tomoyo_check_path2_acl(9)

💅 tomoyo_check_path2_acl (9) — from the Kernel API Manual 🎀

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're looking at tomoyo_check_path2_acl — yes that's the manual page name AND the function name, she's doing double duty, main character energy fr fr ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

tomoyo_check_path2_acl — the girl who checks the permission for the path path operation. periodt. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bool tomoyo_check_path2_acl (struct tomoyo_request_info *r , const
struct tomoyo_acl_info *ptr );

like, that's literally the whole signature. no cap. 🫶

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• r — a pointer to struct tomoyo_request_info 👑 she's the request info, she knows things
• ptr — a pointer to struct tomoyo_acl_info 🎀 and she's the acl info, also knows things

both are pointers, both are structs, both are iconic. iykyk 🌈

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So what does she actually do? Okay so:

Returns true if granted, and false otherwise. 🔥

That's it. That's the whole vibe check. true = slay, you're in ✨ false = not today bestie 😭

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

bestie there is a WHOLE friend group here, and honestly? the way they all show up together is giving squad goals 🫶 every single one of them, in order, no skipping:

• the Kernel file ./security/tomoyo/file.c 📁 (yes, the actual file, she's the venue)
• tomoyo_put_name_union(9)
• tomoyo_compare_name_union(9)
• tomoyo_put_number_union(9)
• tomoyo_compare_number_union(9)
• tomoyo_add_slash(9)
• tomoyo_get_realpath(9)
• tomoyo_audit_path_log(9)
• tomoyo_audit_path2_log(9)
• tomoyo_audit_mkdev_log(9)
• tomoyo_audit_path_number_log(9)
• tomoyo_check_path_acl(9)
• tomoyo_check_path_number_acl(9)
• tomoyo_check_mkdev_acl(9)
• tomoyo_same_path_acl(9)
• tomoyo_merge_path_acl(9)
• tomoyo_update_path_acl(9)
• tomoyo_same_mkdev_acl(9)
• tomoyo_merge_mkdev_acl(9)
• tomoyo_update_mkdev_acl(9)
• tomoyo_same_path2_acl(9)
• tomoyo_merge_path2_acl(9)
• tomoyo_update_path2_acl(9)
• tomoyo_path_permission(9)
• tomoyo_execute_permission(9)
• tomoyo_same_path_number_acl(9)
• tomoyo_merge_path_number_acl(9)
• tomoyo_update_path_number_acl(9)
• tomoyo_path_number_perm(9)
• tomoyo_check_open_permission(9)
• tomoyo_path_perm(9)
• tomoyo_mkdev_perm(9)
• tomoyo_path2_perm(9)
• tomoyo_same_mount_acl(9)
• tomoyo_update_mount_acl(9)
• tomoyo_write_file(9)

like, thirty-five whole references. thirty-five!! she said "i have friends in security/tomoyo" and she meant it 💀💜

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⚠️ friendly heads up bestie: she returns bool — true = granted, false = not granted. don't overthink it, she's very straightforward 💅

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and that's the page! 🦋 courtesy of ./security/tomoyo, dated October 2026 — written down for you by the tomoyo_check_path2_acl(9) girlies. mwah 💋✨ 🎀