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
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@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ MLINKS+=kobj.9 DEFINE_CLASS.9 \
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kobj.9 kobj_delete.9 \
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kobj.9 kobj_init.9
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MLINKS+=kproc.9 kproc_create.9 \
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kproc.9 kthread_create.9 \
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kproc.9 kproc_exit.9 \
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kproc.9 kproc_resume.9 \
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kproc.9 kproc_shutdown.9 \
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@ -64,6 +64,28 @@
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.Fa "int flags" "int pages" "char * procname" "const char *fmt" "..."
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.Fc
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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In
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.Fx 8.0 ,
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the
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.Fn kthread* 9
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family of functions was renamed to be the
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.Fn kproc* 9
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family of functions, as they were misnamed
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and actually produced kernel processes.
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A new family of
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.Em different
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.Fn kthread_* 9
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functions was added to produce
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.Em real
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kernel
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.Em threads .
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See the
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.Xr kthread 9
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man page for more information on those calls.
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Also note that the
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.Fn kproc_kthread_add 9
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function appears in both pages as its functionality is split.
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.Pp
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The function
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.Fn kproc_start
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is used to start
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@ -65,6 +65,27 @@
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.Fa "int flags" "int pages" "char * procname" "const char *fmt" "..."
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.Fc
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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In
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.Fx 8.0 ,
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the older family of
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.Fn kthread_* 9
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functions was renamed to be the
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.Fn kproc_* 9
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family of functions,
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as they were previously misnamed
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and actually produced kernel processes.
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This new family of
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.Fn kthread_* 9
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functions was added to produce
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.Em real
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kernel threads.
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See the
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.Xr kproc 9
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man page for more information on the renamed calls.
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Also note that the
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.Fn kproc_kthread_add 9
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function appears in both pages as its functionality is split.
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.Pp
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The function
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.Fn kthread_start
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is used to start
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