function::error(3stap)

function::error3stap

Send an error message

Usage

    error(msg:string)

Arguments

msg

The formatted message string

Overview

An implicit end-of-line is added. staprun prepends the string “ERROR:”. Sending an error message aborts the currently running probe. Depending on the MAXERRORS parameter, it may trigger an exit.

See ALSO0

tapset::logging(3stap)

Releases

8 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 7 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10
  6. 11
  7. 12
  8. 13

From systemtap-doc 5.1-5 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.