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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