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+.\"
+.\" This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+.\" Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+.\" You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+.\" 1.0 of the CDDL.
+.\"
+.\" A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+.\" source. A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+.\" http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+.\"
+.\"
+.\" Copyright 2016 Joyent, Inc.
+.\"
+.Dd "Jan 11, 2015"
+.Dt THRD_YIELD 3C
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm thrd_yield
+.Nd yield the CPU to another thread
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In threads.h
+.Ft void
+.Fo thrd_yield
+.Fa void
+.Fc
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn thrd_yield
+function causes the current thread to yield the CPU and allow other
+threads with the same or greater priority to run.
+.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
+.Sy Standard
+.Sh MT-Level
+.Sy MT-Safe
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr yield 2 ,
+.Xr attributes 5 ,
+.Xr threads 5