25.39.6 The INFORMATION_SCHEMA INNODB_CMPMEM and INNODB_CMPMEM_RESET Tables

PAGE_SIZE

The block size in bytes. Each record of this table describes blocks of this size.

BUFFER_POOL_INSTANCE

A unique identifier for the buffer pool instance.

PAGES_USED

The number of blocks of size PAGE_SIZE that are currently in use.

PAGES_FREE

The number of blocks of size PAGE_SIZE that are currently available for allocation. This column shows the external fragmentation in the memory pool. Ideally, these numbers should be at most 1.

RELOCATION_OPS

The number of times a block of size PAGE_SIZE has been relocated. The buddy system can relocate the allocated “buddy neighbor” of a freed block when it tries to form a bigger freed block. Reading from the INNODB_CMPMEM_RESET table resets this count.

RELOCATION_TIME

The total time in microseconds used for relocating blocks of size PAGE_SIZE. Reading from the table INNODB_CMPMEM_RESET resets this count.

Use these tables to measure the effectiveness of InnoDB table compression in your database.

You must have the PROCESS privilege to query this table.

Use the INFORMATION_SCHEMA COLUMNS table or the SHOW COLUMNS statement to view additional information about the columns of this table, including data types and default values.

For usage information, see Section 15.9.1.4, “Monitoring InnoDB Table Compression at Runtime” and Section 15.14.1.3, “Using the Compression Information Schema Tables”. For general information about InnoDB table compression, see Section 15.9, “InnoDB Table and Page Compression”.