CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 int); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); CREATE TABLE t2 AS SELECT * FROM t1; CREATE TABLE t3 AS SELECT * FROM t1; CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT * FROM t3; Case 1: IS query under 'FLUSH TABLES' command. FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name='db'; COUNT(*) 22 UNLOCK TABLES; Case 2: Simple IS query under 'LOCK TABLE' command. LOCK TABLE t1 READ, v1 READ; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1; COUNT(*) 1 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM v1; COUNT(*) 1 Test that IS view will be opened without explicit LOCK TABLE on them. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name='db'; COUNT(*) 22 Test that join between two IS views work fine in LOCK TABLE mode. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.tables m JOIN information_schema.columns n ON m.table_name = n.table_name WHERE m.table_name='db'; COUNT(*) 22 Test that IS view will be opened along with other locked tables. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.columns, t1 WHERE table_name='db'; COUNT(*) 22 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.columns, v1 WHERE table_name='db'; COUNT(*) 22 Test that we fail when tring to use user table that is not locked along with IS view. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.columns, t2 WHERE table_name='db'; ERROR HY000: Table 't2' was not locked with LOCK TABLES UNLOCK TABLES; Case 3: IS query inside SP + SF + LOCK TABLE combination. CREATE FUNCTION func1() RETURNS INT DETERMINISTIC BEGIN DECLARE a int; SELECT COUNT(*) INTO a FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name='db'; RETURN a; END $ CREATE PROCEDURE proc1() BEGIN DECLARE i INT; SELECT (func1() + COUNT(*)) INTO i FROM information_schema.tables m JOIN information_schema.columns n ON m.table_name = n.table_name WHERE m.table_name='db'; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (i); END $ Testing IS view inside SP + SF, not in LOCK TABLE. CALL proc1(); SELECT * FROM t1; f1 1 44 Enter LOCK TABLE mode. LOCK TABLE t1 WRITE, t1 as X READ, t3 READ; Testing IS view inside SF. SELECT func1() as COUNT_FROM_SP FROM t3; COUNT_FROM_SP 22 Testing IS view in outer query and also inside a SF. SELECT func1() as COUNT_FROM_SP, COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.tables m JOIN information_schema.columns n ON m.table_name = n.table_name WHERE m.table_name='db'; COUNT_FROM_SP COUNT(*) 22 22 Testing IS view inside SP + SF, in LOCK TABLE mode. CALL proc1(); SELECT * FROM t1 as X; f1 1 44 44 UNLOCK TABLES; Case 3: IS query inside SP + Trigger + LOCK TABLE combination. CREATE TRIGGER trig1 AFTER INSERT ON t1 FOR EACH ROW INSERT INTO t2 SELECT COUNT(*)>1 FROM information_schema.columns; Invoking trigger with IS not in LOCK TABLE mode. INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1); SELECT * FROM t2; f1 1 1 LOCK TABLE t1 WRITE, t2 WRITE; Invoking trigger with IS in LOCK TABLE mode. INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1); SELECT * FROM t2; f1 1 1 1 UNLOCK TABLES; DROP TABLE t2; DROP TABLE t1, t3; DROP VIEW v1; DROP FUNCTION func1; DROP PROCEDURE proc1;