select @@global.schema_definition_cache; @@global.schema_definition_cache 256 select @@session.schema_definition_cache; ERROR HY000: Variable 'schema_definition_cache' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'schema_definition_cache'; Variable_name Value schema_definition_cache 256 show session variables like 'schema_definition_cache'; Variable_name Value schema_definition_cache 256 select * from performance_schema.global_variables where variable_name='schema_definition_cache'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE schema_definition_cache 256 select * from performance_schema.session_variables where variable_name='schema_definition_cache'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE schema_definition_cache 256