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avc_compute_create(3) SELinux API documentationavc_compute_create(3)avc_compute_create, avc_compute_member - obtain SELinux label for new object
#include <selinux/selinux.h>#include <selinux/avc.h>int avc_compute_create(security_id_tssid, security_id_ttsid,security_class_ttclass, security_id_t*newsid);int avc_compute_member(security_id_tssid, security_id_ttsid,security_class_ttclass, security_id_t*newsid);
avc_compute_create() is used to compute a SID to use for labeling a new object in a particular class based on a SID pair. This call is identical tosecurity_compute_create(), but does not require converting from userspace SID's to contexts and back again.avc_compute_member() is used to compute a SID to use for labeling a polyinstantiated object instance of a particular class based on a SID pair. This call is identical tosecurity_compute_member(), but does not require converting from userspace SID's to contexts and back again. These functions return a SID for the computed context in the memory referenced bysid.
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned anderrno is set appropriately.
EINVALThetclass and/or the security contexts referenced byssid andtsid are not recognized by the currently loaded policy.ENOMEMAn attempt to allocate memory failed.
Eamon Walsh <ewalsh@tycho.nsa.gov>
avc_init(3),avc_context_to_sid(3),security_compute_create(3),selinux(8)
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