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
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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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

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

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

30       No errors are defined.
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32       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

38       The conceptual model for scheduling semantics in POSIX.1‐2008 defines a
39       set of thread lists. This set of thread lists is always present regard‐
40       less of the scheduling options supported by the  system.  On  a  system
41       where the Process Scheduling option is not supported, portable applica‐
42       tions should not make any assumptions regarding  whether  threads  from
43       other processes will be on the same thread list.
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

52       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <sched.h>
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