select @@global.performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size; @@global.performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size 15000 select @@session.performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size; ERROR HY000: Variable 'performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size'; Variable_name Value performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size 15000 show session variables like 'performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size'; Variable_name Value performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size 15000 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA_EVENTS_WAITS_HISTORY_LONG_SIZE 15000 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA_EVENTS_WAITS_HISTORY_LONG_SIZE 15000 set global performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size' is a read only variable set session performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'performance_schema_events_waits_history_long_size' is a read only variable