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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2014-05-12 09:52:50 +0200
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2014-05-14 20:45:28 +0200
commit1608b6714330dc83b58c499c72802e1848f29ee6 (patch)
tree81f66488273ded54c5aedf80e2744145485f46ed /man7/sched.7
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downloadman-pages-1608b6714330dc83b58c499c72802e1848f29ee6.tar.gz
sched.7: sched_setattr(2) can also be used to set 'nice' value
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man7/sched.7 b/man7/sched.7
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--- a/man7/sched.7
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@@ -200,9 +200,10 @@ The thread to run is chosen from the static
priority 0 list based on a \fIdynamic\fP priority that is determined only
inside this list.
The dynamic priority is based on the nice value (set by
-.BR nice (2)
+.BR nice (2),
+.BR setpriority (2),
or
-.BR setpriority (2))
+.BR sched_setattr (2))
and increased for each time quantum the thread is ready to run,
but denied to run by the scheduler.
This ensures fair progress among all \fBSCHED_OTHER\fP threads.