How is Deadlock Different From a Blocking Situation in SQL Server ?

A deadlock occurs when two or more tasks permanently block each other by having a lock on a resource that the other tasks are trying to lock. In a deadlock situation, both transactions in the deadlock will wait forever unless the deadlock is broken while in a standard blocking scenario, the blocked task will simply wait until the blocking task releases the conflicting lock scenario.



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