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.\" Title: function::kernel_pointer
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.\" Date: April 2025
.\" Manual: String and data retrieving functions Tapset
.\" Source: SystemTap Tapset Reference
.\" Language: English
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.TH "FUNCTION::KERNEL_POI" "3stap" "April 2025" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "String and data retrieving fun"
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.SH "NAME"
function::kernel_pointer \- Retrieves a pointer value stored in kernel memory
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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kernel_pointer:long(addr:long)
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIaddr\fR
.RS 4
The kernel address to retrieve the pointer from
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns the pointer value from a given kernel memory address\&. Reports an error when reading from the given address fails\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n
.IR tapset::conversions (3stap)
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