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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/filesystems
parentc5dd2ea06475850c8eeea574020dc9b29dc883eb (diff)
downloadlinux-88488080946c2da0d998a3ac0a0a5aebf8dc62c8.tar.gz
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/filesystems')
-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**.