security_in..._removexattr(9)

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💅 security_in..._removexattr(9) 💅

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — yes the whole manual name got squished into that truncated title up there, don't worry about it, the real star of the show is security_inode_post_removexattr and she's about to eat 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

security_inode_post_removexattr — literally just: update the inode after a removexattr op. that's the whole job. she does one (1) thing and she does it well 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void security_inode_post_removexattr (struct dentry *dentry , const char *name );

returns void, takes two args, no notes. minimal queen behaviour ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dentry — file. that's it, that's the description, the manpage said "file" and we're respecting that 🫶 (it's the struct dentry * for the file in question)
  • name — xattr name. the name of the extended attribute in question, bestie 💜

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe: after a successful removexattr operation has already gone down, this hook runs so the inode can get updated to match 🎀

key word: successful. she's the post hook, not the pre hook — she's not out here making decisions or blocking anything, she's just doing the little follow-up step after the xattr removal actually worked. cleanup era, main character energy 💅✨

💖 SEE ALSO 💖

kernel file ./security/security.c — and honestly the whole extended family showed up, so here's the entire guest list, no cap 😭

like. that's the whole LSM security squad in one SEE ALSO section. she knows everyone. iykyk 🐝💜

🌸 and that's the page bestie!! brought to you by ./security, October 2026 — the kernel API manual really said "here's the entire contact list, don't lose it" and honestly? iconic. mwah 💋✨🎀

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