select OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN, EVENT_NAME from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance limit 1 into @oib, @e_name; ==================================================================== Testing index for columns OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN ==================================================================== ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN = "impossible"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL # NULL no matching row in const table ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN > "impossible"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE socket_summary_by_instance NULL ALL PRIMARY NULL NULL NULL # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN < "2"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE socket_summary_by_instance NULL ALL PRIMARY NULL NULL NULL # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN = @oib; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE socket_summary_by_instance NULL const PRIMARY PRIMARY 8 const # 100.00 NULL ############# Explain End ######################################### flush status; select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where OBJECT_INSTANCE_BEGIN = @oib; COUNT_STAR # OK: handler_read_key incremented ==================================================================== Testing index for columns EVENT_NAME ==================================================================== ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where EVENT_NAME = "impossible"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE socket_summary_by_instance NULL ref EVENT_NAME EVENT_NAME 514 const # 100.00 NULL ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where EVENT_NAME > "impossible"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE socket_summary_by_instance NULL ALL EVENT_NAME NULL NULL NULL # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where EVENT_NAME < "2"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE socket_summary_by_instance NULL ALL EVENT_NAME NULL NULL NULL # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where EVENT_NAME = @e_name; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE socket_summary_by_instance NULL ref EVENT_NAME EVENT_NAME 514 const # 100.00 NULL ############# Explain End ######################################### flush status; select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.socket_summary_by_instance where EVENT_NAME = @e_name; COUNT_STAR # OK: handler_read_key incremented