Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:26:16 +0200 | From | "Miguel Ojeda" <> | Subject | Re: request for ioctl range for private devices |
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On 9/16/06, Jim Gibbons <jim@gibbons.com> wrote: > > I would like to use an ioctl range that would be safe, now and in the > future. Given that we won't be putting this driver on any general > computing platforms, it seems inappropriate to reserve an ioctl range > for this device. >
I'm trying to get a patch accepted, and I just modified the file to appear in the ioctl-number list, so if they apply the patch, the magic number will be automatically reserved.
I think it's the right approach. Anyway, you should write and send the device driver first, for review, because some people disagree with your ioctl use, and maybe they can ask you for use another way to communicate special commands to your device.
If you are not going to submit the driver code ever, I think it will be much more difficult to get a ioctl just for your private use. If I'm right, you will have to keep your patch update on your own, as it doesn't belong to linux at all.
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