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diff --git a/man2/sched_setparam.2 b/man2/sched_setparam.2 index 9c006d8598..b7acca39f5 100644 --- a/man2/sched_setparam.2 +++ b/man2/sched_setparam.2 @@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ sched_setparam, sched_getparam \- set and get scheduling parameters .SH DESCRIPTION .BR sched_setparam () sets the scheduling parameters associated with the scheduling policy -for the process identified by \fIpid\fP. +for the thread whose thread ID is specified in \fIpid\fP. If \fIpid\fP is zero, then -the parameters of the calling process are set. +the parameters of the calling thread are set. The interpretation of the argument \fIparam\fP depends on the scheduling -policy of the process identified by +policy of the thread identified by .IR pid . See .BR sched (7) @@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ for a description of the scheduling policies supported under Linux. .PP .BR sched_getparam () retrieves the scheduling parameters for the -process identified by \fIpid\fP. +thread identified by \fIpid\fP. If \fIpid\fP is zero, then the parameters -of the calling process are retrieved. +of the calling thread are retrieved. .PP .BR sched_setparam () checks the validity of \fIparam\fP for the scheduling policy of the @@ -109,24 +109,19 @@ scheduling policy. .TP .B EPERM .RB ( sched_setparam ()) -The calling process does not have appropriate privileges +The caller does not have appropriate privileges (Linux: does not have the .B CAP_SYS_NICE capability). .TP .B ESRCH -The process whose ID is \fIpid\fP could not be found. +The thread whose ID is \fIpid\fP could not be found. .SH CONFORMING TO POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008. -.SH NOTES -.PP -Scheduling parameters are in fact per-thread -attributes on Linux; -see -.BR sched (7). .SH SEE ALSO .ad l .nh +.BR gettid (2), .BR getpriority (2), .BR nice (2), .BR sched_get_priority_max (2), |