<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>function::set_kernel_short</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.76.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual"><link rel="up" href="conversions-guru.stp.html" title="Chapter 25. String and data writing functions Tapset"><link rel="prev" href="API-set-kernel-pointer.html" title="function::set_kernel_pointer"><link rel="next" href="API-set-kernel-string.html" title="function::set_kernel_string"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span>function::set_kernel_short</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="API-set-kernel-pointer.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 25. String and data writing functions Tapset</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="API-set-kernel-string.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry" title="function::set_kernel_short"><a name="API-set-kernel-short"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>function::set_kernel_short —
Writes a short value to kernel memory
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set_kernel_short(addr:long,val:long)
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The kernel address to write the short to
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>val</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The short which is to be written
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Writes the short value to a given kernel memory address.
Reports an error when writing to the given address fails.
Requires the use of guru mode (-g).
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