The branch main has been updated by mhorne:
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commit 5d956e11ed3713ff769d51b71f7b4ee6ce0085fe
Author: Mitchell Horne <mho...@freebsd.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-03-21 15:21:04 +0000
Commit: Mitchell Horne <mho...@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
