* @return {@code false} if the step could not be cancelled, typically because it has already
   *     completed normally; {@code true} otherwise
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @SuppressWarnings("Interruption") // We are propagating an interrupt from a caller.
  public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
    logger.get().log(FINER, "cancelling {0}", this);
    boolean cancelled = future.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);