create user foo@localhost; grant ALL on *.* to foo@localhost; ==================================================================== Testing index for columns USER, EVENT_NAME ==================================================================== ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "impossible"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name NULL ref USER USER 129 const # 100.00 NULL ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER > "impossible"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name NULL ALL USER NULL NULL NULL # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER < "2"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name NULL ALL USER NULL NULL NULL # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "foo"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name NULL ref USER USER 129 const # 100.00 NULL ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "impossible" and EVENT_NAME = "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.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "foo" and EVENT_NAME = "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.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "foo" and EVENT_NAME > "impossible"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name NULL ref USER USER 129 const # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "foo" and EVENT_NAME < "2"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name NULL ref USER USER 129 const # 33.33 Using where ############ Explain for Query #################################### explain select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "foo" and EVENT_NAME = "stage/sql/executing"; id select_type table partitions type possible_keys key key_len ref rows filtered Extra 1 SIMPLE events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name NULL const USER USER 643 const,const # 100.00 NULL ############# Explain End ######################################### flush status; select COUNT_STAR from performance_schema.events_stages_summary_by_user_by_event_name where USER = "foo" and EVENT_NAME = "stage/sql/executing"; COUNT_STAR # OK: handler_read_key incremented drop user foo@localhost;