[PATCH 07/33] tty: vt: use _IO() to define ioctl numbers

Jiri Slaby (SUSE)
2025-06-11T10:03:39Z

_IO*() is the proper way of defining ioctl numbers. All these vt numbers
were synthetically built up the same way the _IO() macro does.

So instead of implicit hex numbers, use _IO() properly.

To not change the pre-existing numbers, use only _IO() (and not _IOR()
or _IOW()). The latter would change the numbers indeed.

Objdump of vt_ioctl.o reveals no difference with this patch.

Again, VT_GETCONSIZECSRPOS already uses _IOR(), so everything is paved
for this patch.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@kernel.org>
Cc: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
---
include/uapi/linux/vt.h | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vt.h b/include/uapi/linux/vt.h
index 714483d68c69..b60fcdfb2746 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/vt.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/vt.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
/* Note: the ioctl VT_GETSTATE does not work for
consoles 16 and higher (since it returns a short) */

-/* 0x56 is 'V', to avoid collision with termios and kd */
+/* 'V' to avoid collision with termios and kd */

-#define VT_OPENQRY 0x5600 /* find available vt */
+#define VT_OPENQRY _IO('V', 0x00) /* find available vt */

struct vt_mode {
__u8 mode; /* vt mode */
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ struct vt_mode {
__s16 acqsig; /* signal to raise on acquisition */
__s16 frsig; /* unused (set to 0) */
};
-#define VT_GETMODE 0x5601 /* get mode of active vt */
-#define VT_SETMODE 0x5602 /* set mode of active vt */
+#define VT_GETMODE _IO('V', 0x01) /* get mode of active vt */
+#define VT_SETMODE _IO('V', 0x02) /* set mode of active vt */
#define VT_AUTO 0x00 /* auto vt switching */
#define VT_PROCESS 0x01 /* process controls switching */
#define VT_ACKACQ 0x02 /* acknowledge switch */
@@ -36,21 +36,21 @@ struct vt_stat {
__u16 v_signal; /* signal to send */
__u16 v_state; /* vt bitmask */
};
-#define VT_GETSTATE 0x5603 /* get global vt state info */
-#define VT_SENDSIG 0x5604 /* signal to send to bitmask of vts */
+#define VT_GETSTATE _IO('V', 0x03) /* get global vt state info */
+#define VT_SENDSIG _IO('V', 0x04) /* signal to send to bitmask of vts */

-#define VT_RELDISP 0x5605 /* release display */
+#define VT_RELDISP _IO('V', 0x05) /* release display */

-#define VT_ACTIVATE 0x5606 /* make vt active */
-#define VT_WAITACTIVE 0x5607 /* wait for vt active */
-#define VT_DISALLOCATE 0x5608 /* free memory associated to vt */
+#define VT_ACTIVATE _IO('V', 0x06) /* make vt active */
+#define VT_WAITACTIVE _IO('V', 0x07) /* wait for vt active */
+#define VT_DISALLOCATE _IO('V', 0x08) /* free memory associated to vt */

struct vt_sizes {
__u16 v_rows; /* number of rows */
__u16 v_cols; /* number of columns */
__u16 v_scrollsize; /* number of lines of scrollback */
};
-#define VT_RESIZE 0x5609 /* set kernel's idea of screensize */
+#define VT_RESIZE _IO('V', 0x09) /* set kernel's idea of screensize */

struct vt_consize {
__u16 v_rows; /* number of rows */
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ struct vt_consize {
__u16 v_vcol; /* number of pixel columns on screen */
__u16 v_ccol; /* number of pixel columns per character */
};
-#define VT_RESIZEX 0x560A /* set kernel's idea of screensize + more */
-#define VT_LOCKSWITCH 0x560B /* disallow vt switching */
-#define VT_UNLOCKSWITCH 0x560C /* allow vt switching */
-#define VT_GETHIFONTMASK 0x560D /* return hi font mask */
+#define VT_RESIZEX _IO('V', 0x0A) /* set kernel's idea of screensize + more */
+#define VT_LOCKSWITCH _IO('V', 0x0B) /* disallow vt switching */
+#define VT_UNLOCKSWITCH _IO('V', 0x0C) /* allow vt switching */
+#define VT_GETHIFONTMASK _IO('V', 0x0D) /* return hi font mask */

struct vt_event {
__u32 event;
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ struct vt_event {
__u32 pad[4]; /* Padding for expansion */
};

-#define VT_WAITEVENT 0x560E /* Wait for an event */
+#define VT_WAITEVENT _IO('V', 0x0E) /* Wait for an event */

struct vt_setactivate {
__u32 console;
struct vt_mode mode;
};

-#define VT_SETACTIVATE 0x560F /* Activate and set the mode of a console */
+#define VT_SETACTIVATE _IO('V', 0x0F) /* Activate and set the mode of a console */

/* get console size and cursor position */
struct vt_consizecsrpos {
--
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