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STATUS_GRAPHICS_INVALID_POINTER
A graphics API pointer parameter failed validation
STATUS_GRAPHICS_INVALID_POINTER is a Windows NTSTATUS value from the graphics/display facility. For STATUS_GRAPHICS_INVALID_POINTER, it belongs to the WDDM kernel display stack rather than to a Win32 GDI error alone, so the useful context is usually the adapter, VidPN object, child device, present path, or primary allocation involved in the call.
This status is returned by graphics/display interfaces when a pointer argument cannot be accepted. In WDDM paths, that may refer to a caller buffer, structure pointer, array pointer, or output location associated with a kernel graphics request.
The pointer failure is often secondary to a structure-version or buffer-size mistake. Validate the pointer together with size, alignment, input/output direction, and whether the call is user-mode-to-kernel or driver-to-kernel. Do not assume it identifies a display hardware failure.
What to check for STATUS_GRAPHICS_INVALID_POINTER
- Log the API being called, structure size, array count, and which pointer field failed validation if known.
- Initialize reserved fields and pass null only where the contract allows it.
- For output arrays, verify that the buffer remains valid for the entire call and is large enough.
References for STATUS_GRAPHICS_INVALID_POINTER
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