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The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1-2008
Copyright © 2001-2008 The IEEE and The Open Group

#### NAME

> pthread_attr_getschedparam, pthread_attr_setschedparam - get and set the schedparam attribute

#### SYNOPSIS

> ``#include <pthread.h>
> int pthread_attr_getschedparam(const pthread_attr_t *restrict` attr`,
> struct sched_param *restrict` param`);
> int pthread_attr_setschedparam(pthread_attr_t *restrict` attr`,
> const struct sched_param *restrict` param`);
> ``

#### DESCRIPTION

> The pthread_attr_getschedparam() and pthread_attr_setschedparam() functions, respectively, shall get and set the scheduling parameter attributes in the attr argument. The contents of the param structure are defined in the <sched.h> header. For the SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR policies, the only required member of param is sched_priority.

> [TSP] For the SCHED_SPORADIC policy, the required members of the param structure are sched_priority, sched_ss_low_priority, sched_ss_repl_period, sched_ss_init_budget, and sched_ss_max_repl. The specified sched_ss_repl_period must be greater than or equal to the specified sched_ss_init_budget for the function to succeed; if it is not, then the function shall fail. The value of sched_ss_max_repl 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 sched_ss_repl_period and sched_ss_init_budget values are stored as provided by this function or are rounded to align with the resolution of the clock being used.

> The behavior is undefined if the value specified by the attr argument to pthread_attr_getschedparam() or pthread_attr_setschedparam() does not refer to an initialized thread attributes object.

#### RETURN VALUE

> If successful, the pthread_attr_getschedparam() and pthread_attr_setschedparam() functions shall return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.

#### ERRORS

> The pthread_attr_setschedparam() function may fail if:

> [EINVAL]
>   The value of param is not valid.
> [ENOTSUP]
>   An attempt was made to set the attribute to an unsupported value.

> These functions shall not return an error code of [EINTR].

The following sections are informative.

#### EXAMPLES

> None.

#### APPLICATION USAGE

> After these attributes have been set, a thread can be created with the specified attributes using pthread_create(). Using these routines does not affect the current running thread.

#### RATIONALE

> If an implementation detects that the value specified by the attr argument to pthread_attr_getschedparam() or pthread_attr_setschedparam() does not refer to an initialized thread attributes object, it is recommended that the function should fail and report an [EINVAL] error.

#### FUTURE DIRECTIONS

> None.

#### SEE ALSO

> pthread_attr_destroy , pthread_attr_getscope , pthread_attr_getinheritsched , pthread_attr_getschedpolicy , pthread_create

> XBD <pthread.h> , <sched.h>

#### CHANGE HISTORY

> First released in Issue 5. Included for alignment with the POSIX Threads Extension.

#### Issue 6

> The pthread_attr_getschedparam() and pthread_attr_setschedparam() functions are marked as part of the Threads option.

> The SCHED_SPORADIC scheduling policy is added for alignment with IEEE Std 1003.1d-1999.

> The restrict keyword is added to the pthread_attr_getschedparam() and pthread_attr_setschedparam() prototypes for alignment with the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.

> IEEE Std 1003.1-2001/Cor 2-2004, item XSH/TC2/D6/78 is applied, updating the ERRORS section to include optional errors for the case when attr refers to an uninitialized thread attribute object.

#### Issue 7

> The pthread_attr_getschedparam() and pthread_attr_setschedparam() functions are moved from the Threads option to the Base.

> Austin Group Interpretation 1003.1-2001 #119 is applied, clarifying the accuracy requirements for the sched_ss_repl_period and sched_ss_init_budget values.

> The [EINVAL] error for an uninitialized thread attributes object is removed; this condition results in undefined behavior.

End of informative text.

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