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NAME

6       function::kernel_string - Retrieves string from kernel memory
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SYNOPSIS

9       1) kernel_string:string(addr:long)
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11       2) kernel_string:string(addr:long,err_msg:string)
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ARGUMENTS

14       addr
15           The kernel address to retrieve the string from
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18           The error message to return when data isn't available
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DESCRIPTION

21       1) This function returns the null terminated C string from a given
22       kernel memory address. Reports an error on string copy fault.
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24       2) This function returns the null terminated C string from a given
25       kernel memory address. Reports the given error message on string copy
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SEE ALSO

29       tapset::conversions(3stap)
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33SystemTap Tapset Reference       October 2018      FUNCTION::KERNEL_STR(3stap)