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SCHEDSETPARAM(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SCHEDSETPARAM(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   sched_setparam — set scheduling parameters (**REALTIME**)

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <sched.h>

   int sched_setparam(pid_t _pid_, const struct sched_param *_param_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _schedsetparam_() function shall set the scheduling parameters
   of the process specified by _pid_ to the values specified by the
   **sched_param** structure pointed to by _param_.  The value of the
   _schedpriority_ member in the **sched_param** structure shall be any
   integer within the inclusive priority range for the current
   scheduling policy of the process specified by _pid_.  Higher
   numerical values for the priority represent higher priorities.  If
   the value of _pid_ is negative, the behavior of the _schedsetparam_()
   function is unspecified.

   If a process specified by _pid_ exists, and if the calling process
   has permission, the scheduling parameters shall be set for the
   process whose process ID is equal to _pid_.

   If _pid_ is zero, the scheduling parameters shall be set for the
   calling process.

   The conditions under which one process has permission to change
   the scheduling parameters of another process are implementation-
   defined.

   Implementations may require the requesting process to have
   appropriate privileges to set its own scheduling parameters or
   those of another process.

   See _Scheduling Policies_ for a description on how this function
   affects the scheduling of the threads within the target process.

   If the current scheduling policy for the target process is not
   SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_RR, or SCHED_SPORADIC, the result is
   implementation-defined; this case includes the SCHED_OTHER policy.

   The specified _schedssreplperiod_ shall be greater than or equal
   to the specified _schedssinitbudget_ for the function to succeed;
   if it is not, then the function shall fail.

   The value of _schedssmaxrepl_ shall be within the inclusive range
   [1,{SS_REPL_MAX}] for the function to succeed; if not, the
   function shall fail. It is unspecified whether the
   _schedssreplperiod_ and _schedssinitbudget_ values are stored as
   provided by this function or are rounded to align with the
   resolution of the clock being used.

   This function is not atomic with respect to other threads in the
   process. Threads may continue to execute while this function call
   is in the process of changing the scheduling policy for the
   underlying kernel-scheduled entities used by the process
   contention scope threads.

RETURN VALUE top

   If successful, the _schedsetparam_() function shall return zero.

   If the call to _schedsetparam_() is unsuccessful, the priority
   shall remain unchanged, and the function shall return a value of
   -1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _schedsetparam_() function shall fail if:

   **EINVAL** One or more of the requested scheduling parameters is
          outside the range defined for the scheduling policy of the
          specified _pid_.

   **EPERM** The requesting process does not have permission to set the
          scheduling parameters for the specified process, or does
          not have appropriate privileges to invoke _schedsetparam_().

   **ESRCH** No process can be found corresponding to that specified by
          _pid_.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   _Scheduling Policies_, [sched_getparam(3p)](../man3/sched%5Fgetparam.3p.html), [sched_getscheduler(3p)](../man3/sched%5Fgetscheduler.3p.html),
   [sched_setscheduler(3p)](../man3/sched%5Fsetscheduler.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [sched.h(0p)](../man0/sched.h.0p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 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
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Pages that refer to this page:sched.h(0p), posix_spawn(3p), sched_getparam(3p), sched_get_priority_max(3p), sched_getscheduler(3p), sched_rr_get_interval(3p), sched_setscheduler(3p)