NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       idle - make process 0 idle

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <unistd.h>

       int idle(void);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       idle  is  an  internal system call used during bootstrap.  It marks the
       process's pages as swappable, lowers its priority, and enters the  main
       scheduling loop.  idle never returns.

       Only  process  0  may call idle.  Any user process, even a process with
       super-user permission, will receive EPERM.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

       idle never returns for process 0, and always  returns  -1  for  a  user
       process.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       EPERM  Always, for a user process.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       This  function  is  Linux-specific,  and should not be used in programs
       intended to be portable.

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Since 2.3.13 this system call does not exist anymore.



Linux 1.1.46			  1994-08-21			       IDLE(2)