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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/cdrom.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/cdrom.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3b4c0506d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/cdrom.rst @@ -0,0 +1,1233 @@ +============================ +Summary of CDROM ioctl calls +============================ + +- Edward A. Falk <efalk@google.com> + +November, 2004 + +This document attempts to describe the ioctl(2) calls supported by +the CDROM layer. These are by-and-large implemented (as of Linux 2.6) +in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c and drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c + +ioctl values are listed in <linux/cdrom.h>. As of this writing, they +are as follows: + + ====================== =============================================== + CDROMPAUSE Pause Audio Operation + CDROMRESUME Resume paused Audio Operation + CDROMPLAYMSF Play Audio MSF (struct cdrom_msf) + CDROMPLAYTRKIND Play Audio Track/index (struct cdrom_ti) + CDROMREADTOCHDR Read TOC header (struct cdrom_tochdr) + CDROMREADTOCENTRY Read TOC entry (struct cdrom_tocentry) + CDROMSTOP Stop the cdrom drive + CDROMSTART Start the cdrom drive + CDROMEJECT Ejects the cdrom media + CDROMVOLCTRL Control output volume (struct cdrom_volctrl) + CDROMSUBCHNL Read subchannel data (struct cdrom_subchnl) + CDROMREADMODE2 Read CDROM mode 2 data (2336 Bytes) + (struct cdrom_read) + CDROMREADMODE1 Read CDROM mode 1 data (2048 Bytes) + (struct cdrom_read) + CDROMREADAUDIO (struct cdrom_read_audio) + CDROMEJECT_SW enable(1)/disable(0) auto-ejecting + CDROMMULTISESSION Obtain the start-of-last-session + address of multi session disks + (struct cdrom_multisession) + CDROM_GET_MCN Obtain the "Universal Product Code" + if available (struct cdrom_mcn) + CDROM_GET_UPC Deprecated, use CDROM_GET_MCN instead. + CDROMRESET hard-reset the drive + CDROMVOLREAD Get the drive's volume setting + (struct cdrom_volctrl) + CDROMREADRAW read data in raw mode (2352 Bytes) + (struct cdrom_read) + CDROMREADCOOKED read data in cooked mode + CDROMSEEK seek msf address + CDROMPLAYBLK scsi-cd only, (struct cdrom_blk) + CDROMREADALL read all 2646 bytes + CDROMGETSPINDOWN return 4-bit spindown value + CDROMSETSPINDOWN set 4-bit spindown value + CDROMCLOSETRAY pendant of CDROMEJECT + CDROM_SET_OPTIONS Set behavior options + CDROM_CLEAR_OPTIONS Clear behavior options + CDROM_SELECT_SPEED Set the CD-ROM speed + CDROM_SELECT_DISC Select disc (for juke-boxes) + CDROM_MEDIA_CHANGED Check is media changed + CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS Get tray position, etc. + CDROM_DISC_STATUS Get disc type, etc. + CDROM_CHANGER_NSLOTS Get number of slots + CDROM_LOCKDOOR lock or unlock door + CDROM_DEBUG Turn debug messages on/off + CDROM_GET_CAPABILITY get capabilities + CDROMAUDIOBUFSIZ set the audio buffer size + DVD_READ_STRUCT Read structure + DVD_WRITE_STRUCT Write structure + DVD_AUTH Authentication + CDROM_SEND_PACKET send a packet to the drive + CDROM_NEXT_WRITABLE get next writable block + CDROM_LAST_WRITTEN get last block written on disc + ====================== =============================================== + + +The information that follows was determined from reading kernel source +code. It is likely that some corrections will be made over time. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +General: + + Unless otherwise specified, all ioctl calls return 0 on success + and -1 with errno set to an appropriate value on error. (Some + ioctls return non-negative data values.) + + Unless otherwise specified, all ioctl calls return -1 and set + errno to EFAULT on a failed attempt to copy data to or from user + address space. + + Individual drivers may return error codes not listed here. + + Unless otherwise specified, all data structures and constants + are defined in <linux/cdrom.h> + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + + +CDROMPAUSE + Pause Audio Operation + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROMPAUSE, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + +CDROMRESUME + Resume paused Audio Operation + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROMRESUME, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + +CDROMPLAYMSF + Play Audio MSF + + (struct cdrom_msf) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_msf msf; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMPLAYMSF, &msf); + + inputs: + cdrom_msf structure, describing a segment of music to play + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + notes: + - MSF stands for minutes-seconds-frames + - LBA stands for logical block address + - Segment is described as start and end times, where each time + is described as minutes:seconds:frames. + A frame is 1/75 of a second. + + +CDROMPLAYTRKIND + Play Audio Track/index + + (struct cdrom_ti) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_ti ti; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMPLAYTRKIND, &ti); + + inputs: + cdrom_ti structure, describing a segment of music to play + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + notes: + - Segment is described as start and end times, where each time + is described as a track and an index. + + + +CDROMREADTOCHDR + Read TOC header + + (struct cdrom_tochdr) + + + usage:: + + cdrom_tochdr header; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMREADTOCHDR, &header); + + inputs: + cdrom_tochdr structure + + + outputs: + cdrom_tochdr structure + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + + +CDROMREADTOCENTRY + Read TOC entry + + (struct cdrom_tocentry) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_tocentry entry; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMREADTOCENTRY, &entry); + + inputs: + cdrom_tocentry structure + + + outputs: + cdrom_tocentry structure + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + - EINVAL entry.cdte_format not CDROM_MSF or CDROM_LBA + - EINVAL requested track out of bounds + - EIO I/O error reading TOC + + notes: + - TOC stands for Table Of Contents + - MSF stands for minutes-seconds-frames + - LBA stands for logical block address + + + +CDROMSTOP + Stop the cdrom drive + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROMSTOP, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + notes: + - Exact interpretation of this ioctl depends on the device, + but most seem to spin the drive down. + + +CDROMSTART + Start the cdrom drive + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROMSTART, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + notes: + - Exact interpretation of this ioctl depends on the device, + but most seem to spin the drive up and/or close the tray. + Other devices ignore the ioctl completely. + + +CDROMEJECT + - Ejects the cdrom media + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROMEJECT, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + none + + + error returns: + - ENOSYS cd drive not capable of ejecting + - EBUSY other processes are accessing drive, or door is locked + + notes: + - See CDROM_LOCKDOOR, below. + + + + +CDROMCLOSETRAY + pendant of CDROMEJECT + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROMCLOSETRAY, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + none + + + error returns: + - ENOSYS cd drive not capable of closing the tray + - EBUSY other processes are accessing drive, or door is locked + + notes: + - See CDROM_LOCKDOOR, below. + + + + +CDROMVOLCTRL + Control output volume (struct cdrom_volctrl) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_volctrl volume; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMVOLCTRL, &volume); + + inputs: + cdrom_volctrl structure containing volumes for up to 4 + channels. + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + + +CDROMVOLREAD + Get the drive's volume setting + + (struct cdrom_volctrl) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_volctrl volume; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMVOLREAD, &volume); + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + The current volume settings. + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + + + +CDROMSUBCHNL + Read