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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\" Copyright (c) 1998 HD Associates, Inc.
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2000-12-11 15:15:20 +00:00
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.Dd March 12, 1998
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.Dt SCHED_YIELD 2
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm sched_yield
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.Nd yield processor
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sched.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn sched_yield void
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn sched_yield
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system call forces the running process to relinquish the processor until it
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again becomes the head of its process list.
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It takes no arguments.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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.Rv -std sched_yield
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.Sh ERRORS
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On failure
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.Va errno
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will be set to the corresponding value:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er ENOSYS
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The system is not configured to support this functionality.
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.El
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn sched_yield
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system call conforms to
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.St -p1003.1b-93 .
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