DESC sys.schema_table_lock_waits; Field Type Null Key Default Extra object_schema varchar(64) YES NULL object_name varchar(64) YES NULL waiting_thread_id bigint(20) unsigned NO NULL waiting_pid bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL waiting_account text YES NULL waiting_lock_type varchar(32) NO NULL waiting_lock_duration varchar(32) NO NULL waiting_query longtext YES NULL waiting_query_secs bigint(20) YES NULL waiting_query_rows_affected bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL waiting_query_rows_examined bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL blocking_thread_id bigint(20) unsigned NO NULL blocking_pid bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL blocking_account text YES NULL blocking_lock_type varchar(32) NO NULL blocking_lock_duration varchar(32) NO NULL sql_kill_blocking_query varchar(31) YES NULL sql_kill_blocking_connection varchar(25) YES NULL SELECT * FROM sys.schema_table_lock_waits; DESC sys.x$schema_table_lock_waits; Field Type Null Key Default Extra object_schema varchar(64) YES NULL object_name varchar(64) YES NULL waiting_thread_id bigint(20) unsigned NO NULL waiting_pid bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL waiting_account text YES NULL waiting_lock_type varchar(32) NO NULL waiting_lock_duration varchar(32) NO NULL waiting_query longtext YES NULL waiting_query_secs bigint(20) YES NULL waiting_query_rows_affected bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL waiting_query_rows_examined bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL blocking_thread_id bigint(20) unsigned NO NULL blocking_pid bigint(20) unsigned YES NULL blocking_account text YES NULL blocking_lock_type varchar(32) NO NULL blocking_lock_duration varchar(32) NO NULL sql_kill_blocking_query varchar(31) YES NULL sql_kill_blocking_connection varchar(25) YES NULL SELECT * FROM sys.x$schema_table_lock_waits; connect con1,localhost,root,,; connect con2,localhost,root,,; connection con1; CREATE TABLE test.lock_waits (i INT PRIMARY KEY, j INT) ENGINE = InnoDB; LOCK TABLE lock_waits WRITE; connection con2; ALTER TABLE test.lock_waits ADD k VARCHAR(20); connection default; SELECT object_schema, object_name, waiting_account, waiting_lock_type, waiting_query, blocking_account, blocking_lock_type, blocking_lock_duration FROM sys.schema_table_lock_waits; object_schema object_name waiting_account waiting_lock_type waiting_query blocking_account blocking_lock_type blocking_lock_duration test lock_waits root@localhost SHARED_UPGRADABLE ALTER TABLE test.lock_waits ADD k VARCHAR(20) root@localhost SHARED_NO_READ_WRITE TRANSACTION disconnect con1; connection default; disconnect con2; connection default; DROP TABLE test.lock_waits;