diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mysql-python/0001-_mysql.c-fix-compilation-with-MariaDB-with-10.3.13.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mysql-python/0001-_mysql.c-fix-compilation-with-MariaDB-with-10.3.13.patch
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+From 45436592aa64308b2ab46f84c6107c6d7de0a3ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mingli Yu <mingli.yu@windriver.com>
+Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 00:16:17 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] _mysql.c: fix compilation with MariaDB 10.3.13
+
+Use standard API function MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT
+instead of direct modification of internal structures
+which does not work for MariaDB.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+Signed-off-by: Mingli Yu <mingli.yu@windriver.com>
+---
+ _mysql.c | 9 ++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+--- a/_mysql.c
++++ b/_mysql.c
+@@ -2002,7 +2002,14 @@ _mysql_ConnectionObject_ping(
+ 	int r, reconnect = -1;
+ 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|I", &reconnect)) return NULL;
+ 	check_connection(self);
+-	if ( reconnect != -1 ) self->connection.reconnect = reconnect;
++	if ( reconnect != -1 ) {
++#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50013
++		my_bool recon = reconnect;
++		mysql_options(&self->connection, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &recon);
++#else
++		self->connection.reconnect = reconnect;
++#endif
++        }
+ 	Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+ 	r = mysql_ping(&(self->connection));
+ 	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS