(bt->interlaced && !(caps & V4L2_DV_BT_CAP_INTERLACED)) ||
            (!bt->interlaced && !(caps & V4L2_DV_BT_CAP_PROGRESSIVE)))
                return false;
+
+       /* sanity checks for the blanking timings */
+       if (!bt->interlaced &&
+           (bt->il_vbackporch || bt->il_vsync || bt->il_vfrontporch))
+               return false;
+       if (bt->hfrontporch > 2 * bt->width ||
+           bt->hsync > 1024 || bt->hbackporch > 1024)
+               return false;
+       if (bt->vfrontporch > 4096 ||
+           bt->vsync > 128 || bt->vbackporch > 4096)
+               return false;
+       if (bt->interlaced && (bt->il_vfrontporch > 4096 ||
+           bt->il_vsync > 128 || bt->il_vbackporch > 4096))
+               return false;
        return fnc == NULL || fnc(t, fnc_handle);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_valid_dv_timings);