I have perfect working code on Windows which communicates with a USB device. I'm trying to find the equivalent in linux using ioctrl(), but am at a complete loss (linux newbie ).

Here's my stripped down Windows code:
Code:
DWORD dwJunk;    // discard results from DeviceIOControl()
int   iReply;
char  cBuffer[100];
// cBuffer initialization here
HANDLE hDevice; // handle to the drive to be examined 
CString sDrive = _T(\\\\.\\H:); // drive H: for this test
hDevice = CreateFile(sDrive,  // drive to open
   GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,        // read and write access to the drive
   FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,  // share mode           
   NULL,                                // default security attributes
   OPEN_EXISTING,                       // disposition
   0,                                   // file attributes
   NULL);                               // do not copy file attributes

iReply = DeviceIoControl(hDevice, IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT, &cBuffer, sizeof(cBuffer), &cBuffer, sizeof(cBuffer), &dwJunk, (LPOVERLAPPED)NULL);
I only need one buffer. This is filled in by the USB device.

So, what is the linux equivalent of IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT, and how do i use it with ioctrl()? A code snippet would be vey much appreciated.