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Theprocesslist table is automatically created in the Performance Schema for new installations of MySQL 5.7.39, or higher. It is also created automatically by an upgrade.
The MySQL process list indicates the operations currently being performed by the set of threads executing within the server. Theprocesslist table is one source of process information. For a comparison of this table with other sources, seeSources of Process Information.
Theprocesslist table can be queried directly. If you have thePROCESS privilege, you can see all threads, even those belonging to other users. Otherwise (without thePROCESS privilege), nonanonymous users have access to information about their own threads but not threads for other users, and anonymous users have no access to thread information.
If theperformance_schema_show_processlist system variable is enabled, theprocesslist table also serves as the basis for an alternative implementation underlying theSHOW PROCESSLIST statement. For details, see later in this section.
Theprocesslist table contains a row for each server process:
mysql> SELECT * FROM performance_schema.processlist\G*************************** 1. row *************************** ID: 5 USER: event_scheduler HOST: localhost DB: NULLCOMMAND: Daemon TIME: 137 STATE: Waiting on empty queue INFO: NULL*************************** 2. row *************************** ID: 9 USER: me HOST: localhost:58812 DB: NULLCOMMAND: Sleep TIME: 95 STATE: INFO: NULL*************************** 3. row *************************** ID: 10 USER: me HOST: localhost:58834 DB: testCOMMAND: Query TIME: 0 STATE: executing INFO: SELECT * FROM performance_schema.processlist... Theprocesslist table has these columns:
IDThe connection identifier. This is the same value displayed in the
Idcolumn of theSHOW PROCESSLISTstatement, displayed in thePROCESSLIST_IDcolumn of the Performance Schemathreadstable, and returned by theCONNECTION_ID()function within the thread.USERThe MySQL user who issued the statement. A value of
system userrefers to a nonclient thread spawned by the server to handle tasks internally, for example, a delayed-row handler thread or an I/O or SQL thread used on replica hosts. Forsystem user, there is no host specified in theHostcolumn.unauthenticated userrefers to a thread that has become associated with a client connection but for which authentication of the client user has not yet occurred.event_schedulerrefers to the thread that monitors scheduled events (seeSection 23.4, “Using the Event Scheduler”).NoteA
USERvalue ofsystem useris distinct from theSYSTEM_USERprivilege. The former designates internal threads. The latter distinguishes the system user and regular user account categories (seeAccount Categories).HOSTThe host name of the client issuing the statement (except for
system user, for which there is no host). The host name for TCP/IP connections is reported informat to make it easier to determine which client is doing what.host_name:client_portDBThe default database for the thread, or
NULLif none has been selected.COMMANDThe type of command the thread is executing on behalf of the client, or
Sleepif the session is idle. For descriptions of thread commands, seeSection 8.14, “Examining Server Thread (Process) Information”. The value of this column corresponds to theCOM_commands of the client/server protocol andxxxCom_status variables. SeeSection 5.1.9, “Server Status Variables”xxxTIMEThe time in seconds that the thread has been in its current state. For a replica SQL thread, the value is the number of seconds between the timestamp of the last replicated event and the real time of the replica host. SeeSection 16.2.3, “Replication Threads”.
STATEAn action, event, or state that indicates what the thread is doing. For descriptions of
STATEvalues, seeSection 8.14, “Examining Server Thread (Process) Information”.Most states correspond to very quick operations. If a thread stays in a given state for many seconds, there might be a problem that needs to be investigated.
INFOThe statement the thread is executing, or
NULLif it is executing no statement. The statement might be the one sent to the server, or an innermost statement if the statement executes other statements. For example, if aCALLstatement executes a stored procedure that is executing aSELECTstatement, theINFOvalue shows theSELECTstatement.EXECUTION_ENGINEThe query execution engine. The value is either
PRIMARYorSECONDARY. For use with MySQL HeatWave Service and MySQL HeatWave, where thePRIMARYengine isInnoDBand theSECONDARYengine is MySQL HeatWave (RAPID). For MySQL Community Edition Server, MySQL Enterprise Edition Server (on-premise), and MySQL HeatWave Service without MySQL HeatWave, the value is alwaysPRIMARY. This column was added in MySQL 8.0.29.
TRUNCATE TABLE is not permitted for theprocesslist table.
As mentioned previously, if theperformance_schema_show_processlist system variable is enabled, theprocesslist table serves as the basis for an alternative implementation of other process information sources:
The
SHOW PROCESSLISTstatement.Themysqladmin processlist command (which uses
SHOW PROCESSLISTstatement).
The defaultSHOW PROCESSLIST implementation iterates across active threads from within the thread manager while holding a global mutex. This has negative performance consequences, particularly on busy systems. The alternativeSHOW PROCESSLIST implementation is based on the Performance Schemaprocesslist table. This implementation queries active thread data from the Performance Schema rather than the thread manager and does not require a mutex.
MySQL configuration affectsprocesslist table contents as follows:
Minimum required configuration:
The MySQL server must be configured and built with thread instrumentation enabled. This is true by default; it is controlled using the
DISABLE_PSI_THREADCMake option.The Performance Schema must be enabled at server startup. This is true by default; it is controlled using the
performance_schemasystem variable.
With that configuration satisfied,
performance_schema_show_processlistenables or disables the alternativeSHOW PROCESSLISTimplementation. If the minimum configuration is not satisfied, theprocesslisttable (and thusSHOW PROCESSLIST) may not return all data.Recommended configuration:
To avoid having some threads ignored:
Leave the
performance_schema_max_thread_instancessystem variable set to its default or set it at least as great as themax_connectionssystem variable.Leave the
performance_schema_max_thread_classessystem variable set to its default.
To avoid having some
STATEcolumn values be empty, leave theperformance_schema_max_stage_classessystem variable set to its default.
The default for those configuration parameters is
-1, which causes the Performance Schema to autosize them at server startup. With the parameters set as indicated, theprocesslisttable (and thusSHOW PROCESSLIST) produce complete process information.
The preceding configuration parameters affect the contents of theprocesslist table. For a given configuration, however, theprocesslist contents are unaffected by theperformance_schema_show_processlist setting.
The alternative process list implementation does not apply to theINFORMATION_SCHEMAPROCESSLIST table or theCOM_PROCESS_INFO command of the MySQL client/server protocol.
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MySQL Globalization
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MySQL Partitioning
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Using the MySQL Yum Repository
MySQL Restrictions and Limitations
Security in MySQL
MySQL and Solaris
Building MySQL from Source
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MySQL Tutorial
MySQL and Windows
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