As expectable, the (unhandled?) false returns from the NULL pointer "fixes" may lead to kernel deadlock freezes and crashes in the ISRs. Reproducing scenario: ctrl-c at capture startup, e.g. Next try to fix it. Future efforts should focus on the new kernel staging GPL driver. -------------------------- Patch attached. crystalhd git.linuxtv.org kernel driver: FIX kernel freeze or OOPS in ISRs Signed-off-by: Thomas Schorpp y tom