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        "From": "Magdum <magdum.foss@gmail.com>",
        "To": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org",
        "Cc": "Magdum <magdum.foss@gmail.com>",
        "Subject": "[PATCH 0/2] libcamera: Control name serialization v3 and input\n\tvalidation hardening",
        "Date": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:46:42 +0200",
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    "content": "This series bumps the IPA controls serialization format to v3 to support \nlocal control names across IPC, and introduces robust size validation \nsafeguards against potential serialization overflows.\n\nPatch 1 updates the format layout and serialization logic to preserve V4L2-style \ncontrol names.\nPatch 2 hardens the control serializer with input verification boundaries and \nextended boundary tests.\n\nMagdum (2):\n  libcamera: Serialize local control names in IPA format v3\n  libcamera: Harden control serializer size and input validation\n\n include/libcamera/ipa/ipa_controls.h         |   6 +-\n src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp         | 337 ++++++++++++++++---\n test/serialization/control_serialization.cpp | 174 ++++++++++\n 3 files changed, 460 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)"
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