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Don't say that mtx_lock() will "sleep" if another kernel thread is

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holding the mutex, say it will "block".  Later in this manual page
we say that sleeping while holding a mutex isn't allowed, and this
can be confusing.

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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
.\" from BSDI $Id: mutex.4,v 1.1.2.3 1998/04/27 22:53:13 ewv Exp $
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd February 12, 2001
.Dd February 16, 2005
.Dt MUTEX 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ on behalf of the currently running kernel thread.
If another kernel thread is holding the mutex,
the caller will be disconnected from the CPU
until the mutex is available
(i.e., it will sleep).
(i.e., it will block).
.Pp
The
.Fn mtx_lock_spin