SET @save_enabled= @@GLOBAL.innodb_cmp_per_index_enabled; SET GLOBAL innodb_cmp_per_index_enabled=ON; SELECT * FROM information_schema.innodb_cmp_per_index; CREATE TABLE t ( a INT, b VARCHAR(512), c VARCHAR(16), PRIMARY KEY (a), INDEX (b(512)), INDEX (c(16)) ) ENGINE=INNODB KEY_BLOCK_SIZE=2; SELECT database_name, table_name, index_name, compress_ops, compress_ops_ok, uncompress_ops FROM information_schema.innodb_cmp_per_index ORDER BY 1, 2, 3; database_name test table_name t index_name b compress_ops 1 compress_ops_ok 1 uncompress_ops 0 database_name test table_name t index_name c compress_ops 1 compress_ops_ok 1 uncompress_ops 0 database_name test table_name t index_name PRIMARY compress_ops 1 compress_ops_ok 1 uncompress_ops 0 BEGIN; COMMIT; ALTER TABLE t DROP INDEX c; GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'tuser01'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'cDJvI9s_Uq'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; connect con1,localhost,tuser01,cDJvI9s_Uq,; connection con1; SELECT * FROM information_schema.innodb_cmp_per_index; ERROR 42000: Access denied; you need (at least one of) the PROCESS privilege(s) for this operation connection default; disconnect con1; DROP USER 'tuser01'@'localhost'; SELECT database_name, table_name, index_name, compress_ops, compress_ops_ok, uncompress_ops FROM information_schema.innodb_cmp_per_index ORDER BY 1, 2, 3; database_name test table_name t index_name b compress_ops 52 compress_ops_ok 52 uncompress_ops 0 database_name test table_name t index_name PRIMARY compress_ops 64 compress_ops_ok 64 uncompress_ops 0 DROP TABLE t; SET GLOBAL innodb_cmp_per_index_enabled=@save_enabled;