3 Michael Elizabeth Chastain
6 If you are adding new ioctl's to the kernel, you should use the _IO
7 macros defined in <linux/ioctl.h>:
9 _IO an ioctl with no parameters
10 _IOW an ioctl with write parameters (copy_from_user)
11 _IOR an ioctl with read parameters (copy_to_user)
12 _IOWR an ioctl with both write and read parameters.
14 'Write' and 'read' are from the user's point of view, just like the
15 system calls 'write' and 'read'. For example, a SET_FOO ioctl would
16 be _IOW, although the kernel would actually read data from user space;
17 a GET_FOO ioctl would be _IOR, although the kernel would actually write
20 The first argument to _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR is an identifying letter
21 or number from the table below. Because of the large number of drivers,
22 many drivers share a partial letter with other drivers.
24 If you are writing a driver for a new device and need a letter, pick an
25 unused block with enough room for expansion: 32 to 256 ioctl commands.
26 You can register the block by patching this file and submitting the
27 patch to Linus Torvalds. Or you can e-mail me at <mec@shout.net> and
28 I'll register one for you.
30 The second argument to _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR is a sequence number
31 to distinguish ioctls from each other. The third argument to _IOW,
32 _IOR, or _IOWR is the type of the data going into the kernel or coming
33 out of the kernel (e.g. 'int' or 'struct foo').
35 Some devices use their major number as the identifier; this is OK, as
36 long as it is unique. Some devices are irregular and don't follow any
39 Following this convention is good because:
41 (1) Keeping the ioctl's globally unique helps error checking:
42 if a program calls an ioctl on the wrong device, it will get an
43 error rather than some unexpected behaviour.
45 (2) The 'strace' build procedure automatically finds ioctl numbers
46 defined with _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR.
48 (3) 'strace' can decode numbers back into useful names when the
51 (4) People looking for ioctls can grep for them more easily when
52 this convention is used to define the ioctl numbers.
54 (5) When following the convention, the driver code can use generic
55 code to copy the parameters between user and kernel space.
57 This table lists ioctls visible from user land for Linux/i386. It contains
58 most drivers up to 2.3.14, but I know I am missing some.
60 Code Seq# Include File Comments
61 ========================================================
62 0x00 00-1F linux/fs.h conflict!
63 0x00 00-1F scsi/scsi_ioctl.h conflict!
64 0x00 00-1F linux/fb.h conflict!
65 0x00 00-1F linux/wavefront.h conflict!
67 0x03 all linux/hdreg.h
68 0x04 all linux/umsdos_fs.h
73 0x20 all drivers/cdrom/cm206.h
75 '1' 00-1F <linux/timepps.h> PPS kit from Ulrich Windl
76 <ftp://ftp.de.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/ntp/PPS/>
77 '6' 00-10 <asm-i386/processor.h> Intel IA32 microcode update driver
78 <mailto:tigran@veritas.com>
79 '8' all SNP8023 advanced NIC card
80 <mailto:mcr@solidum.com>
81 'A' 00-1F linux/apm_bios.h
82 'B' C0-FF advanced bbus
83 <mailto:maassen@uni-freiburg.de>
84 'C' all linux/soundcard.h
87 'J' 00-1F drivers/scsi/gdth_ioctl.h
89 'L' 00-1F linux/loop.h
90 'L' E0-FF linux/ppdd.h encrypted disk device driver
91 <http://linux01.gwdg.de/~alatham/ppdd.html>
92 'M' all linux/soundcard.h conflict!
93 'M' 00-1F linux/isicom.h conflict!
94 'P' all linux/soundcard.h
95 'Q' all linux/soundcard.h
96 'R' 00-1F linux/random.h
97 'S' all linux/cdrom.h conflict!
98 'S' 80-81 scsi/scsi_ioctl.h conflict!
99 'S' 82-FF scsi/scsi.h conflict!
100 'T' all linux/soundcard.h conflict!
101 'T' all asm-i386/ioctls.h conflict!
102 'U' all linux/drivers/usb/usb.h
104 'W' 00-1F linux/watchdog.h conflict!
105 'W' 00-1F linux/wanrouter.h conflict!
