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| author | Zeng Chi <zengchi@kylinos.cn> | 2026-09-21 18:24:42 +0800 |
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| committer | Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> | 2026-09-22 08:36:16 -0700 |
| commit | 119e9db233ad0f4cbd4cfb9f9385a7bca378b37d (patch) | |
| tree | 660d50d4139cb750fbde1ae3432452c20726c99d /Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-decoding.rst | |
| download | linux-stable-119e9db233ad0f4cbd4cfb9f9385a7bca378b37d.tar.gz linux-stable-119e9db233ad0f4cbd4cfb9f9385a7bca378b37d.zip | |
KVM: Don't pre-reserve xarray entries when storing empty/NULL attributesgrafted
Skip the xarray reservation loop when clearing all memory attributes, as
storing NULL only erases the entry and never needs to allocate, so no
reservation (and no cleanup of a failed one) is required in that case.
Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: David Ballesteros <davimaba.v@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Zeng Chi <zengchi@kylinos.cn>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260921102442.1232375-1-zeng_chi911@163.com
[sean: split to separate patch]
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
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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]) |
