evm_revalidate_status(9)

evm_revalidate_status(9) 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

evm_revalidate_status — report whether EVM status re-validation is necessary

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

bool evm_revalidate_status (const char *xattr_name );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• xattr_name — pointer to the affected extended attribute name. literally the name of the xattr in question 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Report whether callers of evm_verifyxattr should re-validate the EVM status.

Return true if re-validation is necessary, false otherwise. tiny yes/no vibe check, no cap 🎀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
• evm_read_protected_xattrs(9)
• evm_verifyxattr(9)
• evm_inode_setxattr(9)
• evm_inode_removexattr(9)
• evm_inode_set_acl(9)
• evm_inode_remove_acl(9)
• evm_metadata_changed(9)
• evm_fix_hmac(9)
• evm_inode_post_setxattr(9)
• evm_inode_post_set_acl(9)
• evm_inode_post_removexattr(9)
• evm_inode_post_remove_acl(9)
• evm_inode_setattr(9)
• evm_inode_post_setattr(9)

bye bestie 💋 source/version is ./security/integrity/evm, and the date is October 2026 🌈⭐