Re: shutdown handler

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Isn't IRP_MJ_SHUTDOWN called before FS are unmounted?

"Doron Holan [MS]" <doronh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> instead of doing this, why not create the key which holds your registry 
> value as a volatile key. that way, nomatter what, it will not be present 
> on next boot.  also be aware that if you register for a last chance 
> shutdown notification, you cannot cause paging i/o and registry access 
> will cause paging i/o, so you can't touch the registry in that function.
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> "needhelp" <needhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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>> All,
>> I register shutdown handler using IoRegisterShutdownNotification. In my
>> IRP_MJ_SHUTDOWN handler, I set a value in registry. I clear this registry 
>> in
>> next boot.  The problem i am having is this value is being set during a
>> bugcheck. Is it possible that IRP_MJ_SHUTDOWN handler is called during 
>> BSOD
>>
>> Thanks
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