diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 83fd8480d0d6..6df89b14b521 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -3926,7 +3926,7 @@ F:	crypto/async_tx/
 F:	include/linux/async_tx.h
 
 AT24 EEPROM DRIVER
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brgl/linux.git
@@ -10678,7 +10678,7 @@ F:	tools/gpio/gpio-sloppy-logic-analyzer.sh
 
 GPIO SUBSYSTEM
 M:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brgl/linux.git
@@ -10695,7 +10695,7 @@ K:	GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE
 K:	devm_gpiod_unhinge
 
 GPIO UAPI
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 R:	Kent Gibson <warthog618@gmail.com>
 L:	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
@@ -15309,7 +15309,7 @@ F:	drivers/pwm/pwm-max7360.c
 F:	include/linux/mfd/max7360.h
 
 MAXIM MAX77650 PMIC MFD DRIVER
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/*/*max77650.yaml
@@ -19903,7 +19903,7 @@ F:	drivers/pci/p2pdma.c
 F:	include/linux/pci-p2pdma.h
 
 PCI POWER CONTROL
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pci/pci.git
@@ -20500,7 +20500,7 @@ F:	include/linux/powercap.h
 F:	kernel/configs/nopm.config
 
 POWER SEQUENCING
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brgl/linux.git
@@ -21303,7 +21303,7 @@ F:	Documentation/tee/qtee.rst
 F:	drivers/tee/qcomtee/
 
 QUALCOMM TRUST ZONE MEMORY ALLOCATOR
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_tzmem.c
@@ -25671,7 +25671,7 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/crypto/ti,am62l-dthev2.yaml
 F:	drivers/crypto/ti/
 
 TI DAVINCI MACHINE SUPPORT
-M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>
+M:	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org (moderated for non-subscribers)
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brgl/linux.git
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index 175836467f21..d8d93059ac04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -2548,10 +2548,17 @@ static int lineinfo_changed_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		container_of(nb, struct gpio_chardev_data, lineinfo_changed_nb);
 	struct lineinfo_changed_ctx *ctx;
 	struct gpio_desc *desc = data;
+	struct file *fp;
 
 	if (!test_bit(gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc), cdev->watched_lines))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
+	/* Keep the file descriptor alive for the duration of the notification. */
+	fp = get_file_active(&cdev->fp);
+	if (!fp)
+		/* Chardev file descriptor was or is being released. */
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	/*
 	 * If this is called from atomic context (for instance: with a spinlock
 	 * taken by the atomic notifier chain), any sleeping calls must be done
@@ -2575,8 +2582,6 @@ static int lineinfo_changed_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	/* Keep the GPIO device alive until we emit the event. */
 	ctx->gdev = gpio_device_get(desc->gdev);
 	ctx->cdev = cdev;
-	/* Keep the file descriptor alive too. */
-	get_file(ctx->cdev->fp);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&ctx->work, lineinfo_changed_func);
 	queue_work(ctx->gdev->line_state_wq, &ctx->work);