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indexes into an array. The index is given with a
literal number.
+.SS USER-SPACE
+Early prototype support for user-space probing is available in the
+form of a non-symbolic probe point:
+.SAMPLE
+process(PID).statement(ADDRESS).absolute
+.ESAMPLE
+is analogous to
+.IR
+kernel.statement(ADDRESS).absolute
+in that both use raw (unverified) virtual addresses and provide
+no $variables. The target PID parameter must identify a running
+process, and ADDRESS should identify a valid instruction address.
+All threads of that process will be probed.
+
.SS PROCFS
These probe points allow procfs "files" in