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STATUS_NDIS_PAUSED
The offload path is not running while the adapter or offload state is paused
STATUS_NDIS_PAUSED is most useful when the failing operation is an offload operation. NDIS miniports and filters have lifecycle states, and a pause operation temporarily stops normal data path activity so the stack can reconfigure, power down, detach filters, or stop the device.
The right diagnosis is timing. A retry after the adapter restarts may be valid, but repeated failures mean the caller is issuing offload work outside the allowed lifecycle window. Capture whether the pause was caused by PnP, power management, filter reconfiguration, or driver restart.
Evidence that narrows it
- Record the miniport and filter state at the time the offload request is submitted.
- Check for overlapping pause, restart, low-power transition, or stack stop operations.
- Do not confuse this with
STATUS_NDIS_LOW_POWER_STATE; paused and powered-down states have different recovery paths.
References
- Microsoft: Miniport adapter states and operations
- Microsoft: NDIS driver stack
- Microsoft: Miniport adapter OID requests
- Microsoft: MS-ERREF NTSTATUS values
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