QDS_DYN_VECTOR

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Description:

This wait type is when a thread is waiting for access to a thread-safe data structure in Query Store.

(Books Online description: “Internal use only.”)

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Added in SQL Server version:

2014

Removed in SQL Server version:

N/A

Extended Events wait_type value:

The map_key value in sys.dm_xe_map_values is 981 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.

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

  1. Waiting for access to add a database to the QDS database list, in this case while starting up an instance

And other similar call stacks.

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

  1. SOS_Task::PostWait+0x6f
    WaitableBase::Wait+0x178
    SOS_Mutex::Wait+0x75
    CQDSManager::AddQDSDB+0x51e
    CQDSManager::StartupDB+0x147
    DBTABLE::StartupInDatabase+0x72a
    DBTABLE::Startup+0x1b4e
    DBMgr::StartupDB+0x7c9
    DBMgr::StartDBsInParallel+0x5c0
    DBMgr::ParallelDbStartupEntryPoint+0xf7
    SOS_Task::Param::Execute+0x232
    SOS_Scheduler::RunTask+0xa5