You set the type of gameport controller by passing an I/O request to the
device with gpd_setctype set in io_command, 1 set in io_length and the
address of the byte variable describing the controller type set in io_Data.

The gameport device is a shared device; many tasks may have it open at any
given time. Hence, a high level protocol has been established to prevent
multiple tasks from reading the same unit at the same time.

 three step protocol for using the gameport device