diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/ioctl.h b/include/asm-alpha/ioctl.h
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+#ifndef _ALPHA_IOCTL_H
+#define _ALPHA_IOCTL_H
+
+/*
+ * The original linux ioctl numbering scheme was just a general
+ * "anything goes" setup, where more or less random numbers were
+ * assigned.  Sorry, I was clueless when I started out on this.
+ *
+ * On the alpha, we'll try to clean it up a bit, using a more sane
+ * ioctl numbering, and also trying to be compatible with OSF/1 in
+ * the process. I'd like to clean it up for the i386 as well, but
+ * it's so painful recognizing both the new and the old numbers..
+ */
+
+#define _IOC_NRBITS	8
+#define _IOC_TYPEBITS	8
+#define _IOC_SIZEBITS	13
+#define _IOC_DIRBITS	3
+
+#define _IOC_NRMASK	((1 << _IOC_NRBITS)-1)
+#define _IOC_TYPEMASK	((1 << _IOC_TYPEBITS)-1)
+#define _IOC_SIZEMASK	((1 << _IOC_SIZEBITS)-1)
+#define _IOC_DIRMASK	((1 << _IOC_DIRBITS)-1)
+
+#define _IOC_NRSHIFT	0
+#define _IOC_TYPESHIFT	(_IOC_NRSHIFT+_IOC_NRBITS)
+#define _IOC_SIZESHIFT	(_IOC_TYPESHIFT+_IOC_TYPEBITS)
+#define _IOC_DIRSHIFT	(_IOC_SIZESHIFT+_IOC_SIZEBITS)
+
+/*
+ * Direction bits _IOC_NONE could be 0, but OSF/1 gives it a bit.
+ * And this turns out useful to catch old ioctl numbers in header
+ * files for us.
+ */
+#define _IOC_NONE	1U
+#define _IOC_READ	2U
+#define _IOC_WRITE	4U
+
+#define _IOC(dir,type,nr,size)			\
+	((unsigned int)				\
+	 (((dir)  << _IOC_DIRSHIFT) |		\
+	  ((type) << _IOC_TYPESHIFT) |		\
+	  ((nr)   << _IOC_NRSHIFT) |		\
+	  ((size) << _IOC_SIZESHIFT)))
+
+/* used to create numbers */
+#define _IO(type,nr)		_IOC(_IOC_NONE,(type),(nr),0)
+#define _IOR(type,nr,size)	_IOC(_IOC_READ,(type),(nr),sizeof(size))
+#define _IOW(type,nr,size)	_IOC(_IOC_WRITE,(type),(nr),sizeof(size))
+#define _IOWR(type,nr,size)	_IOC(_IOC_READ|_IOC_WRITE,(type),(nr),sizeof(size))
+
+/* used to decode them.. */
+#define _IOC_DIR(nr)		(((nr) >> _IOC_DIRSHIFT) & _IOC_DIRMASK)
+#define _IOC_TYPE(nr)		(((nr) >> _IOC_TYPESHIFT) & _IOC_TYPEMASK)
+#define _IOC_NR(nr)		(((nr) >> _IOC_NRSHIFT) & _IOC_NRMASK)
+#define _IOC_SIZE(nr)		(((nr) >> _IOC_SIZESHIFT) & _IOC_SIZEMASK)
+
+/* ...and for the drivers/sound files... */
+
+#define IOC_IN		(_IOC_WRITE << _IOC_DIRSHIFT)
+#define IOC_OUT		(_IOC_READ << _IOC_DIRSHIFT)
+#define IOC_INOUT	((_IOC_WRITE|_IOC_READ) << _IOC_DIRSHIFT)
+#define IOCSIZE_MASK	(_IOC_SIZEMASK << _IOC_SIZESHIFT)
+#define IOCSIZE_SHIFT	(_IOC_SIZESHIFT)
+
+#endif /* _ALPHA_IOCTL_H */