30.4.3.22 The processlist and x$processlist Views (original) (raw)

30.4.3.22 The processlist and x$processlist Views

The MySQL process list indicates the operations currently being performed by the set of threads executing within the server. The processlist andx$processlist views summarize process information. They provide more complete information than the SHOW PROCESSLIST statement and the INFORMATION_SCHEMA PROCESSLIST table, and are also nonblocking. By default, rows are sorted by descending process time and descending wait time. For a comparison of process information sources, seeSources of Process Information.

The column descriptions here are brief. For additional information, see the description of the Performance Schemathreads table atSection 29.12.21.8, “The threads Table”.

The processlist andx$processlist views have these columns: