FUNCTION::KERNELSTR(3stString and data retrieving FUNCTION::KERNELSTR(3stap)

NAME
       function::kernelstringquoted - Retrieves and quotes string from
       kernel memory

SYNOPSIS
           kernelstringquoted:string(addr:long)

ARGUMENTS
       addr
           the kernel memory address to retrieve the string from

DESCRIPTION
       Returns the null terminated C string from a given kernel memory address
       where any ASCII characters that are not printable are replaced by the
       corresponding escape sequence in the returned string. Note that the
       string will be surrounded by double quotes. If the kernel memory data
       is not accessible at the given address, the address itself is returned
       as a string, without double quotes.

SEE ALSO
       tapset::conversions(3stap)



SystemTap Tapset Reference         June 2018       FUNCTION::KERNELSTR(3stap)