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AI-generatedCan MySQL 8.0 Atomic DDL undo schema changes during a transaction rollback?
MySQL 8.0 introduced atomic DDL for InnoDB to ensure that data dictionary changes are applied consistently. However, DDL statements typically trigger implicit commits, which prevents the use of a standard ROLLBACK to revert a schema change if a subsequent operation in the same session fails. While atomic DDL ensures the server does not leave the data diction