Ioctl Requests cdio(7I)
NAME
cdio - CD-ROM control operations
SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
The set of ioctl(2) commands described below are used toperform audio and CD-ROM specific operations. Basic to these
cdio ioctl requests are the definitions in
. Several CD-ROM specific commands can report addresses either
in LBA (Logical Block Address) format or in MSF (Minute, Second, Frame) format. The READ HEADER, READ SUBCHANNEL, and READ TABLE OF CONTENTS commands have this feature.LBA format represents the logical block address for the CD-
ROM absolute address field or for the offset from the begin-
ning of the current track expressed as a number of logicalblocks in a CD-ROM track relative address field. MSF format
represents the physical address written on CD-ROM discs,
expressed as a sector count relative to either the beginning of the medium or the beginning of the current track. IOCTLSThe following I/O controls do not have any additional data passed into or received from them. CDROMSTART This ioctl() spins up the disc and seeks to the last address requested. CDROMSTOP This ioctl() spins down the disc. CDROMPAUSE This ioctl() pauses the current audio play operation. CDROMRESUME This ioctl() resumes the paused audio play operation. CDROMEJECT This ioctl() ejects the caddy with the disc. CDROMCLOSETRAY This ioctl() closes the caddy with the disc.
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The following I/O controls require a pointer to the struc-
ture for that ioctl(), with data being passed into the ioctl(). CDROMPLAYMSF This ioctl() command requests the driveto output the audio signals at the speci-
fied starting address and continue the audio play until the specified ending address is detected. The address is in MSF format. The third argument of this ioctl() call is a pointer to the typestruct cdrom_msf.
/* * definition of play audio msf structure */struct cdrom_msf {
unsigned char cdmsf_min0; /* starting minute*/
unsigned char cdmsf_sec0; /* starting second*/
unsigned char cdmsf_frame0; /*starting frame*/
unsigned char cdmsf_min1; /* ending minute */
unsigned char cdmsf_sec1; /* ending second */
unsigned char cdmsf_frame1; /* ending frame */
}; The CDROMREADTOCENTRY ioctl request may be used to obtain the start time for a track. An approximation of the finishtime can be obtained by using the CDROM-
READTOCENTRY ioctl request to retrieve the start time of the track following the current track. The leadout track is the next consecutive track after the last audio track. Hence, the start time of the leadout track may be used as the effective finish time of the last audio track. CDROMPLAYTRKIND This ioctl() command is similar to CDROMPLAYMSF. The starting and ending address is in track/index format. The third argument of the ioctl() call is apointer to the type struct cdrom_ti.
/* * definition of play audio track/index structure */struct cdrom_ti {
unsigned char cdti_trk0; /* starting track*/
unsigned char cdti_ind0; /* starting index*/
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unsigned char cdti_trk1; /* ending track */
unsigned char cdti_ind1; /* ending index */
}; CDROMVOLCTRL This ioctl() command controls the audio output level. The SCSI command allows the control of up to four channels. The current implementation of the supportedCD-ROM drive only uses channel 0 and
channel 1. The valid values of volume control are between 0x00 and 0xFF, with a value of 0xFF indicating maximum volume. The third argument of the ioctl() call isa pointer to struct cdrom_volctrl which
contains the output volume values. /* * definition of audio volume control structure */struct cdrom_volctrl {
unsigned char channel0; unsigned char channel1; unsigned char channel2; unsigned char channel3; };The following I/O controls take a pointer that will have
data returned to the user program from the CD-ROM driver.
CDROMREADTOCHDR This ioctl() command returns the header of the table of contents (TOC). Theheader consists of the starting track-
ing number and the ending track number of the disc. These two numbers are returned through a pointer of structcdrom_tochdr. While the disc can start
at any number, all tracks between the first and last tracks are in contiguous ascending order. /* * definition of read toc header structure */struct cdrom_tochdr {
unsigned char cdth_trk0; /* starting track*/
unsigned char cdth_trk1; /* ending track*/
};SunOS 5.11 Last change: 4 Oct 2001 3
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CDROMREADTOCENTRY This ioctl() command returns the infor-
mation of a specified track. The third argument of the function call is a pointer to the type structcdrom_tocentry. The caller needs to
supply the track number and the addressformat. This command will return a 4-
bit adr field, a 4-bit ctrl field, the
starting address in MSF format or LBA format, and the data mode if the trackis a data track. The ctrl field speci-
fies whether the track is data or audio. /* * definition of read toc entry structure */struct cdrom_tocentry {
unsigned char cdte_track;
unsigned char cdte_adr :4;
unsigned char cdte_ctrl :4;
unsigned char cdte_format;
union { struct { unsigned char minute; unsigned char second; unsigned char frame; } msf; int lba;} cdte_addr;
unsigned char cdte_datamode;
}; To get the information from the leadouttrack, the following value is appropri-
ate for the cdte_track field:
CDROM_LEADOUT Leadout track
To get the information from the datatrack, the following value is appropri-
ate for the cdte_ctrl field:
CDROM_DATA_TRACK Data track
The following values are appropriatefor the cdte_format field:
CDROM_LBA LBA format
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CDROM_MSF MSF format
CDROMSUBCHNL This ioctl() command reads the Q sub-
channel data of the current block. The subchannel data includes track number,index number, absolute CD-ROM address,
track relative CD-ROM address, control
data and audio status. All information is returned through a pointer tostruct cdrom_subchnl. The caller needs
to supply the address format for the returned address.struct cdrom_subchnl {
unsigned char cdsc_format;
unsigned char cdsc_audiostatus;
unsigned char cdsc_adr: 4;
unsigned char cdsc_ctrl: 4;
unsigned char cdsc_trk;
unsigned char cdsc_ind;
union { struct { unsigned char minute; unsigned char second; unsigned char frame; } msf; int lba;} cdsc_absaddr;
union { struct { unsigned char minute; unsigned char second; unsigned char frame; } msf; int lba;} cdsc_reladdr;
}; The following values are valid for the audio status field returned from READ SUBCHANNEL command:CDROM_AUDIO_INVALID Audio status
not supported.CDROM_AUDIO_PLAY Audio play
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CDROM_AUDIO_PAUSED Audio play
operation paused.CDROM_AUDIO_COMPLETED Audio play
successfully completed.CDROM_AUDIO_ERROR Audio play
stopped due to error.CDROM_AUDIO_NO_STATUS No current
audio status to return.CDROMREADOFFSET This ioctl() command returns the abso-
lute CD-ROM address of the first track
in the last session of a Multi-Session
CD-ROM. The third argument of the
ioctl() call is a pointer to an int.CDROMCDDA This ioctl() command returns the CD-DA
data or the subcode data. The third argument of the ioctl() call is apointer to the type struct cdrom_cdda.
In addition to allocating memory and supplying its address, the caller needs to supply the starting address of the data, the transfer length in terms of the number of blocks to be transferred, and the subcode options. The calleralso needs to issue the CDROMREADTOCEN-
TRY ioctl() to find out which trackscontain CD-DA data before issuing this
ioctl(). /** Definition of CD-DA structure
*/struct cdrom_cdda {
unsigned int cdda_addr;
unsigned int cdda_length;
caddr_t cdda_data;
unsigned char cdda_subcode;
};SunOS 5.11 Last change: 4 Oct 2001 6
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cdda_addr signifies the starting logi-
cal block address.cdda_length signifies the transfer
length in blocks. The length of theblock depends on the cdda_subcode
selection, which is explained below. To get the subcode information relatedto CD-DA data, the following values
are appropriate for the cdda_subcode
field:CDROM_DA_NO_SUBCODE CD-DA data
with no sub-
code.CDROM_DA_SUBQ CD-DA data
with sub Q code.CDROM_DA_ALL_SUBCODE CD-DA data
with all sub-
code.CDROM_DA_SUBCODE_ONLY All subcode
only.To allocate the memory related to CD-
DA and/or subcode data, the following values are appropriate for each data block transferred:CD-DA data with no subcode
2352 bytesCD-DA data with sub Q code
2368 bytesCD-DA data with all subcode
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All subcode only 96 bytesCDROMCDXA This ioctl() command returns the CD-ROM
XA (CD-ROM Extended Architecture) data
according to CD-ROM XA format. The
third argument of the ioctl() call is apointer to the type struct cdrom_cdxa.
