Zeugswetter Andreas SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> So, what was the case against using yield (2) ?
$ man 2 yield
No entry for yield in section 2 of the manual.
Lack of portability :-(
regards, tom lane
> > So, what was the case against using yield (2) ?
>
> $ man 2 yield
> No entry for yield in section 2 of the manual.
>
> Lack of portability :-(
I can't beleive that AIX finally has a convenience function that
is missing in mainstream unix :-)
$man 2 yield
Purpose
Yields the proces
> At least on AIX it looks like the select with 0 timeout is a noop, and does not
> yield the processor. There was discussion, that other OS's (BSD) also does an
> immediate return in case of 0 timeout.
>
> Minimum select(2) delay is 1 msec on AIX (tested with Tom's test.c).
>
> So, what was th
> > The easy fix is to just set the delay to zero. Looks like that will fix
> > most of the problem.
>
> Except that Vadim had a reason for setting it to 5, and I'm loath to see
> that changed unless someone actaully understands the ramifications other
> then increasing performance ...
Vadim o
