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| author | Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org> | 2024-03-21 15:21:04 +0000 |
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| committer | Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org> | 2024-04-18 18:17:52 +0000 |
| commit | e9d06e89ce638ba9b82c37567da29102f8ef0201 (patch) | |
| tree | ca82a3148b5ed6723704a125f5182048ef59904d | |
| parent | 929d8ef0f71e347ab5921179f2efecb53565c5bd (diff) | |
KASSERT(9): describe history of MPASS
The macro originates from BSD/OS, with a different etymology than what
is presented. Add a brief HISTORY section to capture this.
Reviewed by: emaste
MFC after: 1 week
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D44439
(cherry picked from commit 5d956e11ed3713ff769d51b71f7b4ee6ce0085fe)
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man9/KASSERT.9 | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man9/KASSERT.9 b/share/man/man9/KASSERT.9 index 8d9dd98014a8..bab8efe5cfac 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/KASSERT.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/KASSERT.9 @@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ MPASS(td == curthread); KASSERT(sz >= SIZE_MIN && sz <= SIZE_MAX, ("invalid size argument: %u", sz)); .Ed +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm MPASS +macro first appeared in +.Bsx +and was imported into +.Fx 5.0 . +The name originates as an acronym of "multi-processor assert", but has evolved +to mean "must pass", or "must-pass assert". .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr panic 9 .Sh AUTHORS |