SET @start_global_value = @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value 10000 Valid values are zero or above select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay >=0; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay >=0 1 select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 10000 select @@session.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; ERROR HY000: Variable 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay'; Variable_name Value innodb_thread_sleep_delay 10000 show session variables like 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay'; Variable_name Value innodb_thread_sleep_delay 10000 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_thread_sleep_delay'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_THREAD_SLEEP_DELAY 10000 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_thread_sleep_delay'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_THREAD_SLEEP_DELAY 10000 set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=10; select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 10 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_thread_sleep_delay'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_THREAD_SLEEP_DELAY 10 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_thread_sleep_delay'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_THREAD_SLEEP_DELAY 10 set session innodb_thread_sleep_delay=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay' set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay' set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay' set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=18446744073709551616; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_thread_sleep_delay' set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=-7; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect innodb_thread_sleep_delay value: '-7' select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 0 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_thread_sleep_delay'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_THREAD_SLEEP_DELAY 0 set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=0; select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 0 set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=1000; select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 1000 set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=1000000; select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 1000000 set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=1000001; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect innodb_thread_sleep_delay value: '1000001' select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 1000000 set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=4294967295; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect innodb_thread_sleep_delay value: '4294967295' select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 1000000 set global innodb_thread_sleep_delay=555; select @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 555 SET @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay; @@global.innodb_thread_sleep_delay 10000