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FUNCTION::KERNEL_STR(3stap) String and data retrieving fun FUNCTION::KERNEL_STR(3stap)

NAME

function::kernel_string - Retrieves string from kernel memory

SYNOPSIS

    kernel_string:string(addr:long)

ARGUMENTS

addr
The kernel address to retrieve the string from

DESCRIPTION

This function returns the null terminated C string from a given kernel memory address. Reports an error on string copy fault.
November 2014 SystemTap Tapset Reference