Document some of the kernel vm_page API as well as the pbuf API.

Submitted by: Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>

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+.\"
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd July 14, 2001
+.Dt VM_PAGE_BUSY 9
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm vm_page_busy ,
+.Nm vm_page_flash ,
+.Nm vm_page_wakeup
+.Nd "handle the busying and unbusying of a page"
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/param.h
+.In vm/vm.h
+.In vm/vm_page.h
+.Ft void
+.Fn vm_page_busy "vm_page_t m"
+.Ft void
+.Fn vm_page_flash "vm_page_t m"
+.Ft void
+.Fn vm_page_wakeup "vm_page_t m"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+These functions handle the busying, unbusying and notification of the unbusying
+of a page.
+.Pp
+.Fn vm_page_busy
+sets the
+.Dv PG_BUSY
+flag in the page.
+.Pp
+.Fn vm_page_flash
+checks to see if there is anybody waiting on the page
+.Dv ( PG_WANTED
+will be set), and if so, clears the
+.Dv PG_WANTED
+flag and notifies whoever is waiting via
+.Fn wakeup .
+.Pp
+.Fn vm_page_wakeup
+clears the
+.Dv PG_BUSY
+flag on the page, and calls
+.Fn vm_page_flash
+in case somebody has been waiting for it.
+.Pp
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr vm_page_sleep_busy 9 ,
+.Xr wakeup 9
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This man page was written by
+.An Chad David Aq davidc@acns.ab.ca .