subchannel data + + (struct cdrom_subchnl) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_subchnl q; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMSUBCHNL, &q); + + inputs: + cdrom_subchnl structure + + + outputs: + cdrom_subchnl structure + + + error return: + - ENOSYS cd drive not audio-capable. + - EINVAL format not CDROM_MSF or CDROM_LBA + + notes: + - Format is converted to CDROM_MSF or CDROM_LBA + as per user request on return + + + +CDROMREADRAW + read data in raw mode (2352 Bytes) + + (struct cdrom_read) + + usage:: + + union { + + struct cdrom_msf msf; /* input */ + char buffer[CD_FRAMESIZE_RAW]; /* return */ + } arg; + ioctl(fd, CDROMREADRAW, &arg); + + inputs: + cdrom_msf structure indicating an address to read. + + Only the start values are significant. + + outputs: + Data written to address provided by user. + + + error return: + - EINVAL address less than 0, or msf less than 0:2:0 + - ENOMEM out of memory + + notes: + - As of 2.6.8.1, comments in <linux/cdrom.h> indicate that this + ioctl accepts a cdrom_read structure, but actual source code + reads a cdrom_msf structure and writes a buffer of data to + the same address. + + - MSF values are converted to LBA values via this formula:: + + lba = (((m * CD_SECS) + s) * CD_FRAMES + f) - CD_MSF_OFFSET; + + + + +CDROMREADMODE1 + Read CDROM mode 1 data (2048 Bytes) + + (struct cdrom_read) + + notes: + Identical to CDROMREADRAW except that block size is + CD_FRAMESIZE (2048) bytes + + + +CDROMREADMODE2 + Read CDROM mode 2 data (2336 Bytes) + + (struct cdrom_read) + + notes: + Identical to CDROMREADRAW except that block size is + CD_FRAMESIZE_RAW0 (2336) bytes + + + +CDROMREADAUDIO + (struct cdrom_read_audio) + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_read_audio ra; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMREADAUDIO, &ra); + + inputs: + cdrom_read_audio structure containing read start + point and length + + outputs: + audio data, returned to buffer indicated by ra + + + error return: + - EINVAL format not CDROM_MSF or CDROM_LBA + - EINVAL nframes not in range [1 75] + - ENXIO drive has no queue (probably means invalid fd) + - ENOMEM out of memory + + +CDROMEJECT_SW + enable(1)/disable(0) auto-ejecting + + + usage:: + + int val; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMEJECT_SW, val); + + inputs: + Flag specifying auto-eject flag. + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS Drive is not capable of ejecting. + - EBUSY Door is locked + + + + +CDROMMULTISESSION + Obtain the start-of-last-session address of multi session disks + + (struct cdrom_multisession) + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_multisession ms_info; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMMULTISESSION, &ms_info); + + inputs: + cdrom_multisession structure containing desired + + format. + + outputs: + cdrom_multisession structure is filled with last_session + information. + + error return: + - EINVAL format not CDROM_MSF or CDROM_LBA + + +CDROM_GET_MCN + Obtain the "Universal Product Code" + if available + + (struct cdrom_mcn) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_mcn mcn; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_GET_MCN, &mcn); + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + Universal Product Code + + + error return: + - ENOSYS Drive is not capable of reading MCN data. + + notes: + - Source code comments state:: + + The following function is implemented, although very few + audio discs give Universal Product Code information, which + should just be the Medium Catalog Number on the box. Note, + that the way the code is written on the CD is /not/ uniform + across all discs! + + + + +CDROM_GET_UPC + CDROM_GET_MCN (deprecated) + + + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1 + + + +CDROMRESET + hard-reset the drive + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROMRESET, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - ENOSYS Drive is not capable of resetting. + + + + +CDROMREADCOOKED + read data in cooked mode + + + usage:: + + u8 buffer[CD_FRAMESIZE] + + ioctl(fd, CDROMREADCOOKED, buffer); + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + 2048 bytes of data, "cooked" mode. + + + notes: + Not implemented on all drives. + + + + + +CDROMREADALL + read all 2646 bytes + + + Same as CDROMREADCOOKED, but reads 2646 bytes. + + + +CDROMSEEK + seek msf address + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_msf msf; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMSEEK, &msf); + + inputs: + MSF address to seek to. + + + outputs: + none + + + + +CDROMPLAYBLK + scsi-cd only + + (struct cdrom_blk) + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_blk blk; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMPLAYBLK, &blk); + + inputs: + Region to play + + + outputs: + none + + + + +CDROMGETSPINDOWN + usage:: + + char spindown; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMGETSPINDOWN, &spindown); + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + The value of the current 4-bit spindown value. + + + + + +CDROMSETSPINDOWN + usage:: + + char spindown + + ioctl(fd, CDROMSETSPINDOWN, &spindown); + + inputs: + 4-bit value used to control spindown (TODO: more detail here) + + + outputs: + none + + + + + + +CDROM_SET_OPTIONS + Set behavior options + + + usage:: + + int options; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_SET_OPTIONS, options); + + inputs: + New values for drive options. The logical 'or' of: + + ============== ================================== + CDO_AUTO_CLOSE close tray on first open(2) + CDO_AUTO_EJECT open tray on last release + CDO_USE_FFLAGS use O_NONBLOCK information on open + CDO_LOCK lock tray on open files + CDO_CHECK_TYPE check type on open for data + ============== ================================== + + outputs: + Returns the resulting options settings in the + ioctl return value. Returns -1 on error. + + error return: + - ENOSYS selected option(s) not supported by drive. + + + + +CDROM_CLEAR_OPTIONS + Clear behavior options + + + Same as CDROM_SET_OPTIONS, except that selected options are + turned off. + + + +CDROM_SELECT_SPEED + Set the CD-ROM speed + + + usage:: + + int speed; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_SELECT_SPEED, speed); + + inputs: + New drive speed. + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - ENOSYS speed selection not supported by drive. + + + +CDROM_SELECT_DISC + Select disc (for juke-boxes) + + + usage:: + + int disk; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_SELECT_DISC, disk); + + inputs: + Disk to load into drive. + + + outputs: + none + + + error return: + - EINVAL Disk number beyond capacity of drive + + + +CDROM_MEDIA_CHANGED + Check is media changed + + + usage:: + + int slot; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_MEDIA_CHANGED, slot); + + inputs: + Slot number to be tested, always zero except for jukeboxes. + + May also be special values CDSL_NONE or CDSL_CURRENT + + outputs: + Ioctl return value is 0 or 1 depending on whether the media + + has been changed, or -1 on error. + + error returns: + - ENOSYS Drive can't detect media change + - EINVAL Slot number beyond capacity of drive + - ENOMEM Out of memory + + + +CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS + Get tray position, etc. + + + usage:: + + int slot; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS, slot); + + inputs: + Slot number to be tested, always zero except for jukeboxes. + + May also be special values CDSL_NONE or CDSL_CURRENT + + outputs: + Ioctl return value will be one of the following values + + from <linux/cdrom.h>: + + =================== ========================== + CDS_NO_INFO Information not available. + CDS_NO_DISC + CDS_TRAY_OPEN + CDS_DRIVE_NOT_READY + CDS_DISC_OK + -1 error + =================== ========================== + + error returns: + - ENOSYS Drive can't detect drive status + - EINVAL Slot number beyond capacity of drive + - ENOMEM Out of memory + + + + +CDROM_DISC_STATUS + Get disc type, etc. + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_DISC_STATUS, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + Ioctl return value will be one of the following values + + from <linux/cdrom.h>: + + - CDS_NO_INFO + - CDS_AUDIO + - CDS_MIXED + - CDS_XA_2_2 + - CDS_XA_2_1 + - CDS_DATA_1 + + error returns: + none at present + + notes: + - Source code comments state:: + + + Ok, this is where problems start. The current interface for + the CDROM_DISC_STATUS ioctl is flawed. It makes the false + assumption that CDs are all CDS_DATA_1 or all CDS_AUDIO, etc. + Unfortunately, while this is often the case, it is also + very common for CDs to have some tracks with data, and some + tracks with audio. Just because I feel like it, I declare + the following to be the best way to cope. If the CD has + ANY data tracks on it, it will be returned as a data CD. + If it has any XA tracks, I will return it as that. Now I + could simplify this interface by combining these returns with + the above, but this more clearly demonstrates the problem + with the current interface. Too bad this wasn't designed + to use bitmasks... -Erik + + Well, now we have the option CDS_MIXED: a mixed-type CD. + User level programmers might feel the ioctl is not very + useful. + ---david + + + + +CDROM_CHANGER_NSLOTS + Get number of slots + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_CHANGER_NSLOTS, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + The ioctl return value will be the number of slots in a + CD changer. Typically 1 for non-multi-disk devices. + + error returns: + none + + + +CDROM_LOCKDOOR + lock or unlock door + + + usage:: + + int lock; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_LOCKDOOR, lock); + + inputs: + Door lock flag, 1=lock, 0=unlock + + + outputs: + none + + + error returns: + - EDRIVE_CANT_DO_THIS + + Door lock function not supported. + - EBUSY + + Attempt to unlock when multiple users + have the drive open and not CAP_SYS_ADMIN + + notes: + As of 2.6.8.1, the lock flag is a global lock, meaning that + all CD drives will be locked or unlocked together. This is + probably a bug. + + The EDRIVE_CANT_DO_THIS value is defined in <linux/cdrom.h> + and is currently (2.6.8.1) the same as EOPNOTSUPP + + + +CDROM_DEBUG + Turn debug messages on/off + + + usage:: + + int debug; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_DEBUG, debug); + + inputs: + Cdrom debug flag, 0=disable, 1=enable + + + outputs: + The ioctl return value will be the new debug flag. + + + error return: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + + + +CDROM_GET_CAPABILITY + get capabilities + + + usage:: + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_GET_CAPABILITY, 0); + + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + The ioctl return value is the current device capability + flags. See CDC_CLOSE_TRAY, CDC_OPEN_TRAY, etc. + + + +CDROMAUDIOBUFSIZ + set the audio buffer size + + + usage:: + + int arg; + + ioctl(fd, CDROMAUDIOBUFSIZ, val); + + inputs: + New audio buffer size + + + outputs: + The ioctl return value is the new audio buffer size, or -1 + on error. + + error return: + - ENOSYS Not supported by this driver. + + notes: + Not supported by all drivers. + + + + +DVD_READ_STRUCT Read structure + + usage:: + + dvd_struct s; + + ioctl(fd, DVD_READ_STRUCT, &s); + + inputs: + dvd_struct structure, containing: + + =================== ========================================== + type specifies the information desired, one of + DVD_STRUCT_PHYSICAL, DVD_STRUCT_COPYRIGHT, + DVD_STRUCT_DISCKEY, DVD_STRUCT_BCA, + DVD_STRUCT_MANUFACT + physical.layer_num desired layer, indexed from 0 + copyright.layer_num desired layer, indexed from 0 + disckey.agid + =================== ========================================== + + outputs: + dvd_struct structure, containing: + + =================== ================================ + physical for type == DVD_STRUCT_PHYSICAL + copyright for type == DVD_STRUCT_COPYRIGHT + disckey.value for type == DVD_STRUCT_DISCKEY + bca.{len,value} for type == DVD_STRUCT_BCA + manufact.{len,valu} for type == DVD_STRUCT_MANUFACT + =================== ================================ + + error returns: + - EINVAL physical.layer_num exceeds number of layers + - EIO Received invalid response from drive + + + +DVD_WRITE_STRUCT Write structure + + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1 + + + +DVD_AUTH Authentication + + usage:: + + dvd_authinfo ai; + + ioctl(fd, DVD_AUTH, &ai); + + inputs: + dvd_authinfo structure. See <linux/cdrom.h> + + + outputs: + dvd_authinfo structure. + + + error return: + - ENOTTY ai.type not recognized. + + + +CDROM_SEND_PACKET + send a packet to the drive + + + usage:: + + struct cdrom_generic_command cgc; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_SEND_PACKET, &cgc); + + inputs: + cdrom_generic_command structure containing the packet to send. + + + outputs: + none + + cdrom_generic_command structure containing results. + + error return: + - EIO + + command failed. + - EPERM + + Operation not permitted, either because a + write command was attempted on a drive which + is opened read-only, or because the command + requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO + - EINVAL + + cgc.data_direction not set + + + +CDROM_NEXT_WRITABLE + get next writable block + + + usage:: + + long next; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_NEXT_WRITABLE, &next); + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + The next writable block. + + + notes: + If the device does not support this ioctl directly, the + + ioctl will return CDROM_LAST_WRITTEN + 7. + + + +CDROM_LAST_WRITTEN + get last block written on disc + + + usage:: + + long last; + + ioctl(fd, CDROM_LAST_WRITTEN, &last); + + inputs: + none + + + outputs: + The last block written on disc + + + notes: + If the device does not support this ioctl directly, the + result is derived from the disc's table of contents. If the + table of contents can't be read, this ioctl returns an + error. diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/hdio.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/hdio.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..817371bf9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/hdio.rst @@ -0,0 +1,1342 @@ +============================== +Summary of `HDIO_` ioctl calls +============================== + +- Edward A. Falk <efalk@google.com> + +November, 2004 + +This document attempts to describe the ioctl(2) calls supported by +the HD/IDE layer. These are by-and-large implemented (as of Linux 2.6) +in drivers/ide/ide.c and drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c + +ioctl values are listed in <linux/hdreg.h>. As of this writing, they +are as follows: + + ioctls that pass argument pointers to user space: + + ======================= ======================================= + HDIO_GETGEO get device geometry + HDIO_GET_UNMASKINTR get current unmask setting + HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT get current IDE blockmode setting + HDIO_GET_QDMA get use-qdma flag + HDIO_SET_XFER set transfer rate via proc + HDIO_OBSOLETE_IDENTITY OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE + HDIO_GET_KEEPSETTINGS get keep-settings-on-reset flag + HDIO_GET_32BIT get current io_32bit setting + HDIO_GET_NOWERR get ignore-write-error flag + HDIO_GET_DMA get use-dma flag + HDIO_GET_NICE get nice flags + HDIO_GET_IDENTITY get IDE identification info + HDIO_GET_WCACHE get write cache mode on|off + HDIO_GET_ACOUSTIC get acoustic value + HDIO_GET_ADDRESS get sector addressing mode + HDIO_GET_BUSSTATE get the bus state of the hwif + HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF execute a channel tristate + HDIO_DRIVE_RESET execute a device reset + HDIO_DRIVE_TASKFILE execute raw taskfile + HDIO_DRIVE_TASK execute task and special drive command + HDIO_DRIVE_CMD execute a special drive command + HDIO_DRIVE_CMD_AEB HDIO_DRIVE_TASK + ======================= ======================================= + + ioctls that pass non-pointer values: + + ======================= ======================================= + HDIO_SET_MULTCOUNT change IDE blockmode + HDIO_SET_UNMASKINTR permit other irqs during I/O + HDIO_SET_KEEPSETTINGS keep ioctl settings on reset + HDIO_SET_32BIT change io_32bit flags + HDIO_SET_NOWERR change ignore-write-error flag + HDIO_SET_DMA change use-dma flag + HDIO_SET_PIO_MODE reconfig interface to new speed + HDIO_SCAN_HWIF register and (re)scan interface + HDIO_SET_NICE set nice flags + HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF unregister interface + HDIO_SET_WCACHE change write cache enable-disable + HDIO_SET_ACOUSTIC change acoustic behavior + HDIO_SET_BUSSTATE set the bus state of the hwif + HDIO_SET_QDMA change use-qdma flag + HDIO_SET_ADDRESS change lba addressing modes + + HDIO_SET_IDE_SCSI Set scsi emulation mode on/off + HDIO_SET_SCSI_IDE not implemented yet + ======================= ======================================= + + +The information that follows was determined from reading kernel source +code. It is likely that some corrections will be made over time. