getksym(2)							System Calls Manual							getksym(2)

NAME

       getksym() - get information for local and global kernel symbols

SYNOPSIS

	      #include <sys/types.h>
	      #include <sys/ksym.h>
	      #include <elf.h>
	      #include <elf_parisc.h>  /* For STT_PARISC_MILLI on PA-RISC */

	      int getksym(char * symname, char * modname, uint64_t *value,
			  uint64_t *info);

DESCRIPTION

       There  are  two ways that can be used to retrieve kernel symbol information.  As detailed below, if symname is provided and value is set to
       zero, attempts to retrieve the value of the symbol; if a non-zero value is provided, the associated symbol name is retrieved.

       given a symname, looks for global or and local symbols of that name in the symbol table of the static kernel and all currently loaded  ker-
       nel  modules.  If it finds a match, returns the value associated with that symbol (typically its address) in the space pointed to by value,
       and the type of that symbol in the space pointed to by info.

       NOTE: If there are two symbols (a local and a global symbol) with the same name, returns the first symbol that it  finds  with  that  name,
       which will be the local symbol.

       The types returned are:

	      unknown type
	      text symbol (typically function)
	      PA-RISC millicode function (PA-RISC only)
	      data symbol
	      section symbol

       The  symbol  name  can  be no more than characters.  If modname is set to the name (basename only) of a dynamically loaded module, then the
       search for the symbol name will only be in that module.	If modname is NULL, then the search order for the symbol name will be  the  static
       kernel  followed by each of the currently loaded modules in the order in which they were loaded.  The module name can be no more than char-
       acters.

       If both a non-zero value and a symname are provided, the behavior of is undefined.  If a zero value and an empty or NULL  symname  is  pro-
       vided, the behavior of is undefined.

       If  is given a valid non-zero address in the statically configured kernel or one of the currently loaded modules in the space pointed to by
       value, it will return, in the space pointed to by symname, the name of the symbol whose value is the closest one less than or equal to  the
       given value and, in space pointed to by info, the difference between the address given and the value of the symbol found.

       NOTE: If two symbols (an symbol and an symbol) have the same address, returns the symbol.

       The space pointed to by symname must be at least characters long.

RETURN VALUE

       returns upon successful completion.  If an error occurs, a value of is returned and is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       fails if one or more of the following are true:

	      modname
		     does not represent a currently loaded module.

	      modname
		     is greater than MODMAXNAMELEN characters long, or symname is greater than MAXSYMNMLEN characters long.

	      The symbol name given is not found, or the value given is not a currently
		     valid address.

EXAMPLES

       The following code sequence and call to obtains a symbol name (and an offset) given an address.

       The following code sequence and call to obtains an address given a symbol name.

SEE ALSO

       kmem(7).

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