Yield指令介绍

The YIELD instruction provides a hint that the task performed by a thread is of low importance so that it could yield. This mechanism can be used to improve overall performance in a Symmetric
Multithreading (SMT) or Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) system.
Examples of when the YIELD instruction might be used include a thread that is sitting in a spin-lock, or where the arbitration priority of the snoop bit in an SMP system is modified. The YIELD instruction permits binary compatibility between SMT and SMP systems.
The YIELD instruction is a NOP (No Operation) hint instruction.
The YIELD instruction has no effect in a single-threaded system, but developers of such systems can use the instruction to flag its intended use for future migration to a multiprocessor or multithreading system. Operating systems can use YIELD in places where a yield hint is wanted, knowing that it will be treated as a NOP if there is no implementation benefit.