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Standard C Library Functions                      sched_yield(3C)



NAME
     sched_yield - yield processor

SYNOPSIS
     #include 

     int sched_yield(void);


DESCRIPTION
     The sched_yield() function  forces  the  running  thread  to
     relinquish the processor until the process again becomes the
     head of its process list. It takes no arguments.

RETURN VALUES
     If  successful,  sched_yield()  returns  0,  otherwise,   it
     returns -1, and sets errno to indicate the error condition.

ERRORS
     No errors are defined.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



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    | ATTRIBUTE TYPE              | ATTRIBUTE VALUE             |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Standard                    | See standards(5).           |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     librt(3LIB), sched.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)















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