smk_parse_smack(9)

💖 smk_parse_smack(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — today's main character is smk_parse_smack, and she is lowkey iconic. her whole job? copy the starting segment in the string that constitutes a valid Smack label. periodt. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

smk_parse_smack — copy the starting segment in the string that constitutes a valid smack label

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

char * smk_parse_smack (const char *string , int len );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• string — a text string that might contain a Smack label at the beginning. the vibe check happens right at the start, iykyk.
• len — the maximum size to look into, may be zero if string is null-terminated.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Returns a pointer to the copy of the label or an error code. that's the tea — no extra lore, fr fr. 🫶

🌈 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)
• smack_log(9)
• smk_insert_entry(9)
• smk_find_entry(9)
• smk_parse_label_len(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)

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 cute sign-off time: from ./security/smack — the source/version line — dated October 2026, mwah 🫶🎀