SET @start_global_value = @@global.aria_repair_threads; select @@global.aria_repair_threads; @@global.aria_repair_threads 1 select @@session.aria_repair_threads; @@session.aria_repair_threads 1 show global variables like 'aria_repair_threads'; Variable_name Value aria_repair_threads 1 show session variables like 'aria_repair_threads'; Variable_name Value aria_repair_threads 1 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='aria_repair_threads'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_REPAIR_THREADS 1 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='aria_repair_threads'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_REPAIR_THREADS 1 set global aria_repair_threads=10; select @@global.aria_repair_threads; @@global.aria_repair_threads 10 set session aria_repair_threads=10; select @@session.aria_repair_threads; @@session.aria_repair_threads 10 set global aria_repair_threads=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_repair_threads' set session aria_repair_threads=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_repair_threads' set global aria_repair_threads="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_repair_threads' set global aria_repair_threads=0; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect aria_repair_threads value: '0' select @@global.aria_repair_threads; @@global.aria_repair_threads 1 set session aria_repair_threads=cast(-1 as unsigned int); select @@session.aria_repair_threads; @@session.aria_repair_threads 128 SET @@global.aria_repair_threads = @start_global_value;