setprio()

Set the priority of a process

Synopsis:

#include <sched.h>

int setprio( pid_t pid, 
             int prio );

Arguments:

pid

The process ID of the process whose priority you want to set.

prio

The new priority.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The setprio() function changes the priority of thread 1 of process pid to priority prio. If pid is zero, the priority of the calling thread is set.

Returns:

The previous priority, or -1 if an error occurred (errno is set).

Errors:

EINVAL

The priority prio isn't a valid priority.

EPERM

The calling process doesn't have sufficient privilege to set the priority.

ESRCH

The process pid doesn't exist.

Classification:

QNX 4

Caveats:

The getprio() and setprio() functions are included in the QNX Neutrino libraries for porting QNX 4 applications. For new programs, use sched_setparam() or pthread_setschedparam().

See also:

errno, getprio(), pthread_getschedparam(), pthread_setschedparam(), sched_getparam(), sched_get_priority_max(), sched_get_priority_min(), sched_getscheduler(), sched_setscheduler(), sched_yield()

“Thread scheduling” in the QNX Neutrino Microkernel chapter of the System Architecture guide

“Scheduling algorithms” in the Programming Overview chapter of the QNX Neutrino Programmer's Guide