sql: document unsupported GRANT PROXY in MySQL compatibility

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• Add a MySQL compatibility note to sql-statements/sql-statement-grant-privileges.md to clarify that TiDB does not support GRANT PROXY.
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• Documentation
  • Clarified MySQL compatibility details for GRANT <privileges>.
  • Noted that TiDB does not support GRANT PROXY.

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Walkthrough

The MySQL compatibility section for GRANT <privileges> now states that TiDB does not support GRANT PROXY.

Changes

GRANT PROXY compatibility

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Document GRANT PROXY compatibility sql-statements/sql-statement-grant-privileges.md	Adds a MySQL compatibility bullet that documents the unsupported GRANT PROXY statement in TiDB.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 92140

The GRANT privileges reference now documents that TiDB does not support GRANT PROXY. The documentation-only change is ready to merge with no identified current risk.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the documented MySQL compatibility limitation: unsupported GRANT PROXY syntax.
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• 2026-09-10 10:09:15.534558786 +0000 UTC m=+1965190.705652921: ☑️ agreed by qiancai.

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