Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] media: v4l2-subdev: Fix NULL pointer dereference in the EXT_CTRLS ioctls

From: Nicola Fiorillo

Date: Thu Oct 08 2026 - 09:56:14 EST


Hi Sakari,

On Thu, Oct 08, 2026 at 01:44:07PM +0300, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> Unregistering a sub-device node isn't doable safely currently. Addressing
> this properly requires much more than this patch does, and also I'm afraid
> this patch isn't part of properly addressing this either.

Understood. As I wrote to Laurent earlier today, I have withdrawn the
whole series: both patches only narrow the window, and the real issue is
the lifetime of the objects, not something more checks in the file
operations can fix.

Thank you and Laurent for taking the time to review it.

Thanks,
Nicola