return dpll_device_event_send(DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_CHANGE_NTF, dpll);
 }
 
+static bool dpll_pin_available(struct dpll_pin *pin)
+{
+       struct dpll_pin_ref *par_ref;
+       unsigned long i;
+
+       if (!xa_get_mark(&dpll_pin_xa, pin->id, DPLL_REGISTERED))
+               return false;
+       xa_for_each(&pin->parent_refs, i, par_ref)
+               if (xa_get_mark(&dpll_pin_xa, par_ref->pin->id,
+                               DPLL_REGISTERED))
+                       return true;
+       xa_for_each(&pin->dpll_refs, i, par_ref)
+               if (xa_get_mark(&dpll_device_xa, par_ref->dpll->id,
+                               DPLL_REGISTERED))
+                       return true;
+       return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * dpll_device_change_ntf - notify that the dpll device has been changed
  * @dpll: registered dpll pointer
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
        void *hdr;
 
-       if (WARN_ON(!xa_get_mark(&dpll_pin_xa, pin->id, DPLL_REGISTERED)))
+       if (!dpll_pin_available(pin))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        msg = genlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
        }
        pin = dpll_pin_find_from_nlattr(info);
        if (!IS_ERR(pin)) {
+               if (!dpll_pin_available(pin)) {
+                       nlmsg_free(msg);
+                       return -ENODEV;
+               }
                ret = dpll_msg_add_pin_handle(msg, pin);
                if (ret) {
                        nlmsg_free(msg);
 
        xa_for_each_marked_start(&dpll_pin_xa, i, pin, DPLL_REGISTERED,
                                 ctx->idx) {
+               if (!dpll_pin_available(pin))
+                       continue;
                hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
                                  cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                                  &dpll_nl_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
        }
        info->user_ptr[0] = xa_load(&dpll_pin_xa,
                                    nla_get_u32(info->attrs[DPLL_A_PIN_ID]));
-       if (!info->user_ptr[0]) {
+       if (!info->user_ptr[0] ||
+           !dpll_pin_available(info->user_ptr[0])) {
                NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "pin not found");
                ret = -ENODEV;
                goto unlock_dev;