1 files changed, 27 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/ioctl.h b/include/asm-generic/ioctl.h
index cd027298beb1..864181385579 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/ioctl.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/ioctl.h
@@ -21,8 +21,19 @@
  */
 #define _IOC_NRBITS     8
 #define _IOC_TYPEBITS   8
-#define _IOC_SIZEBITS   14
-#define _IOC_DIRBITS    2
+
+/*
+ * Let any architecture override either of the following before
+ * including this file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _IOC_SIZEBITS
+# define _IOC_SIZEBITS  14
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _IOC_DIRBITS
+# define _IOC_DIRBITS   2
+#endif
 
 #define _IOC_NRMASK     ((1 << _IOC_NRBITS)-1)
 #define _IOC_TYPEMASK   ((1 << _IOC_TYPEBITS)-1)
@@ -35,11 +46,21 @@
 #define _IOC_DIRSHIFT   (_IOC_SIZESHIFT+_IOC_SIZEBITS)
 
 /*
- * Direction bits.
+ * Direction bits, which any architecture can choose to override
+ * before including this file.
  */
-#define _IOC_NONE       0U
-#define _IOC_WRITE      1U
-#define _IOC_READ       2U
+
+#ifndef _IOC_NONE
+# define _IOC_NONE      0U
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _IOC_WRITE
+# define _IOC_WRITE     1U
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _IOC_READ
+# define _IOC_READ      2U
+#endif
 
 #define _IOC(dir,type,nr,size) \
         (((dir)  << _IOC_DIRSHIFT) | \