FIX: Deadlock May Occur During Update Statistics on System Tables (322868)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions)

This article was previously published under Q322868
BUG #: 357358 (SHILOH_BUGS)

SYMPTOMS

Concurrent connections that issue Data Definition Language (DDL) commands (CREATE, DROP, or ALTER object) may cause enough modifications to the system tables to trigger AUTO _UPDATE_STATISTICS. If two connections run these commands simultaneously, a deadlock may occur:
Msg 1205:
Transaction (Process ID 50) was deadlocked on lock resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction.

CAUSE

A system table-specific locking optimization permitted multiple connections to acquire a lock for update statistics, leading to a subsequent deadlock.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How To Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

NOTE: The following hotfix was created before the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Version       File name
   ---------------------------

   8.00.0629     Sqlservr.exe
				
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the files may also contain additional files.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbSQLServ2000sp3fix kbbug kbfix kbSQLServ2000preSP3fix KB322868