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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
	  parameters 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 scheduling
	  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 specified 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 cannot 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 after
  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 situation, the calling process might
  not receive notification of the completion of the requested priority change
  until the target process has executed.

  The scheduling parameters of the process as indicated by pid are obtained
  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
  parameters 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 scheduling
		 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)

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