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PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPRIO(3P)  POSIX Programmer's Manual PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPRIO(3P)

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       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
       the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME         top

       pthread_setschedprio — dynamic thread scheduling parameters access
       (REALTIME THREADS)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pthread.h>
       int pthread_setschedprio(pthread_t thread, int prio);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The pthread_setschedprio() function shall set the scheduling priority
       for the thread whose thread ID is given by thread to the value given
       by prio.  See Scheduling Policies for a description on how this
       function call affects the ordering of the thread in the thread list
       for its new priority.
       If the pthread_setschedprio() function fails, the scheduling priority
       of the target thread shall not be changed.

RETURN VALUE         top

       If successful, the pthread_setschedprio() function shall return zero;
       otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS         top

       The pthread_setschedprio() function may fail if:
       EINVAL The value of prio is invalid for the scheduling policy of the
              specified thread.
       EPERM  The caller does not have appropriate privileges to set the
              scheduling priority of the specified thread.
       The pthread_setschedprio() function shall not return an error code of
       [EINTR].
       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES         top

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE         top

       None.

RATIONALE         top

       The pthread_setschedprio() function provides a way for an application
       to temporarily raise its priority and then lower it again, without
       having the undesired side-effect of yielding to other threads of the
       same priority. This is necessary if the application is to implement
       its own strategies for bounding priority inversion, such as priority
       inheritance or priority ceilings. This capability is especially
       important if the implementation does not support the Thread Priority
       Protection or Thread Priority Inheritance options, but even if those
       options are supported it is needed if the application is to bound
       priority inheritance for other resources, such as semaphores.
       The standard developers considered that while it might be preferable
       conceptually to solve this problem by modifying the specification of
       pthread_setschedparam(), it was too late to make such a change, as
       there may be implementations that would need to be changed.
       Therefore, this new function was introduced.
       If an implementation detects use of a thread ID after the end of its
       lifetime, it is recommended that the function should fail and report
       an [ESRCH] error.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       None.

SEE ALSO         top

       Scheduling Policies, pthread_getschedparam(3p)
       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, pthread.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
       Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
       Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
       Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
       applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
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       The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original
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