smk_netlbl_mls(9)

💅 NAME 💅

okay so bestie, you're reading the smk_netlbl_mls(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and the whole assignment is convert a catset to netlabel mls categories. that's the vibe. periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int smk_netlbl_mls (int level , char *catset , struct netlbl_lsm_secattr
       *sap , int len );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• level — the MLS sensitivity level. yes, sensitivity. it's giving hierarchy.
• catset — the Smack categories. that's the set, bestie.
• sap — where to put the netlabel categories. destination energy.
• len — number of bytes for the levels in a CIPSO IP option. very specific, very demure. keep that exact.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the function allocates and fills attr.mls. that's the move.

returns 0 on success. returns an error code on failure. 0 = slay, error code = not slay. no cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./security/smack/smack_access.c is the source spot — and here's the whole related-friend group, every single one, no skipping:

• smk_access_entry(9)
• smk_access(9)
• smk_tskacc(9)
• smk_curacc(9)
• smack_str_from_perm(9)
• smack_log_callback(9)
• smack_log(9)
• smk_insert_entry(9)
• smk_find_entry(9)
• smk_parse_label_len(9)
• smk_parse_smack(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)

💖 that's the whole page, bestie. source/version: ./security/smack; date: October 2026; manual page: smk_netlbl_mls(9). go be a kernel main character 🫶