pthread_yield(3) — Linux manual page

pthread_yield(3)         Library Functions Manual        pthread_yield(3)

NAME         top

       pthread_yield - yield the processor

LIBRARY         top

       POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #define _GNU_SOURCE             /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
       #include <pthread.h>

       [[deprecated]] int pthread_yield(void);

DESCRIPTION         top

       Note: This function is deprecated; see below.

       pthread_yield() causes the calling thread to relinquish the CPU.
       The thread is placed at the end of the run queue for its static
       priority and another thread is scheduled to run.  For further
       details, see sched_yield(2)

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success, pthread_yield() returns 0; on error, it returns an
       error number.

ERRORS         top

       On Linux, this call always succeeds (but portable and future-proof
       applications should nevertheless handle a possible error return).

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).
       ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │ Interface                            │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │ pthread_yield()                      │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

VERSIONS         top

       On Linux, this function is implemented as a call to
       sched_yield(2).

STANDARDS         top

       None.

HISTORY         top

       Deprecated since glibc 2.34.  Use the standardized sched_yield(2)
       instead.

NOTES         top

       pthread_yield() is intended for use with real-time scheduling
       policies (i.e., SCHED_FIFO or SCHED_RR).  Use of pthread_yield()
       with nondeterministic scheduling policies such as SCHED_OTHER is
       unspecified and very likely means your application design is
       broken.

SEE ALSO         top

       sched_yield(2), pthreads(7), sched(7)

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