tomoyo_path_rename(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 tomoyo_path_rename(9) — like, the whole vibe

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's called tomoyo_path_rename, and it's literally the target for security_path_rename(). that's it. that's the whole name section, we ate 🍓

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int tomoyo_path_rename (const struct path *old_parent , struct dentry
*old_dentry , const struct path *new_parent , struct dentry *new_dentry
, const unsigned int flags );

no cap, that's the whole signature — five args, one int coming back at you 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • old_parent — a pointer to struct path. yes bestie, capital-P Pointer, it's giving "handle with care" energy 👑
  • old_dentry — a pointer to struct dentry. the og dentry, the one we're moving away from 💫
  • new_parent — a pointer to struct path, again. this one's the destination parent, main character energy fr fr 🌈
  • new_dentry — a pointer to struct dentry. the dentry on the other side of the glow-up 🦋
  • flags — the rename options, typed as const unsigned int. lowkey just the vibes of how we're renaming 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Returns 0 on success, and a negative value otherwise. that's the whole description, and honestly? iconic. short, sweet, no notes 💖

⭐ tiny vibe check: 0 means slayed, negative means something went sideways. it's not gonna sugarcoat it for you.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

bestie there are SO many siblings, buckle up. the kernel file is ./security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c, and it references:

and that's the whole page, bestie, go forth and rename responsibly 💜

sign-off szn: this lil masterpiece lives in ./security/tomoyo, dated October 2026, and yes it's still called tomoyo_path_rename(9) — periodt 🎀✨

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