smk_read_syslog(9)

💅 smk_read_syslog(9) 💅

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual and this is the page for smk_read_syslog(9) — literally the read() side of smackfs/syslog. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🎀 NAME 🎀

smk_read_syslog — the read() for smackfs/syslog. periodt. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ssize_t smk_read_syslog (struct file *filp , char __user *buf , size_t
       cn , loff_t *ppos );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• filp — the file pointer. It's not actually used, so it's just there looking cute. 🙈
• buf — where to put the result. 💌
• cn — maximum to send along. 📏
• ppos — where to start. 📍

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

It returns the number of bytes read or an error code, as appropriate. That's the whole description, bestie — short and iconic. 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./security/smack/smackfs.c plus the whole squad:

• 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_read_logging(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_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)

Footer check, bestie: source/version is ./security/smack 🌈 and the date is October 2026 🎀 that's the whole page, mwah 💅