diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index a8baa1d..b78990b 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -192,21 +192,53 @@ VAStatus RequestQueryConfigProfiles(VADriverContextP context,
 	}
 
 	found = any_fd_supports_output_format(driver_data, V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_SLICE);
-	if (found && index < (V4L2_REQUEST_MAX_PROFILES - 6)) {
+	if (found && index < (V4L2_REQUEST_MAX_PROFILES - 5)) {
 		profiles[index++] = VAProfileH264Main;
 		profiles[index++] = VAProfileH264High;
 		profiles[index++] = VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline;
 		profiles[index++] = VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh;
 		profiles[index++] = VAProfileH264StereoHigh;
-		/* iter39: Hi10P on rkvdec (NV15 CAPTURE, bit_depth=10). */
-		profiles[index++] = VAProfileH264High10;
+		/*
+		 * iter39 Phase 7 close (Option B): VAProfileH264High10
+		 * DELIBERATELY NOT ENUMERATED.
+		 *
+		 * Hi10P on Rockchip V4L2 stateless decoders requires:
+		 *   - HW: ✓ both RK3399 + RK3588 capable (per Rockchip
+		 *         datasheets — 4K 10-bit H.264 line items)
+		 *   - Kernel: ✓ Karlman v6→v10 series merged in
+		 *             mmind v7.0 (rkvdec_h264_decoded_fmts[] has
+		 *             NV15/NV20; ctrl cfg.max=HIGH_422_INTRA;
+		 *             bit_depth_luma_minus8==2 path live in
+		 *             rkvdec-h264-common.c:196)
+		 *   - Userspace ffmpeg: ✗ ffmpeg-v4l2-request-fourier
+		 *             lacks the userspace plumbing for Hi10P;
+		 *             kdirect path fails with EINVAL, libva path
+		 *             returns CAPTURE buffer all-zero.
+		 *
+		 * Empirically verified on both fresnel (RK3399) and ampere
+		 * (RK3588) 2026-05-17 — same all-zero / EINVAL failure
+		 * mode on both. The backend infrastructure (codec.c,
+		 * context.c, image.c, surface.c, nv15.c) is RETAINED for
+		 * when the upstream ffmpeg gap closes — just re-add the
+		 * profiles[index++] line and bump the (-5) guard back to
+		 * (-6). See memory feedback_rk3399_h264_hi10p_advertised_not_functional
+		 * for the empirical evidence.
+		 */
 	}
 
 	found = any_fd_supports_output_format(driver_data, V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC_SLICE);
-	if (found && index < (V4L2_REQUEST_MAX_PROFILES - 2)) {
+	if (found && index < (V4L2_REQUEST_MAX_PROFILES - 1)) {
 		profiles[index++] = VAProfileHEVCMain;
-		/* iter39: Main10 on rkvdec (NV15 CAPTURE). */
-		profiles[index++] = VAProfileHEVCMain10;
+		/*
+		 * iter39 Phase 7 close (Option B): VAProfileHEVCMain10
+		 * DELIBERATELY NOT ENUMERATED. Same reasoning as
+		 * VAProfileH264High10 above — kernel + HW ready,
+		 * userspace ffmpeg V4L2 hwaccel plumbing not. Untested
+		 * specifically due to no Main10 fixture (system x265
+		 * is 8-bit-only on Arch ARM), but same kernel/HW/
+		 * userspace stack so same gap likely applies. Re-enable
+		 * when ffmpeg-vaapi → V4L2 hwaccel adds 10-bit HEVC.
+		 */
 	}
 
 	found = any_fd_supports_output_format(driver_data, V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP8_FRAME);