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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst index fee5c4731501..4f1532a251d2 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 @@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ Code Seq# Include File Comments include/linux/falloc.h, linux/fs.h, 'X' all fs/ocfs2/ocfs_fs.h conflict! -'X' 01 linux/pktcdvd.h conflict! 'Z' 14-15 drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.h '[' 00-3F linux/usb/tmc.h USB Test and Measurement Devices <mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> @@ -403,6 +401,8 @@ Code Seq# Include File Comments <mailto:mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> 0xF8 all arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/amd_hsmp.h AMD HSMP EPYC system management interface driver <mailto:nchatrad@amd.com> +0xF9 00-0F uapi/misc/amd-apml.h AMD side band system management interface driver + <mailto:naveenkrishna.chatradhi@amd.com> 0xFD all linux/dm-ioctl.h 0xFE all linux/isst_if.h ==== ===== ======================================================= ================================================================ |