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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst index 7a1409ecc238..3d1171fd96c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst @@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ or number from the table below. Because of the large number of drivers, many drivers share a partial letter with other drivers. If you are writing a driver for a new device and need a letter, pick an -unused block with enough room for expansion: 32 to 256 ioctl commands. -You can register the block by patching this file and submitting the -patch to Linus Torvalds. Or you can e-mail me at <mec@shout.net> and -I'll register one for you. +unused block with enough room for expansion: 32 to 256 ioctl commands +should suffice. You can register the block by patching this file and +submitting the patch through :doc:`usual patch submission process +</process/submitting-patches>`. The second argument to _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR is a sequence number to distinguish ioctls from each other. The third argument to _IOW, @@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ Following this convention is good because: (5) When following the convention, the driver code can use generic code to copy the parameters between user and kernel space. -This table lists ioctls visible from user land for Linux/x86. It contains -most drivers up to 2.6.31, but I know I am missing some. There has been -no attempt to list non-X86 architectures or ioctls from drivers/staging/. +This table lists ioctls visible from userland, excluding ones from +drivers/staging/. ==== ===== ======================================================= ================================================================ Code Seq# Include File Comments @@ -366,6 +365,12 @@ Code Seq# Include File Comments <mailto:linuxppc-dev> 0xB2 01-02 arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/papr-sysparm.h powerpc/pseries system parameter API <mailto:linuxppc-dev> +0xB2 03-05 arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/papr-indices.h powerpc/pseries indices API + <mailto:linuxppc-dev> +0xB2 06-07 arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/papr-platform-dump.h powerpc/pseries Platform Dump API + <mailto:linuxppc-dev> +0xB2 08 powerpc/include/uapi/asm/papr-physical-attestation.h powerpc/pseries Physical Attestation API + <mailto:linuxppc-dev> 0xB3 00 linux/mmc/ioctl.h 0xB4 00-0F linux/gpio.h <mailto:linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org> 0xB5 00-0F uapi/linux/rpmsg.h <mailto:linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org> |