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TRAN_MARKLATCH_EX

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

What is TRAN_MARKLATCH_EX?

1 Answer

 

Occurs when waiting for an exclusive mode latch on a marked transaction. Transaction mark latches are used for synchronization of commits with marked transactions. Information from Microsoft®

Never

This wait has never occurred recently

TRAN_MARKLATCH_EX has not occurred recently on 4207 instances checked.

Prevalence of TRAN_MARKLATCH_EX across the Spotlight Population