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=head1 NAME

aa_kernel_interface - an opaque object representing the AppArmor kernel interface for policy loading, replacing, and removing

aa_kernel_interface_new - create a new aa_kernel_interface object from an optional path

aa_kernel_interface_ref - increments the ref count of an aa_kernel_interface object

aa_kernel_interface_unref - decrements the ref count and frees the aa_kernel_interface object when 0

aa_kernel_interface_load_policy - load a policy from a buffer into the kernel

aa_kernel_interface_load_policy_from_file - load a policy from a file into the kernel

aa_kernel_interface_load_policy_from_fd - load a policy from a file descriptor into the kernel

aa_kernel_interface_replace_policy - replace a policy in the kernel with a policy from a buffer

aa_kernel_interface_replace_policy_from_file - replace a policy in the kernel with a policy from a file

aa_kernel_interface_replace_policy_from_fd - replace a policy in the kernel with a policy from a file descriptor

aa_kernel_interface_remove_policy - remove a policy from the kernel

aa_kernel_interface_write_policy - write a policy to a file descriptor

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<#include E<lt>sys/apparmor.hE<gt>>

B<typedef struct aa_kernel_interface aa_kernel_interface;>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_new(aa_kernel_interface **kernel_interface, aa_features *kernel_features, const char *apparmorfs);>

B<aa_kernel_interface *aa_kernel_interface_ref(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface);>

B<void aa_kernel_interface_unref(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_load_policy(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface, const char *buffer, size_t size);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_load_policy_from_file(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface, int dirfd, const char *path);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_load_policy_from_fd(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface, int fd);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_replace_policy(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface, const char *buffer, size_t size);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_replace_policy_from_file(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface, int dirfd, const char *path);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_replace_policy_from_fd(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface, int fd);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_remove_policy(aa_kernel_interface *kernel_interface, const char *fqname);>

B<int aa_kernel_interface_write_policy(int fd, const char *buffer, size_t size);>

Link with B<-lapparmor> when compiling.

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The I<aa_kernel_interface> object contains information about the AppArmor
kernel interface for policy loading, replacing, and removing.

The aa_kernel_interface_new() function creates an I<aa_kernel_interface> object
based on an optional I<aa_features> object and an optional path to the apparmor
directory of securityfs, which is typically found at
"/sys/kernel/security/apparmor/". If I<kernel_features> is NULL, then the
features of the current kernel are used. When specifying a valid
I<kernel_features> object, it must be compatible with the features of the
currently running kernel. If I<apparmorfs> is NULL, then the default location
is used. The allocated I<kernel_interface> object must be freed using
aa_kernel_interface_unref().

aa_kernel_interface_ref() increments the reference count on the
I<kernel_interface> object.

aa_kernel_interface_unref() decrements the reference count on the
I<kernel_interface> object and releases all corresponding resources when the
reference count reaches zero.

The aa_kernel_interface_load() family of functions load a policy into the
kernel. The operation will fail if a policy of the same name is already loaded.
Use the aa_kernel_interface_replace() family of functions if you wish to
replace a previously loaded policy with a new policy of the same name. The
aa_kernel_interface_replace() functions can also be used to load a policy that
does not correspond to a previously loaded policy.

When loading or replacing from a buffer, the I<buffer> will contain binary
data. The I<size> argument must specify the size of the I<buffer> argument.

When loading or replacing from a file, the I<dirfd> and I<path> combination are
used to specify the location of the file. See the openat(2) man page for
examples of I<dirfd> and I<path>.

It is also possible to load or replace from a file descriptor specified by the
I<fd> argument. The file must be open for reading and the file offset must be
set appropriately.

The aa_kernel_interface_remove_policy() function can be used to unload a
previously loaded policy. The fully qualified policy name must be specified
with the I<fqname> argument. The operation will fail if a policy matching
I<fqname> is not found.

The aa_kernel_interface_write_policy() function allows for a policy, which is
stored in I<buffer> and consists of I<size> bytes, to be written to a file
descriptor. The I<fd> must be open for writing and the file offset must be set
appropriately.

=head1 RETURN VALUE

The aa_kernel_interface_new() function returns 0 on success and
I<*kernel_interface> will point to an I<aa_kernel_interface> object that must
be freed by aa_kernel_interface_unref(). -1 is returned on error, with errno
set appropriately, and I<*kernel_interface> will be set to NULL.

aa_kernel_interface_ref() returns the value of I<kernel_interface>.

The aa_kernel_interface_load() family of functions, the
aa_kernel_interface_replace() family of functions,
aa_kernel_interface_remove(), and aa_kernel_interface_write_policy()
return 0 on success. -1 is returned on error, with errno set appropriately.

=head1 ERRORS

The errno value will be set according to the underlying error in the
I<aa_kernel_interface> family of functions that return -1 on error.

=head1 NOTES

All aa_kernel_interface functions described above are present in libapparmor
version 2.10 and newer.

aa_kernel_interface_unref() saves the value of errno when called and restores
errno before exiting in libapparmor version 2.12 and newer.

=head1 BUGS

None known. If you find any, please report them at
L<https://bugs.launchpad.net/apparmor/+filebug>.

=head1 SEE ALSO

aa_features(3), openat(2) and L<http://wiki.apparmor.net>.

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