1FUNCTION::USER_STRIN(3staSpt)ring and data retrieving fFuUnNCTION::USER_STRIN(3stap)
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NAME

6       function::user_string_n_warn - Retrieves string from user space
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SYNOPSIS

9           user_string_n_warn:string(addr:long,n:long)
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ARGUMENTS

12       addr
13           the user space address to retrieve the string from
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16           the maximum length of the string (if not null terminated)
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DESCRIPTION

19       Returns up to n characters of a C string from a given user space memory
20       address. Reports “<unknown>” on the rare cases when userspace data is
21       not accessible and warns (but does not abort) about the failure.
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SEE ALSO

24       tapset::uconversions(3stap)
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