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.\"      Date: March 2016
.\"    Manual: Driver Basics
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.78
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.TH "PANIC" "9" "March 2016" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.2\&." "Driver Basics"
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.SH "NAME"
panic \- halt the system
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'NORET_TYPE\ void\ panic('u
.BI "NORET_TYPE void panic(const\ char\ *\ " "fmt" ", " "\&.\&.\&." ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIfmt\fR
.RS 4
The text string to print
.RE
.PP
\fI\&.\&.\&.\fR
.RS 4
variable arguments
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Display a message, then perform cleanups\&.
.PP
This function never returns\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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