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Try to clarify what pset(3) actually does. This needs some more

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.\" $NetBSD: pset.3,v 1.8 2009/01/20 01:57:36 rmind Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: pset.3,v 1.9 2009/01/28 23:44:45 dyoung Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2008 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd October 18, 2008
.Dd January 28, 2009
.Dt PSET 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
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.Ft int
.Fn pset_destroy "psetid_t psid"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The processor sets API provides the possibility to bind processes or
threads to specific processors or groups of processors.
The processor sets API provides the possibility to exclusively
dedicate specific processors or groups of processors to processes
or threads.
After processes or threads are bound to a group of processors by
the API, the group henceforth runs only those processors or threads.
This section describes the functions used to control processor sets.
.Ss FUNCTIONS
.Bl -tag -width compact
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.Dv PS_NONE ,
any assignment to the processor will be cleared.
.It Fn pset_bind psid type id opsid
Binds the target specified by
.Fa id
to the processor set specified by
.Fa psid .
Dedicates the processor set specified by
.Fa psid
to the target specified by
.Fa id .
The current processor set ID to which the target is bound or
.Dv PS_NONE
will be returned in