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diff --git a/sys-utils/lpcntl.c b/sys-utils/lpcntl.c
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+/*
+ * Simple command interface to ioctl(fd, LPSETIRQ, irq).
+ * Nigel Gamble (nigel@gate.net)
+ * e.g.
+ * lpcntl /dev/lp1 7
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <linux/lp.h>
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ unsigned int irq;
+ int fd;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (argc < 2) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <lp device> [<irq>]\n", argv[0]);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY);
+ if (fd == -1) {
+ perror(argv[1]);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ if (argc == 2) {
+ irq = ioctl(fd, LPGETIRQ);
+ if (irq == -1) {
+ perror(argv[1]);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ if (irq)
+ printf("%s using IRQ %d\n", argv[1], irq);
+ else
+ printf("%s using polling\n", argv[1]);
+ } else {
+ irq = atoi(argv[2]);
+ ret = ioctl(fd, LPSETIRQ, irq);
+ if (ret == -1) {
+ if (errno == EPERM)
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s: only super-user can change the IRQ\n", argv[0]);
+ else
+ perror(argv[1]);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}