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Bug Check 0xE7: INVALID_FLOATING_POINT_STATE

The INVALID_FLOATING_POINT_STATE bug check has a value of 0x000000E7. This indicates that a thread's saved floating-point state is invalid.

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INVALID_FLOATING_POINT_STATE Parameters

The following parameters are displayed on the blue screen. Parameter 1 indicates which validity check failed. Parameter 4 is not used. The meaning of the other parameters depends on the value of Parameter 1.

Parameter 1Parameter 2Parameter 3Cause of Error

0x0

The flags field

0

The saved context flags field is invalid. Either FLOAT_SAVE_VALID is not set, or some reserved bits are nonzero.

0x1

The saved IRQL

The current IRQL

The current processor's IRQL is not the same as when the floating-point context was saved.

0x2

The saved address of the thread that owns this floating-point context

The current thread

The saved context does not belong to the current thread.

 

Cause

While restoring the previously-saved floating-point state for a thread, the state was found to be invalid.

Parameter 1 indicates which validity check failed.

 

 

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Build date: 4/9/2013

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