随着数据字典的引入,以下 INFORMATION_SCHEMA 表作为数据字典表的视图实现:With the introduction of the data dictionary, the following
INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables are
implemented as views on data dictionary tables:
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现在对这些表的查询更加高效,因为它们从数据字典表中获取信息,而不是通过其他较慢的方式获取。特别是,对于每个作为数据字典表视图的 INFORMATION_SCHEMA 表:Queries on those tables are now more efficient because they obtain
information from data dictionary tables rather than by other,
slower means. In particular, for each
INFORMATION_SCHEMA table that is a view on data
dictionary tables:
服务器不再需要为每个
INFORMATION_SCHEMA表的查询创建临时表。The server no longer must create a temporary table for each query of theINFORMATION_SCHEMAtable.当底层数据字典表存储先前通过目录扫描获取的值(例如,枚举数据库名称或数据库中的表名称)或文件打开操作获取的值(例如,从
.frm文件中读取信息)时,对这些值的INFORMATION_SCHEMA查询现在使用表查找来实现。(此外,即使对于非视图的INFORMATION_SCHEMA表,诸如数据库和表名称之类的值也是通过数据字典查找获取的,而不需要目录或文件扫描。)When the underlying data dictionary tables store values previously obtained by directory scans (for example, to enumerate database names or table names within databases) or file-opening operations (for example, to read information from.frmfiles),INFORMATION_SCHEMAqueries for those values now use table lookups instead. (Additionally, even for a non-viewINFORMATION_SCHEMAtable, values such as database and table names are retrieved by lookups from the data dictionary and do not require directory or file scans.)底层数据字典表上的索引允许优化器构建高效的查询执行计划,而以前实现每个查询使用临时表处理
INFORMATION_SCHEMA表的方式则不具备这一点。Indexes on the underlying data dictionary tables permit the optimizer to construct efficient query execution plans, something not true for the previous implementation that processed theINFORMATION_SCHEMAtable using a temporary table per query.
前述改进同样适用于显示与基于数据字典表的INFORMATION_SCHEMA视图相对应信息的SHOW语句。例如,SHOW
DATABASES显示的信息与SCHEMATA表的信息相同。The preceding improvements also apply to
SHOW statements that display
information corresponding to the
INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables that are views on
data dictionary tables. For example, SHOW
DATABASES displays the same information as the
SCHEMATA table.
除了引入数据字典表的视图之外,STATISTICS 和 TABLES 表中包含的表统计信息现在也会被缓存,以提高 INFORMATION_SCHEMA 查询性能。information_schema_stats_expiry 系统变量定义了缓存表统计信息过期之前的时间周期。默认值为 86400 秒(24 小时)。如果没有缓存的统计信息或统计信息已过期,查询表统计信息列时会从存储引擎中检索统计信息。要随时更新给定表的缓存值,请使用 ANALYZE TABLEIn addition to the introduction of views on data dictionary
tables, table statistics contained in the
STATISTICS and
TABLES tables is now cached to
improve INFORMATION_SCHEMA query
performance. The
information_schema_stats_expiry
system variable defines the period of time before cached table
statistics expire. The default is 86400 seconds (24 hours). If
there are no cached statistics or statistics have expired,
statistics are retrieved from storage engine when querying table
statistics columns. To update cached values at any time for a
given table, use ANALYZE TABLE
information_schema_stats_expiry 可以设置为 0,使 INFORMATION_SCHEMA 查询直接从存储引擎获取最新的统计信息,这比获取缓存的统计信息要慢。information_schema_stats_expiry
can be set to 0 to have
INFORMATION_SCHEMA queries retrieve
the latest statistics directly from the storage engine, which is
not as fast as retrieving cached statistics.
有关更多信息,请参见 第 10.2.3 节,“优化 INFORMATION_SCHEMA 查询”。For more information, see Section 10.2.3, “Optimizing INFORMATION_SCHEMA Queries”.
MySQL 8.4 中的 INFORMATION_SCHEMA 表与数据字典紧密关联,因此使用上存在若干差异。参见 第 16.7 节,“数据字典使用差异”。INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables in MySQL
8.4 are closely tied to the data dictionary,
resulting in several usage differences. See
Section 16.7, “Data Dictionary Usage Differences”.