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



NAME
       function::kernel_string_n - Retrieves string of given length from kernel memory

SYNOPSIS
           kernel_string_n:string(addr:long,n:long)

ARGUMENTS
       addr
           The kernel address to retrieve the string from

       n
           The maximum length of the string (if not null terminated)

DESCRIPTION
       Returns the C string of a maximum given length from a given kernel memory address. Reports an error on string copy fault.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                               FUNCTION::KERNEL_STR(3stap)