ima_inode_get(9)

💖 ima_inode_get(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for ima_inode_get(9) — this is the little helper that finds, or makes, an iint for an inode. lowkey important, no cap. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ima_inode_get — find or allocate an iint associated with an inode 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct ima_iint_cache * ima_inode_get (struct inode *inode );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• inode — pointer to the inode. that’s the whole argument, bestie, she’s simple and iconic.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So the vibe is: find an iint associated with an inode, and allocate a new one if it’s not found. literally “look for it, and if it’s missing, make it happen.” 💖

⚠️ important caveat, fr fr: the caller must lock i_mutex. not optional, not a suggestion. lock her first. 🔒

⭐ RETURN ⭐

• An iint on success. slay. ✅
• NULL on error. 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
• ima_iint_find(9)
• ima_inode_free_rcu(9)

xoxo, ima_inode_get(9), coming at you from ./security/integrity/ima — October 2026 💋