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function::user_string2

Name

function::user_string2 — Retrieves string from user space with alternative error string.

Synopsis

function user_string2:string(addr:long,err_msg:string)

Arguments

addr
The user space address to retrieve the string from.
err_msg
The error message to return when data isn't available.

General Syntax

user_string2:string(addr:long, err_msg:string)

Description

Returns the null terminated C string from a given user space memory address. Reports the given error message on the rare cases when userspace data is not accessible.