v4l2_compat_ioctl32(9)

💖 v4l2_compat_ioctl32 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — today's main character is v4l2_compat_ioctl32, and it's giving 32 Bits compatibility layer for 64 bits processors. iconic behavior, honestly 💅✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

v4l2_compat_ioctl32 — 32 Bits compatibility layer for 64 bits processors. periodt. that's the whole name, no extra lore 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

long int v4l2_compat_ioctl32 (struct file *file , unsigned int cmd ,
       unsigned long arg );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• file — pointer to struct file. literally: Pointer to struct file. we love a pointer bestie 🫶
• cmd — ioctl name. that's the name of the ioctl, no cap 🌸
• arg — ioctl argument. the argument that goes with the ioctl, slay ✨

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

if you're going down the rabbit hole — and you know you are — bestie, check these out 👑

• Kernel file ./include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
• struct v4l2_ioctl_ops(9)
• v4l2_norm_to_name(9)
• v4l2_video_std_frame_period(9)
• v4l2_video_std_construct(9)
• v4l_video_std_enumstd(9)
• v4l_printk_ioctl(9)
• var v4l2_field_names(9)
• var v4l2_type_names(9)
• v4l2_kioctl(9)
• video_usercopy(9)
• video_ioctl2(9)

and that's the page, bestie! this cutie comes from source/version ./include/media, dated October 2026, and the page is v4l2_compat_ioctl32(9) — go be compatible or whatever 💜✨