ima_kexec_cmdline(9)

💖 ima_kexec_cmdline(9) — the kexec cmdline measuring girlie ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the ima_kexec_cmdline manual page from the Kernel API Manual 🌸 — she's a kernel function and she's literally here to measure kexec cmdline boot args. no cap. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ima_kexec_cmdline — measure kexec cmdline boot args 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void ima_kexec_cmdline (int kernel_fd , const void *buf , int size );

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🌈 ARGUMENTS 🌈

• kernel_fd — file descriptor of the kexec kernel being loaded 👑
• buf — pointer to buffer 🫶
• size — size of buffer ⭐

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so here's the vibe check: buffers can only be measured, not appraised. that's it, that's the whole rule, periodt. 🔥

bestie pls remember — measured, not appraised. don't come for her with appraisal energy, it's not giving. 💀

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🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

Kernel file ./security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c and the whole friend group:

• ima_file_free(9)
• ima_file_mmap(9)
• ima_file_mprotect(9)
• ima_bprm_check(9)
• ima_creds_check(9)
• ima_bprm_creds_for_exec(9)
• ima_file_check(9)
• ima_file_hash(9)
• ima_inode_hash(9)
• ima_post_create_tmpfile(9)
• ima_post_path_mknod(9)
• ima_read_file(9)
• ima_post_read_file(9)
• ima_load_data(9)
• ima_post_load_data(9)
• process_buffer_measurement(9)
• ima_measure_critical_data(9)
• ima_measure_raw_policy(9)
• ima_kernel_module_request(9)

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and that's the page, bestie!! 🧚 sign-off time: this one lives over in ./security/integrity/ima, she's dated October 2026, and she's serving full ima_kexec_cmdline(9) main character energy. 💖✨🎀🦋🌸💅🫶😭🔥👑🌈⭐💀🙈🍓🧚💜