diff --git a/ext/extconf.rb b/ext/extconf.rb
index b200c2c..3c84c4f 100644
--- a/ext/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/extconf.rb
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ File.open('error_const.h', 'w') do |f|
   end
 end
 
-create_makefile("mysql")
+create_makefile("mysql")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ext/mysql.c b/ext/mysql.c
index fc22491..2bd5904 100644
--- a/ext/mysql.c
+++ b/ext/mysql.c
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ struct mysql {
     MYSQL handler;
     char connection;
     char query_with_result;
+    char gc_disabled;
     char blocking;
+    int async_in_progress;
+    char busy;
 };
 
 struct mysql_res {
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ static void mysql_raise(MYSQL* m)
     rb_exc_raise(e);
 }
 
-static VALUE mysqlres2obj(MYSQL_RES* res)
+static VALUE mysqlres2obj(MYSQL_RES* res, VALUE gc_disabled)
 {
     VALUE obj;
     struct mysql_res* resp;
@@ -191,10 +194,16 @@ static VALUE mysqlres2obj(MYSQL_RES* res)
     resp->res = res;
     resp->freed = Qfalse;
     rb_obj_call_init(obj, 0, NULL);
+<<<<<<< HEAD:ext/mysql.c
     /* disabled until it can be reviewed further--rely on the normal GC for now.
     if (++store_result_count > GC_STORE_RESULT_LIMIT)
 	rb_gc();
     */
+=======
+    if (++store_result_count > GC_STORE_RESULT_LIMIT && gc_disabled == Qfalse){
+      rb_gc();
+	}
+>>>>>>> with_async_validation:ext/mysql.c
     return obj;
 }
 
@@ -230,10 +239,12 @@ static VALUE init(VALUE klass)
     mysql_init(&myp->handler);
     myp->connection = Qfalse;
     myp->query_with_result = Qtrue;
+    myp->gc_disabled = Qfalse;
     rb_obj_call_init(obj, 0, NULL);
     return obj;
 }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD:ext/mysql.c
 #ifdef HAVE_TBR
 
 typedef struct
@@ -297,6 +308,58 @@ static void call_single_function_rb_thread_blocking_region(void *arg_holder_in)
 
 #endif
 
+=======
+static VALUE connection_identifier( VALUE obj )
+{
+    MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+    return mysql_thread_id( m );
+}
+
+static VALUE async_in_progress( VALUE obj )
+{
+   struct mysql* m = GetMysqlStruct(obj);
+   return ( m->async_in_progress == connection_identifier(obj) ) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
+}
+
+static VALUE async_in_progress_set( VALUE obj, VALUE flag )
+{
+    struct mysql* m = GetMysqlStruct(obj);
+    m->async_in_progress = (flag == Qnil || flag == Qfalse) ? 0 : connection_identifier(obj);
+    return flag; 
+}
+
+static void optimize_for_async( VALUE obj )
+{
+    struct mysql* m = GetMysqlStruct(obj);
+    my_bool was_blocking;
+    vio_blocking(m->handler.net.vio, 0, &was_blocking);    
+    m->blocking = vio_is_blocking( m->handler.net.vio );
+
+    vio_fastsend( m->handler.net.vio );
+    async_in_progress_set( obj, Qfalse );
+}
+
+static void schedule_connect(VALUE obj )
+{
+    MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+    fd_set read;
+
+    struct timeval tv = { tv_sec: m->options.connect_timeout, tv_usec: 0 };
+
+    if (rb_thread_select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &tv) < 0) {
+      rb_raise(eMysql, "connect: timeout");
+    }
+/*
+    FD_ZERO(&read);
+    FD_SET(m->net.fd, &read);
+
+    if (rb_thread_select(m->net.fd + 1, &read, NULL, NULL, &tv) < 0) {
+      rb_raise(eMysql, "connect: timeout");
+    }
+*/
+}
+
+>>>>>>> with_async_validation:ext/mysql.c
 /*	real_connect(host=nil, user=nil, passwd=nil, db=nil, port=nil, sock=nil, flag=nil)	*/
 static VALUE real_connect(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE klass) /* actually gets run */
 {
@@ -336,19 +399,16 @@ static VALUE real_connect(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE klass) /* actually gets r
     if (mysql_real_connect(&myp->handler, h, u, p, pp, s) == NULL)
 #endif
 	mysql_raise(&myp->handler);
-
+    
     myp->handler.reconnect = 0;
     myp->connection = Qtrue;
 
