smk_read_logging(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this page is smk_read_logging(9), and it's from the Kernel API Manual bestie, don't forget that part. It does exactly what it says on the tin: it's the read() for /smack/logging. That's the whole vibe. Slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ssize_t smk_read_logging (struct file *filp , char __user *buf , size_t
count , loff_t *ppos );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• filp — file pointer, not actually used. literally just sitting there looking pretty, no cap.
• buf — where to put the result. this is the destination, the moment, the main character.
• count — maximum to send along. it's giving "how much can we fit" energy.
• ppos — where to start. your little starting point, bestie.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Returns number of bytes read or error code, as appropriate. That's it. That's the whole description. short and iconic, honestly. 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./security/smack/smackfs.c and all these lovely little functions, okay? every single one, don't skip:

• smk_netlabel_audit_set(9)
• smk_set_access(9)
• smk_perm_from_str(9)
• smk_fill_rule(9)
• smk_parse_rule(9)
• smk_parse_long_rule(9)
• smk_write_rules_list(9)
• smk_open_load(9)
• smk_write_load(9)
• smk_cipso_doi(9)
• smk_unlbl_ambient(9)
• smk_open_cipso(9)
• smk_set_cipso(9)
• smk_write_cipso(9)
• smk_open_cipso2(9)
• smk_write_cipso2(9)
• smk_open_net4addr(9)
• smk_net4addr_insert(9)
• smk_write_net4addr(9)
• smk_open_net6addr(9)
• smk_net6addr_insert(9)
• smk_write_net6addr(9)
• smk_read_doi(9)
• smk_write_doi(9)
• smk_read_cipso_auto_level(9)
• smk_write_cipso_auto_level(9)
• smk_read_ambient(9)
• smk_write_ambient(9)
• smk_list_swap_rcu(9)
• smk_parse_label_list(9)
• smk_destroy_label_list(9)
• smk_write_onlycap(9)
• smk_read_unconfined(9)
• smk_write_unconfined(9)
• smk_write_logging(9)
• smk_open_load_self(9)
• smk_write_load_self(9)
• smk_user_access(9)
• smk_write_access(9)
• smk_open_load2(9)
• smk_write_load2(9)
• smk_open_load_self2(9)
• smk_write_load_self2(9)
• smk_write_access2(9)
• smk_write_revoke_subj(9)
• smk_init_sysfs(9)
• smk_write_change_rule(9)
• smk_read_syslog(9)
• smk_write_syslog(9)
• smk_open_relabel_self(9)
• smk_write_relabel_self(9)
• smk_read_ptrace(9)
• smk_write_ptrace(9)
• smk_fill_super(9)
• smk_get_tree(9)
• smk_init_fs_context(9)
• init_smk_fs(9)

and that's the tea, bestie 🫶 this little page comes from ./security/smack and it's dated October 2026. periodt. 💖