2275706 - Timeslice error: system call has not responded - SAP ASE

• An ASE transaction may abort with a timeslice, and the accompanying stack trace contains the error message:
  
  A system call has not responded.
  
  
• Or the following message may be repeated in the ASE log:
  
  kernel Spid # has exceeded its timeout value while issuing a write for virtual device ## ('<device name>').
  A system call has not responded for XXX seconds, and Adaptive Server will be impacted until it returns. Contact your operating system vendor for assistance.
  
  
• It may be accompanied by messages stating:
  
  The internal timer is not progressing

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