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  2. From: pdg@cup.hp.com (Paul Gootherts)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
  4. Subject: Re: HP-UX version of setpriority/getpriority
  5. Message-ID: <C0K18G.EwE@cup.hp.com>
  6. Date: 8 Jan 93 21:33:52 GMT
  7. References: <1ikka3INNn6m@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
  8. Sender: news@cup.hp.com (News Admin)
  9. Organization: Hewlett-Packard
  10. Lines: 15
  11. X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]
  12.  
  13. > #include <sys/syscall.h>
  14. > 
  15. > #define getpriority(which, who) \
  16. >            syscall(SYS_GETPRIORITY,which,who)
  17. > #define setpriority(which, who, niceval) \
  18. >            syscall(SYS_SETPRIORITY, which, who, niceval)
  19. > 
  20. > Hope that helps.
  21.  
  22. This is not supported and not recommended.  The only supported way to
  23. make a system call is through the entry point supplied in libc.
  24.  
  25. --
  26.  
  27. Paul Gootherts, pdg@cup.hp.com
  28.