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.Dd July 24, 1996 .Dt VOP_IOCTL 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm VOP_IOCTL .Nd device specific control .Sh SYNOPSIS n sys/param.h n sys/vnode.h .Ft int .Fn VOP_IOCTL "struct vnode *vp" "u_long command" "caddr_t data" "int fflag" "struct ucred *cred" "struct thread *td" .Sh DESCRIPTION Manipulate a file in device dependent ways.
Copyright (c) 1996 Doug Rabson
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.Dd July 24, 1996 .Dt VOP_IOCTL 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm VOP_IOCTL .Nd device specific control .Sh SYNOPSIS n sys/param.h n sys/vnode.h .Ft int .Fn VOP_IOCTL "struct vnode *vp" "u_long command" "caddr_t data" "int fflag" "struct ucred *cred" "struct thread *td" .Sh DESCRIPTION Manipulate a file in device dependent ways.
p Its arguments are: l -tag -width command t Fa vp The vnode of the file (normally representing a device). t Fa command The device specific operation to perform. t Fa data Extra data for the specified operation. t Fa fflag Some flags ??? t Fa cred The caller's credentials. t Fa td The calling thread. .El
p Most file systems do not implement this entry point. .Sh LOCKS The file should not be locked on entry. .Sh RETURN VALUES If successful, zero is returned, otherwise an appropriate error code.
p If the ioctl is not recognized or not handled, .Er ENOTTY should be returned. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr vnode 9 .Sh AUTHORS This manual page was written by .An Doug Rabson .