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sched_setparam(3) Library Functions Manual sched_setparam(3) NAME sched_setparam - Set the scheduling parameters of the specified process (P1003.1b) SYNOPSIS #include <sched.h> int sched_setparam ( pid_t pid, const struct sched_param *param); PARAMETERS pid The process identification of the process whose scheduling pa- rameters are set. If pid is zero, the scheduling parameters of the calling process are set. *param A pointer to a sched_param structure, which contains the sched- uling parameters of the specified process. Currently, the sched_param structure contains only a priority field. The value of the priority value is any integer within the priority range for the current scheduling policy of the process speci- fied by pid. DESCRIPTION The sched_setparam function changes the scheduling parameters of a process. Setting priorities such that the most critical process has the highest priority allows applications to determine more effectively when a process will run. At runtime, a process starts out with an initial priority of SCHED_PRIO_USER_MAX. A call to the sched_setparam function that raises the priority of a process, also raises the maximum priority for the process. This higher maximum priority exists for the life of the process or until the priority is set to a new, higher priority through another call to the sched_setparam function. The maximum priority can- not be adjusted downward, but subsequent calls to the sched_setparam or sched_setscheduler functions can specify that a process run at a lower priority. You must have superuser privileges to set the priority above the user maximum, SCHED_PRIO_USER_MAX. A superuser can set the priority outside the range of the specified pid's scheduling policy. The target process, whether it is running or not, resumes execution af- ter all other runnable processes of equal or greater priority are scheduled to run. If the priority of the target process is set higher than that of the calling process, and if the target process is ready to run, then the target process will preempt the calling process. If the calling process sets its own priority lower than some other process, then the other process will preempt the calling process. In either sit- uation, the calling process might not receive notification of the com- pletion of the requested priority change until the target process has executed. The scheduling parameters of the process as indicated by pid are ob- tained with a call to the sched_getparam function. The priority of a process is inherited across fork and exec calls. RETURN VALUES On a successful call to the sched_setparam function, the scheduling pa- rameters are set and a value of 0 is returned. On an unsuccessful call, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate that an error occurred and the priority is unchanged. ERRORS The sched_setparam function fails under the following conditions: [EINVAL] One or more of the requested scheduling parameters is outside the range defined for the specified pid's sched- uling policy. This error does not apply for superusers. [EPERM] The requesting process does not have permission to set the scheduling parameters for the specified process, nor does it have appropriate privilege to invoke the sched_setparam function. [ESRCH] No process can be found corresponding to that specified by pid. RELATED INFORMATION Functions: getpid(2), sched_getparam(3), sched_getscheduler(3), sched_setscheduler(3) delim off sched_setparam(3)