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SCHEDSETSCHEDULER(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SCHEDSETSCHEDULER(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_setscheduler — set scheduling policy and parameters
   (**REALTIME**)

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <sched.h>

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

DESCRIPTION top

   The _schedsetscheduler_() function shall set the scheduling policy
   and scheduling parameters of the process specified by _pid_ to
   _policy_ and the parameters specified in the **sched_param** structure
   pointed to by _param_, respectively. The value of the _schedpriority_
   member in the **sched_param** structure shall be any integer within
   the inclusive priority range for the scheduling policy specified
   by _policy_.  If the value of _pid_ is negative, the behavior of the
   _schedsetscheduler_() function is unspecified.

   The possible values for the _policy_ parameter are defined in the
   _<sched.h>_ header.

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

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

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

   Implementations may require that the requesting process have
   permission to set its own scheduling parameters or those of
   another process.  Additionally, implementation-defined
   restrictions may apply as to the appropriate privileges required
   to set the scheduling policy of the process, or the scheduling
   policy of another process, to a particular value.

   The _schedsetscheduler_() function shall be considered successful
   if it succeeds in setting the scheduling policy and scheduling
   parameters of the process specified by _pid_ to the values specified
   by _policy_ and the structure pointed to by _param_, respectively.

   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 and associated
   scheduling parameters for the underlying kernel-scheduled entities
   used by the process contention scope threads.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, the function shall return the former
   scheduling policy of the specified process. If the
   _schedsetscheduler_() function fails to complete successfully, the
   policy and scheduling parameters 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 _schedsetscheduler_() function shall fail if:

   **EINVAL** The value of the _policy_ parameter is invalid, or one or
          more of the parameters contained in _param_ is outside the
          valid range for the specified scheduling policy.

   **EPERM** The requesting process does not have permission to set
          either or both of the scheduling parameters or the
          scheduling policy of the specified process.

   **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_setparam(3p)](../man3/sched%5Fsetparam.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
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Pages that refer to this page:sched.h(0p), getpriority(3p), posix_spawn(3p), sched_getparam(3p), sched_get_priority_max(3p), sched_getscheduler(3p), sched_rr_get_interval(3p), sched_setparam(3p)