-    my_bool was_blocking;
-
-    vio_blocking(myp->handler.net.vio, 0, &was_blocking);    
-    myp->blocking = vio_is_blocking( myp->handler.net.vio );
-
-    vio_fastsend( myp->handler.net.vio );
+    optimize_for_async(obj);
 
     myp->query_with_result = Qtrue;
     rb_obj_call_init(obj, argc, argv);
+    
+    schedule_connect(obj);
 
     return obj;
 }
@@ -411,6 +471,9 @@ static VALUE real_connect2(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE obj)
 	mysql_raise(m);
     m->reconnect = 0;
     GetMysqlStruct(obj)->connection = Qtrue;
+         
+    optimize_for_async(obj);
+    schedule_connect(obj);
 
     return obj;
 }
@@ -665,7 +728,7 @@ static VALUE list_fields(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE obj)
     res = mysql_list_fields(m, StringValuePtr(table), NILorSTRING(field));
     if (res == NULL)
 	mysql_raise(m);
-    return mysqlres2obj(res);
+    return mysqlres2obj(res, GetMysqlStruct(obj)->gc_disabled);
 }
 
 /*	list_processes()	*/
@@ -675,7 +738,7 @@ static VALUE list_processes(VALUE obj)
     MYSQL_RES* res = mysql_list_processes(m);
     if (res == NULL)
 	mysql_raise(m);
-    return mysqlres2obj(res);
+    return mysqlres2obj(res, GetMysqlStruct(obj)->gc_disabled);
 }
 
 /*	list_tables(table=nil)	*/
@@ -793,8 +856,12 @@ static VALUE store_result(VALUE obj)
  
     if (res == NULL)
 	mysql_raise(m);
+<<<<<<< HEAD:ext/mysql.c
 
     return mysqlres2obj(res);
+=======
+    return mysqlres2obj(res, GetMysqlStruct(obj)->gc_disabled);
+>>>>>>> with_async_validation:ext/mysql.c
 }
 
 /*	thread_id()	*/
@@ -810,7 +877,7 @@ static VALUE use_result(VALUE obj)
     MYSQL_RES* res = mysql_use_result(m);
     if (res == NULL)
 	mysql_raise(m);
-    return mysqlres2obj(res);
+    return mysqlres2obj(res, GetMysqlStruct(obj)->gc_disabled);
 }
 
 static VALUE res_free(VALUE);
@@ -857,7 +924,7 @@ static VALUE query(VALUE obj, VALUE sql)
 		if (mysql_field_count(m) != 0)
 		    mysql_raise(m);
 	    } else {
-		VALUE robj = mysqlres2obj(res);
+		VALUE robj = mysqlres2obj(res, GetMysqlStruct(obj)->gc_disabled);
 		rb_ensure(rb_yield, robj, res_free, robj);
 	    }
 #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 40101
@@ -893,6 +960,7 @@ static VALUE socket(VALUE obj)
     MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
     return INT2NUM(m->net.fd);
 }
+<<<<<<< HEAD:ext/mysql.c
 /* socket_type --currently returns true or false, needs some work */
 static VALUE socket_type(VALUE obj)
 {
@@ -905,10 +973,38 @@ static VALUE socket_type(VALUE obj)
     else
 	return Qnil;
 }
+=======
+>>>>>>> with_async_validation:ext/mysql.c
 
 /* blocking */
 static VALUE blocking(VALUE obj){
-  return ( GetMysqlStruct(obj)->blocking ? Qtrue : Qfalse );
+    return ( GetMysqlStruct(obj)->blocking ? Qtrue : Qfalse );
+}
+
+/* is_busy */
+static VALUE is_busy(VALUE obj){
+    return ( GetMysqlStruct(obj)->busy ? Qtrue : Qfalse );
+}
+
+static VALUE is_idle(VALUE obj){
+    return ( is_busy(obj) == Qtrue ) ? Qfalse : Qtrue;
+}
+
+/* busy(true|false) */
+static VALUE busy_set(VALUE obj, VALUE flag)
+{
+    if (TYPE(flag) != T_TRUE && TYPE(flag) != T_FALSE)
+        rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "invalid type, required true or false.");
+    GetMysqlStruct(obj)->busy = flag;
+    return flag;
+}
+
+static void busy( VALUE obj ){
+    busy_set( obj, Qtrue );
+}
+
+static void idle( VALUE obj ){
+    busy_set( obj, Qfalse );
 }
 
 /* readable(timeout=nil) */
@@ -927,65 +1023,214 @@ static VALUE readable( int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE obj )
     return ( vio_poll_read( m->net.vio, INT2NUM(timeout) ) == 0 ? Qtrue : Qfalse );
 }
 
+/* retry */
+static VALUE retry( VALUE obj )
+{
+    MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+    return ( vio_should_retry( m->net.vio ) == 1 ? Qtrue : Qfalse );
+}
+
+/* interrupted */
+static VALUE interrupted( VALUE obj )
+{
+    MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+    return ( vio_was_interrupted( m->net.vio ) == 1 ? Qtrue : Qfalse );
+}
+
+/* reconnected */
+static VALUE reconnected( VALUE obj ){
+    MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+    int current_connection_id = mysql_thread_id( m );
+    mysql_ping(m);
+    return ( current_connection_id == mysql_thread_id( m ) ) ? Qfalse : Qtrue;
+}
+
+/* disable_gc(true|false) */
+static VALUE disable_gc_set(VALUE obj, VALUE flag)
+{
+    if (TYPE(flag) != T_TRUE && TYPE(flag) != T_FALSE)
+        rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "invalid type, required true or false.");
+    GetMysqlStruct(obj)->gc_disabled = flag;
+    return flag;
+}
+
+/* gc_disabled */
+static VALUE gc_disabled( VALUE obj ){
+    return GetMysqlStruct(obj)->gc_disabled ? Qtrue: Qfalse;  
+}
+
+static void validate_async_query( VALUE obj )
+{
+  	MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+
+    if( async_in_progress(obj) == Qtrue ){
+      async_in_progress_set(obj, Qfalse);
+      rb_raise(eMysql, "Query out of sequence: Each call to Mysql#send_query requires a successive Mysql#get_result.");
+    }
+}
+
+static void simulate_disconnect( VALUE obj )
+{
+    MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+    mysql_library_end();
+}
+
+static int begins_with_insensitive(char *candidate, char *check_for_in_upper_case)
+{
+    /* skip  opening whitespace --tab is 11, newline is 12, cr is 15, space 32 */
+    char *where_at = candidate;
+    while( ((*where_at >= 11 && *where_at <= 15) || (*where_at == 32)) && (where_at != 0)) 
+  	  where_at++;
+
+    char *where_at_in_test = check_for_in_upper_case;
+    while(*where_at_in_test)
+    {
+  	  int candidate_char = *where_at;
+	  if(candidate_char == 0)
+		  return 0; /* end of line */
+	  if(candidate_char >= 97 && candidate_char < 122) /* then it's upper case --lower case ify it */
+		  candidate_char -= 32;
+          if(candidate_char != *where_at_in_test)
+		  return 0;
+	  where_at_in_test++;
+	  where_at++;
+	}
+    return 1;
+}
+
 /* send_query(sql) */
 static VALUE send_query(VALUE obj, VALUE sql)
 {
     MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
-
+   
     Check_Type(sql, T_STRING);
-    if (GetMysqlStruct(obj)->connection == Qfalse) {
-        rb_raise(eMysql, "query: not connected");
+
+    if (GetMysqlStruct(obj)->connection == Qfalse && async_in_progress(obj) == Qtrue ) {
+      idle( obj );
+      rb_raise(eMysql, "query: not connected");
     }
-	  if (mysql_send_query(m, RSTRING_PTR(sql), RSTRING_LEN(sql)) != 0)
-	      mysql_raise(m);
-	  return Qnil;
+
+    validate_async_query(obj);
+
+    if (mysql_send_query(m, RSTRING_PTR(sql), RSTRING_LEN(sql)) != 0){
+      idle( obj );
+      mysql_raise(m);
+	}
+	
+	/* what about http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/implicit-commit.html and more? */
+	if( 
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "SET ") ||
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "BEGIN") ||
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "START TRANSACTION") ||
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "ROLLBACK") ||
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "LOCK ") ||
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "UNLOCK ") ||
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "USE ") ||
+	  begins_with_insensitive(RSTRING_PTR(sql), "COMMIT") )
+	  {
+		/* do not mark an async in progress --they used send_query for something that doesn't necessarily have a result--is this allowable? */
+	   async_in_progress_set( obj, Qfalse ); 
+	} else {
+	  async_in_progress_set( obj, Qtrue );
+	}
+	
+	return Qnil;
 }
 
 /* get_result */
 static VALUE get_result(VALUE obj)
 {
     MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
+
+    async_in_progress_set( obj, Qfalse );
+
     if (GetMysqlStruct(obj)->connection == Qfalse) {
-        rb_raise(eMysql, "query: not connected");
+       idle( obj );    
+       rb_raise(eMysql, "query: not connected");
     }
-	  if (mysql_read_query_result(m) != 0)
-	      mysql_raise(m);
+	if (mysql_read_query_result(m) != 0){
+	   idle( obj );    
+ 	   mysql_raise(m);
+	}
+    
     if (GetMysqlStruct(obj)->query_with_result == Qfalse)
       	return obj;
     if (mysql_field_count(m) == 0)
-	      return Qnil;
-    return store_result(obj);
+	    return Qnil; 
+      return store_result(obj);
 }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD:ext/mysql.c
 static void schedule(VALUE obj, VALUE timeout)
+=======
+static void schedule_query(VALUE obj, VALUE timeout)
+>>>>>>> with_async_validation:ext/mysql.c
 {
     MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj);
     fd_set read;
-
+    int ret;
+ 
     timeout = ( NIL_P(timeout) ? m->net.read_timeout : INT2NUM(timeout) );
 
     struct timeval tv = { tv_sec: timeout, tv_usec: 0 };
 
-    FD_ZERO(&read);
-    FD_SET(m->net.fd, &read);
+    for(;;){
+      FD_ZERO(&read);
+      FD_SET(m->net.fd, &read);
+ 
+      ret = rb_thread_select(m->net.fd + 1, &read, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+      if (ret < 0) {
+        idle( obj );    
+        rb_raise(eMysql, "query: timeout");
+      }
+	  
+	  if (ret == 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
 
-    if (rb_thread_select(m->net.fd + 1, &read, NULL, NULL, &tv) < 0) {
-      rb_raise(eMysql, "query: timeout");
+      if (m->status == MYSQL_STATUS_READY){
+        break;
+      }       
     }
+<<<<<<< HEAD:ext/mysql.c
+=======
+}
+
+static int should_schedule_query(){
+    return rb_thread_alone() != 1;
+>>>>>>> with_async_validation:ext/mysql.c
 }
 
 /* async_query(sql,timeout=nil) */
 static VALUE async_query(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE obj)
 {
+<<<<<<< HEAD:ext/mysql.c
   VALUE sql, timeout;
+=======
+    MYSQL* m = GetHandler(obj); 
+    VALUE sql, timeout;
+>>>>>>> with_async_validation:ext/mysql.c
 
-  rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &sql, &timeout);
+    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &sql, &timeout);
 
-  send_query(obj,sql);
+    async_in_progress_set( obj, Qfalse );
 
-  schedule(obj, timeout);
+    busy(obj); 
 
-  return get_result(obj);
+    send_query( obj, sql );
+
+    if ( should_schedule_query() ){
+      schedule_query(obj, timeout);
+    } 
+
+    if (rb_block_given_p()) {
+      rb_yield( get_result(obj) );
+      idle( obj );
+      return obj; 
+    }else{
+      idle( obj );
+      return get_result(obj); 
+    }  
 }
 
 #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 40100
@@ -2020,7 +2265,7 @@ static VALUE stmt_result_metadata(VALUE obj)
 	mysql_stmt_raise(s->stmt);
       return Qnil;
     }
-    return mysqlres2obj(res);
+    return mysqlres2obj(res, Qfalse);
 }
 
 /*	row_seek(offset)	*/
@@ -2278,12 +2523,22 @@ void Init_mysql(void)
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "query", query, 1);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "real_query", query, 1);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "c_async_query", async_query, -1);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "async_in_progress?", async_in_progress, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "async_in_progress=", async_in_progress_set, 1);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "send_query", send_query, 1);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "simulate_disconnect", simulate_disconnect, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "reconnected?", reconnected, 0);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "get_result", get_result, 0);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "readable?", readable, -1);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "retry?", retry, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "interrupted?", interrupted, 0);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "blocking?", blocking, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "gc_disabled?", gc_disabled, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "disable_gc=", disable_gc_set, 1);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "busy?", is_busy, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "idle?", is_idle, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cMysql, "busy=", busy_set, 1);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "socket", socket, 0);
-    rb_define_method(cMysql, "socket_type", socket_type, 0);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "refresh", refresh, 1);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "reload", reload, 0);
     rb_define_method(cMysql, "select_db", select_db, 1);
diff --git a/test/async_query_with_block_test.rb b/test/async_query_with_block_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c5a216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/async_query_with_block_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper'
+
+m = Mysql.real_connect('localhost','root','','mysql')
+
+m.c_async_query( 'SELECT * FROM user' ) do |result|
+  puts result.inspect
+end  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/gc_benchmark.rb b/test/gc_benchmark.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5fc7f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/gc_benchmark.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'mysqlplus'
+require 'benchmark'
+
+with_gc = Mysql.real_connect('localhost','root','','mysql')
+without_gc = Mysql.real_connect('localhost','root','','mysql')
+without_gc.disable_gc = true
+
+$gc_stats = []
+
+def countable_gc?
+  GC.respond_to? :count
+end
+
+def gc_counts( label, scope )
+  $gc_stats << "Objects #{scope} ( #{label} ) #{GC.count}"
+end
+
+def with_gc_counts( label )
+  gc_counts( label, 'before' ) if countable_gc?
+  yield
+  gc_counts( label, 'after' ) if countable_gc?
+end
+
+n = 1000
+
+Benchmark.bmbm do |x|
+  x.report( 'With GC' ) do
+    with_gc_counts( 'With GC' ) do
+      n.times{ with_gc.c_async_query( 'SELECT * FROM user' ) }
+    end
+  end  
+  GC.start  
+  x.report( 'Without GC' ) do
+    with_gc_counts( 'Without GC' ) do
+      n.times{ without_gc.c_async_query( 'SELECT * FROM user' ) }
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+puts $gc_stats.join( ' | ' )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/out_of_sync_test.rb b/test/out_of_sync_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c60a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/out_of_sync_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper'
+
+m = Mysql.real_connect('localhost','root')
+m.reconnect = true
+
+class << m
+  
+  def safe_query( query )
+    begin
+      send_query( query )
+    rescue => e
+      puts e.message
+    end
+  end
+  
+end
+
+m.safe_query( 'select sleep(1)' )
+m.safe_query( 'select sleep(1)' )#raises
+m.simulate_disconnect #fires mysql_library_end
+m.safe_query( 'select sleep(1)' )
+m.safe_query( 'select sleep(1)' )#raises
+m.close
+m.connect('localhost','root')
+m.safe_query( 'select sleep(1)' )
+m.safe_query( 'select sleep(1)' )#raises
+m.simulate_disconnect
+m.safe_query( 'BEGIN' )
+m.safe_query( 'select sleep(1)' )
+m.get_result()
+m.safe_query( 'COMMIT' )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/reconnected_test.rb b/test/reconnected_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4f0154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/reconnected_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper'
+
+$m = Mysql.real_connect('localhost','root')
+#$m.reconnect = true
+
+def assert_reconnected
+  puts $m.reconnected?().inspect
+  sleep 1
+  yield
+  puts $m.reconnected?().inspect
+end
+
+assert_reconnected do
+  $m.simulate_disconnect
+end
+assert_reconnected do
+  $m.close
+end
\ No newline at end of file