linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] Documentation: ioctl-number: Update table intro

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Message-ID: <20250508005838.8381-2-bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Date: Thu,  8 May 2025 07:58:39 +0700
From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Documentation <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Andrew Donnellan <ajd@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Frederic Barrat <fbarrat@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>,
	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>,
	Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...hat.com>,
	Alyssa Ross <hi@...ssa.is>,
	Beau Belgrave <beaub@...ux.microsoft.com>,
	Nuno Das Neves <nunodasneves@...ux.microsoft.com>,
	Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: [PATCH v2] Documentation: ioctl-number: Update table intro

Introduction paragraph to the ioctl numbers table states that only
ioctls in up to 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>
---
Changes since v1 [1]:
  - Do not mention kernel version (Lukas)

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/20250507055145.23345-2-bagasdotme@gmail.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..4915e1a7d304eb 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, excluding ones from
+drivers/staging/.
 
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