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@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ Synopsis of eprobe_events
(x8/x16/x32/x64), VFS layer common type(%pd/%pD), "char",
"string", "ustring", "symbol", "symstr" and "bitfield" are
supported.
+ (STRUCT)FIELD->MEMBER[->MEMBER] : If BTF is supported, typecast FIELD to
+ a pointer to STRUCT and then derference the pointer defined by
+ ->MEMBER. Note that when this is used, the FIELD name does not
+ need to be prefixed with a '$'.
Types
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