FUNCT...L_STR(3stap) String and data retrieving funFUNCT...L_STR(3stap)function::kernel_string_n - Retrieves string of given length from kernel memory
kernel_string_n:string(addr:long,n:long)
addr The kernel address to retrieve the string fromn The maximum length of the string (if not null terminated)
Returns the C string of a maximum given length from a given kernel memory address. Reports an error on string copy fault.
tapset::conversions(3stap)
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