create table t (a varchar(100)) engine=innodb; select name, pos, mtype, prtype, len from information_schema.innodb_sys_columns where name='a'; name pos mtype prtype len a 0 1 524303 100 alter table t modify a varchar(110), algorithm=inplace; select name, pos, mtype, prtype, len from information_schema.innodb_sys_columns where name='a'; name pos mtype prtype len a 0 1 524303 110 drop table t;