FUNCTION::USER_STRIN
Section: String and data retrieving fun (3stap)
Updated: November 2022
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NAME
function::user_string_n_warn - Retrieves string from user space
SYNOPSIS
1) user_string_n_warn:string(addr:long,n:long)
2) user_string_n_warn:string(addr:long,n:long,warn_msg:string)
ARGUMENTS
addr
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the user space address to retrieve the string from
n
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the maximum length of the string (if not null terminated)
warn_msg
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the warning message to return when data isn't available
DESCRIPTION
1) Returns up to n characters of a C string from a given user space memory address. Reports"<unknown>"
on the rare cases when userspace data is not accessible and warns (but does not abort) about the failure.
2) Returns up to n characters of a C string from a given user space memory address. Reports the given warning message on the rare cases when userspace data is not accessible and warns (but does not abort) about the failure.
SEE ALSO
tapset::uconversions(3stap)
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