SET @save_slave_domain_parallel_threads= @@GLOBAL.slave_domain_parallel_threads; SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_domain_parallel_threads as 'must be zero because of default'; must be zero because of default 0 SELECT @@SESSION.slave_domain_parallel_threads as 'no session var'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'slave_domain_parallel_threads' is a GLOBAL variable SET GLOBAL slave_domain_parallel_threads= 0; SET GLOBAL slave_domain_parallel_threads= DEFAULT; SET GLOBAL slave_domain_parallel_threads= 10; SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_domain_parallel_threads; @@GLOBAL.slave_domain_parallel_threads 10 SET GLOBAL slave_domain_parallel_threads = @save_slave_domain_parallel_threads;