<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>function::returnval</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.69.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual"><link rel="up" href="ch18.html" title="Chapter 18. Errno Tapset"><link rel="prev" href="re392.html" title="function::returnstr"><link rel="next" href="ch19.html" title="Chapter 19. Device Tapset"></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::returnval</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re392.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 18. Errno Tapset</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch19.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="API-returnval"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>function::returnval — Possible return value of probed function </p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="programlisting"> returnval:long() </pre></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="idp10898080"></a><h2>Arguments</h2><p> None </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="idp10899296"></a><h2>Description</h2><p> Return the value of the register in which function values are typically returned. Can be used in probes where <code class="envar">$return</code> isn't available. This is only a guess of the actual return value and can be totally wrong. Normally only used in dwarfless probes. </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re392.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch18.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch19.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span>function::returnstr</span> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 19. Device Tapset</td></tr></table></div></body></html>