aa_strneq(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the aa_strneq(9) page in the Kernel API Manual ✨. Short version: aa_strneq compares null terminated @str to a non null terminated substring 💅.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool aa_strneq (const char *str , const char *sub , int len );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• str — a null terminated string 🫶
• sub — a substring, not necessarily null terminated 🌸
• len — length of sub to compare ⭐

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The str string must be full consumed for this to be considered a match — that's the whole vibe check, no cap 💯.

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

Kernel file ./security/apparmor/include/lib.h — plus the linked-up faves: aa_dfa_null_transition(9), basename(9), __policy_find(9), __policy_strn_find(9) 🔥.

okay that's the page, mwah 💋 — source/version: ./security/apparmor/include, date: October 2026, page: aa_strneq(9) ✨🎀