Query: idle
OS: suse
Section: 2
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IDLE(2) Linux Programmer's Manual IDLE(2)NAMEidle - make process 0 idleSYNOPSIS#include <unistd.h> int idle(void);DESCRIPTIONidle() 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 superuser permission, will receive EPERM.RETURN VALUEidle() never returns for process 0, and always returns -1 for a user process.ERRORSEPERM Always, for a user process.VERSIONSSince 2.3.13 this system call does not exist anymore.CONFORMING TOThis function is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable.COLOPHONThis page is part of release 3.25 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. Linux 1994-08-21 IDLE(2)