NAME

       sched_yield - yield the processor

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sched.h>

       int sched_yield(void);

DESCRIPTION

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

RETURN VALUE

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

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sched.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this  text  are  reprinted  and  reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std
       1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System
       Interface  (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by
       the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and  The  Open  Group.  In  the
       event  of  any  discrepancy  between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group
       Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard  is  the  referee  document.  The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .