tomoyo_path_unlink(9)
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tomoyo_path_unlink β the tomoyo_path_unlink(9) glow-up β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual for tomoyo_path_unlink(9) β yes that's the section-9 one, we're in kernel-hacker territory now π§ββοΈ buckle up, this one's short but she's important.
β¨ NAME β¨
tomoyo_path_unlink β the target for security_path_unlink(), no cap π―
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int tomoyo_path_unlink (const struct path *parent , struct dentry
*dentry );
π ARGUMENTS π
parentβ a pointer to"struct path". like, she's thestruct pathpointer, that's her whole job πββοΈdentryβ a pointer to"struct dentry". same energy, different struct π¦
π DESCRIPTION π
Returns 0 on success, and a negative value otherwise. that's it, that's the whole description β short and iconic, she ate and left no crumbs π
lowkey a reminder that "negative value otherwise" means not zero = something went sideways. keep that vibe check in mind fr fr π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the whole squad, assembled π«Ά also known as: the kernel file ./security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c plus every friend she links arms with π
tomoyo_domain(9)tomoyo_cred_prepare(9)tomoyo_bprm_committed_creds(9)tomoyo_bprm_creds_for_exec(9)tomoyo_bprm_check_security(9)tomoyo_inode_getattr(9)tomoyo_path_truncate(9)tomoyo_file_truncate(9)tomoyo_path_mkdir(9)tomoyo_path_rmdir(9)tomoyo_path_symlink(9)tomoyo_path_mknod(9)tomoyo_path_link(9)tomoyo_path_rename(9)tomoyo_file_fcntl(9)tomoyo_file_open(9)tomoyo_file_ioctl(9)tomoyo_path_chmod(9)tomoyo_path_chown(9)tomoyo_path_chroot(9)tomoyo_sb_mount(9)tomoyo_sb_umount(9)tomoyo_sb_pivotroot(9)tomoyo_socket_listen(9)tomoyo_socket_connect(9)tomoyo_socket_bind(9)tomoyo_socket_sendmsg(9)tomoyo_task_alloc(9)tomoyo_task_free(9)tomoyo_init(9)
and that's the page bestie, we're done here π
π cute little sign-off: this whole thing lives in./security/tomoyo, dated October 2026, and it's thetomoyo_path_unlink(9)manual page β periodt. go read the source, ily, bye π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms