misc: pass miscdevice through file's private_data
Make the miscdevice accessible through the file's private_data.
Previously, this was done only when an open() file operation had been
registered. If no custom open() file operation was defined,
private_data was set to NULL.
This subtle quirk was confusing, to the point where kernel code
registered *empty* file open operations to have private_data point to
the misc device structure and avoid duplicating that logic.
And it could easily lead to bugs, where the addition or removal of a
custom open() file operation surprisingly changes the initial value of
a file's private_data structure.
To resolve this, we now place the miscdevice in the file's private_data
member unconditionally when open() is called.
Signed-off-by: Tom Van Braeckel <tomvanbraeckel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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