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From: guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: looking for a unix system call
Message-ID: <3567@auspex.auspex.com>
Date: 28 Jun 90 19:11:11 GMT
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>Also, any system call provides an opportunity for the kernel to
>schedule other processes, so a cheap one like getpid()
>might suffice.

Assuming he doesn't necessarily want a *guarantee* that the process will
relinquish its time slice; if he does, he's probably out of luck, unless
the vendor has added such a call.