As of MySQL 5.6.3, the events_stages_history table contains the most recent N stage events per thread. The value of N is autosized at server startup. To set the table size explicitly, set the performance_schema_events_stages_history_size system variable at server startup. Stage events are not added to the table until they have ended. As new events are added, older events are discarded if the table is full.

The events_stages_history table has the same structure as events_stages_current. See Section 22.10.5.1, “The events_stages_current Table”.

TRUNCATE TABLE is permitted for the events_stages_history table. It removes the rows.

For information about configuration of stage event collection, see Section 22.10.5, “Performance Schema Stage Event Tables”.