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PAGEIOLATCH_KP

Category: IO
SQL Server versions: 2000, 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017

What is PAGEIOLATCH_KP?

1 Answer

 

Occurs when a task is waiting on a latch for a buffer that is in an I/O request. The latch request is in Keep mode. Long waits may indicate problems with the disk subsystem. Information from Microsoft®

Never

This wait has never occurred recently

PAGEIOLATCH_KP has not occurred recently on 4207 instances checked.

Prevalence of PAGEIOLATCH_KP across the Spotlight Population