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authorfche <fche>2005-09-03 17:24:49 +0000
committerfche <fche>2005-09-03 17:24:49 +0000
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2005-09-03 Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>
PR 1187 prime * tapset.cxx (literal_stmt_for_local): Don't automgaically copy target char*'s to systemtap strings. * tapset/conversions.stp (user_string, kernel_string): New functions. * stapfuncs.5.in: Document new functions.
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@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ the leading "0x".
string:string (num:long)
Return a decimal string representation of the given integer.
+.TP
+kernel_string:string (addr:long)
+Copy a string from kernel space at given address. The validation of this
+address is only partial at present.
+
+.TP
+user_string:string (addr:long)
+Copy a string from user space at given address. The validation of this
+address is only partial at present.
+
.SS TIMESTAMP
.TP