In addition to allocating memory and supplying its address, the caller needs to supply the starting address of the data, the transfer length in terms of number of blocks, and the format. Thecaller also needs to issue the CDROM-
READTOCENTRY ioctl() to find out whichtracks contain CD-ROM XA data before
issuing this ioctl(). /** Definition of CD-ROM XA structure
*/struct cdrom_cdxa {
unsigned int cdxa_addr;
unsigned int cdxa_length;
caddr_t cdxa_data;
unsigned char cdxa_format;
};To get the proper CD-ROM XA data, the
following values are appropriate forthe cdxa_format field:
CDROM_XA_DATA CD-ROM XA data
onlyCDROM_XA_SECTOR_DATA CD-ROM XA all
sector dataCDROM_XA_DATA_W_ERROR CD-ROM XA data
with error flags dataTo allocate the memory related to CD-
ROM XA format, the following values are appropriate for each data block transferred:SunOS 5.11 Last change: 4 Oct 2001 8
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CD-ROM XA data only
2048 bytesCD-ROM XA all sector data
2352 bytesCD-ROM XA data with error flags data
2646 bytesCDROMSUBCODE This ioctl() command returns raw sub-
code data (subcodes P ~ W are described in the "Red Book," see SEE ALSO) to the initiator while the target is playing audio. The third argument of the ioctl() call is a pointer to thetype struct cdrom_subcode. The caller
needs to supply the transfer length in terms of number of blocks and allocate memory for subcode data. The memory allocated should be a multiple of 96 bytes depending on the transfer length. /* * Definition of subcode structure */struct cdrom_subcode {
unsigned int cdsc_length;
caddr_t cdsc_addr;
};The next group of I/O controls get and set various CD-ROM
drive parameters. CDROMGBLKMODE This ioctl() command returns the currentblock size used by the CD-ROM drive. The
third argument of the ioctl() call is a pointer to an integer.CDROMSBLKMODE This ioctl() command requests the CD-ROM
drive to change from the current block size to the requested block size. TheSunOS 5.11 Last change: 4 Oct 2001 9
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third argument of the ioctl() call is an integer which contains the requested block size. This ioctl() command operates inexclusive-use mode only. The caller must
ensure that no other processes canoperate on the same CD-ROM device before
issuing this ioctl(). read(2) behavior subsequent to this ioctl() remains the same: the caller is still constrained to read the raw device on block boundaries and in block multiples.To set the proper block size, the follow-
ing values are appropriate:CDROM_BLK_512 512 bytes
CDROM_BLK_1024 1024 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2048 2048 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2056 2056 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2336 2336 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2340 2340 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2352 2352 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2368 2368 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2448 2448 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2646 2646 bytes
CDROM_BLK_2647 2647 bytes
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CDROMGDRVSPEED This ioctl() command returns the currentCD-ROM drive speed. The third argument of
the ioctl() call is a pointer to an integer.CDROMSDRVSPEED This ioctl() command requests the CD-ROM
drive to change the current drive speed tothe requested drive speed. This speed set-
ting is only applicable when reading data areas. The third argument of the ioctl() is an integer which contains the requested drive speed.To set the CD-ROM drive to the proper
speed, the following values are appropri-
ate:CDROM_NORMAL_SPEED 150k/second
CDROM_DOUBLE_SPEED 300k/second
CDROM_QUAD_SPEED 600k/second
CDROM_MAXIMUM_SPEED 300k/second (2x
drive) 600k/second (4x drive) Note that these numbers are only accuratewhen reading 2048 byte blocks. The CD-ROM
drive will automatically switch to normal speed when playing audio tracks and will switch back to the speed setting when accessing data.SEE ALSO
ioctl(2), read(2)N. V. Phillips and Sony Corporation, System Description Com-
pact Disc Digital Audio, ("Red Book"). N. V. Phillips and Sony Corporation, System Description of Compact Disc Read Only Memory, ("Yellow Book").SunOS 5.11 Last change: 4 Oct 2001 11
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N. V. Phillips, Microsoft, and Sony Corporation, SystemDescription CD-ROM XA, 1991.
Volume and File Structure of CD-ROM for Information Inter-
change, ISO 9660:1988(E).SCSI-2 Standard, document X3T9.2/86-109
SCSI Multimedia Commands, Version 2 (MMC-2)
NOTES The CDROMCDDA, CDROMCDXA, CDROMSUBCODE, CDROMGDRVSPEED,CDROMSDRVSPEED, and some of the block sizes in CDROMSBLK-
MODE are designed for new Sun-supported CD-ROM drives and
might not work on some of the older CD-ROM drives.
CDROMCDDA, CDROMCDXA and CDROMSUBCODE will return error if the transfer length exceeds valid limits as determinedappropriate. Example: for MMC-2 drives, length can not
exceed 3 bytes (i.e. 0xffffff). The same restriction isenforced for older, pre-MMC-2 drives, as no limit was pub-
lished for these older drives (and 3 bytes is reasonable for all media). Note that enforcing this limit does not imply that values passed in below this limit will actually be applicable for each and every piece of media. The interface to this device is preliminary and subject to change in future releases. Programs should be written in amodular fashion so that future changes can be easily incor-
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