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+.\"     $NetBSD: preempt.9,v 1.6 2008/04/30 13:10:58 martin Exp $
+.\"
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+.\" by Gregory McGarry.
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+.Dd July 3, 2007
+.Dt PREEMPT 9
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm preempt ,
+.Nm yield
+.Nd general preempt and yield functions
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/sched.h
+.Ft void
+.Fn preempt "void"
+.In sys/proc.h
+.Ft void
+.Fn yield "void"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn preempt
+function puts the current LWP back on the system run queue
+and performs an involuntary context switch.
+The
+.Fn yield
+function is mostly same as
+.Fn preempt ,
+except that it performs a voluntary context switch.
+.Pp
+These functions drop the kernel lock before switching
+and re-acquire it before returning.