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Function rc_pthread_set_process_niceness

Function Documentation

int rc_pthread_set_process_niceness(int niceness)

Lets a process change its own niceness value.

Note that this requires special privaledges and will print an error if run by a normal user. This is just a helpful wrapper for the system setpriority funtion and returns the same thing.

Parameters

niceness – [in] new niceness (-20 to 20)

Returns

0 on success, -1 on failure