Name
dev_ioctl —
network device ioctl
Synopsis
int dev_ioctl (
unsigned int cmd, void __user * arg)
;
Arguments
cmd
command to issue
arg
pointer to a struct ifreq in user space
Description
Issue ioctl functions to devices. This is normally called by the
user space syscall interfaces but can sometimes be useful for
other purposes. The return value is the return from the syscall if
positive or a negative errno code on error.