CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER PRIMARY KEY) Engine=InnoDB; SET GLOBAL wsrep_OSU_method = "RSU"; SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'alter_table_before_open_tables WAIT_FOR continue'; ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN f2 INTEGER;; SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait = 0; SET GLOBAL wsrep_OSU_method = "TOI"; SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL continue'; SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 't1'; COUNT(*) = 2 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 't1'; COUNT(*) = 2 1 DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER PRIMARY KEY) Engine=InnoDB; SET GLOBAL wsrep_OSU_method = "TOI"; SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'alter_table_before_open_tables WAIT_FOR continue'; ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN f2 INTEGER;; SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait = 0; SET GLOBAL wsrep_OSU_method = "RSU"; SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL continue'; SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 't1'; COUNT(*) = 2 1 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,2); SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 't1'; COUNT(*) = 2 1 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3,4); DROP TABLE t1; SET GLOBAL WSREP_OSU_METHOD = TOI;