sys.dm_os_workers (Transact-SQL)

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03/03/2023

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)

Returns a row for every worker in the system. For more information about workers, see the Thread and Task Architecture Guide.

Note

To call this from Azure Synapse Analytics or Analytics Platform System (PDW), use the name sys.dm_pdw_nodes_os_workers. This syntax is not supported by serverless SQL pool in Azure Synapse Analytics.

Column name	Data type	Description
worker_address	varbinary(8)	Memory address of the worker.
status	int	Internal use only.
is_preemptive	bit	1 = Worker is running with preemptive scheduling. Any worker that is running external code is run under preemptive scheduling.
is_fiber	bit	1 = Worker is running with lightweight pooling. For more information, see sp_configure (Transact-SQL).
is_sick	bit	1 = Worker is stuck trying to obtain a spin lock. If this bit is set, this might indicate a problem with contention on a frequently accessed object.
is_in_cc_exception	bit	1 = Worker is currently handling a non-SQL Server exception.
is_fatal_exception	bit	Specifies whether this worker received a fatal exception.
is_inside_catch	bit	1 = Worker is currently handling an exception.
is_in_polling_io_completion_routine	bit	1 = Worker is currently running an I/O completion routine for a pending I/O. For more information, see sys.dm_io_pending_io_requests (Transact-SQL).
context_switch_count	int	Number of scheduler context switches that are performed by this worker.
pending_io_count	int	Number of physical I/Os that are performed by this worker.
pending_io_byte_count	bigint	Total number of bytes for all pending physical I/Os for this worker.
pending_io_byte_average	int	Average number of bytes for physical I/Os for this worker.
wait_started_ms_ticks	bigint	Point in time, in ms_ticks, when this worker entered the SUSPENDED state. Subtracting this value from ms_ticks in sys.dm_os_sys_info returns the number of milliseconds that the worker has been waiting.
wait_resumed_ms_ticks	bigint	Point in time, in ms_ticks, when this worker entered the RUNNABLE state. Subtracting this value from ms_ticks in sys.dm_os_sys_info returns the number of milliseconds that the worker has been in the runnable queue.
task_bound_ms_ticks	bigint	Point in time, in ms_ticks, when a task is bound to this worker.
worker_created_ms_ticks	bigint	Point in time, in ms_ticks, when a worker is created.
exception_num	int	Error number of the last exception that this worker encountered.
exception_severity	int	Severity of the last exception that this worker encountered.
exception_address	varbinary(8)	Code address that threw the exception
affinity	bigint	The thread affinity of the worker. Matches the affinity of the thread in sys.dm_os_threads (Transact-SQL).
state	nvarchar(60)	Worker state. Can be one of the following values: INIT = Worker is currently being initialized. RUNNING = Worker is currently running either nonpreemptively or preemptively. RUNNABLE = The worker is ready to run on the scheduler. SUSPENDED = The worker is currently suspended, waiting for an event to send it a signal.
start_quantum	bigint	Time, in milliseconds, at the start of the current run of this worker.
end_quantum	bigint	Time, in milliseconds, at the end of the current run of this worker.
last_wait_type	nvarchar(60)	Type of last wait. For a list of wait types, see sys.dm_os_wait_stats (Transact-SQL).
return_code	int	Return value from last wait. Can be one of the following values: 0 =SUCCESS 3 = DEADLOCK 4 = PREMATURE_WAKEUP 258 = TIMEOUT
quantum_used	bigint	Internal use only.
max_quantum	bigint	Internal use only.
boost_count	int	Internal use only.
tasks_processed_count	int	Number of tasks that this worker processed.
fiber_address	varbinary(8)	Memory address of the fiber with which this worker is associated. NULL = SQL Server is not configured for lightweight pooling.
task_address	varbinary(8)	Memory address of the current task. For more information, see sys.dm_os_tasks (Transact-SQL).
memory_object_address	varbinary(8)	Memory address of the worker memory object. For more information, see sys.dm_os_memory_objects (Transact-SQL).
thread_address	varbinary(8)	Memory address of the thread associated with this worker. For more information, see sys.dm_os_threads (Transact-SQL).
signal_worker_address	varbinary(8)	Memory address of the worker that last signaled this object. For more information, see sys.dm_os_workers.
scheduler_address	varbinary(8)	Memory address of the scheduler. For more information, see sys.dm_os_schedulers (Transact-SQL).
processor_group	smallint	Stores the processor group ID that is assigned to this thread.
pdw_node_id	int	Applies to: Azure Synapse Analytics, Analytics Platform System (PDW) The identifier for the node that this distribution is on.

