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23 .TH PTHREAD_YIELD 3 2009-04-10 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
25 pthread_yield \- yield the processor
28 .B #include <pthread.h>
30 .B int pthread_yield(void);
33 Compile and link with \fI\-pthread\fP.
36 causes the calling thread to relinquish the CPU.
37 The thread is placed at the end of the run queue for its static
38 priority and another thread is scheduled to run.
39 For further details, see
45 on error, it returns an error number.
47 On Linux, this call always succeeds
48 (but portable and future-proof applications should nevertheless
49 handle a possible error return).
51 This call is nonstandard, but present on several other systems.
55 .\" e.g., the BSDs, Tru64, AIX, and Irix.
57 On Linux, this function is implemented as a call to
60 .BR sched_setscheduler (2),