sys.dm_os_latch_stats

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Returns information about all latch waits organized by class.

Column name

Data type

Description

latch_class

nvarchar(120)

Name of the latch class.

waiting_requests_count

bigint

Number of waits on latches in this class. This counter is incremented at the start of a latch wait.

wait_time_ms

bigint

Total wait time, in milliseconds, on latches in this class.

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This column is updated every five minutes during a latch wait and at the end of a latch wait.

max_wait_time_ms

bigint

Maximum time a memory object has waited on this latch. If this value is unusually high, it might indicate an internal deadlock.

Permissions

Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

Remarks

sys.dm_os_latch_stats can be used to identify the source of latch contention by examining the relative wait numbers and wait times for the different latch classes. In some situations, you may be able to resolve or reduce latch contention. However, there might be situations that will require that you to contact Microsoft Customer Support Services.

You can reset the contents of sys.dm_os_latch_stats by using DBCC SQLPERF as follows:

DBCC SQLPERF ('sys.dm_os_latch_stats', CLEAR);
GO

This resets all counters to 0.

Note

These statistics are not persisted if SQL Server is restarted. All data is cumulative since the last time the statistics were reset, or since SQL Server was started.

Latches

A latch is a lightweight synchronization object that is used by various SQL Server components. A latch is primarily used to synchronize database pages. Each latch is associated with a single allocation unit.

A latch wait occurs when a latch request cannot be granted immediately, because the latch is held by another thread in a conflicting mode. Unlike locks, a latch is released immediately after the operation, even in write operations.

Latches are grouped into classes based on components and usage. Zero or more latches of a particular class can exist at any point in time in an instance of SQL Server.

Note

sys.dm_os_latch_stats does not track latch requests that were granted immediately, or that failed without waiting.

The following table contains brief descriptions of the various latch classes.

Latch class Description

ALLOC_CREATE_RINGBUF

Used internally by SQL Server to initialize the synchronization of the creation of an allocation ring buffer.

ALLOC_CREATE_FREESPACE_CACHE

Used to initialize the synchronization of internal freespace caches for heaps.

ALLOC_CACHE_MANAGER

Used to synchronize internal coherency tests.

ALLOC_FREESPACE_CACHE

Used to synchronize the access to a cache of pages with available space for heaps and binary large objects (BLOBs). Contention on latches of this class can occur when multiple connections try to insert rows into a heap or BLOB at the same time. You can reduce this contention by partitioning the object. Each partition has its own latch. Partitioning will distribute the inserts across multiple latches.

ALLOC_EXTENT_CACHE

Used to synchronize the access to a cache of extents that contains pages that are not allocated. Contention on latches of this class can occur when multiple connections try to allocate data pages in the same allocation unit at the same time. This contention can be reduced by partitioning the object of which this allocation unit is a part.

ACCESS_METHODS_DATASET_PARENT

Used to synchronize child dataset access to the parent dataset during parallel operations.

ACCESS_METHODS_HOBT_FACTORY

Used to synchronize access to an internal hash table.

ACCESS_METHODS_HOBT

Used to synchronize access to the in-memory representation of a HoBt.

ACCESS_METHODS_HOBT_COUNT

Used to synchronize access to a HoBt page and row counters.

ACCESS_METHODS_HOBT_VIRTUAL_ ROOT

Used to synchronize access to the root page abstraction of an internal B-tree.

ACCESS_METHODS_CACHE_ONLY_ HOBT_ALLOC

Used to synchronize worktable access.

ACCESS_METHODS_BULK_ALLOC

Used to synchronize access within bulk allocators.

ACCESS_METHODS_SCAN_RANGE_ GENERATOR

Used to synchronize access to a range generator during parallel scans.

ACCESS_METHODS_KEY_RANGE_ GENERATOR

Used to synchronize access to read-ahead operations during key range parallel scans.

APPEND_ONLY_STORAGE_INSERT_ POINT

Used to synchronize inserts in fast append-only storage units.

APPEND_ONLY_STORAGE_FIRST_ALLOC

Used to synchronize the first allocation for an append-only storage unit.

APPEND_ONLY_STORAGE_UNIT_ MANAGER

Used for internal data structure access synchronization within the fast append-only storage unit manager.

APPEND_ONLY_STORAGE_MANAGER

Used to synchronize shrink operations in the fast append-only storage unit manager.

BACKUP_RESULT_SET

Used to synchronize parallel backup result sets.

BACKUP_TAPE_POOL

Used to synchronize backup tape pools.

BACKUP_LOG_REDO

Used to synchronize backup log redo operations.

BACKUP_INSTANCE_ID

Used to synchronize the generation of instance IDs for backup performance monitor counters.

BACKUP_MANAGER

Used to synchronize the internal backup manager.

BACKUP_MANAGER_DIFFERENTIAL

Used to synchronize differential backup operations with DBCC.

BACKUP_OPERATION

Used for internal data structure synchronization within a backup operation, such as database, log, or file backup.

BACKUP_FILE_HANDLE

Used to synchronize file open operations during a restore operation.

BUFFER

Used to synchronize short term access to database pages. A buffer latch is required before reading or modifying any database page. Buffer latch contention can indicate several issues, including hot pages and slow I/Os.

This latch class covers all possible uses of page latches. sys.dm_os_wait_stats makes a difference between page latch waits that are caused by I/O operations and read and write operations on the page.

