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KVM_READ(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual KVM_READ(3)

kvm_read, kvm_read2, kvm_write
read or write kernel virtual memory

Kernel Data Access Library (libkvm, -lkvm)

#include <kvm.h>

ssize_t
kvm_read(kvm_t *kd, unsigned long addr, void *buf, size_t nbytes);

ssize_t
kvm_read2(kvm_t *kd, kvaddr_t addr, void *buf, size_t nbytes);

ssize_t
kvm_write(kvm_t *kd, unsigned long addr, const void *buf, size_t nbytes);

The kvm_read(), kvm_read2(), and kvm_write() functions are used to read and write kernel virtual memory (or a crash dump file). See kvm_open(3) for information regarding opening kernel virtual memory and crash dumps.

The kvm_read() and kvm_read2() functions transfer nbytes bytes of data from the kernel space address addr to buf. Conversely, kvm_write() transfers data from buf to addr. Unlike their SunOS counterparts, these functions cannot be used to read or write process address spaces.

The kvm_read2() function uses a different type (kvaddr_t) for the addr argument to allow use of addresses larger than ULONG_MAX when examining non-native kernel images.

Upon success, the number of bytes actually transferred is returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned.

kvm(3), kvm_close(3), kvm_getargv(3), kvm_getenvv(3), kvm_geterr(3), kvm_getprocs(3), kvm_nlist(3), kvm_open(3), kvm_openfiles(3)
November 27, 2015 FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE

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