test.diff

--- /usr/bin/innobackupex       2013-05-18 01:05:42.000000000 +0530
+++ /tmp/innobackupex   2013-05-22 15:40:21.666465706 +0530
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
         }
 } elsif ($option_backup) {
     # backup
-    %mysql = mysql_connect(abort_on_error => 1, keepalives => 1);
+    %mysql = mysql_connect(abort_on_error => 1);

     if ($option_ibbackup_binary eq 'autodetect') {
         $option_ibbackup_binary = set_xtrabackup_version();
@@ -1404,8 +1404,10 @@
         }
     }

-    if ($con{dbh} && $con{keepalives}) {
+    if ($con{dbh}) {
         $con{dbh}->do("SET SESSION wait_timeout=2147483");
+    }
+    if ($con{dbh} && $con{keepalives}) {
         start_keepalives(\%con);
     }