function::user_string_n - Retrieves string of given length from user space
Contents
Arguments
addr
the user space address to retrieve the string from
n
the maximum length of the string (if not null terminated)
err_msg
the error message to return when data isn't available
Description
1) Returns the C string of a maximum given length from a given user space address. Reports an error on
the rare cases when userspace data is not accessible at the given address.
2) Returns the C string of a maximum given length from a given user space address. Returns the given
error message string on the rare cases when userspace data is not accessible at the given address.
Name
function::user_string_n - Retrieves string of given length from user space
See Also
tapset::uconversions(3stap) SystemTap Tapset Reference April 2024 FUNCTION::USER_STRIN(3stap)
Synopsis
1) user_string_n:string(addr:long,n:long)
2) user_string_n:string(addr:long,n:long,err_msg:string)