106 'X' all linux/xfs_fs.h
107 'Y' all linux/cyclades.h
109 <http://lrcwww.epfl.ch/linux-atm/magic.html>
110 'b' 00-FF bit3 vme host bridge
111 <mailto:natalia@nikhefk.nikhef.nl>
112 'c' 00-7F linux/comstats.h conflict!
113 'c' 00-7F linux/coda.h conflict!
114 'd' 00-1F linux/devfs_fs.h conflict!
115 'd' 00-DF linux/video_decoder.h conflict!
116 'd' F0-FF linux/digi1.h
117 'e' all linux/digi1.h conflict!
118 'e' 00-1F linux/video_encoder.h conflict!
119 'e' 00-1F net/irda/irtty.h conflict!
120 'f' 00-1F linux/ext2_fs.h
121 'h' 00-7F Charon filesystem
122 <mailto:zapman@interlan.net>
123 'i' 00-3F linux/i2o.h
124 'j' 00-3F linux/joystick.h
125 'k' all asm-sparc/kbio.h
127 'l' 00-3F linux/tcfs_fs.h transparent cryptographic file system
128 <http://mikonos.dia.unisa.it/tcfs>
129 'l' 40-7F linux/udf_fs_i.h in development:
130 <http://www.trylinux.com/projects/udf/>
131 'm' all linux/mtio.h conflict!
132 'm' all linux/soundcard.h conflict!
133 'm' all linux/synclink.h conflict!
134 'm' 00-1F net/irda/irmod.h conflict!
135 'n' 00-7F linux/ncp_fs.h
136 'n' E0-FF video/matrox.h matroxfb
137 'p' 00-3F linux/mc146818rtc.h
138 'p' 40-7F linux/nvram.h
139 'p' 80-9F user-space parport
140 <mailto:tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk>
141 'q' 00-1F linux/videotext.h conflict!
142 'q' 80-FF Internet PhoneJACK, Internet LineJACK
143 <http://www.quicknet.net>
144 'r' 00-1F linux/msdos_fs.h
146 't' 00-7F linux/if_ppp.h
147 't' 80-8F linux/isdn_ppp.h
148 'u' 00-1F linux/smb_fs.h
149 'v' 00-1F linux/ext2_fs.h conflict!
150 'v' all linux/videodev.h conflict!
151 'w' all CERN SCI driver
152 'y' 00-1F packet based user level communications
153 <mailto:zapman@interlan.net>
154 'z' 00-3F CAN bus card
155 <mailto:hdstich@connectu.ulm.circular.de>
156 'z' 40-7F CAN bus card
158 0x80 00-1F linux/fb.h
159 0x89 00-06 asm-i386/sockios.h
160 0x89 0B-DF linux/sockios.h
161 0x89 E0-EF linux/sockios.h SIOCPROTOPRIVATE range
162 0x89 F0-FF linux/sockios.h SIOCDEVPRIVATE range
163 0x8B all linux/wireless.h
164 0x8C 00-3F WiNRADiO driver
165 <http://www.proximity.com.au/~brian/winradio/>
166 0x90 00 drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.h
167 0x93 60-7F linux/auto_fs.h
168 0x99 00-0F 537-Addinboard driver
169 <mailto:buk@buks.ipn.de>
170 0xA0 all linux/sdp/sdp.h Industrial Device Project
171 <mailto:kenji@bitgate.com>
172 0xA2 00-0F DVD decoder driver in development:
173 <http://linuxtv.org/dvd/api/>
174 0xA3 00-1F Philips SAA7146 dirver in development:
175 <mailto:Andreas.Beckmann@hamburg.sc.philips.com>
176 0xA3 80-8F Port ACL in development:
177 <mailto:tlewis@mindspring.com>
178 0xA3 90-9F linux/dtlk.h
179 0xAB 00-1F linux/nbd.h
180 0xAC 00-1F linux/raw.h
181 0xAD 00 Netfilter device in development:
182 <mailto:rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
183 0xB0 all RATIO devices in development:
184 <mailto:vgo@ratio.de>
185 0xB1 00-1F PPPoX <mailto:mostrows@styx.uwaterloo.ca>
186 0xCB 00-1F CBM serial IEC bus in development:
187 <mailto:michael.klein@puffin.lb.shuttle.de>