Canceled and Suspended Requests
Windows I/O is inherently asynchronous and reentrant. The system can request that a driver stop processing an I/O request at any time for many reasons, most commonly:
The thread or process that issued the request cancels it or exits.
A system Plug and Play or power event such as hibernation occurs.
The device is being, or has been, removed.
The actions that a driver takes to stop processing an I/O request depend on the reason for suspension or cancellation. Usually, the driver can either cancel the request or complete it with an error. In some situations, the system might request that a driver suspend (that is, temporarily pause) processing; the system notifies the driver later when to resume processing.
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