KB3173841 - A data flush task may cause a deadlock condition when queries are executed on a memory-optimized table in SQL Server 2016

Applies To
SQL Server 2016 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Core - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

If an ALTER TABLE query on a system-versioned memory-optimized table in SQL Server 2016 when a data flush task is moving records from the in-memory internal buffer to the disk-based history table, a deadlock condition may occur.

Resolution

The fix for this issue is included in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2016
      

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Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:

Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2016
      

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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