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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:30:19 +0000
From: Joseph Koshy <joseph.koshy@gmail.com>
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Subject: Documenting locking requirements in section 9 manual pages
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Do we have a standard place in our section 9 manual page format
to describe locking requirements of kernel interfaces?

What do folks think of a ".Sh LOCKING" section like
the existing ".Sh RETURN VALUES"?