1SCHED_YIELD(3P)            POSIX Programmer's Manual           SCHED_YIELD(3P)
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PROLOG

6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
7       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
9       not be implemented on Linux.
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NAME

12       sched_yield - yield the processor
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <sched.h>
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17       int sched_yield(void);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The sched_yield() function shall force the running thread to relinquish
22       the  processor  until  it again becomes the head of its thread list. It
23       takes no arguments.
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RETURN VALUE

26       The sched_yield() function shall return 0 if it completes successfully;
27       otherwise,  it shall return a value of -1 and set errno to indicate the
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ERRORS

31       No errors are defined.
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33       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

48       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sched.h>
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51       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
52       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
53       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
54       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
55       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
56       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
57       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
58       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
59       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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