Re: Setting kernel thread priority

[linux-os (Dick Johnson)]

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006, Chinmaya Mishra wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am using linux kernel 2.6.10.
> In a kernel module i am calling two functions in two
> kernel threads using the api,
>
> kernel_thread((void *)funName, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL);
>
> Is there any procedure/apis available to set the thread priority?
> Please help . . . . .
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Chinmaya

My a FAQ! Your kernel version uses:
 	set_user_nice(current, PRIORITY); from __inside__ the kernel
thread (like one of the first things it does upon startup).

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.16.4 on an i686 machine (5592.89 BogoMips).
New book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/
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