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__mac_get_file

Retrieves a MAC label for a file identified by path.

Prototype

int __mac_get_file(char *path_p, struct mac *mac_p);

Returns: int

Arguments

NameTypeDirDescription
path_pchar-
mac_pstruct mac-

Version history

XNU tagmacOS#
xnu-1456.1.26macOS 10.6 Snow Leopard382
xnu-1699.24.8macOS 10.7 Lion382
xnu-2050.18.24macOS 10.8 Mountain Lion382
xnu-2422.115.4macOS 10.9 Mavericks382
xnu-2782.40.9macOS 10.10 Yosemite382
xnu-3247.1.106macOS 10.11 El Capitan382
xnu-3789.1.32macOS 10.12 Sierra382
xnu-4570.1.46macOS 10.13 High Sierra382
xnu-4903.221.2macOS 10.14 Mojave382
xnu-6153.11.26macOS 10.15 Catalina382
xnu-7195.50.7.100.1macOS 11.0 Big Sur382
xnu-8019.41.5macOS 12.0 Monterey382
xnu-8792.41.9macOS 13.0 Ventura382
xnu-10002.1.13macOS 14.0 Sonoma382
xnu-11215.1.10macOS 15.0 Sequoia382
xnu-11417.101.15macOS 15.4 Sequoia382
xnu-12377.1.9macOS 26.0 Tahoe382
xnu-10002.41.9—382
xnu-10002.61.3—382
xnu-10002.81.5—382
xnu-10063.101.15—382
xnu-10063.121.3—382
xnu-10063.141.1—382
xnu-11215.41.3—382
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xnu-11417.121.6—382
xnu-11417.140.69—382
xnu-12377.101.15—382
xnu-12377.41.6—382
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xnu-1486.2.11—382
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xnu-1504.9.37—382
xnu-1699.22.73—382
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xnu-1699.32.7—382
xnu-2050.22.13—382
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xnu-2422.1.72—382
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xnu-2782.1.97—382
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xnu-2782.20.48—382
xnu-2782.30.5—382
xnu-3247.10.11—382
xnu-3248.20.55—382
xnu-3248.30.4—382
xnu-3248.40.184—382
xnu-3248.50.21—382
xnu-3248.60.10—382
xnu-3789.21.4—382
xnu-3789.31.2—382
xnu-3789.41.3—382
xnu-3789.51.2—382
xnu-3789.60.24—382
xnu-3789.70.16—382
xnu-4570.20.62—382
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xnu-4570.41.2—382
xnu-4570.51.1—382
xnu-4570.61.1—382
xnu-4570.71.2—382
xnu-4903.231.4—382
xnu-4903.241.1—382
xnu-4903.270.47—382
xnu-6153.101.6—382
xnu-6153.121.1—382
xnu-6153.141.1—382
xnu-6153.41.3—382
xnu-6153.61.1—382
xnu-6153.81.5—382
xnu-7195.101.1—382
xnu-7195.121.3—382
xnu-7195.141.2—382
xnu-7195.60.75—382
xnu-7195.81.3—382
xnu-8019.61.5—382
xnu-8019.80.24—382
xnu-8020.101.4—382
xnu-8020.121.3—382
xnu-8020.140.41—382
xnu-8792.61.2—382
xnu-8792.81.2—382
xnu-8796.101.5—382
xnu-8796.121.2—382
xnu-8796.141.3—382

Notes

Path-based equivalent of __mac_get_fd. Symlinks are followed (use __mac_get_link to operate on the link itself). The call walks the namei lookup with mpo_vnode_check_lookup hooks and then dispatches to the policy's label-get routine. Frequently called by mac_get_file(3) in administrative tooling that has not opened the file yet.

Detection

Same MACF hooks as __mac_get_fd plus the standard lookup hooks; ES does not produce a dedicated event, so DTrace or a MACF policy is the only reliable observer.

Related APIs

__mac_set_file__mac_get_link__mac_get_fdmac_get_file