linux-kernel - [PATCH] Documentation: ioctl-number: Update table intro

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Message-ID: <20250507055145.23345-2-bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Date: Wed,  7 May 2025 12:51:46 +0700
From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Documentation <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
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	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
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Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: ioctl-number: Update table intro

Introduction paragraph to the ioctl numbers table states that only
ioctls in ancient Linux kernel version (v2.6.31) for x86 arch are
listed. This is inaccurate as the table also lists ioctls from non-x86
archs and the kernel is continously developed (currently in v6.x).

Update the paragraph accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
index 83e5d2abdad694..51269ff250882f 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ Following this convention is good because:
 (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/.
+This table lists ioctls visible from userland for Linux version 6.x+,
+excluding ones from drivers/staging/.
 
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