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critical(9): small updates

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critical(9): small updates

  • Document CRITICAL_ASSERT() in this man page.
  • Clarify that a thread may also handle interrupts in a critical section, not only faults/exceptions.
  • Note the negative effects of critical section abuse
  • Some other minor clarifications
  • Add short SEE ALSO

Reviewed by: kib, markj, rpokala, Pau Amma <pauamma@gundo.com>
MFC after: 1 week
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39130

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Provenance
mhorneAuthored on Mar 20 2023, 7:50 PM
Reviewer
kib
Differential Revision
D39130: critical(9): small updates
Parents
rGb54391a1f831: vcount.9: remove obsolete man page
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