From c5395b92eb5cd3a01d6dc403465a9a3c0bd0d7d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 02:08:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] 	Add SPLASSERT.9 man page.  SPLASSERT() commit to
 follow immediately.

Approved by: jkh
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+.\" -*- nroff -*-
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joanthan M Bresler
+.\"
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+.\"
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd January 14, 2000
+.Os
+.Dt SPLASSERT 9
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm SPLASSERT
+.Nd kernel spl level verification macro
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd options INVARIANTS
+.Fd options INVARIANT_SUPPORT
+.Fn SPLASSERT "char *level, char *msg"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+In a kernel compiled with both "options INVARIANTS"
+and "options INVARIANT_SUPPORT",
+the 
+.Fn SPLASSERT
+macro compares the current spl level of the kernel with the spl
+.Ar level
+specified in the macro
+.Fn SPLASSERT
+If the specified
+.Ar level
+is not active
+.Fn SPLASSERT
+calls the 
+.Fn KASSERT
+macro with the
+.Ar msg,
+terminating the running system.
+.Pp
+In a kernel that does not have both "options INVARIANTS"
+and "options INVARIANT_SUPPORT",
+the 
+.Fn SPLASSERT
+macro is defined to be no-op.  
+.Sh EXAMPLE
+The kernel function
+.Fn rtredirect
+must be called at
+.Fn splnet
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+void
+rtalloc(ro)
+	register struct route *ro;
+{
+	SPLASSERT(net, "rtalloc()");
+	rtalloc_ign(ro, 0UL);
+}
+.Ed
+.Pp
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr config 8 ,
+.Xr KASSERT 9 ,
+.Xr panic 9 
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This man page was written by
+.An Jonathan M Bresler .