PREEMPTIVE_OS_BCRYPTIMPORTKEY

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Description:

This wait type is when a thread is calling the Windows BCryptImportKey function.

(Books Online description: N/A)

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Added in SQL Server version:

2017

Removed in SQL Server version:

N/A

Extended Events wait_type value:

The map_key value in sys.dm_xe_map_values is 1221 in 2017 RTM. After 2017 RTM, you must check the DMV to get the latest value as some map_key values have changed in later builds.

Other information:

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. TBD

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

  1. TBD