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SCHED_YIELD(3P)            POSIX Programmer's Manual           SCHED_YIELD(3P)

PROLOG
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       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
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
       None.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sched.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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