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<H1>IDLE</H1>
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)<BR>Updated: 2012-12-31<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
idle - make process 0 idle
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>#include &lt;<A HREF="file:///usr/include/unistd.h">unistd.h</A>&gt;</B>
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<B>int idle(void);</B>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
<B>idle</B>()
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.
<B>idle</B>()
never returns.
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Only process 0 may call
<B>idle</B>().
Any user process, even a process with superuser permission,
will receive
<B>EPERM</B>.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
<B>idle</B>()
never returns for process 0, and always returns -1 for a user process.
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<H2>ERRORS</H2>
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<DT id="1"><B>EPERM</B>
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Always, for a user process.
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<H2>VERSIONS</H2>
Since Linux 2.3.13, this system call does not exist anymore.
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
This function is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs
intended to be portable.
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAF">ERRORS</A><DD>
<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAG">VERSIONS</A><DD>
<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAH">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAI">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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