- Document MUTEX_DECLARE and MTX_COLD

- Clean up some minor nits
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.Nm mtx_exit,
.Nm mtx_destroy,
.Nm mtx_owned,
.Nm mtx_assert
.Nm mtx_assert,
.Nm MUTEX_DECLARE
.Nd kernel synchronization primitives
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <machine/mutex.h>
@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
.Fn mtx_owned "struct mtx *mutex"
.Ft void
.Fn mtx_assert "struct mtx *mutex" "int what"
.Fn MUTEX_DECLARE "modifiers" "name"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Mutexes are the most basic and primary method of process synchronization.
The major design considerations for mutexes are:
@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ The
.Ar flag
argument is used to specify various options,
typically
.Dv M_DEF
.Dv MTX_DEF
is supplied.
If the mutex can not be immediately acquired
.Fn mtx_try_enter
@ -197,8 +199,9 @@ The
.Fn mtx_assert
function allows assertions to be made about
.Ar mutex .
If the assertions are not true the kernel
will panic.
If the assertions are not true and the kernel is compiled with
.Dv INVARIANTS
then the kernel will panic.
Currently the following assertions are supported:
.Bl -enum
.It
@ -213,6 +216,32 @@ does not hold the mutex
pointed to by the first argument.
.El
.Pp
The
.Fn MUTEX_DECLARE
macro is used to declare a mutex that is initialized before
.Xr malloc 9
is operating. Unfortunately, mutex initialization may require
.Xr malloc 9 .
However, some mutexes are intialized and used before
.Xr malloc 9
can be used. Declaring these mutexes with the
.Fn MUTEX_DECLARE
macro and then using the
.Dv MTX_COLD
flag when calling
.Fn mtx_init
allows these early mutexes to be initialized and used before
.Xr malloc 9
is available.
The
.Ar modifiers
argument is a list of attributes to be applied to the mutex structure being
declared such as
.Dq static .
The
.Ar name
argument is the name of the mutex structure to declare.
.Pp
The type of a mutex is not an attribute of the mutex,
but instead a function of the
.Fa flags
@ -299,7 +328,7 @@ then this flag should be specified.
.Pp
If the lock is already held by the current thread,
then a kernel with
.Dv SMP_DEBUG
.Dv MUTEX_DEBUG
defined will panic;
without debugging enabled,
the thread may deadlock against itself
@ -357,6 +386,14 @@ This should be specified when it is known
that the lock will usually remain unavailable for some time
when it is not immediately available
(i.e.: coarse grained locks protecting large subsystems).
.It Dv MTX_COLD
This option is only used in
.Fn mtx_init
and is used in conjunction with mutexes declared with
.Fn MUTEX_DECLARE
to initialize mutexes that are needed before
.Xr malloc 9
is available for use.
.El
.Sh HISTORY
These