v7.6 introduces a system variable tidb_idle_transaction_timeout (#15693)

Author: Oreoxmt

develop/dev-guide-connection-parameters.md

@@ -267,4 +267,6 @@ After it is configured, you can check the monitoring to see a decreased number o
 
 TiDB provides two MySQL-compatible parameters to control the timeout: [`wait_timeout`](/system-variables.md#wait_timeout) and [`max_execution_time`](/system-variables.md#max_execution_time). These two parameters respectively control the connection idle timeout with the Java application and the timeout of the SQL execution in the connection; that is to say, these parameters control the longest idle time and the longest busy time for the connection between TiDB and the Java application. Since TiDB v5.4, the default value of `wait_timeout` is `28800` seconds, which is 8 hours. For TiDB versions earlier than v5.4, the default value is `0`, which means the timeout is unlimited. The default value of `max_execution_time` is `0`, which means the maximum execution time of a SQL statement is unlimited.
 
+The default value of [`wait_timeout`](/system-variables.md#wait_timeout) is relatively large. In scenarios where a transaction starts but is neither committed nor rolled back, you might need a finer-grained control and a shorter timeout to prevent prolonged lock holding. In this case, you can use [`tidb_idle_transaction_timeout`](/system-variables.md#tidb_idle_transaction_timeout-new-in-v760) (introduced in TiDB v7.6.0) to control the idle timeout for transactions in a user session.
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 However, in an actual production environment, idle connections and SQL statements with excessively long execution time negatively affect databases and applications. To avoid idle connections and SQL statements that are executed for too long, you can configure these two parameters in your application's connection string. For example, set `sessionVariables=wait_timeout=3600` (1 hour) and `sessionVariables=max_execution_time=300000` (5 minutes).

develop/dev-guide-timeouts-in-tidb.md

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 ## Transaction timeout
 
+In scenarios where a transaction starts but is neither committed nor rolled back, you might need a finer-grained control and a shorter timeout to prevent prolonged lock holding.  In this case, you can use [`tidb_idle_transaction_timeout`](/system-variables.md#tidb_idle_transaction_timeout-new-in-v760) (introduced in TiDB v7.6.0) to control the idle timeout for transactions in a user session.
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 GC does not affect ongoing transactions. However, there is still an upper limit to the number of pessimistic transactions that can run, with a limit on the transaction timeout and a limit on the memory used by the transaction. You can modify the transaction timeout by `max-txn-ttl` under the `[performance]` category of the TiDB profile, `60` minutes by default.
 
 SQL statements such as `INSERT INTO t10 SELECT * FROM t1` are not affected by GC, but will be rolled back due to timeout after exceeding `max-txn-ttl`.

faq/manage-cluster-faq.md

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 ### Does TiDB support session timeout?
 
-TiDB currently supports two timeouts, [`wait_timeout`](/system-variables.md#wait_timeout) and [`interactive_timeout`](/system-variables.md#interactive_timeout).
+TiDB currently supports the following timeouts: [`wait_timeout`](/system-variables.md#wait_timeout), [`interactive_timeout`](/system-variables.md#interactive_timeout), and [`tidb_idle_transaction_timeout`](/system-variables.md#tidb_idle_transaction_timeout-new-in-v760).
 
 ### What is the TiDB version management strategy?
 

system-variables.md

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 - Scope: GLOBAL
 - Persists to cluster: Yes
 - Applies to hint [SET_VAR](/optimizer-hints.md#set_varvar_namevar_value): No
-- Tyle: Duration
+- Type: Duration
 - Default value: `168h`, which means 7 days
 - This variable controls the duration that the historical statistics are retained in the storage.
 
+### tidb_idle_transaction_timeout <span class="version-mark">New in v7.6.0</span>
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Persists to cluster: Yes
+- Applies to hint [SET_VAR](/optimizer-hints.md#set_varvar_namevar_value): No
+- Type: Integer
+- Default value: `0`
+- Range: `[0, 31536000]`
+- Unit: Seconds
+- This variable controls the idle timeout for transactions in a user session. When a user session is in a transactional state and remains idle for a duration exceeding the value of this variable, TiDB will terminate the session. An idle user session means that there are no active requests and the session is waiting for new requests.
+- The default value `0` means unlimited.
+
 ### tidb_ignore_prepared_cache_close_stmt <span class="version-mark">New in v6.0.0</span>
 
 - Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL