SET @save_pct= @@GLOBAL.innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct; SET @save_pct_lwm= @@GLOBAL.innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct_lwm; SET GLOBAL innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct_lwm=0.0; SET GLOBAL innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct=0.0; SET GLOBAL innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct=90.0; select variable_value into @innodb_async_writes_total_count_before from information_schema.global_status where variable_name='innodb_async_writes_total_count'; CREATE TABLE t ENGINE=InnoDB SELECT * FROM seq_1_to_10000; SELECT variable_value>0 FROM information_schema.global_status WHERE variable_name = 'INNODB_BUFFER_POOL_PAGES_DIRTY'; variable_value>0 1 SET GLOBAL innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct=0.0; select (cast(variable_value as unsigned) > cast(@innodb_async_writes_total_count_before as unsigned)) as innodb_async_writes_grow from information_schema.global_status where variable_name='innodb_async_writes_total_count'; innodb_async_writes_grow 1 DROP TABLE t; SET GLOBAL innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct = @save_pct; SET GLOBAL innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct_lwm = @save_pct_lwm;