Improved InnoDB I/O Scalability

Improved InnoDB I/O Scalability

Because InnoDB is a complex storage engine it must be configured properly in order to perform at its best. Some points are not configurable in standard InnoDB. The goal of this feature is to provide a more exhaustive set of options for XtraDB.

Version Specific Information

  • 8.0.12-1 - the feature was ported from Percona Server for MySQL 5.7.

System Variables

variable innodb_flush_method
Command Line:Yes
Config File:Yes
Scope:Global
Dyn:No
Variable Type:Enumeration
Default Value:fdatasync
Allowed Values:fdatasync, O_DSYNC, O_DIRECT, O_DIRECT_NO_FSYNC

Starting from Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.20-11, the innodb_flush_method affects doublewrite buffers exactly the same as in MySQL 8.0.20.

Status Variables

The following information has been added to SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS to confirm the checkpointing activity:

The max checkpoint age
The current checkpoint age target
The current age of the oldest page modification which has not been flushed to disk yet.
The current age of the last checkpoint
...
---
LOG
---
Log sequence number 0 1059494372
Log flushed up to   0 1059494372
Last checkpoint at  0 1055251010
Max checkpoint age  162361775
Checkpoint age target 104630090
Modified age        4092465
Checkpoint age      4243362
0 pending log writes, 0 pending chkp writes
...
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