function::user_buffer_quoted_error.3stap
Retrieves and quotes buffer from user space
Synopsis
user_buffer_quoted_error:string(addr:long,inlen:long,outlen:long)
Arguments
- addr
the user space address to retrieve the buffer from
- inlen
the exact length of the buffer to read
- outlen
the maximum length of the output string
Description
Reads inlen characters of a buffer from the given user space memory address, and returns up to outlen characters, 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. On the rare cases when user space data is not accessible at the given address, an error is thrown.
See Also0
tapset::uconversions(3stap)
Info
April 2024 SystemTap Tapset Reference String and data retrieving fun