I'm not sure why MySQL 5.6 would deadlock more than PS 5.5. Are you using the same version of pt-online-schema-change? Can you provide any more insight into what's happen, like what's deadlocking, what lock-wait timeouts you're using, etc.
I'm not sure why MySQL 5.6 would deadlock more than PS 5.5. Are you using the same version of pt-online- schema- change? Can you provide any more insight into what's happen, like what's deadlocking, what lock-wait timeouts you're using, etc.