connect ddl, localhost, root,,; update performance_schema.setup_instruments set enabled='yes'; update performance_schema.setup_consumers set enabled='yes'; CREATE TABLE t1 (a serial, b varchar(255)) ENGINE=InnoDB; BEGIN; COMMIT; SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'row_log_apply_before SIGNAL go WAIT_FOR gone'; ALTER TABLE t1 ADD INDEX(b), ALGORITHM=INPLACE; connection default; SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'now WAIT_FOR go'; SELECT DISTINCT object_name FROM performance_schema.events_waits_history_long WHERE event_name LIKE '%wait%io%file%innodb%innodb_temp_file%'; object_name tmp/Innodb Merge Temp File SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'now SIGNAL gone'; connection ddl; disconnect ddl; connection default; SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'RESET'; DROP TABLE t1;