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ERROR_TRANSLATION_COMPLETE
resource translation has completed and no further translator should process the list.
ERROR_TRANSLATION_COMPLETE identifies the condition that this condition Bus and Plug and Play resource translators convert device-relative resources into system-wide address space. This completion result tells the resource pipeline that the relevant translation is finished and must not be applied again.
Where the result appears
- bus-driver resource translation.
- ACPI and PCI address conversion.
- interrupt and connection-resource mapping.
- debug traces of PnP start-device processing.
How to interpret the result
Interpret the numeric value in the Win32/LRESULT domain and in the context of the API that returned it. Preserve this result before wrappers convert it to an HRESULT, exception, Boolean failure, or provider-specific message. When recording it, note whether the operation produced usable output; this determines whether the value is completion information, control flow, or a terminal failure.
Diagnostic evidence to collect
- raw and translated CM_RESOURCE_LIST structures.
- bus hierarchy and device instance path.
- translator callback order.
- start-device IRP result and assigned resource descriptors.
A diagnostic record for this Win32 error should contain the API name, input flags, relevant handles or object identifiers, thread and process identity, timestamp, and the immediately preceding state transition. Those fields are more useful than a generic screenshot because they show which contract and lifecycle phase produced the value.
Handling and recovery
Propagate the completion result exactly as required by the driver contract. A second translation can corrupt addresses or produce conflicts, so custom bus drivers must clearly separate raw requirements from translated resources.
Retry after this result only when an external state relevant to this operation can actually change. When it is rooted in object state, unsupported capability, ownership, or invalid sequencing, an unchanged retry repeats the defect and can obscure the first useful diagnostic record.
Common misinterpretation
It is not a general success code for arbitrary conversion routines. Its meaning is specific to the Windows resource-translation pipeline.
Guidance for developers
Keep the original this result value and its Win32 domain in structured telemetry. If it crosses COM or another HRESULT-based boundary, store both the source Win32 value and the converted result. If it crosses JSON, RPC, or a database boundary, include error_domain, error_code, operation, and object_state so the receiver does not apply a second conversion.
An automated test should construct the specific state that leads to this result, assert the exact returned value, and verify cleanup on both the normal and exceptional path. The result test should additionally prove that the caller does not collapse this status into an unrelated generic error and does not retry forever.
References
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