CREATE TABLE valid_values (value varchar(255)) ENGINE=myisam; INSERT INTO valid_values VALUES(1); INSERT INTO valid_values VALUES(64); CREATE TABLE invalid_values (value varchar(255)) ENGINE=myisam; INSERT INTO invalid_values VALUES('\'abc\''); SET @start_global_value = @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value 2 '# Setting to valid values in global scope#' "Trying to set variable @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS to 1" SET @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS = 1; SELECT @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS; @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS 1 "Setting the global scope variable back to default" SET @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS = DEFAULT; SELECT @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS; @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS 2 "Trying to set variable @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS to 64" SET @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS = 64; SELECT @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS; @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS 64 "Setting the global scope variable back to default" SET @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS = DEFAULT; SELECT @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS; @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS 2 "Trying to set variable @@session.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS to 444. It should fail because it is not session." SET @@session.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS = 444; ERROR HY000: Variable 'rocksdb_max_background_jobs' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL '# Testing with invalid values in global scope #' "Trying to set variable @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS to 'abc'" SET @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS = 'abc'; Got one of the listed errors SELECT @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS; @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS 2 SET @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS; @@global.ROCKSDB_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS 2 DROP TABLE valid_values; DROP TABLE invalid_values;