BUFFER_POOL_GROW

Used for internal buffer manager synchronization during buffer pool grow operations.

DATABASE_CHECKPOINT

Used to serialize checkpoints within a database.

CLR_PROCEDURE_HASHTABLE

Internal use only.

CLR_UDX_STORE

Internal use only.

CLR_DATAT_ACCESS

Internal use only.

CLR_XVAR_PROXY_LIST

Internal use only.

DBCC_CHECK_AGGREGATE

Internal use only.

DBCC_CHECK_RESULTSET

Internal use only.

DBCC_CHECK_TABLE

Internal use only.

DBCC_CHECK_TABLE_INIT

Internal use only.

DBCC_CHECK_TRACE_LIST

Internal use only.

DBCC_FILE_CHECK_OBJECT

Internal use only.

DBCC_PERF

Used to synchronize internal performance monitor counters.

DBCC_PFS_STATUS

Internal use only.

DBCC_OBJECT_METADATA

Internal use only.

DBCC_HASH_DLL

Internal use only.

EVENTING_CACHE

Internal use only.

FCB

Used to synchronize access to the file control block.

FCB_REPLICA

Internal use only.

FGCB_ALLOC

Use to synchronize access to round robin allocation information within a filegroup.

FGCB_ADD_REMOVE

Use to synchronize access to filegroups for ADD and DROP file operations.

FILEGROUP_MANAGER

Internal use only.

FILE_MANAGER

Internal use only.

FILESTREAM_FCB

Internal use only.

FILESTREAM_FILE_MANAGER

Internal use only.

FILESTREAM_GHOST_FILES

Internal use only.

FILESTREAM_DFS_ROOT

Internal use only.

LOG_MANAGER

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_DOCUMENT_ID

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_DOCUMENT_ID_ TRANSACTION

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_DOCUMENT_ID_NOTIFY

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_LOGS

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_CRAWL_LOG

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_ADMIN

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_AMDIN_COMMAND_CACHE

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_LANGUAGE_TABLE

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_CRAWL_DM_LIST

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_CRAWL_CATALOG

Internal use only.

FULLTEXT_FILE_MANAGER

Internal use only.

DATABASE_MIRRORING_REDO

Internal use only.

DATABASE_MIRRORING_SERVER

Internal use only.

DATABASE_MIRRORING_CONNECTION

Internal use only.

DATABASE_MIRRORING_STREAM

Internal use only.

QUERY_OPTIMIZER_VD_MANAGER

Internal use only.

QUERY_OPTIMIZER_ID_MANAGER

Internal use only.

QUERY_OPTIMIZER_VIEW_REP

Internal use only.

RECOVERY_BAD_PAGE_TABLE

Internal use only.

RECOVERY_MANAGER

Internal use only.

SECURITY_OPERATION_RULE_TABLE

Internal use only.

SECURITY_OBJPERM_CACHE

Internal use only.

SECURITY_CRYPTO

Internal use only.

SECURITY_KEY_RING

Internal use only.

SECURITY_KEY_LIST

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_CONNECTION_RECEIVE

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_TRANSMISSION

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_TRANSMISSION_UPDATE

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_TRANSMISSION_STATE

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_TRANSMISSION_ERRORS

Internal use only.

SSBXmitWork

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_MESSAGE_TRANSMISSION

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_MAP_MANAGER

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_HOST_NAME

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_READ_CACHE

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_WAITFOR_MANAGER

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_WAITFOR_TRANSACTION_DATA

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_TRANSMISSION_TRANSACTION_DATA

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_TRANSPORT

Internal use only.

SERVICE_BROKER_MIRROR_ROUTE

Internal use only.

TRACE_ID

Internal use only.

TRACE_AUDIT_ID

Internal use only.

TRACE

Internal use only.

TRACE_CONTROLLER

Internal use only.

TRACE_EVENT_QUEUE

Internal use only.

TRANSACTION_DISTRIBUTED_MARK

Internal use only.

TRANSACTION_OUTCOME

Internal use only.

NESTING_TRANSACTION_READONOY

Internal use only.

NESTING_TRANSACTION_FULL

Internal use only.

MSQL_TRANSACTION_MANAGER

Internal use only.

DATABASE_AUTONAME_MANAGER

Internal use only.

UTILITY_DYNAMIC_VECTOR

Internal use only.

UTILITY_SPARSE_BITMAP

Internal use only.

UTILITY_DATABASE_DROP

Internal use only.

UTILITY_DYNAMIC_MANAGER_VIEW

Internal use only.

UTILITY_DEBUG_FILESTREAM

Internal use only.

UTILITY_LOCK_INFORMATION

Internal use only.

VERSIONING_TRANSACTION

Internal use only.

VERSIONING_TRANSACTION_LIST

Internal use only.

VERSIONING_TRANSACTION_CHAIN

Internal use only.

VERSIONING_STATE

Internal use only.

VERSIONING_STATE_CHANGE

Internal use only.

KTM_VIRTUAL_CLOCK

Internal use only.

See Also

Reference

DBCC SQLPERF (Transact-SQL)
Dynamic Management Views and Functions
SQL Server Operating System Related Dynamic Management Views

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance

Change History

Release History

17 July 2006
Changed content:
  • Changed data type of latch_class column from nvarchar(60) to nvarchar(120).