.\" $OpenBSD: pthread_yield.3,v 1.3 2004/01/25 14:48:32 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" PUBLIC DOMAIN: No Rights Reserved. Marco S Hyman <marc@snafu.org> .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" .Dd September 18, 2006 .Dt PTHREAD_YIELD_NP 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm pthread_yield_np .Nd yield control of the current thread .Sh SYNOPSIS .In pthread.h .Ft void .Fn pthread_yield_np void .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn pthread_yield causes the running thread to relinquish the processor.