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +General: + + Unless otherwise specified, all ioctl calls return 0 on success + and -1 with errno set to an appropriate value on error. + + Unless otherwise specified, all ioctl calls return -1 and set + errno to EFAULT on a failed attempt to copy data to or from user + address space. + + Unless otherwise specified, all data structures and constants + are defined in <linux/hdreg.h> + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +HDIO_GETGEO + get device geometry + + + usage:: + + struct hd_geometry geom; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GETGEO, &geom); + + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + hd_geometry structure containing: + + + ========= ================================== + heads number of heads + sectors number of sectors/track + cylinders number of cylinders, mod 65536 + start starting sector of this partition. + ========= ================================== + + + error returns: + - EINVAL + + if the device is not a disk drive or floppy drive, + or if the user passes a null pointer + + + notes: + Not particularly useful with modern disk drives, whose geometry + is a polite fiction anyway. Modern drives are addressed + purely by sector number nowadays (lba addressing), and the + drive geometry is an abstraction which is actually subject + to change. Currently (as of Nov 2004), the geometry values + are the "bios" values -- presumably the values the drive had + when Linux first booted. + + In addition, the cylinders field of the hd_geometry is an + unsigned short, meaning that on most architectures, this + ioctl will not return a meaningful value on drives with more + than 65535 tracks. + + The start field is unsigned long, meaning that it will not + contain a meaningful value for disks over 219 Gb in size. + + + + +HDIO_GET_UNMASKINTR + get current unmask setting + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_UNMASKINTR, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the drive's current unmask setting + + + + + +HDIO_SET_UNMASKINTR + permit other irqs during I/O + + + usage:: + + unsigned long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_UNMASKINTR, val); + + inputs: + New value for unmask flag + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 1] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + + +HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT + get current IDE blockmode setting + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current IDE block mode setting. This + controls how many sectors the drive will transfer per + interrupt. + + + +HDIO_SET_MULTCOUNT + change IDE blockmode + + + usage:: + + int val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_MULTCOUNT, val); + + inputs: + New value for IDE block mode setting. This controls how many + sectors the drive will transfer per interrupt. + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range supported by disk. + - EBUSY Controller busy or blockmode already set. + - EIO Drive did not accept new block mode. + + notes: + Source code comments read:: + + This is tightly woven into the driver->do_special cannot + touch. DON'T do it again until a total personality rewrite + is committed. + + If blockmode has already been set, this ioctl will fail with + -EBUSY + + + +HDIO_GET_QDMA + get use-qdma flag + + + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1 + + + +HDIO_SET_XFER + set transfer rate via proc + + + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1 + + + +HDIO_OBSOLETE_IDENTITY + OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE + + + Same as HDIO_GET_IDENTITY (see below), except that it only + returns the first 142 bytes of drive identity information. + + + +HDIO_GET_IDENTITY + get IDE identification info + + + usage:: + + unsigned char identity[512]; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_IDENTITY, identity); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + ATA drive identity information. For full description, see + the IDENTIFY DEVICE and IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE commands in + the ATA specification. + + error returns: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - ENOMSG IDENTIFY DEVICE information not available + + notes: + Returns information that was obtained when the drive was + probed. Some of this information is subject to change, and + this ioctl does not re-probe the drive to update the + information. + + This information is also available from /proc/ide/hdX/identify + + + +HDIO_GET_KEEPSETTINGS + get keep-settings-on-reset flag + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_KEEPSETTINGS, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current "keep settings" flag + + + + notes: + When set, indicates that kernel should restore settings + after a drive reset. + + + +HDIO_SET_KEEPSETTINGS + keep ioctl settings on reset + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_KEEPSETTINGS, val); + + inputs: + New value for keep_settings flag + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 1] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + +HDIO_GET_32BIT + get current io_32bit setting + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_32BIT, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current io_32bit setting + + + + notes: + 0=16-bit, 1=32-bit, 2,3 = 32bit+sync + + + + + +HDIO_GET_NOWERR + get ignore-write-error flag + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_NOWERR, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current ignore-write-error flag + + + + + +HDIO_GET_DMA + get use-dma flag + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_DMA, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current use-dma flag + + + + + +HDIO_GET_NICE + get nice flags + + + usage:: + + long nice; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_NICE, &nice); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The drive's "nice" values. + + + + notes: + Per-drive flags which determine when the system will give more + bandwidth to other devices sharing the same IDE bus. + + See <linux/hdreg.h>, near symbol IDE_NICE_DSC_OVERLAP. + + + + +HDIO_SET_NICE + set nice flags + + + usage:: + + unsigned long nice; + + ... + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_NICE, nice); + + inputs: + bitmask of nice flags. + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EPERM Flags other than DSC_OVERLAP and NICE_1 set. + - EPERM DSC_OVERLAP specified but not supported by drive + + notes: + This ioctl sets the DSC_OVERLAP and NICE_1 flags from values + provided by the user. + + Nice flags are listed in <linux/hdreg.h>, starting with + IDE_NICE_DSC_OVERLAP. These values represent shifts. + + + + + +HDIO_GET_WCACHE + get write cache mode on|off + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_WCACHE, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current write cache mode + + + + + +HDIO_GET_ACOUSTIC + get acoustic value + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_ACOUSTIC, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current acoustic settings + + + + notes: + See HDIO_SET_ACOUSTIC + + + + + +HDIO_GET_ADDRESS + usage:: + + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_ADDRESS, &val); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + The value of the current addressing mode: + + = =================== + 0 28-bit + 1 48-bit + 2 48-bit doing 28-bit + 3 64-bit + = =================== + + + +HDIO_GET_BUSSTATE + get the bus state of the hwif + + + usage:: + + long state; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SCAN_HWIF, &state); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + Current power state of the IDE bus. One of BUSSTATE_OFF, + BUSSTATE_ON, or BUSSTATE_TRISTATE + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + + + + +HDIO_SET_BUSSTATE + set the bus state of the hwif + + + usage:: + + int state; + + ... + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SCAN_HWIF, state); + + inputs: + Desired IDE power state. One of BUSSTATE_OFF, BUSSTATE_ON, + or BUSSTATE_TRISTATE + + outputs: + none + + + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO + - EOPNOTSUPP Hardware interface does not support bus power control + + + + +HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF + execute a channel tristate + + + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1. See HDIO_SET_BUSSTATE + + + +HDIO_DRIVE_RESET + execute a device reset + + + usage:: + + int args[3] + + ... + ioctl(fd, HDIO_DRIVE_RESET, args); + + inputs: + none + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - ENXIO No such device: phy dead or ctl_addr == 0 + - EIO I/O error: reset timed out or hardware error + + notes: + + - Execute a reset on the device as soon as the current IO + operation has completed. + + - Executes an ATAPI soft reset if applicable, otherwise + executes an ATA soft reset on the controller. + + + +HDIO_DRIVE_TASKFILE + execute raw taskfile + + + Note: + If you don't have a copy of the ANSI ATA specification + handy, you should probably ignore this ioctl. + + - Execute an ATA disk command directly by writing the "taskfile" + registers of the drive. Requires ADMIN and RAWIO access + privileges. + + usage:: + + struct { + + ide_task_request_t req_task; + u8 outbuf[OUTPUT_SIZE]; + u8 inbuf[INPUT_SIZE]; + } task; + memset(&task.req_task, 0, sizeof(task.req_task)); + task.req_task.out_size = sizeof(task.outbuf); + task.req_task.in_size = sizeof(task.inbuf); + ... + ioctl(fd, HDIO_DRIVE_TASKFILE, &task); + ... + + inputs: + + (See below for details on memory area passed to ioctl.) + + ============ =================================================== + io_ports[8] values to be written to taskfile registers + hob_ports[8] high-order bytes, for extended commands. + out_flags flags indicating which registers are valid + in_flags flags indicating which registers should be returned + data_phase see below + req_cmd command type to be executed + out_size size of output buffer + outbuf buffer of data to be transmitted to disk + inbuf buffer of data to be received from disk (see [1]) + ============ =================================================== + + outputs: + + =========== ==================================================== + io_ports[] values returned in the taskfile registers + hob_ports[] high-order bytes, for extended commands. + out_flags flags indicating which registers are valid (see [2]) + in_flags flags indicating which registers should be returned + outbuf buffer of data to be transmitted to disk (see [1]) + inbuf buffer of data to be received from disk + =========== ==================================================== + + error returns: + - EACCES CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege not set. + - ENOMSG Device is not a disk drive. + - ENOMEM Unable to allocate memory for task + - EFAULT req_cmd == TASKFILE_IN_OUT (not implemented as of 2.6.8) + - EPERM + + req_cmd == TASKFILE_MULTI_OUT and drive + multi-count not yet set. + - EIO Drive failed the command. + + notes: + + [1] READ THE FOLLOWING NOTES *CAREFULLY*. THIS IOCTL IS + FULL OF GOTCHAS. Extreme caution should be used with using + this ioctl. A mistake can easily corrupt data or hang the + system. + + [2] Both the input and output buffers are copied from the + user and written back to the user, even when not used. + + [3] If one or more bits are set in out_flags and in_flags is + zero, the following values are used for in_flags.all and + written back into in_flags on completion. + + * IDE_TASKFILE_STD_IN_FLAGS | (IDE_HOB_STD_IN_FLAGS << 8) + if LBA48 addressing is enabled for the drive + * IDE_TASKFILE_STD_IN_FLAGS + if CHS/LBA28 + + The association between in_flags.all and each enable + bitfield flips depending on endianness; fortunately, TASKFILE + only uses inflags.b.data bit and ignores all other bits. + The end result is that, on any endian machines, it has no + effect other than modifying in_flags on completion. + + [4] The default value of SELECT is (0xa0|DEV_bit|LBA_bit) + except for four drives per port chipsets. For four drives + per port chipsets, it's (0xa0|DEV_bit|LBA_bit) for the first + pair and (0x80|DEV_bit|LBA_bit) for the second pair. + + [5] The argument to the ioctl is a pointer to a region of + memory containing a ide_task_request_t structure, followed + by an optional buffer of data to be transmitted to the + drive, followed by an optional buffer to receive data from + the drive. + + Command is passed to the disk drive via the ide_task_request_t + structure, which contains these fields: + + ============ =============================================== + io_ports[8] values for the taskfile registers + hob_ports[8] high-order bytes, for extended commands + out_flags flags indicating which entries in the + io_ports[] and hob_ports[] arrays + contain valid values. Type ide_reg_valid_t. + in_flags flags indicating which entries in the + io_ports[] and hob_ports[] arrays + are expected to contain valid values + on return. + data_phase See below + req_cmd Command type, see below + out_size output (user->drive) buffer size, bytes + in_size input (drive->user) buffer size, bytes + ============ =============================================== + + When out_flags is zero, the following registers are loaded. + + ============ =============================================== + HOB_FEATURE If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_NSECTOR If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_SECTOR If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_LCYL If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_HCYL If the drive supports LBA48 + FEATURE + NSECTOR + SECTOR + LCYL + HCYL + SELECT First, masked with 0xE0 if LBA48, 0xEF + otherwise; then, or'ed with the default + value of SELECT. + ============ =============================================== + + If any bit in out_flags is set, the following registers are loaded. + + ============ =============================================== + HOB_DATA If out_flags.b.data is set. HOB_DATA will + travel on DD8-DD15 on little endian machines + and on DD0-DD7 on big endian machines. + DATA If out_flags.b.data is set. DATA will + travel on DD0-DD7 on little endian machines + and on DD8-DD15 on big endian machines. + HOB_NSECTOR If out_flags.b.nsector_hob is set + HOB_SECTOR If out_flags.b.sector_hob is set + HOB_LCYL If out_flags.b.lcyl_hob is set + HOB_HCYL If out_flags.b.hcyl_hob is set + FEATURE If out_flags.b.feature is set + NSECTOR If out_flags.b.nsector is set + SECTOR If out_flags.b.sector is set + LCYL If out_flags.b.lcyl is set + HCYL If out_flags.b.hcyl is set + SELECT Or'ed with the default value of SELECT and + loaded regardless of out_flags.b.select. + ============ =============================================== + + Taskfile registers are read back from the drive into + {io|hob}_ports[] after the command completes iff one of the + following conditions is met; otherwise, the original values + will be written back, unchanged. + + 1. The drive fails the command (EIO). + 2. One or more than one bits are set in out_flags. + 3. The requested data_phase is TASKFILE_NO_DATA. + + ============ =============================================== + HOB_DATA If in_flags.b.data is set. It will contain + DD8-DD15 on little endian machines and + DD0-DD7 on big endian machines. + DATA If in_flags.b.data is set. It will contain + DD0-DD7 on little endian machines and + DD8-DD15 on big endian machines. + HOB_FEATURE If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_NSECTOR If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_SECTOR If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_LCYL If the