The list below details the changes in specific options/variables within MySQL 5.4
innodb
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.1)
Default is now not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now not specified
innodb_autoextend_increment
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 64, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
innodb_buffer_pool_size
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.1)
Default is now 1073741824, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 1073741824, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.3)
Default is now 134217728, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
innodb_log_buffer_size
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.1)
Default is now 16777216, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 16777216, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.3)
Default is now 8388608, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
innodb_log_file_size
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.1)
Default is now 134217728, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 134217728, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.3)
Default is now 5242880, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
innodb_log_files_in_group
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 3, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.3)
Default is now 2, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
innodb_read_io_threads
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 8, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.3)
Default is now 4, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
innodb_sync_spin_loops
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.1)
Default is now 20, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 30, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
innodb_write_io_threads
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 8, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.3)
Default is now 4, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
max_binlog_cache_size
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.1)
Default is now 4294967295, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 18446744073709547520, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
optimizer_switch
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now not specified
table_open_cache
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.1)
Default is now 400, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified
Value parameters were changed from version (5.4.2)
Default is now 400, minimum is not specified, maximum is not specified