Loading kernel/sched/core.c +18 −2 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -4577,8 +4577,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cond_resched_softirq); /** * yield - yield the current processor to other threads. * * This is a shortcut for kernel-space yielding - it marks the * thread runnable and calls sys_sched_yield(). * Do not ever use this function, there's a 99% chance you're doing it wrong. * * The scheduler is at all times free to pick the calling task as the most * eligible task to run, if removing the yield() call from your code breaks * it, its already broken. * * Typical broken usage is: * * while (!event) * yield(); * * where one assumes that yield() will let 'the other' process run that will * make event true. If the current task is a SCHED_FIFO task that will never * happen. Never use yield() as a progress guarantee!! * * If you want to use yield() to wait for something, use wait_event(). * If you want to use yield() to be 'nice' for others, use cond_resched(). * If you still want to use yield(), do not! */ void __sched yield(void) { Loading Loading
kernel/sched/core.c +18 −2 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -4577,8 +4577,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cond_resched_softirq); /** * yield - yield the current processor to other threads. * * This is a shortcut for kernel-space yielding - it marks the * thread runnable and calls sys_sched_yield(). * Do not ever use this function, there's a 99% chance you're doing it wrong. * * The scheduler is at all times free to pick the calling task as the most * eligible task to run, if removing the yield() call from your code breaks * it, its already broken. * * Typical broken usage is: * * while (!event) * yield(); * * where one assumes that yield() will let 'the other' process run that will * make event true. If the current task is a SCHED_FIFO task that will never * happen. Never use yield() as a progress guarantee!! * * If you want to use yield() to wait for something, use wait_event(). * If you want to use yield() to be 'nice' for others, use cond_resched(). * If you still want to use yield(), do not! */ void __sched yield(void) { Loading