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MEMORY_ALLOCATION_EXT

Short Description

Occurs while allocating memory from either the internal SQL Server memory pool or the operation system.

Detailed Description​

This wait is seen whilst the thread switches to pre-emptive mode to get some memory.

How to reduce this wait​

This is not usually an area of contention.

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