SET @start_global_value = @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value 100 Valid value 100 or more select @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth >= 100; @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth >= 100 1 select @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth; @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth 100 select @@session.innodb_lru_scan_depth; ERROR HY000: Variable 'innodb_lru_scan_depth' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'innodb_lru_scan_depth'; Variable_name Value innodb_lru_scan_depth 100 show session variables like 'innodb_lru_scan_depth'; Variable_name Value innodb_lru_scan_depth 100 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_lru_scan_depth'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_LRU_SCAN_DEPTH 100 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_lru_scan_depth'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_LRU_SCAN_DEPTH 100 set global innodb_lru_scan_depth=325; select @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth; @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth 325 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_lru_scan_depth'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_LRU_SCAN_DEPTH 325 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_lru_scan_depth'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_LRU_SCAN_DEPTH 325 set session innodb_lru_scan_depth=444; ERROR HY000: Variable 'innodb_lru_scan_depth' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global innodb_lru_scan_depth=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_lru_scan_depth' set global innodb_lru_scan_depth=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_lru_scan_depth' set global innodb_lru_scan_depth="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_lru_scan_depth' set global innodb_lru_scan_depth=7; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect innodb_lru_scan_depth value: '7' select @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth; @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth 100 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_lru_scan_depth'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_LRU_SCAN_DEPTH 100 set global innodb_lru_scan_depth=-7; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect innodb_lru_scan_depth value: '-7' select @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth; @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth 100 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_lru_scan_depth'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_LRU_SCAN_DEPTH 100 set global innodb_lru_scan_depth=100; select @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth; @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth 100 SET @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth; @@global.innodb_lru_scan_depth 100