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authorTomohiro Kusumi <tkusumi@tuxera.com>2017-02-27 14:27:08 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-02-27 18:43:45 -0800
commit88488080946c2da0d998a3ac0a0a5aebf8dc62c8 (patch)
tree964271dadc5d7aa34db80ae54bf7e9d7782f3370 /Documentation
parentc5dd2ea06475850c8eeea574020dc9b29dc883eb (diff)
autofs: update ioctl documentation regarding struct autofs_dev_ioctl
This is the same as bf72eda5 except that it's a different file. Sync documentation with changes made by 730c9eec in 2009. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/148577165630.9801.6081791213151121657.stgit@pluto.themaw.net Signed-off-by: Tomohiro Kusumi <tkusumi@tuxera.com> Signed-off-by: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/autofs4.txt32
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt
index 50a3e01a36f8..e5177cb31a04 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ struct autofs_dev_ioctl {
* including this struct */
__s32 ioctlfd; /* automount command fd */
+ /* Command parameters */
union {
struct args_protover protover;
struct args_protosubver protosubver;
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4.txt
index 75348631a3d8..f10dd590f69f 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4.txt
@@ -425,8 +425,20 @@ Each ioctl is passed a pointer to an `autofs_dev_ioctl` structure:
* including this struct */
__s32 ioctlfd; /* automount command fd */
- __u32 arg1; /* Command parameters */
- __u32 arg2;
+ /* Command parameters */
+ union {
+ struct args_protover protover;
+ struct args_protosubver protosubver;
+ struct args_openmount openmount;
+ struct args_ready ready;
+ struct args_fail fail;
+ struct args_setpipefd setpipefd;
+ struct args_timeout timeout;
+ struct args_requester requester;
+ struct args_expire expire;
+ struct args_askumount askumount;
+ struct args_ismountpoint ismountpoint;
+ };
char path[0];
};
@@ -446,24 +458,22 @@ Commands are:
set version numbers.
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_OPENMOUNT_CMD**: return an open file descriptor
on the root of an autofs filesystem. The filesystem is identified
- by name and device number, which is stored in `arg1`. Device
- numbers for existing filesystems can be found in
+ by name and device number, which is stored in `openmount.devid`.
+ Device numbers for existing filesystems can be found in
`/proc/self/mountinfo`.
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_CLOSEMOUNT_CMD**: same as `close(ioctlfd)`.
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_SETPIPEFD_CMD**: if the filesystem is in
catatonic mode, this can provide the write end of a new pipe
- in `arg1` to re-establish communication with a daemon. The
- process group of the calling process is used to identify the
+ in `setpipefd.pipefd` to re-establish communication with a daemon.
+ The process group of the calling process is used to identify the
daemon.
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_REQUESTER_CMD**: `path` should be a
name within the filesystem that has been auto-mounted on.
- On successful return, `arg1` and `arg2` will be the UID and GID
- of the process which triggered that mount.
-
+ On successful return, `requester.uid` and `requester.gid` will be
+ the UID and GID of the process which triggered that mount.
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_ISMOUNTPOINT_CMD**: Check if path is a
mountpoint of a particular type - see separate documentation for
details.
-
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_PROTOVER_CMD**:
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_PROTOSUBVER_CMD**:
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_READY_CMD**:
@@ -473,7 +483,7 @@ Commands are:
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_EXPIRE_CMD**:
- **AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_ASKUMOUNT_CMD**: These all have the same
function as the similarly named **AUTOFS_IOC** ioctls, except
- that **FAIL** can be given an explicit error number in `arg1`
+ that **FAIL** can be given an explicit error number in `fail.status`
instead of assuming `ENOENT`, and this **EXPIRE** command
corresponds to **AUTOFS_IOC_EXPIRE_MULTI**.