SCHED_YIELD(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SCHED_YIELD(3P)
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NAME
sched_yield -- yield the processor
SYNOPSIS
#include <sched.h>
int sched_yield(void);
DESCRIPTION
The sched_yield() function shall force the running thread to relinquish
the processor until it again becomes the head of its thread list. It
takes no arguments.
RETURN VALUE
The sched_yield() function shall return 0 if it completes successfully;
otherwise, it shall return a value of -1 and set errno to indicate the
error.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The conceptual model for scheduling semantics in POSIX.1-2008 defines a
set of thread lists. This set of thread lists is always present regard-
less of the scheduling options supported by the system. On a system
where the Process Scheduling option is not supported, portable applica-
tions should not make any assumptions regarding whether threads from
other processes will be on the same thread list.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <sched.h>
COPYRIGHT
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri-
cal and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is
POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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