smack_log(9)

💖 smack_log — a Kernel API Manual moment, but make it cute 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to smack_log(9) — yes, that (9) means it's a kernel API page, we love a section-9 moment, it's giving "I live in the kernel and I know things" ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

smack_log — literally just auditing the granting or denial of permissions. that's the whole vibe. no cap 🫶

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void smack_log (char *subject_label , char *object_label , int request ,
       int result , struct smk_audit_info *ad );

that's the whole function signature, character for character, don't @ me 💅

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• subject_label — the smack label of the requester. like, who's asking?? 👀
• object_label — the smack label of the object being accessed. the thing being asked for 💖
• request — the requested permissions, bestie. what they want
• result — the result from smk_access. the receipts, basically 🔥
• ad — auxiliary audit data. the little extra ✨

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🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so what it actually does: it audits the granting or denial of permissions in accordance with the policy. periodt. that's the assignment, and it ate 💀👑

ngl, this one's short and sweet — but the details are the details, so don't skip the arguments up there 🍓

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./security/smack/smack_access.c — and the whole friend group:

• smk_access_entry(9)
• smk_access(9)
• smk_tskacc(9)
• smk_curacc(9)
• smack_str_from_perm(9)
• smack_log_callback(9)
• smk_insert_entry(9)
• smk_find_entry(9)
• smk_parse_label_len(9)
• smk_parse_smack(9)
• smk_netlbl_mls(9)
• smack_populate_secattr(9)
• smk_import_entry(9)
• smk_import_valid_label(9)
• smack_from_secid(9)
• smack_privileged_cred(9)
• smack_privileged(9)

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🌈 a lil sign-off 🌈

this masterpiece lives in ./security/smack, dated October 2026, and its official title card is smack_log(9) — mwah, iconic, no notes 💜🎀