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- GETPRIORITY(2) UNIX Programmer's Manual GETPRIORITY(2)
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- NNAAMMEE
- ggeettpprriioorriittyy, sseettpprriioorriittyy - get/set program scheduling priority
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- SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
- ##iinncclluuddee <<ssyyss//ttiimmee..hh>>
- ##iinncclluuddee <<ssyyss//rreessoouurrccee..hh>>
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- _i_n_t
- ggeettpprriioorriittyy(_i_n_t _w_h_i_c_h, _i_n_t _w_h_o)
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- _i_n_t
- sseettpprriioorriittyy(_i_n_t _w_h_i_c_h, _i_n_t _w_h_o, _i_n_t _p_r_i_o)
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- The scheduling priority of the process, process group, or user, as indi-
- cated by _w_h_i_c_h and _w_h_o is obtained with the ggeettpprriioorriittyy() call and set
- with the sseettpprriioorriittyy() call. _W_h_i_c_h is one of PRIO_PROCESS, PRIO_PGRP, or
- PRIO_USER, and _w_h_o is interpreted relative to _w_h_i_c_h (a process identifier
- for PRIO_PROCESS, process group identifier for PRIO_PGRP, and a user ID
- for PRIO_USER). A zero value of _w_h_o denotes the current process, process
- group, or user. _P_r_i_o is a value in the range -20 to 20. The default
- priority is 0; lower priorities cause more favorable scheduling.
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- The ggeettpprriioorriittyy() call returns the highest priority (lowest numerical
- value) enjoyed by any of the specified processes. The sseettpprriioorriittyy() call
- sets the priorities of all of the specified processes to the specified
- value. Only the super-user may lower priorities.
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- RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEESS
- Since ggeettpprriioorriittyy() can legitimately return the value -1, it is necessary
- to clear the external variable _e_r_r_n_o prior to the call, then check it af-
- terward to determine if a -1 is an error or a legitimate value. The
- sseettpprriioorriittyy() call returns 0 if there is no error, or -1 if there is.
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- EERRRROORRSS
- GGeettpprriioorriittyy() and sseettpprriioorriittyy() will fail if:
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- [ESRCH] No process was located using the _w_h_i_c_h and _w_h_o values spec-
- ified.
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- [EINVAL] _W_h_i_c_h was not one of PRIO_PROCESS, PRIO_PGRP, or PRIO_USER.
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- In addition to the errors indicated above, sseettpprriioorriittyy() will fail if:
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- [EPERM] A process was located, but neither its effective nor real
- user ID matched the effective user ID of the caller.
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- [EACCES] A non super-user attempted to lower a process priority.
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- nice(1), fork(2), renice(8)
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- HHIISSTTOORRYY
- The ggeettpprriioorriittyy() function call appeared in 4.2BSD.
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