smack_inode_get_acl(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 smack_inode_get_acl(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so you've wandered into the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and the function we're stanning today is smack_inode_get_acl. it's a whole vibe. let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

smack_inode_get_acl — the Smack check for getting posix acls. that's it, that's the whole job. she's a gatekeeper and she's iconic for it 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int smack_inode_get_acl (struct mnt_idmap *idmap , struct dentry *dentry
, const char *acl_name );

literally just three args, no cap. copy it exactly, bestie, don't touch the spacing 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • idmap — the idmap of the mnt this request came from. like, which mount's identity-mapping situation are we even talking about here 🗺️
  • dentry — the object. the literal thing in question. main character energy fr
  • acl_name — name of the posix acl. yes, she gets a name, and yes, she'll be judged by it 🏷️

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise.

that's the entire bit and honestly? it ate. no lore, no side quests — just "yes you may" or "nope, here's a code" 😭💀

lowkey important: 0 = go ahead, anything else = error code. don't get it twisted bestie 💜

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the friend group is HUGE, we're talking a whole festival lineup, so buckle up 🎪✨

Kernel file ./security/smack/smack_lsm.c:

like I said. a whole lineup. screenshot it, save it, reference it, slay 💖

🧚 tiny housekeeping note: this page lives under ./security/smack, dated October 2026, and the page itself is smack_inode_get_acl(9). bye bestie, go get those acls 🎀✨💜
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