[Bug translator/3672] New: Support formatted dump of kernel structures

["mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

Add a function or extend printf to dump a kernel structure in a human readable
format, similar to what gdb can do.  Does dwarf give us enough info to do this
without requiring the script to specify the structure type?

For example, something like this:

print_struct($sock)

where $sock is a pointer to a struct socket could output this:

{
  state = 1,
  flags = 6,
  ops = 0x83337444,
  fasync_list = 0x84435355,
  file = 0x54338234,
  sk = 0x73322556,
  wait = {
    lock = 1,
    task_list = {
      next = 0x822334455,
      prev = 0x855443322
    },
  },
  type = 0
}

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           Summary: Support formatted dump of kernel structures
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: translator
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3672

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