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.\" $NetBSD: panic.9,v 1.2 1996/10/09 17:20:04 explorer Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Michael Graff.
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.\" This product includes software developed by Michael Graff
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd August 11, 1995
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.Dt PANIC 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm panic
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.Nd Bring down system on fatal error
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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1999-12-23 17:42:10 +00:00
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.Fd #include <sys/param.h>
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.Ft void
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.Fn panic "const char *fmt, ..."
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn panic
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function terminates the running system. The message
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.Fa fmt
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is a
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.Xr printf 3
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style format string. The message is printed to the console and the location
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.Fa panicstr
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is set to the address of the message text for retrieval from the OS
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core dump.
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.Pp
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If the kernel debugger is installed control is passed to it, otherwise
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an attempt to save a core dump of the OS to a configured dump device
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is made.
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.Pp
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If
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.Fn panic
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is called twice (from the disk sync routines, for example) the system is
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rebooted without syncing the disks.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn panic
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function does not return.
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