freebsd man page for kassert

KASSERT(9)						   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual						KASSERT(9)

NAME
     KASSERT -- kernel expression verification macro

SYNOPSIS
     options INVARIANTS

     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <sys/systm.h>

     KASSERT(expression, msg);

DESCRIPTION
     In a kernel compiled with options INVARIANTS, the KASSERT() macro tests the given expression and if it is false, calls the panic(9) function,
     terminating the running system.

     In a kernel that does not have options INVARIANTS, the KASSERT() macro is defined to be a no-op.  The second argument is a printf(9) format
     string and its arguments, enclosed in parentheses.

EXAMPLES
     The kernel function vput() must not be called with a NULL pointer.

	   void
	   vput(vp)
		   struct vnode *vp;
	   {
		   struct proc *p = curproc;
		   KASSERT(vp != NULL, ("vput: null vp"));
		   ...
	   }

SEE ALSO
     config(8), panic(9)

AUTHORS
     This manual page was written by Jonathan M. Bresler <jmb@FreeBSD.org>.

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								 January 14, 2000							       BSD