function::kernel_string - Retrieves string from kernel memory
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Arguments
addr
The kernel address to retrieve the string from
err_msg
The error message to return when data isn't available
Description
1) This function returns the null terminated C string from a given kernel memory address. Reports an
error on string copy fault.
2) This function returns the null terminated C string from a given kernel memory address. Reports the
given error message on string copy fault.
Name
function::kernel_string - Retrieves string from kernel memory
See Also
tapset::conversions(3stap) SystemTap Tapset Reference April 2024 FUNCTION::KERNEL_STR(3stap)
Synopsis
1) kernel_string:string(addr:long)
2) kernel_string:string(addr:long,err_msg:string)
