FUNCTION::KERNEL_LONG(3stap)

✨ NAME ✨

function::kernel_long — bestie, it retrieves a long value stored in kernel memory 💖

Okay so real quick, this one lives in section 3stap of the manuals — the SystemTap Tapset Reference, the "String and data retrieving functions" corner of the world 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

kernel_long:long(addr:long)

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• addr — the kernel address you wanna pull the long from 👑 like, the actual spot in kernel memory, hand it over, that's the whole gig

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So basically it returns the long value from a given kernel memory address ✨ You give it addr, it gives you back the long that's chillin' there. Iconic.

But fr fr — if reading from the given address fails, it reports an error. It does not just vibe through it. No cap. 🙈

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• tapset::conversions(3stap)

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SystemTap Tapset Reference · September 2026 🫶

That's the whole page bestie, mwah, go read your kernel memory responsibly 💜🎀