sel_netif_sid_slow(9)

sel_netif_sid_slow(9) ✨

hiii bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual! Today's main character is sel_netif_sid_slow, and yes, we're gonna get you comfy with it 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

sel_netif_sid_slow — Lookup the SID of a network interface using the policy. periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int sel_netif_sid_slow (struct net *ns , int ifindex , u32 *sid );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ns — the network namespace. namespace bestie has entered the chat.
• ifindex — the network interface. the interface in question, iykyk.
• sid — interface SID. the SID we're talking about.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so sel_netif_sid_slow determines the SID of a network interface by querying the security policy 🔥. The result is added to the network interface table to speedup future queries ⚡ — future-you says thank you. Returns zero on success, negative values on failure 💀.

heads up: failure gives you negative values, not a cute little zero. slay responsibly.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./security/selinux/netif.c
• sel_netif_hashfn(9)
• sel_netif_find(9)
• sel_netif_insert(9)
• sel_netif_destroy(9)
• sel_netif_sid(9)
• sel_netif_kill(9)
• sel_netif_flush(9)

💖 cute sign-off: source/version ./security/selinux, dated October 2026, page sel_netif_sid_slow(9) — bye bestie, go query that policy! 💅✨