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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst | 8 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst index 7a1409ecc238..83e5d2abdad6 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, |