Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:25:29 GMT From: Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 5d956e11ed37 - main - KASSERT(9): describe history of MPASS Message-ID: <202403211525.42LFPTh5056039@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by mhorne: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=5d956e11ed3713ff769d51b71f7b4ee6ce0085fe commit 5d956e11ed3713ff769d51b71f7b4ee6ce0085fe Author: Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-03-21 15:21:04 +0000 Commit: Mitchell Horne <mhorne@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-03-21 15:24:35 +0000 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 --- share/man/man9/KASSERT.9 | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) 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
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