select * from performance_schema.metadata_locks; select * from performance_schema.metadata_locks where object_name='foo'; OBJECT_TYPE OBJECT_SCHEMA OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN LOCK_TYPE LOCK_DURATION LOCK_STATUS SOURCE OWNER_THREAD_ID OWNER_EVENT_ID insert into performance_schema.metadata_locks set object_name='FOO', owner_thread_id=1; ERROR 42000: INSERT command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'metadata_locks' update performance_schema.metadata_locks set owner_thread_id=12 where object_name='foo'; ERROR 42000: UPDATE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'metadata_locks' delete from performance_schema.metadata_locks; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'metadata_locks' delete from performance_schema.metadata_locks where timer_name='CYCLE'; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'metadata_locks' LOCK TABLES performance_schema.metadata_locks READ; ERROR 42000: SELECT, LOCK TABLES command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'metadata_locks' UNLOCK TABLES; LOCK TABLES performance_schema.metadata_locks WRITE; ERROR 42000: SELECT, LOCK TABLES command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'metadata_locks' UNLOCK TABLES;