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SCHED_GET_PRIORITY_MAX
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)Updated: 2017-09-15
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NAME
sched_get_priority_max, sched_get_priority_min - get static priority rangeSYNOPSIS
#include <sched.h>int sched_get_priority_max(int policy);
int sched_get_priority_min(int policy);
DESCRIPTION
sched_get_priority_max() returns the maximum priority value that can be used with the scheduling algorithm identified by policy. sched_get_priority_min() returns the minimum priority value that can be used with the scheduling algorithm identified by policy. Supported policy values are SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_RR, SCHED_OTHER, SCHED_BATCH, SCHED_IDLE, and SCHED_DEADLINE. Further details about these policies can be found in sched(7).Processes with numerically higher priority values are scheduled before processes with numerically lower priority values. Thus, the value returned by sched_get_priority_max() will be greater than the value returned by sched_get_priority_min().
Linux allows the static priority range 1 to 99 for the SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR policies, and the priority 0 for the remaining policies. Scheduling priority ranges for the various policies are not alterable.
The range of scheduling priorities may vary on other POSIX systems, thus it is a good idea for portable applications to use a virtual priority range and map it to the interval given by sched_get_priority_max() and sched_get_priority_min POSIX.1 requires a spread of at least 32 between the maximum and the minimum values for SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR.
POSIX systems on which sched_get_priority_max() and sched_get_priority_min() are available define _POSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING in <unistd.h>.
RETURN VALUE
On success, sched_get_priority_max() and sched_get_priority_min() return the maximum/minimum priority value for the named scheduling policy. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.ERRORS
- EINVAL
- The argument policy does not identify a defined scheduling policy.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.SEE ALSO
sched_getaffinity(2), sched_getparam(2), sched_getscheduler(2), sched_setaffinity(2), sched_setparam(2), sched_setscheduler(2), sched(7)COLOPHON
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