DESCRIPTION
In a kernel compiled with
.Cd "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
.Cd "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)
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