Remarks

If the worker state is RUNNING and the worker is running nonpreemptively, the worker address matches the active_worker_address in sys.dm_os_schedulers.

When a worker that is waiting on an event is signaled, the worker is placed at the head of the runnable queue. SQL Server allows for this to happen one thousand times in a row, after which the worker is placed at the end of the queue. Moving a worker to the end of the queue has some performance implications.

Permissions

On SQL Server, requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission.
On SQL Database Premium Tiers, requires the VIEW DATABASE STATE permission in the database. On SQL Database Standard and Basic Tiers, requires the Server Admin role membership, or an Azure Active Directory admin account.

Permissions for SQL Server 2022 and later

Requires VIEW SERVER PERFORMANCE STATE permission on the server.

Examples

You can use the following query to find out how long a worker has been running in a SUSPENDED or RUNNABLE state.

SELECT   
    t1.session_id,  
    CONVERT(varchar(10), t1.status) AS status,  
    CONVERT(varchar(15), t1.command) AS command,  
    CONVERT(varchar(10), t2.state) AS worker_state,  
    w_suspended =   
      CASE t2.wait_started_ms_ticks  
        WHEN 0 THEN 0  
        ELSE   
          t3.ms_ticks - t2.wait_started_ms_ticks  
      END,  
    w_runnable =   
      CASE t2.wait_resumed_ms_ticks  
        WHEN 0 THEN 0  
        ELSE   
          t3.ms_ticks - t2.wait_resumed_ms_ticks  
      END  
  FROM sys.dm_exec_requests AS t1  
  INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_workers AS t2  
    ON t2.task_address = t1.task_address  
  CROSS JOIN sys.dm_os_sys_info AS t3  
  WHERE t1.scheduler_id IS NOT NULL;

Here's the result set.

 session_id status     command         worker_state w_suspended w_runnable  
 ---------- ---------- --------------- ------------ ----------- --------------------  
 4          background LAZY WRITER     SUSPENDED    688         688  
 6          background LOCK MONITOR    SUSPENDED    4657        4657
 19         background BRKR TASK       SUSPENDED    603820344   603820344  
 14         background BRKR EVENT HNDL SUSPENDED    63583641    63583641  
 51         running    SELECT          RUNNING      0           0  
 2          background RESOURCE MONITO RUNNING      0           603825954  
 3          background LAZY WRITER     SUSPENDED    422         422  
 7          background SIGNAL HANDLER  SUSPENDED    603820485   603820485  
 13         background TASK MANAGER    SUSPENDED    603824704   603824704  
 18         background BRKR TASK       SUSPENDED    603820407   603820407  
 9          background TRACE QUEUE TAS SUSPENDED    454         454  
 52         suspended  SELECT          SUSPENDED    35094       35094  
 1          background RESOURCE MONITO RUNNING      0           603825954

In the output, when w_runnable and w_suspended are equal, this represents the time that the worker is in the SUSPENDED state. Otherwise, w_runnable represents the time that is spent by the worker in the RUNNABLE state. In the output, session 52 is SUSPENDED for 35,094 milliseconds.

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Remarks

Permissions

Permissions for SQL Server 2022 and later

Examples

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