sysdeps/unix/nice.c

   1 /* Copyright (C) 1992, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   3
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  17 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
  18
  19 #include <errno.h>
  20 #include <unistd.h>
  21 #include <sys/resource.h>
  22
  23 /* Increment the scheduling priority of the calling process by INCR.
  24    The superuser may use a negative INCR to decrement the priority.  */
  25 int
  26 nice (incr)
  27      int incr;
  28 {
  29   int save;
  30   int prio;
  31
  32   /* -1 is a valid priority, so we use errno to check for an error.  */
  33   save = errno;
  34   __set_errno (0);
  35   prio = getpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0);
  36   if (prio == -1)
  37     {
  38       if (errno != 0)
  39         return -1;
  40       else
  41         __set_errno (save);
  42     }
  43
  44   return setpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio + incr);
  45 }