FUNCTION::KERNEL_SHORT(3stap)

💅 NAME 💅

function::kernel_short — bestie, this one retrieves a short value that's chillin' in kernel memory. it's giving "i know a guy who knows what's at that address" energy ✨

this page lives in the 3stap manual, aka the SystemTap Tapset Reference, and honestly? she ate. 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

kernel_short:long(addr:long)

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• addr — the kernel address you wanna pull the short from. that's it, that's the whole job. point her at the spot and she'll go get it 🫶

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so. you hand over a kernel memory address, and kernel_short hands you back the short value sitting at that address. no cap, that's the vibe — addr goes in, short comes out, main character behavior. 👑

but listen — if reading from the address you gave her fails, she reports an error. she's not gonna pretend, she's not gonna make something up. it's an error, periodt. 💀

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• tapset::conversions(3stap)

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and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 this was the SystemTap Tapset Reference, version Ver, dated September 2026 — go forth and read your kernel memory responsibly, ily, bye 🧚✨