6 files changed, 53 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/lib/mnesia/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/mnesia/doc/src/notes.xml
index 026c6a89d7..ba94e913f5 100644
--- a/lib/mnesia/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/mnesia/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,49 @@
     thus constitutes one section in this document. The title of each
     section is the version number of Mnesia.</p>
 
-  <section><title>Mnesia 4.15.1</title>
+  <section><title>Mnesia 4.15.3</title>
+
+    <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Removed a quadratic behavior in startup. This change
+	    implies that backend plugins (if used) must be set when
+	    the schema is created or via configuration parameters
+	    before mnesia is started.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14829 Aux Id: ERIERL-84 </p>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Bad timing could crash mnesia after a checkpoint was
+	    deactivated and reactivated with the same checkpoint name
+	    on different tables.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14841 Aux Id: ERIERL-113 </p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+    </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Mnesia 4.15.2</title>
+
+    <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Fix backup error handling, the real failure reason was
+	    not returned.</p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-14776 Aux Id: ERIERL-103 </p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+    </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Mnesia 4.15.1</title>
 
     <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
       <list>
diff --git a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia.erl b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia.erl
index 190fb2b56d..95f7d4afc1 100644
--- a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia.erl
+++ b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia.erl
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@
         {'snmp', SnmpStruct::term()} |
         {'storage_properties', [{Backend::module(), [BackendProp::_]}]} |
         {'type', 'set' | 'ordered_set' | 'bag'} |
-        {'local_content', boolean()}.
+        {'local_content', boolean()} |
+        {'user_properties', proplists:proplist()}.
 
 -type t_result(Res) :: {'atomic', Res} | {'aborted', Reason::term()}.
 -type activity() :: 'ets' | 'async_dirty' | 'sync_dirty' | 'transaction' | 'sync_transaction' |
diff --git a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_checkpoint.erl b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_checkpoint.erl
index 2ff77326a9..8112378ffd 100644
--- a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_checkpoint.erl
+++ b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_checkpoint.erl
@@ -857,9 +857,9 @@ retainer_loop(Cp = #checkpoint_args{is_activated=false, name=Name}) ->
 retainer_loop(Cp = #checkpoint_args{name=Name}) ->
     receive
 	{_From, {retain, Tid, Tab, Key, OldRecs}} ->
-	    R = val({Tab, {retainer, Name}}),
+	    R = ?catch_val({Tab, {retainer, Name}}),
 	    PendingTab = Cp#checkpoint_args.pending_tab,
-	    case R#retainer.really_retain of
+            case is_record(R, retainer) andalso R#retainer.really_retain of
 		true ->
 		    Store = R#retainer.store,
 		    try true = ets:member(PendingTab, Tid),
diff --git a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_log.erl b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_log.erl
index 55b1d6e419..a2de23a2a3 100644
--- a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_log.erl
+++ b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_log.erl
@@ -752,8 +752,8 @@ abort_write(B, What, Args, Reason) ->
     Opaque = B#backup_args.opaque,
     dbg_out("Failed to perform backup. M=~p:F=~tp:A=~tp -> ~tp~n",
 	    [Mod, What, Args, Reason]),
-    try apply(Mod, abort_write, [Opaque]) of
-	{ok, _Res} -> throw({error, Reason})
+    try {ok, _Res} = apply(Mod, abort_write, [Opaque]) of
+        _ -> throw({error, Reason})
     catch _:Other ->
 	    error("Failed to abort backup. ~p:~tp~tp -> ~tp~n",
 		  [Mod, abort_write, [Opaque], Other]),
diff --git a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_schema.erl b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_schema.erl
index 83cc19c678..71952af31c 100644
--- a/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_schema.erl
+++ b/lib/mnesia/src/mnesia_schema.erl
@@ -952,19 +952,9 @@ get_index_plugins() ->
     get_schema_user_property(mnesia_index_plugins).
 
 get_schema_user_property(Key) ->
-    Tab = schema,
-    %% Must work reliably both within transactions and outside of transactions
-    Res = case get(mnesia_activity_state) of
-	      undefined ->
-		  dirty_read_table_property(Tab, Key);
-	      _ ->
-		  do_read_table_property(Tab, Key)
-	  end,
-    case Res of
-	undefined ->
-	    [];
-	{_, Types} ->
-	    Types
+    case dirty_read_table_property(schema, Key) of
+	undefined ->  [];
+	{_, Types} -> Types
     end.
 
 get_ext_types_disc() ->
diff --git a/lib/mnesia/vsn.mk b/lib/mnesia/vsn.mk
index a95f468ba2..45f811846d 100644
--- a/lib/mnesia/vsn.mk
+++ b/lib/mnesia/vsn.mk
@@ -1 +1 @@
-MNESIA_VSN = 4.15.1
+MNESIA_VSN = 4.15.3