And I from your code in xenpci_pdo.c as follow: if (XenPci_ChangeFrontendState(xppdd, XenbusStateConnected, XenbusStateConnected, 30000) != STATUS_SUCCESS) { _// this is definitely an unrecoverable situation..._ KdPrint((__DRIVER_NAME " Failed to change frontend state to connected\n")); FUNCTION_ERROR_EXIT(); return STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL; } I think I got this situation. How did you avoid that? Thanks, Wayne