From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 23 07:48:12 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14FD0106568B; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:48:12 +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 DE1BA8FC17; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:48:11 +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 n7N7mBXK050916; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:48:11 GMT (envelope-from julian@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from julian@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n7N7mBB8050912; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:48:11 GMT (envelope-from julian@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <200908230748.n7N7mBB8050912@svn.freebsd.org> From: Julian Elischer Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:48:11 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r196450 - head/share/man/man9 X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:48:12 -0000 Author: julian Date: Sun Aug 23 07:48:11 2009 New Revision: 196450 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/196450 Log: Add claraifications to the kproc and kthread manpages and link the kthread_create(9) man page to the kproc(9) page as it had migrated and people looking for it may need a hand to find its new name. MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/share/man/man9/Makefile head/share/man/man9/kproc.9 head/share/man/man9/kthread.9 Modified: head/share/man/man9/Makefile ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man9/Makefile Sun Aug 23 07:32:30 2009 (r196449) +++ head/share/man/man9/Makefile Sun Aug 23 07:48:11 2009 (r196450) @@ -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: head/share/man/man9/kproc.9 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man9/kproc.9 Sun Aug 23 07:32:30 2009 (r196449) +++ head/share/man/man9/kproc.9 Sun Aug 23 07:48:11 2009 (r196450) @@ -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: head/share/man/man9/kthread.9 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man9/kthread.9 Sun Aug 23 07:32:30 2009 (r196449) +++ head/share/man/man9/kthread.9 Sun Aug 23 07:48:11 2009 (r196450) @@ -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