CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) ENGINE=InnoDB; CREATE TABLE t2 (f1 INTEGER) ENGINE=InnoDB; connection node_1; SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'alter_table_before_open_tables WAIT_FOR continue'; ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN f2 INTEGER;; connection node_1a; SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait = 0; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t2; COUNT(*) = 0 1 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); Got one of the listed errors SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF; START TRANSACTION; INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1); COMMIT;; connection node_1b; SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait = 0; SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST WHERE INFO = 'Commit'; COUNT(*) = 1 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t2; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL continue'; connection node_1a; connection node_1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM t2; COUNT(*) = 1 1 connection node_2; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM t2; COUNT(*) = 1 1 connection node_1; SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'RESET'; connection node_1b; SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'RESET'; DROP TABLE t1; DROP TABLE t2;