To convert to using cdev as a pointer to avoid kref troubles, we have to use a different method to get to a port from an inode than the current container_of method. Add find_port_by_devt() that looks up all portdevs and ports with those portdevs to find the right port. Signed-off-by: Amit Shah <amit.shah@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c index a37a868..af44332 100644 --- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c +++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c @@ -227,6 +227,41 @@ out: return port; } +static struct port *find_port_by_devt_in_portdev(struct ports_device *portdev, + dev_t dev) +{ + struct port *port; + unsigned long flags; + + spin_lock_irqsave(&portdev->ports_lock, flags); + list_for_each_entry(port, &portdev->ports, list) + if (port->cdev.dev == dev) + goto out; + port = NULL; +out: + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&portdev->ports_lock, flags); + + return port; +} + +static struct port *find_port_by_devt(dev_t dev) +{ + struct ports_device *portdev; + struct port *port; + unsigned long flags; + + spin_lock_irqsave(&pdrvdata_lock, flags); + list_for_each_entry(portdev, &pdrvdata.portdevs, list) { + port = find_port_by_devt_in_portdev(portdev, dev); + if (port) + goto out; + } + port = NULL; +out: + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pdrvdata_lock, flags); + return port; +} + static struct port *find_port_by_id(struct ports_device *portdev, u32 id) { struct port *port; @@ -704,7 +739,7 @@ static int port_fops_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) struct port *port; int ret; - port = container_of(cdev, struct port, cdev); + port = find_port_by_devt(cdev->dev); filp->private_data = port; /* -- 1.7.2.2 _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization