Re: For review: pthread_setschedparam.3

["Michael Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>]

Hi Loic,

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Loic Domaigne <tech-Z4JMKDdsf89Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> I've only a minor comment left.
>
> I've set the following reminder:
>
> <reminder>
>
> - effect of sched_setscheduler() on MT-process.

Will follow up shortly.

> - priority adjustment => later, when dealing with the topic on prio
> inheritance/ceiling.

There remains the FIXME in the page source.

> </reminder>
>
> Cheers,
> Loïc.
> --
>
>>>> .PP
>>>> .BR pthread_setschedparam ()
>>>> may additionally fail with the following errors:
>>>> .TP
>>>> .B EINVAL
>>>> .I policy
>>>> is not a recognized policy, or
>>>> .I param
>>>> does not make sense for the
>>>> .IR policy .
>>>
>>> I got troubled by the "may additionally", as "may" has a particular
>>> meaning
>>> in POSIX.1...
>>>
>>> But I guess, you just want to express that pthread_setschedparam() shall
>>> fail if the policy or the param is invalid, right?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> What about using "pthread_setschedparam() can additionally [...]" in a
> similar fashion to pthread_setcancelstate(3)" ?

Done.

Thanks,

Michael


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