panic() — unbundled ODT_SDS



     PANIC(K)                  UNIX System V                  PANIC(K)



     Name
          panic - halts the system

     Syntax
          void
          panic(string)
          char * string;

     Description
          The panic routine takes a parameter string that points to a
          string and prints the string on the system console and halts
          the system. It is called whenever an unrecoverable kernel
          error is encountered.  This routine should be called only
          under extreme circumstances.

     Parameters
          The variable string is an address of a string that describes
          the reason for the system failure.

     Example
          panic("the cpu has melted down");

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