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



NAME
       function::user_string - Retrieves string from user space

SYNOPSIS
           user_string:string(addr:long)

ARGUMENTS
       addr
           the user space address to retrieve the string from

DESCRIPTION
       Returns the null terminated C string from a given user space memory address. Reports "<unknown>" on the rare cases when
       userspace data is not accessible.



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