CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); SET DEBUG='+d,simulate_magic_header_io_failure'; SHOW BINLOG EVENTS; ERROR HY000: Error when executing command SHOW BINLOG EVENTS: I/O error reading the header from the binary log SET DEBUG='-d,simulate_magic_header_io_failure'; DROP TABLE t1;