debian man page for function::kernel_short

function::kernel_short

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NAME
       function::kernel_short - Retrieves a short value stored in kernel memory

SYNOPSIS
	   kernel_short:long(addr:long)

ARGUMENTS
       addr
	   The kernel address to retrieve the short from

DESCRIPTION
       Returns the short value from a given kernel memory address. Reports an error when reading from the given address fails.

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