PREEMPTIVE_OS_SECURITYOPS

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Description:

This wait type is a generic wait for when a thread is calling one of several Windows functions related to security.

(Books Online description: N/A)

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Added in SQL Server version:

2008

Removed in SQL Server version:

N/A

Extended Events wait_type value:

The map_key value in sys.dm_xe_map_values is 487 in 2008 and 2008 R2, 535 in 2012, and 551 in 2014 RTM. After 2014 RTM, you must check the DMV to get the latest value as some map_key values have changed in later builds.

Other information:

I have not seen this wait type be a noticeable contention point.

Note that when a thread calls out to Windows, the thread changes from non-preemptive (SQL Server controls the thread) to preemptive (Windows controls the thread) mode. The thread’s state will be listed as RUNNING, as SQL Server doesn’t know what Windows is doing with the thread.

Known occurrences in SQL Server (list number matches call stack list):

1. Impersonating a login as part of running a distributed query
2. Impersonating a login as part of running a distributed query
3. Impersonating a login as part of running a distributed query

And other similar call stacks.

Abbreviated call stacks (list number matches known occurrences list):

1. SOS_Task::PopWait+bc
   SOS_Task::AutoSwitchPreemptive::~AutoSwitchPreemptive+72
   CSECAutoImpersonateForDQ::Impersonate+226
   COledbConnect::GetSession+1fc
   COledbRangeSchema::GetRowset+cb
   COledbRangeSchema::GetRowset+2e4
   CQScanRmtScanNew::OpenConnection+1c4
   CQScanRmtBaseNew::OpenHelper+76
   CQScanSortNew::BuildSortTable+56
   CQScanSortNew::OpenHelper+cc
   CQScanSortNew::Open+10
   CQueryScan::StartupQuery+1e0
   CXStmtQuery::SetupQueryScanAndExpression+19f
   CXStmtQuery::InitForExecute+1f
   CXStmtQuery::ErsqExecuteQuery+2fb
   CXStmtSelect::XretExecute+28a
   CMsqlExecContext::ExecuteStmts<1,1>+352
   CMsqlExecContext::FExecute+878
   CSQLSource::Execute+7d3
2. SOS_Task::PopWait+bc
   SOS_Task::AutoSwitchPreemptive::~AutoSwitchPreemptive+72
   CSECAutoImpersonateForDQ::Impersonate+226
   COledbConnect::GetSession+1fc
   SpTestLinkedServer+241
   CSpecProc::ExecuteSpecial+25b
   CXProc::Execute+14e
3. SOS_Task::PopWait+bc
   AutoSwitchPreemptive::~AutoSwitchPreemptive+9a
   CSECAutoImpersonateForDQ::Impersonate+271
   CQScanRmtQueryNew::CreateQueryRowset+68
   CQScanRmtQueryNew::Open+84
   CQueryScan::StartupQuery+1e0
   CXStmtQuery::SetupQueryScanAndExpression+19f
   CXStmtQuery::InitForExecute+1f
   CXStmtQuery::ErsqExecuteQuery+2fb
   CXStmtSelect::XretExecute+28a
   CMsqlExecContext::ExecuteStmts<1,1>+352
   CMsqlExecContext::FExecute+878
   CSQLSource::Execute+7d3