FUNCTION::USER_STRIN

Section: String and data retrieving fun (3stap)
Updated: November 2022
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NAME

function::user_string_warn - Retrieves string from user space

SYNOPSIS

1) user_string_warn:string(addr:long)

2) user_string_warn:string(addr:long,warn_msg:string)

ARGUMENTS

addr

: the user space address to retrieve the string from

warn_msg

: the warning message to return when data isn't available

DESCRIPTION

1) Returns the null terminated C string from a given user space memory address. Reports "" on the rare cases when userspace data is not accessible and warns (but does not abort) about the failure.

2) Returns the null terminated 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.