STRNLEN_USER

Section: Memory Management in Linux (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

strnlen_user - Get the size of a string in user space.  

SYNOPSIS

long strnlen_user(const char __user * s, long n);
 

ARGUMENTS

s

The string to measure.

n

The maximum valid length
 

DESCRIPTION

Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space.

Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL. On exception, returns 0. If the string is too long, returns a value greater than n.  

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