# # Scenario 1: # Create a small table with row_format compressed and adding instant column should fail # CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT, b INT) ROW_FORMAT=COMPRESSED; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5); ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN c1 INT DEFAULT 5, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. DROP TABLE t1; # # Scenario 2: # Create a small table and adding instant column between two columns should fail # CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT, b INT); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5); ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN c1 INT DEFAULT 5 AFTER a, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN c1 INT DEFAULT 5 FIRST, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN c1 INT DEFAULT 5 AFTER b, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN c2 INT DEFAULT 6 AFTER c1, ALGORITHM=INPLACE; ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN d INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS(a * b) AFTER a, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; SHOW CREATE TABLE t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `d` int(11) GENERATED ALWAYS AS ((`a` * `b`)) VIRTUAL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c1` int(11) DEFAULT '5', `c2` int(11) DEFAULT '6' ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci DROP TABLE t1; # # Scenario 3: # Create a small table and adding spatial types with not null should fail # CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT, b INT); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5); ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN c1 POINT NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN d1 LINESTRING NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN e1 POLYGON NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN f1 MULTIPOINT NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN g1 MULTILINESTRING NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN h1 MULTIPOLYGON NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN i1 GEOMETRYCOLLECTION NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN j1 GEOMETRY NOT NULL, ALGORITHM = INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. DROP TABLE t1; # # Scenario 4: # Create a temporary table and adding instant column should fail # CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp1(a int); ALTER TABLE tmp1 ADD COLUMN b int, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY. DROP TABLE tmp1; # # Scenario 5: # trying to add instant columns for data-dictionary tables should fail # ALTER TABLE mysql.plugin ADD COLUMN c1 INT, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE. ALTER TABLE mysql.user ADD COLUMN c1 INT, ALGORITHM=INSTANT; ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INSTANT is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITHM=COPY/INPLACE.