SET @start_global_value = @@global.deadlock_timeout_long; select @@global.deadlock_timeout_long; @@global.deadlock_timeout_long 50000000 select @@session.deadlock_timeout_long; @@session.deadlock_timeout_long 50000000 show global variables like 'deadlock_timeout_long'; Variable_name Value deadlock_timeout_long 50000000 show session variables like 'deadlock_timeout_long'; Variable_name Value deadlock_timeout_long 50000000 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='deadlock_timeout_long'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_LONG 50000000 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='deadlock_timeout_long'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_LONG 50000000 set global deadlock_timeout_long=10; select @@global.deadlock_timeout_long; @@global.deadlock_timeout_long 10 set session deadlock_timeout_long=10; select @@session.deadlock_timeout_long; @@session.deadlock_timeout_long 10 set global deadlock_timeout_long=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'deadlock_timeout_long' set session deadlock_timeout_long=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'deadlock_timeout_long' set global deadlock_timeout_long="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'deadlock_timeout_long' set global deadlock_timeout_long=0; select @@global.deadlock_timeout_long; @@global.deadlock_timeout_long 0 set session deadlock_timeout_long=cast(-1 as unsigned int); Warnings: Note 1105 Cast to unsigned converted negative integer to it's positive complement Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect deadlock_timeout_long value: '18446744073709551615' select @@session.deadlock_timeout_long; @@session.deadlock_timeout_long 4294967295 SET @@global.deadlock_timeout_long = @start_global_value;