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;
        struct port *port;
        int ret;
 
-       port = container_of(cdev, struct port, cdev);
+       port = find_port_by_devt(cdev->dev);
        filp->private_data = port;
 
        /*