block: () -> T,
): T {
  var startNs = -1L
  val loggingEnabled = isLoggable(Level.FINE)
  if (loggingEnabled) {
    startNs = queue.taskRunner.backend.nanoTime()
    log(task, queue, "starting")
  }

  var completedNormally = false
  try {
    val result = block()
    completedNormally = true
    return result
  } finally {
    if (loggingEnabled) {
      val elapsedNs = queue.taskRunner.backend.nanoTime() - startNs