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IDLE
!!!IDLE
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ERRORS
CONFORMING TO
NOTES
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!!NAME


idle - make process 0 idle
!!SYNOPSIS


__#include __


__int idle(void);__
!!DESCRIPTION


__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


__idle__ never returns for process 0, and always returns
-1 for a user process.
!!ERRORS


__EPERM__


Always, for a user process.
!!CONFORMING TO


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


Since 2.3.13 this system call does not exist
anymore.
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