select * from performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS; NAME TIMER_NAME wait CYCLE select * from performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS where name='Wait'; NAME TIMER_NAME wait CYCLE select * from performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS where timer_name='CYCLE'; NAME TIMER_NAME wait CYCLE insert into performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS set name='FOO', timer_name='CYCLE'; ERROR 42000: INSERT command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'SETUP_TIMERS' update performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS set name='FOO'; ERROR HY000: Invalid performance_schema usage. update performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS set timer_name='MILLISECOND'; select * from performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS; NAME TIMER_NAME wait MILLISECOND update performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS set timer_name='CYCLE'; delete from performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'SETUP_TIMERS' delete from performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS where name='Wait'; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'SETUP_TIMERS' LOCK TABLES performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS READ; UNLOCK TABLES; LOCK TABLES performance_schema.SETUP_TIMERS WRITE; UNLOCK TABLES;