drive supports LBA48 + HOB_HCYL If the drive supports LBA48 + NSECTOR + SECTOR + LCYL + HCYL + ============ =============================================== + + The data_phase field describes the data transfer to be + performed. Value is one of: + + =================== ======================================== + TASKFILE_IN + TASKFILE_MULTI_IN + TASKFILE_OUT + TASKFILE_MULTI_OUT + TASKFILE_IN_OUT + TASKFILE_IN_DMA + TASKFILE_IN_DMAQ == IN_DMA (queueing not supported) + TASKFILE_OUT_DMA + TASKFILE_OUT_DMAQ == OUT_DMA (queueing not supported) + TASKFILE_P_IN unimplemented + TASKFILE_P_IN_DMA unimplemented + TASKFILE_P_IN_DMAQ unimplemented + TASKFILE_P_OUT unimplemented + TASKFILE_P_OUT_DMA unimplemented + TASKFILE_P_OUT_DMAQ unimplemented + =================== ======================================== + + The req_cmd field classifies the command type. It may be + one of: + + ======================== ======================================= + IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA + IDE_DRIVE_TASK_SET_XFER unimplemented + IDE_DRIVE_TASK_IN + IDE_DRIVE_TASK_OUT unimplemented + IDE_DRIVE_TASK_RAW_WRITE + ======================== ======================================= + + [6] Do not access {in|out}_flags->all except for resetting + all the bits. Always access individual bit fields. ->all + value will flip depending on endianness. For the same + reason, do not use IDE_{TASKFILE|HOB}_STD_{OUT|IN}_FLAGS + constants defined in hdreg.h. + + + +HDIO_DRIVE_CMD + execute a special drive command + + + Note: If you don't have a copy of the ANSI ATA specification + handy, you should probably ignore this ioctl. + + usage:: + + u8 args[4+XFER_SIZE]; + + ... + ioctl(fd, HDIO_DRIVE_CMD, args); + + inputs: + Commands other than WIN_SMART: + + ======= ======= + args[0] COMMAND + args[1] NSECTOR + args[2] FEATURE + args[3] NSECTOR + ======= ======= + + WIN_SMART: + + ======= ======= + args[0] COMMAND + args[1] SECTOR + args[2] FEATURE + args[3] NSECTOR + ======= ======= + + outputs: + args[] buffer is filled with register values followed by any + + + data returned by the disk. + + ======== ==================================================== + args[0] status + args[1] error + args[2] NSECTOR + args[3] undefined + args[4+] NSECTOR * 512 bytes of data returned by the command. + ======== ==================================================== + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO + - ENOMEM Unable to allocate memory for task + - EIO Drive reports error + + notes: + + [1] For commands other than WIN_SMART, args[1] should equal + args[3]. SECTOR, LCYL and HCYL are undefined. For + WIN_SMART, 0x4f and 0xc2 are loaded into LCYL and HCYL + respectively. In both cases SELECT will contain the default + value for the drive. Please refer to HDIO_DRIVE_TASKFILE + notes for the default value of SELECT. + + [2] If NSECTOR value is greater than zero and the drive sets + DRQ when interrupting for the command, NSECTOR * 512 bytes + are read from the device into the area following NSECTOR. + In the above example, the area would be + args[4..4+XFER_SIZE]. 16bit PIO is used regardless of + HDIO_SET_32BIT setting. + + [3] If COMMAND == WIN_SETFEATURES && FEATURE == SETFEATURES_XFER + && NSECTOR >= XFER_SW_DMA_0 && the drive supports any DMA + mode, IDE driver will try to tune the transfer mode of the + drive accordingly. + + + +HDIO_DRIVE_TASK + execute task and special drive command + + + Note: If you don't have a copy of the ANSI ATA specification + handy, you should probably ignore this ioctl. + + usage:: + + u8 args[7]; + + ... + ioctl(fd, HDIO_DRIVE_TASK, args); + + inputs: + Taskfile register values: + + ======= ======= + args[0] COMMAND + args[1] FEATURE + args[2] NSECTOR + args[3] SECTOR + args[4] LCYL + args[5] HCYL + args[6] SELECT + ======= ======= + + outputs: + Taskfile register values: + + + ======= ======= + args[0] status + args[1] error + args[2] NSECTOR + args[3] SECTOR + args[4] LCYL + args[5] HCYL + args[6] SELECT + ======= ======= + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO + - ENOMEM Unable to allocate memory for task + - ENOMSG Device is not a disk drive. + - EIO Drive failed the command. + + notes: + + [1] DEV bit (0x10) of SELECT register is ignored and the + appropriate value for the drive is used. All other bits + are used unaltered. + + + +HDIO_DRIVE_CMD_AEB + HDIO_DRIVE_TASK + + + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1 + + + +HDIO_SET_32BIT + change io_32bit flags + + + usage:: + + int val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_32BIT, val); + + inputs: + New value for io_32bit flag + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 3] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + + +HDIO_SET_NOWERR + change ignore-write-error flag + + + usage:: + + int val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_NOWERR, val); + + inputs: + New value for ignore-write-error flag. Used for ignoring + + + WRERR_STAT + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 1] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + +HDIO_SET_DMA + change use-dma flag + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_DMA, val); + + inputs: + New value for use-dma flag + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 1] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + +HDIO_SET_PIO_MODE + reconfig interface to new speed + + + usage:: + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_PIO_MODE, val); + + inputs: + New interface speed. + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 255] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + +HDIO_SCAN_HWIF + register and (re)scan interface + + + usage:: + + int args[3] + + ... + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SCAN_HWIF, args); + + inputs: + + ======= ========================= + args[0] io address to probe + + + args[1] control address to probe + args[2] irq number + ======= ========================= + + outputs: + none + + + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO + - EIO Probe failed. + + notes: + This ioctl initializes the addresses and irq for a disk + controller, probes for drives, and creates /proc/ide + interfaces as appropriate. + + + +HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF + unregister interface + + + usage:: + + int index; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF, index); + + inputs: + index index of hardware interface to unregister + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error returns: + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO + + notes: + This ioctl removes a hardware interface from the kernel. + + Currently (2.6.8) this ioctl silently fails if any drive on + the interface is busy. + + + +HDIO_SET_WCACHE + change write cache enable-disable + + + usage:: + + int val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_WCACHE, val); + + inputs: + New value for write cache enable + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 1] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + +HDIO_SET_ACOUSTIC + change acoustic behavior + + + usage:: + + int val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_ACOUSTIC, val); + + inputs: + New value for drive acoustic settings + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 254] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + +HDIO_SET_QDMA + change use-qdma flag + + + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1 + + + +HDIO_SET_ADDRESS + change lba addressing modes + + + usage:: + + int val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_ADDRESS, val); + + inputs: + New value for addressing mode + + = =================== + 0 28-bit + 1 48-bit + 2 48-bit doing 28-bit + = =================== + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 2] + - EBUSY Controller busy + - EIO Drive does not support lba48 mode. + + +HDIO_SET_IDE_SCSI + usage:: + + + long val; + + ioctl(fd, HDIO_SET_IDE_SCSI, val); + + inputs: + New value for scsi emulation mode (?) + + + + outputs: + none + + + + error return: + - EINVAL Called on a partition instead of the whole disk device + - EACCES Access denied: requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN + - EINVAL value out of range [0 1] + - EBUSY Controller busy + + + +HDIO_SET_SCSI_IDE + Not implemented, as of 2.6.8.1 diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/index.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..475675eae --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +====== +IOCTLs +====== + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + ioctl-number + + ioctl-decoding + + cdrom + hdio diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-decoding.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-decoding.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..380d6bb3e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-decoding.rst @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +============================== +Decoding an IOCTL Magic Number +============================== + +To decode a hex IOCTL code: + +Most architectures use this generic format, but check +include/ARCH/ioctl.h for specifics, e.g. powerpc +uses 3 bits to encode read/write and 13 bits for size. + + ====== ================================== + bits meaning + ====== ================================== + 31-30 00 - no parameters: uses _IO macro + 10 - read: _IOR + 01 - write: _IOW + 11 - read/write: _IOWR + + 29-16 size of arguments + + 15-8 ascii character supposedly + unique to each driver + + 7-0 function # + ====== ================================== + + +So for example 0x82187201 is a read with arg length of 0x218, +character 'r' function 1. Grepping the source reveals this is:: + + #define VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_BOTH _IOR('r', 1, struct dirent [2]) diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a7373d4e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst @@ -0,0 +1,365 @@ +============= +Ioctl Numbers +============= + +19 October 1999 + +Michael Elizabeth Chastain +<mec@shout.net> + +If you are adding new ioctl's to the kernel, you should use the _IO +macros defined in <linux/ioctl.h>: + + ====== == ============================================ + _IO an ioctl with no parameters + _IOW an ioctl with write parameters (copy_from_user) + _IOR an ioctl with read parameters (copy_to_user) + _IOWR an ioctl with both write and read parameters. + ====== == ============================================ + +'Write' and 'read' are from the user's point of view, just like the +system calls 'write' and 'read'. For example, a SET_FOO ioctl would +be _IOW, although the kernel would actually read data from user space; +a GET_FOO ioctl would be _IOR, although the kernel would actually write +data to user space. + +The first argument to _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR is an identifying letter +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. + +The second argument to _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR is a sequence number +to distinguish ioctls from each other. The third argument to _IOW, +_IOR, or _IOWR is the type of the data going into the kernel or coming +out of the kernel (e.g. 'int' or 'struct foo'). NOTE! Do NOT use +sizeof(arg) as the third argument as this results in your ioctl thinking +it passes an argument of type size_t. + +Some devices use their major number as the identifier; this is OK, as +long as it is unique. Some devices are irregular and don't follow any +convention at all. + +Following this convention is good because: + +(1) Keeping the ioctl's globally unique helps error checking: + if a program calls an ioctl on the wrong device, it will get an + error rather than some unexpected behaviour. + +(2) The 'strace' build procedure automatically finds ioctl numbers + defined with _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR. + +(3) 'strace' can decode numbers back into useful names when the + numbers are unique. + +(4) People looking for ioctls can grep for them more easily when + this convention is used to define the ioctl numbers. + +(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/. + +==== ===== ======================================================= ================================================================ +Code Seq# Include File Comments + (hex) +==== ===== ======================================================= ================================================================ +0x00 00-1F linux/fs.h conflict! +0x00 00-1F scsi/scsi_ioctl.h conflict! +0x00 00-1F linux/fb.h conflict! +0x00 00-1F linux/wavefront.h conflict! +0x02 all linux/fd.h +0x03 all linux/hdreg.h +0x04 D2-DC linux/umsdos_fs.h Dead since 2.6.11, but don't reuse these. +0x06 all linux/lp.h +0x09 all linux/raid/md_u.h +0x10 00-0F drivers/char/s390/vmcp.h +0x10 10-1F arch/s390/include/uapi/sclp_ctl.h +0x10 20-2F arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/hypfs.h +0x12 all linux/fs.h + linux/blkpg.h +0x1b all InfiniBand Subsystem + <http://infiniband.sourceforge.net/> +0x20 all drivers/cdrom/cm206.h +0x22 all scsi/sg.h +'!' 00-1F uapi/linux/seccomp.h +'#' 00-3F IEEE 1394 Subsystem + Block for the entire subsystem +'$' 00-0F linux/perf_counter.h, linux/perf_event.h +'%' 00-0F include/uapi/linux/stm.h System Trace Module subsystem + <mailto:alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com> +'&' 00-07 drivers/firewire/nosy-user.h +'1' 00-1F linux/timepps.h PPS kit from Ulrich Windl + <ftp://ftp.de.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/ntp/PPS/> +'2' 01-04 linux/i2o.h +'3' 00-0F drivers/s390/char/raw3270.h conflict! +'3' 00-1F linux/suspend_ioctls.h, conflict! + kernel/power/user.c +'8' all SNP8023 advanced NIC card + <mailto:mcr@solidum.com> +';' 64-7F linux/vfio.h +'@' 00-0F linux/radeonfb.h conflict! +'@' 00-0F drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c conflict! +'A' 00-1F linux/apm_bios.h conflict! +'A' 00-0F linux/agpgart.h, conflict! + drivers/char/agp/compat_ioctl.h +'A' 00-7F sound/asound.h conflict! +'B' 00-1F linux/cciss_ioctl.h conflict! +'B' 00-0F include/linux/pmu.h conflict! +'B' C0-FF advanced bbus <mailto:maassen@uni-freiburg.de> +'C' all linux/soundcard.h conflict! +'C' 01-2F linux/capi.h conflict! +'C' F0-FF drivers/net/wan/cosa.h conflict! +'D' all arch/s390/include/asm/dasd.h +'D' 40-5F drivers/scsi/dpt/dtpi_ioctl.h +'D' 05 drivers/scsi/pmcraid.h +'E' all linux/input.h conflict! +'E' 00-0F xen/evtchn.h conflict! +'F' all linux/fb.h conflict! +'F' 01-02 drivers/scsi/pmcraid.h conflict! +'F' 20 drivers/video/fsl-diu-fb.h conflict! +'F' 20 drivers/video/intelfb/intelfb.h conflict! +'F' 20 linux/ivtvfb.h conflict! +'F' 20 linux/matroxfb.h conflict! +'F' 20 drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c conflict! +'F' 00-0F video/da8xx-fb.h conflict! +'F' 80-8F linux/arcfb.h conflict! +'F' DD video/sstfb.h conflict! +'G' 00-3F drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grulib.h conflict! +'H' 00-7F linux/hiddev.h conflict! +'H' 00-0F linux/hidraw.h conflict! +'H' 01 linux/mei.h conflict! +'H' 02 linux/mei.h conflict! +'H' 03 linux/mei.h conflict! +'H' 00-0F sound/asound.h conflict! +'H' 20-40 sound/asound_fm.h conflict! +'H' 80-8F sound/sfnt_info.h conflict! +'H' 10-8F sound/emu10k1.h conflict! +'H' 10-1F sound/sb16_csp.h conflict! +'H' 10-1F sound/hda_hwdep.h conflict! +'H' 40-4F sound/hdspm.h conflict! +'H' 40-4F sound/hdsp.h conflict! +'H' 90 sound/usb/usx2y/usb_stream.h +'H' 00-0F uapi/misc/habanalabs.h conflict! +'H' A0 uapi/linux/usb/cdc-wdm.h +'H' C0-F0 net/bluetooth/hci.h conflict! +'H' C0-DF net/bluetooth/hidp/hidp.h conflict! +'H' C0-DF net/bluetooth/cmtp/cmtp.h conflict! +'H' C0-DF net/bluetooth/bnep/bnep.h conflict! +'H' F1 linux/hid-roccat.h <mailto:erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net> +'H' F8-FA sound/firewire.h +'I' all linux/isdn.h conflict! +'I' 00-0F drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.h conflict! +'I' 40-4F linux/mISDNif.h conflict! +'J' 00-1F drivers/scsi/gdth_ioctl.h +'K' all linux/kd.h +'L' 00-1F linux/loop.h conflict! +'L' 10-1F drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.h conflict! +'L' 20-2F linux/lightnvm.h +'L' E0-FF linux/ppdd.h encrypted disk device driver + <http://linux01.gwdg.de/~alatham/ppdd.html> +'M' all linux/soundcard.h conflict! +'M' 01-16 mtd/mtd-abi.h conflict! + and drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c +'M' 01-03 drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h +'M' 00-0F drivers/video/fsl-diu-fb.h conflict! +'N' 00-1F drivers/usb/scanner.h +'N' 40-7F drivers/block/nvme.c +'O' 00-06 mtd/ubi-user.h UBI +'P' all linux/soundcard.h conflict! +'P' 60-6F sound/sscape_ioctl.h conflict! +'P' 00-0F drivers/usb/class/usblp.c conflict! +'P' 01-09 drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c conflict! +'Q' all linux/soundcard.h +'R' 00-1F linux/random.h conflict! +'R' 01 linux/rfkill.h conflict! +'R' C0-DF net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h +'S' all linux/cdrom.h conflict! +'S' 80-81 scsi/scsi_ioctl.h conflict! +'S' 82-FF scsi/scsi.h conflict! +'S' 00-7F sound/asequencer.h conflict! +'T' all linux/soundcard.h conflict! +'T' 00-AF sound/asound.h conflict! +'T' all arch/x86/include/asm/ioctls.h conflict! +'T' C0-DF linux/if_tun.h conflict! +'U' all sound/asound.h conflict! +'U' 00-CF linux/uinput.h conflict! +'U' 00-EF linux/usbdevice_fs.h +'U' C0-CF drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h +'V' all linux/vt.h conflict! +'V' all linux/videodev2.h conflict! +'V' C0 linux/ivtvfb.h conflict! +'V' C0 linux/ivtv.h conflict! +'V' C0 media/davinci/vpfe_capture.h conflict! +'V' C0 media/si4713.h conflict! +'W' 00-1F linux/watchdog.h conflict! +'W' 00-1F linux/wanrouter.h conflict! (pre 3.9) +'W' 00-3F sound/asound.h conflict! +'W' 40-5F drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c +'W' 60-61 linux/watch_queue.h +'X' all fs/xfs/xfs_fs.h, conflict! + fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.h, + include/linux/falloc.h, + linux/fs.h, +'X' all fs/ocfs2/ocfs_fs.h conflict! +'X' 01 linux/pktcdvd.h conflict! +'Y' all linux/cyclades.h +'Z' 14-15 drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.h +'[' 00-3F linux/usb/tmc.h USB Test and Measurement Devices + <mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> +'a' all linux/atm*.h, linux/sonet.h ATM on linux + <http://lrcwww.epfl.ch/> +'a' 00-0F drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h conflict! qat driver +'b' 00-FF conflict! bit3 vme host bridge + <mailto:natalia@nikhefk.nikhef.nl> +'c' all linux/cm4000_cs.h conflict! +'c' 00-7F linux/comstats.h conflict! +'c' 00-7F linux/coda.h conflict! +'c' 00-1F linux/chio.h conflict! +'c' 80-9F arch/s390/include/asm/chsc.h conflict! +'c' A0-AF arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h conflict! +'d' 00-FF linux/char/drm/drm.h conflict! +'d' 02-40 pcmcia/ds.h conflict! +'d' F0-FF linux/digi1.h +'e' all linux/digi1.h conflict! +'f' 00-1F linux/ext2_fs.h conflict! +'f' 00-1F linux/ext3_fs.h conflict! +'f' 00-0F fs/jfs/jfs_dinode.h conflict! +'f' 00-0F fs/ext4/ext4.h conflict! +'f' 00-0F linux/fs.h conflict! +'f' 00-0F fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h conflict! +'f' 13-27 linux/fscrypt.h +'f' 81-8F linux/fsverity.h +'g' 00-0F linux/usb/gadgetfs.h +'g' 20-2F linux/usb/g_printer.h +'h' 00-7F conflict! Charon filesystem + <mailto:zapman@interlan.net> +'h' 00-1F linux/hpet.h conflict! +'h' 80-8F fs/hfsplus/ioctl.c +'i' 00-3F linux/i2o-dev.h conflict! +'i' 0B-1F linux/ipmi.h conflict! +'i' 80-8F linux/i8k.h +'j' 00-3F linux/joystick.h +'k' 00-0F linux/spi/spidev.h conflict! +'k' 00-05 video/kyro.h conflict! +'k' 10-17 linux/hsi/hsi_char.h HSI character device +'l' 00-3F linux/tcfs_fs.h transparent cryptographic file system + <http://web.archive.org/web/%2A/http://mikonos.dia.unisa.it/tcfs> +'l' 40-7F linux/udf_fs_i.h in development: + <http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-udf/> +'m' 00-09 linux/mmtimer.h conflict! +'m' all linux/mtio.h conflict! +'m' all linux/soundcard.h conflict! +'m' all linux/synclink.h conflict! +'m' 00-19 drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.h conflict! +'m' 00 drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_ioctl.h conflict! +'n' 00-7F linux/ncp_fs.h and fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c +'n' 80-8F uapi/linux/nilfs2_api.h NILFS2 +'n' E0-FF linux/matroxfb.h matroxfb +'o' 00-1F fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h OCFS2 +'o' 00-03 mtd/ubi-user.h conflict! (OCFS2 and UBI overlaps) +'o' 40-41 mtd/ubi-user.h UBI +'o' 01-A1 `linux/dvb/*.h` DVB +'p' 00-0F linux/phantom.h conflict! (OpenHaptics needs this) +'p' 00-1F linux/rtc.h conflict! +'p' 40-7F linux/nvram.h +'p' 80-9F linux/ppdev.h user-space parport + <mailto:tim@cyberelk.net> +'p' A1-A5 linux/pps.h LinuxPPS + <mailto:giometti@linux.it> +'q' 00-1F linux/serio.h +'q' 80-FF linux/telephony.h Internet PhoneJACK, Internet LineJACK + linux/ixjuser.h <http://web.archive.org/web/%2A/http://www.quicknet.net> +'r' 00-1F linux/msdos_fs.h and fs/fat/dir.c +'s' all linux/cdk.h +'t' 00-7F linux/ppp-ioctl.h +'t' 80-8F linux/isdn_ppp.h +'t' 90-91 linux/toshiba.h toshiba and toshiba_acpi SMM +'u' 00-1F linux/smb_fs.h gone +'u' 20-3F linux/uvcvideo.h USB video class host driver +'u' 40-4f linux/udmabuf.h userspace dma-buf misc device +'v' 00-1F linux/ext2_fs.h conflict! +'v' 00-1F linux/fs.h conflict! +'v' 00-0F linux/sonypi.h conflict! +'v' 00-0F media/v4l2-subdev.h conflict! +'v' 20-27 arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/vas-api.h VAS API +'v' C0-FF linux/meye.h conflict! +'w' all CERN SCI driver +'y' 00-1F packet based user level communications + <mailto:zapman@interlan.net> +'z' 00-3F CAN bus card conflict! + <mailto:hdstich@connectu.ulm.circular.de> +'z' 40-7F CAN bus card conflict! + <mailto:oe@port.de> +'z' 10-4F drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.h conflict! +'|' 00-7F linux/media.h +0x80 00-1F linux/fb.h +0x89 00-06 arch/x86/include/asm/sockios.h +0x89 0B-DF linux/sockios.h +0x89 E0-EF linux/sockios.h SIOCPROTOPRIVATE range +0x89 F0-FF linux/sockios.h SIOCDEVPRIVATE range +0x8B all linux/wireless.h +0x8C 00-3F WiNRADiO driver + <http://www.winradio.com.au/> +0x90 00 drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.h +0x92 00-0F drivers/usb/mon/mon_bin.c +0x93 60-7F linux/auto_fs.h +0x94 all fs/btrfs/ioctl.h Btrfs filesystem + and linux/fs.h some lifted to vfs/generic +0x97 00-7F fs/ceph/ioctl.h Ceph file system +0x99 00-0F 537-Addinboard driver + <mailto:buk@buks.ipn.de> +0xA0 all linux/sdp/sdp.h Industrial Device Project + <mailto:kenji@bitgate.com> +0xA1 0 linux/vtpm_proxy.h TPM Emulator Proxy Driver +0xA3 80-8F Port ACL in development: + <mailto:tlewis@mindspring.com> +0xA3 90-9F linux/dtlk.h +0xA4 00-1F uapi/linux/tee.h Generic TEE subsystem +0xAA 00-3F linux/uapi/linux/userfaultfd.h +0xAB 00-1F linux/nbd.h +0xAC 00-1F linux/raw.h +0xAD 00 Netfilter device in development: + <mailto:rusty@rustcorp.com.au> +0xAE 00-1F linux/kvm.h Kernel-based Virtual Machine + <mailto:kvm@vger.kernel.org> +0xAE 40-FF linux/kvm.h Kernel-based Virtual Machine + <mailto:kvm@vger.kernel.org> +0xAE 20-3F linux/nitro_enclaves.h Nitro Enclaves +0xAF 00-1F linux/fsl_hypervisor.h Freescale hypervisor +0xB0 all RATIO devices in development: + <mailto:vgo@ratio.de> +0xB1 00-1F PPPoX + <mailto:mostrows@styx.uwaterloo.ca> +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> +0xB6 all linux/fpga-dfl.h +0xB7 all uapi/linux/remoteproc_cdev.h <mailto:linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org> +0xC0 00-0F linux/usb/iowarrior.h +0xCA 00-0F uapi/misc/cxl.h +0xCA 10-2F uapi/misc/ocxl.h +0xCA 80-BF uapi/scsi/cxlflash_ioctl.h +0xCB 00-1F CBM serial IEC bus in development: + <mailto:michael.klein@puffin.lb.shuttle.de> +0xCC 00-0F drivers/misc/ibmvmc.h pseries VMC driver +0xCD 01 linux/reiserfs_fs.h +0xCF 02 fs/cifs/ioctl.c +0xDB 00-0F drivers/char/mwave/mwavepub.h +0xDD 00-3F ZFCP device driver see drivers/s390/scsi/ + <mailto:aherrman@de.ibm.com> +0xE5 00-3F linux/fuse.h +0xEC 00-01 drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_dev.h ChromeOS EC driver +0xF3 00-3F drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.h sisfb (in development) + <mailto:thomas@winischhofer.net> +0xF6 all LTTng Linux Trace Toolkit Next Generation + <mailto:mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> +0xFD all linux/dm-ioctl.h +0xFE all linux/isst_if.h +==== ===== ======================================================= ================================================================ |