From owner-svn-src-stable-8@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 4 07:13:08 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5674D1065670; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 07:13:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B4B48FC08; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 07:13:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n847D8J1057562; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 07:13:08 GMT (envelope-from julian@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from julian@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n847D7if057561; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 07:13:07 GMT (envelope-from julian@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <200909040713.n847D7if057561@svn.freebsd.org> From: Julian Elischer Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 07:13:07 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: stable-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r196815 - stable/8/share/man/man9 X-BeenThere: svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for only the 8-stable src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:13:08 -0000 Author: julian Date: Fri Sep 4 07:13:07 2009 New Revision: 196815 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/196815 Log: MFC r196450 Add clarifications to the kproc and kthread manpages and link the kthread_create(9) man page to the kproc(9) page as it has migrated and people looking for it may need a hand to find its new name. Approved by: re (kib) Modified: stable/8/share/man/man9/ (props changed) stable/8/share/man/man9/Makefile stable/8/share/man/man9/kproc.9 stable/8/share/man/man9/kthread.9 Modified: stable/8/share/man/man9/Makefile ============================================================================== --- stable/8/share/man/man9/Makefile Fri Sep 4 06:26:40 2009 (r196814) +++ stable/8/share/man/man9/Makefile Fri Sep 4 07:13:07 2009 (r196815) @@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ MLINKS+=kobj.9 DEFINE_CLASS.9 \ kobj.9 kobj_delete.9 \ kobj.9 kobj_init.9 MLINKS+=kproc.9 kproc_create.9 \ + kproc.9 kthread_create.9 \ kproc.9 kproc_exit.9 \ kproc.9 kproc_resume.9 \ kproc.9 kproc_shutdown.9 \ Modified: stable/8/share/man/man9/kproc.9 ============================================================================== --- stable/8/share/man/man9/kproc.9 Fri Sep 4 06:26:40 2009 (r196814) +++ stable/8/share/man/man9/kproc.9 Fri Sep 4 07:13:07 2009 (r196815) @@ -64,6 +64,28 @@ .Fa "int flags" "int pages" "char * procname" "const char *fmt" "..." .Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION +In +.Fx 8.0 , +the +.Fn kthread* 9 +family of functions was renamed to be the +.Fn kproc* 9 +family of functions, as they were misnamed +and actually produced kernel processes. +A new family of +.Em different +.Fn kthread_* 9 +functions was added to produce +.Em real +kernel +.Em threads . +See the +.Xr kthread 9 +man page for more information on those calls. +Also note that the +.Fn kproc_kthread_add 9 +function appears in both pages as its functionality is split. +.Pp The function .Fn kproc_start is used to start Modified: stable/8/share/man/man9/kthread.9 ============================================================================== --- stable/8/share/man/man9/kthread.9 Fri Sep 4 06:26:40 2009 (r196814) +++ stable/8/share/man/man9/kthread.9 Fri Sep 4 07:13:07 2009 (r196815) @@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ .Fa "int flags" "int pages" "char * procname" "const char *fmt" "..." .Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION +In +.Fx 8.0 , +the older family of +.Fn kthread_* 9 +functions was renamed to be the +.Fn kproc_* 9 +family of functions, +as they were previously misnamed +and actually produced kernel processes. +This new family of +.Fn kthread_* 9 +functions was added to produce +.Em real +kernel threads. +See the +.Xr kproc 9 +man page for more information on the renamed calls. +Also note that the +.Fn kproc_kthread_add 9 +function appears in both pages as its functionality is split. +.Pp The function .Fn kthread_start is used to start