Re: [PATCH 1/4] include/uapi/linux: add gxfp_ioctl.h for GXFP5130 fingerprint sensor

Greg KH <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-acpi,org.kernel.vger.linux-gpio,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <2026071855-booted-filth-ff9a@gregkh>
On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 11:14:28AM +0300, Metehan Günen wrote:
> Define the userspace ABI for the Goodix GXFP5130 eSPI fingerprint sensor
> driver:
> 
>  - struct gxfp_tap_hdr: header prepended to every read(2) record, carries
>    payload length, MP protocol type and a ktime_get_ns() timestamp.
>  - struct gxfp_tx_pkt_hdr: header that userspace prepends to write(2)
>    payloads so the driver can wrap them in the eSPI frame format.
>  - GXFP_IOCTL_FLUSH_RXQ: flush the kernel-side RX record queue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Metehan Günen <[email protected]>
> ---
>  include/uapi/linux/gxfp_ioctl.h | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/gxfp_ioctl.h
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/gxfp_ioctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/gxfp_ioctl.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000..c9c6c2d48
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/gxfp_ioctl.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +#ifndef __UAPI_GXFP_IOCTL_H
> +#define __UAPI_GXFP_IOCTL_H
> +
> +#include <linux/types.h>
> +#include <linux/ioctl.h>
> +
> +#define GXFP_IOCTL_MAGIC 'G'

Why do you get to use "G" here?
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