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ERROR_HANDLE_NO_LONGER_VALID
A transacted file handle survived a state transition that invalidated its file view
ERROR_HANDLE_NO_LONGER_VALID is a Transactional NTFS (TxF) file-system status. TxF binds file handles to transactional context. Microsoft instructs callers to close handles returned by CreateFileTransacted before committing or rolling back the transaction. The documented status also points to mapped files or open handles when a transaction ends or rolls back to a savepoint. The handle value may still exist, but the file view it represented is no longer valid.
Audit handle lifetime against CommitTransaction, RollbackTransaction, and savepoint rollback. Memory-mapped sections deserve special attention because a section can keep file state alive beyond the code that appears to close an ordinary file handle. Enforce a transaction scope that unmaps views and closes all transacted handles before outcome selection. After invalidation, reopen the object in the new committed or transactional context; do not retry I/O through the old handle.
What to inspect
- Close transacted file handles before commit or rollback.
- Unmap section views and track duplicate or inherited handles.
- Reopen the path after the transaction state transition instead of reusing the handle.
References
- Microsoft: CreateFileTransacted and miniversion views
- Microsoft: transacted file handles and transaction binding
- Microsoft: TXFS_SAVEPOINT_INFORMATION actions
- MS-ERREF: TxF and KTM status definitions
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