PsReadPhysicalMemory

Reads memory contents using a physical address.

Syntax

PULSE_STATUS PsReadPhysicalMemory(
[in] PPS_ENGINE pEngine,
[in] uint64_t Address,
[out] void* pBuffer,
[in] uint64_t cbToRead,
[out, optional] uint64_t* pcbRead
);

Parameters

PPS_ENGINE pEngine

An opaque handle to an engine created by the EngCreateEngine function.

uint64_t Address

The physical address from which to read.

void* pBuffer

The buffer that stores the read data.

uint64_t cbToRead

Specifies how many bytes should be read.

uint64_t* pcbRead

Returns the number of bytes that were actually read.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is PULSE_STATUS_SUCCESS.

If it fails, it returns one of the PULSE_STATUS values. Possible return codes include, but are not limited to, the following:

PULSE_STATUS_PARTIAL_READ 0x00000001	Only a portion of memory was read. Check the *pcbRead parameter value to determine how many bytes were read.
PULSE_STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES 0xC0000002	One of the memory allocations failed during initialization.
PULSE_STATUS_READ_FAILED 0xC0000003	Transport communication failed during a read operation.
PULSE_STATUS_WRITE_FAILED 0xC0000004	Transport communication failed during a write operation.
PULSE_STATUS_TIMEOUT 0xC0000007	Might happen if Transport I/O timed out. No response was received from the debuggee within the request timeout period.
PULSE_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER 0xC0000010	Might happen if The pEngine parameter is NULL. The pBuffer parameter is NULL.
PULSE_STATUS_INVALID_PACKET 0xC0000031	An invalid or unexpected packet was received in response.
PULSE_STATUS_DEVICE_CONNECTION_LOST 0xC0000308	The connection to the transport was lost. Try restarting the engine or the transport.

Remarks

The maximum number of bytes that can be read in a single request can be determined using the PsRequestGetMaxReadPhysicalMemoryBufferSize function. If a larger amount is specified, this function performs multiple requests to the debug target.