KVM_READ(3) BSD Programmer's Manual KVM_READ(3)
k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd, k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_w
\bwr
\bri
\bit
\bte
\be - read or write kernel virtual memory
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\bSY
\bYN
\bNO
\bOP
\bPS
\bSI
\bIS
\bS
#
\b#i
\bin
\bnc
\bcl
\blu
\bud
\bde
\be <
\b<k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm.
\b.h
\bh>
\b>
_
\bs_
\bs_
\bi_
\bz_
\be_
\b__
\bt
k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd(_
\bk_
\bv_
\bm_
\b__
\bt _
\b*_
\bk_
\bd, _
\bu_
\b__
\bl_
\bo_
\bn_
\bg _
\ba_
\bd_
\bd_
\br, _
\bv_
\bo_
\bi_
\bd _
\b*_
\bb_
\bu_
\bf, _
\bs_
\bi_
\bz_
\be_
\b__
\bt _
\bn_
\bb_
\by_
\bt_
\be_
\bs);
_
\bs_
\bs_
\bi_
\bz_
\be_
\b__
\bt
k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_w
\bwr
\bri
\bit
\bte
\be(_
\bk_
\bv_
\bm_
\b__
\bt _
\b*_
\bk_
\bd, _
\bu_
\b__
\bl_
\bo_
\bn_
\bg _
\ba_
\bd_
\bd_
\br, _
\bc_
\bo_
\bn_
\bs_
\bt _
\bv_
\bo_
\bi_
\bd _
\b*_
\bb_
\bu_
\bf, _
\bs_
\bi_
\bz_
\be_
\b__
\bt _
\bn_
\bb_
\by_
\bt_
\be_
\bs);
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\bDE
\bES
\bSC
\bCR
\bRI
\bIP
\bPT
\bTI
\bIO
\bON
\bN
The k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd() and k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_w
\bwr
\bri
\bit
\bte
\be() functions are used to read and write ker-
nel virtual memory (or a crash dump file). See k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_o
\bop
\bpe
\ben
\bn(_
\b3) or
k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_o
\bop
\bpe
\ben
\bnf
\bfi
\bil
\ble
\bes
\bs(_
\b3) for information regarding opening kernel virtual memory
The k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd() function transfers _
\bn_
\bb_
\by_
\bt_
\be_
\bs bytes of data from the kernel
space address _
\ba_
\bd_
\bd_
\br to _
\bb_
\bu_
\bf. Conversely, k
\bkv
\bvm
\bm_
\b_w
\bwr
\bri
\bit
\bte
\be() transfers data from
_
\bb_
\bu_
\bf to _
\ba_
\bd_
\bd_
\br. Unlike their SunOS counterparts, these functions cannot be
used to read or write process address spaces.
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\bRE
\bET
\bTU
\bUR
\bRN
\bN V
\bVA
\bAL
\bLU
\bUE
\bES
\bS
Upon success, the number of bytes actually transferred is returned. Oth-
S
\bSE
\bEE
\bE A
\bAL
\bLS
\bSO
\bO
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