__audit_ipc_set_perm(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 __audit_ipc_set_perm — the kernel API glow-up, bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk, the page header said __audit_ipc_set_perm(9) and the manual name is "Kernel API Manual" — so like, that's the vibe we're in. Kernel. API. Manual. Iconic. Let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

__audit_ipc_set_perm — no cap, this one records audit data for new ipc permissions. that's literally her whole job. periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void __audit_ipc_set_perm (unsigned long qbytes , uid_t uid , gid_t gid
, umode_t mode );

she returns void, she takes four args, she does not miss 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • qbytes — the msgq bytes. like, the byte situation for the message queue 🦋
  • uid — the msgq user id. who owns it, basically 👑
  • gid — the msgq group id. squad affiliation fr fr 🌈
  • mode — the msgq mode (permissions). yes girl, the permission bits ⭐

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

literally all you need to know: this is called only after audit_ipc_obj. that's the whole description. it's giving "one-line closer" energy and honestly? we respect it 😭

ngl bestie, don't call it before audit_ipc_obj — the page is super clear that it's "only after". sequence matters. iykyk 🔥

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

kernel file ./kernel/auditsc.c and the whole friend group, in the exact order the page lists them:

🌟 the sign-off 🌟

so the footer said the source is ./kernel and the date is October 2026 — so like, mark your calendar bestie, that's when this page is stamped 📅💜 go read __audit_ipc_obj(9) first, mwah, bye 🧚💖

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