============================== Decoding an IOCTL Magic Number ============================== To decode a hex IOCTL code: Most architectures use this generic format, but check include/ARCH/ioctl.h for specifics, e.g. powerpc uses 3 bits to encode read/write and 13 bits for size. ====== ================================== bits meaning ====== ================================== 31-30 00 - no parameters: uses _IO macro 10 - read: _IOR 01 - write: _IOW 11 - read/write: _IOWR 29-16 size of arguments 15-8 ascii character supposedly unique to each driver 7-0 function # ====== ================================== So for example 0x82187201 is a read with arg length of 0x218, character 'r' function 1. Grepping the source reveals this is:: #define VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_BOTH _IOR('r', 1, struct dirent [2])