1SCHED_YIELD(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SCHED_YIELD(3P)
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6 This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
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12 sched_yield — yield the processor
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15 #include <sched.h>
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17 int sched_yield(void);
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20 The sched_yield() function shall force the running thread to relinquish
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25 The sched_yield() function shall return 0 if it completes successfully;
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38 The conceptual model for scheduling semantics in POSIX.1‐2008 defines a
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52 The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <sched.h>
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57 table Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifi‐
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