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SCHED_YIELD(2)		       System Calls Manual		  SCHED_YIELD(2)

NAME
     sched_yield -- yield processor

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sched.h>

     int
     sched_yield(void);

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

RETURN VALUES
     The sched_yield() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the
     value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to  indicate  the
     error.

ERRORS
     On failure errno will be set to the corresponding value:

     [ENOSYS]		The system is not configured to support this functional-
			ity.

STANDARDS
     The   sched_yield()   system   call   conforms  to  IEEE  Std  1003.1b-1993
     ("POSIX.1").

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	 March 12, 1998 		  SCHED_YIELD(2)

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