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Re: Ioctl Numbering



manikandan wrote:

hi,
what is the method to follow for framing numbering for ioctl commands...
what are the drawbacks if i follow sequence numbering starting from some 25 or 35...

ioctl command numbers should be unique across the whole system. For details refer to "Advanced Char Driver Operations" Chapter in LDD by Alessandro Rubini.


Rgds
B.M.K



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