rtapi_prio - thread priority functions
Contents
Arguments
prio A value returned by a prior rtapi_prio_xxx call
Description
The rtapi_prio_xxxx functions provide a portable way to set task priority. The mapping of actual
priority to priority number depends on the RTOS. Priorities range from rtapi_prio_lowest to
rtapi_prio_highest, inclusive. To use this API, use one of two methods:
1) Set your lowest priority task to rtapi_prio_lowest, and for each task of the next lowest priority,
set their priorities to rtapi_prio_next_higher(previous).
2) Set your highest priority task to rtapi_prio_highest, and for each task of the next highest
priority, set their priorities to rtapi_prio_next_lower(previous).
N.B. A high priority task will preempt or interrupt a lower priority task. Linux is always the lowest
priority!
Name
rtapi_prio - thread priority functions
Realtime Considerations
Call these functions only from within init/cleanup code, not from realtime tasks.
Return Value
Returns an opaque real-time priority number.
See Also
rtapi_task_new(3rtapi) LinuxCNC Documentation 2006-10-12 rtapi_prio(3rtapi)
Syntax
int rtapi_prio_highest()
int rtapi_prio_lowest()
int rtapi_prio_next_higher(int prio)
int rtapi_prio_next_lower(int prio)
