create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')) engine=myisam; insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 modify b int default 5, alter c set default 'X'; alter online table t1 change b new_name int; alter online table t1 modify e enum('a','b','c'); alter online table t1 comment "new comment"; alter table t1 add constraint q check (a > 0); alter online table t1 drop constraint q; alter online table t1 algorithm=INPLACE, lock=NONE; alter online table t1; alter table t1 algorithm=INPLACE; alter table t1 lock=NONE; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `new_name` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` varchar(80) DEFAULT 'X', `e` enum('a','b','c') DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_swedish_ci COMMENT='new comment' drop table t1; create temporary table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')); insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 modify b int default 5, alter c set default 'X'; alter online table t1 change b new_name int; alter online table t1 modify e enum('a','b','c'); alter online table t1 comment "new comment"; alter online table t1 rename to t2; show create table t2; Table Create Table t2 CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE `t2` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `new_name` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` varchar(80) DEFAULT 'X', `e` enum('a','b','c') DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_swedish_ci COMMENT='new comment' drop table t2; create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')) engine=aria; insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 modify b int default 5; alter online table t1 change b new_name int; alter online table t1 modify e enum('a','b','c'); alter online table t1 comment "new comment"; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `new_name` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` varchar(80) DEFAULT NULL, `e` enum('a','b','c') DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=Aria DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_swedish_ci PAGE_CHECKSUM=1 COMMENT='new comment' alter online table t1 page_checksum=1; alter online table t1 page_checksum=0; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED drop table t1; create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')); insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 drop column b, add b int; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 modify b bigint; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 modify e enum('c','a','b'); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 modify c varchar(50); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 modify c varchar(100); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 add f int; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 engine=memory; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported. Reason: COPY algorithm requires a lock. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 rename to t2; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE/SHARED is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE alter online table t1 checksum=1; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter online table t1 add constraint check (b > 0); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED alter table t1 engine=innodb; alter table t1 add index (b); alter online table t1 add index c (c); alter online table t1 drop index b; alter online table t1 comment "new comment"; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` varchar(80) DEFAULT NULL, `e` enum('a','b') DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `c` (`c`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_swedish_ci COMMENT='new comment' drop table t1; create temporary table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')); insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 drop column b, add b int; alter online table t1 modify b bigint; alter online table t1 modify e enum('c','a','b'); alter online table t1 modify c varchar(50); alter online table t1 modify c varchar(100); alter online table t1 add f int; alter online table t1 engine=memory; alter table t1 engine=innodb; alter table t1 add index (b); alter online table t1 add index c (c); alter online table t1 drop index b; drop table t1; create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80)); create table t2 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80)); create table t3 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80)) engine=merge UNION=(t1); alter online table t3 union=(t1,t2); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE drop table t1,t2,t3; create table t1 (i int) partition by hash(i) partitions 2; alter online table t1 comment 'test'; drop table t1; create table t1 (a int); alter online table t1 modify a int comment 'test'; drop table t1; create table t1 (a int) engine=innodb; alter online table t1 modify a int comment 'test'; drop table t1; create table t1 (a int) partition by hash(a) partitions 2; alter online table t1 modify a int comment 'test'; drop table t1; # # MDEV-8948 ALTER ... INPLACE does work for BINARY, BLOB # CREATE TABLE t1 (a BINARY(10)); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a BINARY(10), ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARBINARY(10)); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a VARBINARY(10), ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TINYBLOB); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TINYBLOB, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a MEDIUMBLOB); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a MEDIUMBLOB, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a BLOB); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a BLOB, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a LONGBLOB); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a LONGBLOB, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a CHAR(10)); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a CHAR(10), ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR(10)); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a VARCHAR(10), ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TINYTEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TINYTEXT, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a MEDIUMTEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a MEDIUMTEXT, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TEXT, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a LONGTEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a LONGTEXT, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a CHAR(10)); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a CHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_bin, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR(10)); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a VARCHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_bin, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TINYTEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TINYTEXT COLLATE latin1_bin, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a MEDIUMTEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a MEDIUMTEXT COLLATE latin1_bin, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TEXT COLLATE latin1_bin, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a LONGTEXT); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a LONGTEXT COLLATE latin1_bin, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a CHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_bin); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a CHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_bin); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a VARCHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TINYTEXT COLLATE latin1_bin); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TINYTEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a MEDIUMTEXT COLLATE latin1_bin); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a MEDIUMTEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TEXT COLLATE latin1_bin); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a LONGTEXT COLLATE latin1_bin); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a LONGTEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a CHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_general_ci); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a CHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_general_ci); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a VARCHAR(10) COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TINYTEXT COLLATE latin1_general_ci); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TINYTEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a MEDIUMTEXT COLLATE latin1_general_ci); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a MEDIUMTEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a TEXT COLLATE latin1_general_ci); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a TEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a LONGTEXT COLLATE latin1_general_ci); ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a LONGTEXT COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY DROP TABLE t1; select @@global.delay_key_write; @@global.delay_key_write ON create table t1 (a int, b int, key(b)); flush tables; flush status; show status like 'Feature_delay_key_write'; Variable_name Value Feature_delay_key_write 0 insert t1 values (1,2),(2,3),(3,4); show status like 'Feature_delay_key_write'; Variable_name Value Feature_delay_key_write 0 alter online table t1 delay_key_write=1; show status like 'Feature_delay_key_write'; Variable_name Value Feature_delay_key_write 0 flush tables; insert t1 values (1,2),(2,3),(3,4); show status like 'Feature_delay_key_write'; Variable_name Value Feature_delay_key_write 1 alter online table t1 delay_key_write=0; show status like 'Feature_delay_key_write'; Variable_name Value Feature_delay_key_write 1 flush tables; insert t1 values (1,2),(2,3),(3,4); show status like 'Feature_delay_key_write'; Variable_name Value Feature_delay_key_write 1 drop table t1;