SYSCALL_GET_RETURN_V(9) Machine State SYSCALL_GET_RETURN_V(9)NAMEsyscall_get_return_value - get the return value of a traced system call
SYNOPSIS
long syscall_get_return_value(struct task_struct * task,
struct pt_regs * regs);
ARGUMENTS
task
task of interest, must be blocked
regs
task_pt_regs of task
DESCRIPTION
Returns the return value of the successful system call. This value is
meaningless if syscall_get_error returned nonzero.
It´s only valid to call this when task is stopped for tracing on exit
from a system call, due to TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE or TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT.
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2013 SYSCALL_GET_RETURN_V(9)