`ioctl`
=======
[](https://travis-ci.org/cmr/ioctl)
[](https://crates.io/crates/ioctl)
[Documentation](https://cmr.github.io/ioctl)
Helpers for binding `ioctl`s in Rust. Currently supports Linux on all architectures
except SPARC and Alpha. Other platforms welcome!
This library is pretty low-level and messy. `ioctl` is not fun.
What is an `ioctl`?
===================
The `ioctl` function is the grab-bag system call on POSIX systems. Don't want
to add a new syscall? Make it an `ioctl`! `ioctl` refers to both the syscall,
and the commands that can be send with it. `ioctl` stands for "IO control",
and the commands are always sent to a file descriptor.
What does this library support?
===============================
This library provides the `ioctl!` macro, for binding `ioctl`s. It also tries
to bind every `ioctl` supported by the system with said macro, but
many `ioctl`s require some amount of manual work to support (usually by
providing `struct`s or other types) that this library does not support yet.
Additionally, in `etc`, there are scripts for scraping system headers for
`ioctl` definitions, and generating calls to `ioctl!` corresponding to them.
How do I get the magic numbers?
===============================
Look at your system's headers. For example, `/usr/include/linxu/input.h` has a
lot of lines defining macros which use `_IOR`, `_IOW`, `_IOC`, and `_IORW`.
These macros correspond to the `ior!`, `iow!`, `ioc!`, and `iorw!` macros
defined in this crate. Additionally, there is the `ioctl!` macro for
creating a wrapper around `ioctl` that is somewhat more type-safe.
Most `ioctl`s have no or little documentation. You'll need to scrounge through
the source to figure out what they do and how they should be used.
Example
=======
```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate ioctl;
ioctl!(bad kiocsound with 0x4B2F);
ioctl!(none drm_ioctl_set_master with b'd', 0x1e);
ioctl!(read ev_get_version with b'E', 0x01; u32);
ioctl!(write ev_set_repeat with b'E', 0x03; [u32; 2]);
fn main() {
let mut x = 0;
let ret = unsafe { ev_get_version(0, &mut x) };
println!("returned {}, x = {}", ret, x);
}
```
## License
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* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
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