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List:       freebsd-hackers
Subject:    Re: kernel assertions (Rev. 1)
From:       "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv () HeadCandy ! com>
Date:       1996-07-31 6:40:05
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>The REQUIRE2 stuff can replace the 
>
>#ifdef DIAGNOSTICS
>	if (expr)
>		panic(expl);
>#endif

I prefer asserts to call "Debugger()", rather than "panic()", and
that's how I write my assertion macros.  How are you supposed to debug
something if it panics?

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