tomoyo_normalize_line(9)

🌸 tomoyo_normalize_line — format string, bestie ✨

okay so real quick, this is tomoyo_normalize_line(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes, that manual, the kernel one. It lives in ./security/tomoyo/util.c and honestly it's giving "quiet little helper that does one job perfectly." 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS

void tomoyo_normalize_line (unsigned char *buffer );

literally one argument, no drama, no hidden options. we love a low-maintenance function. 🫶

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✨ ARGUMENTS

• buffer — the line you want normalized. that's it. that's the whole vibe. you hand it the line, it tidies the line. 💖

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💖 DESCRIPTION

okay so here's the tea ☕ — tomoyo_normalize_line takes your line and:

• strips off the leading whitespace 👋
• strips off the trailing whitespace 👋
• and then squishes any multiple whitespaces down into a single space ✨

it's giving "clean girl aesthetic" but for strings. no cap, that's the whole thing.

and the return value? Returns nothing. 🫥 she's a void, she gives nothing back, she just does the work and leaves. main character energy fr fr. 👑

ngl it's a tiny function, but every line that goes through TOMOYO deserves a glow-up first. 🧚

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🌈 SEE ALSO

bestie, the whole friend group is here — go say hi to all of them 👇

• tomoyo_convert_time(9)
• tomoyo_permstr(9)
• tomoyo_read_token(9)
• tomoyo_get_domainname(9)
• tomoyo_parse_ulong(9)
• tomoyo_print_ulong(9)
• tomoyo_parse_name_union(9)
• tomoyo_parse_number_union(9)
• tomoyo_byte_range(9)
• tomoyo_alphabet_char(9)
• tomoyo_make_byte(9)
• tomoyo_valid(9)
• tomoyo_invalid(9)
• tomoyo_str_starts(9)
• tomoyo_correct_word2(9)
• tomoyo_correct_word(9)
• tomoyo_correct_path2(9)
• tomoyo_correct_path(9)
• tomoyo_correct_domain(9)
• tomoyo_domain_def(9)
• tomoyo_find_domain(9)
• tomoyo_const_part_length(9)
• tomoyo_fill_path_info(9)
• tomoyo_file_matches_pattern2(9)
• tomoyo_file_matches_pattern(9)
• tomoyo_path_matches_pattern2(9)
• tomoyo_path_matches_pattern(9)
• tomoyo_get_exe(9)
• tomoyo_get_mode(9)
• tomoyo_init_request_info(9)
• tomoyo_domain_quota_is_ok(9)

also the source, in case you wanna read the actual code (iconic behaviour honestly):

Kernel file ./security/tomoyo/util.c

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mwah 💋 that's the page. sourced straight from ./security/tomoyo, dated October 2026, and yes she's still out here normalizing lines in tomoyo_normalize_line(9). slay. 💜✨