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GETPRIORITY(P) GETPRIORITY(P)
NAME
getpriority, setpriority - get and set the nice value
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/resource.h>
int getpriority(int which, id_t who);
int setpriority(int which, id_t who, int value);
DESCRIPTION
The getpriority() function shall obtain the nice value of a process, process group,
or user. The setpriority() function shall set the nice value of a process, process
group, or user to value+ {NZERO}.
Target processes are specified by the values of the which and who arguments. The
which argument may be one of the following values: PRIO_PROCESS, PRIO_PGRP, or
PRIO_USER, indicating that the who argument is to be interpreted as a process ID, a
process group ID, or an effective user ID, respectively. A 0 value for the who
argument specifies the current process, process group, or user.
The nice value set with setpriority() shall be applied to the process. If the pro-
cess is multi-threaded, the nice value shall affect all system scope threads in the
process.
If more than one process is specified, getpriority() shall return value {NZERO}
less than the lowest nice value pertaining to any of the specified processes, and
setpriority() shall set the nice values of all of the specified processes to value+
{NZERO}.
The default nice value is {NZERO}; lower nice values shall cause more favorable
scheduling. While the range of valid nice values is [0,{NZERO}*2-1], implementa-
tions may enforce more restrictive limits. If value+ {NZERO} is less than the sys-
tem’s lowest supported nice value, setpriority() shall set the nice value to the
lowest supported value; if value+ {NZERO} is greater than the system’s highest sup-
ported nice value, setpriority() shall set the nice value to the highest supported
value.
Only a process with appropriate privileges can lower its nice value.
Any processes or threads using SCHED_FIFO or SCHED_RR shall be unaffected by a call
to setpriority(). This is not considered an error. A process which subsequently
reverts to SCHED_OTHER need not have its priority affected by such a setpriority()
call.
The effect of changing the nice value may vary depending on the process-scheduling
algorithm in effect.
Since getpriority() can return the value -1 on successful completion, it is neces-
sary to set errno to 0 prior to a call to getpriority(). If getpriority() returns
the value -1, then errno can be checked to see if an error occurred or if the value
is a legitimate nice value.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, getpriority() shall return an integer in the range
-{NZERO} to {NZERO}-1. Otherwise, -1 shall be returned and errno set to indicate
the error.
Upon successful completion, setpriority() shall return 0; otherwise, -1 shall be
returned and errno set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The getpriority() and setpriority() functions shall fail if:
ESRCH No process could be located using the which and who argument values speci-
fied.
EINVAL The value of the which argument was not recognized, or the value of the who
argument is not a valid process ID, process group ID, or user ID.
In addition, setpriority() may fail if:
EPERM A process was located, but neither the real nor effective user ID of the
executing process match the effective user ID of the process whose nice
value is being changed.
EACCES A request was made to change the nice value to a lower numeric value and the
current process does not have appropriate privileges.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
Using getpriority()
The following example returns the current scheduling priority for the process ID
returned by the call to getpid().
#include <sys/resource.h>
...
int which = PRIO_PROCESS;
id_t pid;
int ret;
pid = getpid();
ret = getpriority(which, pid);
Using setpriority()
The following example sets the priority for the current process ID to -20.
#include <sys/resource.h>
...
int which = PRIO_PROCESS;
id_t pid;
int priority = -20;
int ret;
pid = getpid();
ret = setpriority(which, pid, priority);
APPLICATION USAGE
The getpriority() and setpriority() functions work with an offset nice value (nice
value -{NZERO}). The nice value is in the range [0,2*{NZERO} -1], while the return
value for getpriority() and the third parameter for setpriority() are in the range
[-{NZERO},{NZERO} -1].
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
nice() , sched_get_priority_max() , sched_setscheduler() , the Base Definitions
volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/resource.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std
1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating
System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C)
2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The
Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original
IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is
the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
POSIX 2003 GETPRIORITY(P)
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