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authorKeith Bostic <keith@wiredtiger.com>2014-12-12 08:11:34 -0500
committerKeith Bostic <keith@wiredtiger.com>2014-12-12 08:11:34 -0500
commit067f09a83b8d77ba1baff76db35dafdcd3235ce3 (patch)
tree11351d73507b5592c1603e9d5b5ddcae492dc023 /src/docs/error-handling.dox
parent378f727baf46844ca5ab17701d9e92f22b76884a (diff)
downloadmongo-067f09a83b8d77ba1baff76db35dafdcd3235ce3.tar.gz
Add some wording around WT_PANIC to clarify that the application can
simply exit, no further action is required.
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diff --git a/src/docs/error-handling.dox b/src/docs/error-handling.dox
index bced608434b..cf268f80500 100644
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+++ b/src/docs/error-handling.dox
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This error is returned when an error is not covered by a specific error return.
This error indicates an operation did not find a value to return. This includes cursor search and other operations where no record matched the cursor's search key such as WT_CURSOR::update or WT_CURSOR::remove.
@par <code>WT_PANIC</code>
-This error indicates an underlying problem that requires the application exit and restart.
+This error indicates an underlying problem that requires the application exit and restart. The application can exit immediately when \c WT_PANIC is returned from a WiredTiger interface, no further WiredTiger calls are required.
@if IGNORE_BUILT_BY_API_ERR_END
@endif