WL#1249: SHOW VARIABLES to show both server-side and client-side values
Affects: Server-7.1
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Status: Un-Assigned
Some "server" variables like max_join_size and max_allowed_packet are specified on both the server side and the client side. Currently, the default values are (v. 4.1.0): Value max_allowed_packet max_join_size Client 16777216 1000000 Server 1048576 4294967295 The problem that is addressed by this worklog entry: It's impossible to tell from the client side (a) what is the actual value being used on the current conncetion, and (b) how did the server/client negotiate this value. The only manner in which we can get these values while connected are through SHOW VARIABLES, and this only provides us with the server values. Suggestion ---------- 1) Keep the current variable names, but change the semantics to reflect the *actual* values in use over the current connection 2) introduce two new variables per existing variables, e.g. max_allowed_packet_server and max_allowed_packet_client, which will contain the values as defined by the server and client respectively.
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