SET @start_global_value = @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe; select @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe; @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe 3 select @@session.thread_pool_oversubscribe; ERROR HY000: Variable 'thread_pool_oversubscribe' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'thread_pool_oversubscribe'; Variable_name Value thread_pool_oversubscribe 3 show session variables like 'thread_pool_oversubscribe'; Variable_name Value thread_pool_oversubscribe 3 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='thread_pool_oversubscribe'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE THREAD_POOL_OVERSUBSCRIBE 3 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='thread_pool_oversubscribe'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE THREAD_POOL_OVERSUBSCRIBE 3 set global thread_pool_oversubscribe=60; select @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe; @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe 60 set global thread_pool_oversubscribe=1000; select @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe; @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe 1000 set session thread_pool_oversubscribe=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'thread_pool_oversubscribe' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global thread_pool_oversubscribe=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'thread_pool_oversubscribe' set global thread_pool_oversubscribe=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'thread_pool_oversubscribe' set global thread_pool_oversubscribe="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'thread_pool_oversubscribe' set global thread_pool_oversubscribe=-1; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect thread_pool_oversubscribe value: '-1' select @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe; @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe 1 set global thread_pool_oversubscribe=10000000000; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect thread_pool_oversubscribe value: '10000000000' select @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe; @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe 1000 set @@global.thread_pool_oversubscribe = @start_global_value;