CREATE TABLE t1 (f0 INT KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, f1 INT, f2 INT); CREATE TABLE t2 (f0 INT KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, f1 INT, f2 INT) ENGINE=MYISAM; CREATE TABLE t3 (f0 INT KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, f1 INT, f2 INT, KEY (f0), KEY (f1), KEY (f1, f2)); INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) VALUES (1,1 ),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4); INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t2 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t3 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; DELETE FROM t1 WHERE f1=1; DELETE FROM t2 WHERE f1=1; ANALYZE TABLE t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 analyze status OK ANALYZE TABLE t2; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t2 analyze status OK ANALYZE TABLE t3; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t3 analyze status Table is already up to date SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1; COUNT(*) 24 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t2; COUNT(*) 24 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t3; COUNT(*) 32 Case 1: IS query uses mysql.table_stats to read dynamic table statistics SET SESSION information_schema_stats_expiry=default; SELECT table_rows, avg_row_length, data_length, max_data_length, index_length, data_free, auto_increment, checksum, update_time, check_time FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name in ('t1', 't2'); TABLE_ROWS AVG_ROW_LENGTH DATA_LENGTH MAX_DATA_LENGTH INDEX_LENGTH DATA_FREE AUTO_INCREMENT CHECKSUM UPDATE_TIME CHECK_TIME 24 13 416 3659174697238527 2048 104 33 NULL # NULL 24 13 416 3659174697238527 2048 104 33 NULL # NULL SELECT * FROM information_schema.statistics WHERE table_name='t3' ORDER BY index_name, seq_in_index; TABLE_CATALOG TABLE_SCHEMA TABLE_NAME NON_UNIQUE INDEX_SCHEMA INDEX_NAME SEQ_IN_INDEX COLUMN_NAME COLLATION CARDINALITY SUB_PART PACKED NULLABLE INDEX_TYPE COMMENT INDEX_COMMENT IS_VISIBLE EXPRESSION def test t3 1 test f0 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL BTREE YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1 1 f1 A 4 NULL NULL YES BTREE YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 1 f1 A 4 NULL NULL YES BTREE YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 2 f2 A 4 NULL NULL YES BTREE YES NULL def test t3 0 test PRIMARY 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL BTREE YES NULL Case 2: IS query uses UDF's to read dynamic table statistics SET SESSION information_schema_stats_expiry=0; SELECT table_rows, avg_row_length, data_length, max_data_length, index_length, data_free, auto_increment, checksum, update_time, check_time FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name in ('t1', 't2'); TABLE_ROWS AVG_ROW_LENGTH DATA_LENGTH MAX_DATA_LENGTH INDEX_LENGTH DATA_FREE AUTO_INCREMENT CHECKSUM UPDATE_TIME CHECK_TIME 24 13 416 3659174697238527 2048 104 33 NULL # NULL 24 13 416 3659174697238527 2048 104 33 NULL # NULL SELECT * FROM information_schema.statistics WHERE table_name='t3' ORDER BY index_name, seq_in_index; TABLE_CATALOG TABLE_SCHEMA TABLE_NAME NON_UNIQUE INDEX_SCHEMA INDEX_NAME SEQ_IN_INDEX COLUMN_NAME COLLATION CARDINALITY SUB_PART PACKED NULLABLE INDEX_TYPE COMMENT INDEX_COMMENT IS_VISIBLE EXPRESSION def test t3 1 test f0 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL BTREE YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1 1 f1 A 4 NULL NULL YES BTREE YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 1 f1 A 4 NULL NULL YES BTREE YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 2 f2 A 4 NULL NULL YES BTREE YES NULL def test t3 0 test PRIMARY 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL BTREE YES NULL SET SESSION information_schema_stats_expiry=default; DROP TABLE t1; DROP TABLE t2; DROP TABLE t3;