schedyield(2)                                                  schedyield(2)



NAME
     schedyield - yield the processor

C SYNOPSIS
     #include <sched.h>

     int schedyield (void);


DESCRIPTION

     The schedyield system call causes the calling process to relinquish the

     processor to a runnable process of higher or equal priority.  In the

     event a higher or equal priority  process is not available, the calling

     process reacquires control of the processor.


SEE ALSO

     alarm(2), pause(2), sched_getscheduler(2), sched_getparam(2),

     sched_setparam(2), sched_setscheduler(2), setitimer(2), sginap(2),

     sleep(3)


DIAGNOSTICS

     Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned to the calling

     process.


































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