delete_file(from));
 }

--- mysql-test/r/bug40980.result	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ mysql-test/r/bug40980.result	2013-06-20 21:42:12.280326900 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t7,t8,t9;
+drop database if exists mysqltest;
+#
+# BUG#40980 - Drop table can remove another MyISAM table's
+#             data and index files
+#
+CREATE TABLE user(a INT) DATA DIRECTORY='MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql'
+                             INDEX DIRECTORY='MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql';
+FLUSH TABLE user;
+# Symlinking mysql database to tmpdir
+FLUSH TABLE mysql.user;
+DROP TABLE user;
+FLUSH TABLE mysql.user;
+SELECT * FROM mysql.user;

--- mysql-test/t/bug40980.test	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ mysql-test/t/bug40980.test	2013-06-20 21:41:50.813398500 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--source include/have_symlink.inc
+--source include/not_windows.inc
+
+--disable_warnings
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t7,t8,t9;
+drop database if exists mysqltest;
+--enable_warnings
+
+--echo #
+--echo # BUG#40980 - Drop table can remove another MyISAM table's
+--echo #             data and index files
+--echo #
+--mkdir $MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql 
+--replace_result $MYSQL_TMP_DIR MYSQL_TMP_DIR
+eval CREATE TABLE user(a INT) DATA DIRECTORY='$MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql'
+                             INDEX DIRECTORY='$MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql';
+FLUSH TABLE user;
+--echo # Symlinking mysql database to tmpdir
+--remove_file $MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql/user.MYD
+--remove_file $MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql/user.MYI
+--rmdir $MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql
+--exec ln -s $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql $MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql
+FLUSH TABLE mysql.user;
+DROP TABLE user;
+FLUSH TABLE mysql.user;
+--disable_result_log
+SELECT * FROM mysql.user;
+--enable_result_log
+--remove_file $MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql