CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) Engine=InnoDB; SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 10; SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 1; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 10; SELECT COUNT(*) = 11 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST WHERE USER = 'system user'; COUNT(*) = 11 1 SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 20; SELECT COUNT(*) = 21 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST WHERE USER = 'system user'; COUNT(*) = 21 1 SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 1; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (4); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (5); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (6); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (7); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (8); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (9); SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 10; SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 0; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect wsrep_slave_threads value: '0' INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (10); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (11); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (12); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (13); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (14); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (15); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (16); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (17); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (18); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (19); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (20); SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST WHERE USER = 'system user'; COUNT(*) = 2 1 SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads = 1; DROP TABLE t1;