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33 .Nd kernel expression verification macros
36 .Fn KASSERT expression
38 .Fn KDASSERT expression
40 These machine independent assertion-checking macros cause a kernel
47 tests are included only in kernels compiled with the
50 In a kernel that does not have this configuration option, the
52 macro is defined to be a no-op.
55 tests are included only in kernels compiled with the
61 are identical except for the controlling option
66 The panic message will display the style of assertion (debugging
67 vs. diagnostic), the expression that failed and the filename, and line
68 number the failure happened on.
74 These macros were written by
75 .An Chris G. Demetriou