linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] device-dax: don't set kobj parent during cdev init

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Date:   Sat, 11 Feb 2017 22:42:34 -0700
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Sajjan Vikas C <vikas.cha.sajjan@....com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] device-dax: don't set kobj parent during cdev init

On 11/02/17 11:58 AM, Dan Williams wrote:
> Also when using an embedded cdev how would you recommend avoiding this problem?

I don't know. Hopefully, Greg has a good idea. But it sounds like a
general problem that a lot of cdev's actually suffer from without
realizing. Perhaps we need a more general solution. Some way for the
cdev to reference its containing structure in a way that it's designed
for such that anyone writing a driver will do the right thing without
needing to dive into the kobjects.

Logan